Jocelyn's blog: "Sport"

And so it’s over. Another season has drawn to a close. It wasn't a vintage one in Serie A, but that can also be said of the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1. From spring onward, if not earlier, the title race felt like a foregone conclusion and was wrapped up with three games to play. cheap soccer jerseys

In the absence of a consistent challenger for the title, it was often remarked that the biggest threat to Juventus were themselves. The Scudetto was theirs to lose. And considering their mental resilience, quite simply, that was never going to happen. No one could keep pace.

It was remarkable really. Many thought they might struggle in light of Antonio Conte’s four-month touchline ban and a more congested fixture list following their return to European competition. Instead they rose to every challenge. They were relentless.Team of the Year: Juventus Juventus jersey

Though they did not go an entire league campaign without defeat like a year ago, their unbeaten run coming to an end at 49 matches in the beginning of November with a loss to Inter, the sense is that Juventus were more dominant than they were last season. Top of the table from the first day to the last, they won more games, notched more points and scored more goals in the retention of their title. Had they managed to beat Sampdoria at the weekend, they would have become the first team since Nereo Rocco’s Milan in the 1961-62 season to record at least one win against every team in the league.