Serie A Thread - 2014/15 Season

[PLF]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

What happened with Viviano?

I personally doubt Hamsik is leaving but with Dzemaili and Donadel supposedly coming, will Napoli really buy Inler as well? Pazienza left I'm guessing and Blasi might leave too so yeah there's still room I guess.

p.s. Little side fact for those who don't know but care about these little things like I do, I remember reading awhile back about a year ago I think that Gargano and Hamsik are brother in-laws. I think Hamsik is married to Walter's sister which is probably why they're very good friends as well.

 

[rfU]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

About Roma appointing Enrique, IMO its a long-term project, it has to be with revolutionizing their football philosophy, to play that possession style, passing football ala Barca, and what better way than to bringing the coach of Barca B. Still a gamble though.

yup, roma have confirmed as much. this is exciting, will be following closely. If successful, would it find its way into the azzurri? Look at how 2/3 of the Spain U21 is from Barca B and this is a very impressive team, one of the finest i've ever seen. all eyes on Enrique this season.

All little something from GdS on Gasperini:

TEN GOOD REASONS TO TRUST HIM

1 - Educator Inter did not choose a friend for the dressing room, but an educator of the game by explaining to the boys football. One that plays good football as well as conveys a clear, tactical identity. This is what Inter need after such a confused year: from the character of Mourinho, to the pontificated flashes of Benitez and finally to the spirits of Leonardo. One that teaches a patrimony of shared ideas and then renews them for difficult times. A coach, not a star manager.

2 - Quality The teams of Gasperini, although small, have always played with great mentality: dribble low to the ground, dynamic, constant search of possession. An ambition that will be praised by other coaches. Comparing to Benitez, Gasperini has the advantage of having his former students in the dressing room like Motta, Milito and Ranocchia who may facilitate the task. The availability of the heroes of the treble will be important.

3 - Much tested Gasperini is a craftsman who has demonstrated the value of his workshop in the province. Like Allegri, Mazzari and Conte. A common thread linking the four: the right balance between experience and ambitions. Gasperni will not have the embarrassment of the beginners like Ferrara, Leo and Montella. His hunger will rebuild the appetite at Inter. He didn't win anything big? Nothing for Bersellini and Invernizzi, before a Scudetto. Even Sacchi and Allegri, before arriving in Milan. Lippi was full of glory but at Inter he did not win anything.

4 - Estimation of colleagues Many big names were mentioned like Bielsa, Villas Boas, Capello but for Mourinho, Gasperini is "the best". The fans can judge based on the victories but coaches judge based on what they see on the field. "Gasperini responded to every of my move. He is very good," said Mou. In Genoa, the players were told to watch the bench more than what is going on on the field because of the way Gasperini directing the game. Gasperini knows how to impact a match. The matches like the derby and against Schalke should not happen again. Now Inter have a real coach.

5 - Character Gasperini will never have the thunder like Mourinho but he doesn't lack the character. One who left 4 stitches on the lip of Maradona can certainly stand up to the senior players at Appiano which has many Argentinians. Another example? At Juve, he did not want to get into Gea. "A coach must remain free," he explained. A refusal for such a young coach in that early part of his career.

6 - Common sense Character, but also good manners and common sense, are needed at Inter. Gasperini has already shown his sense by coming to Inter without requesting a full staff. He would have brought Rampulla and Ventrone, two Juventini, to Palermo. But at Inter, which is another world, he avoided it.

7 - Versatility Gasperini has definite ideas but also the flexibility to adapt to the context. At Genoa, the defense of 3 showed that it is not a dogma and the players can move anywhere (Marco Rossi). So if Sneijder doesn't start, Gasperini will find another way. Of course, if Moratti could give him some help by entering the transfer market, like he did with Leonardo and not with Benitez, chances of success will rise.

8 - Turnover Guessing the formations of Gasperini has never been easy. Gasp loves to make changes. A valuable feature in a big club that has to compete on several fronts. Inter, last season, paid heavily in terms of fatigue.

9 - Preziosi Gasperini was the coach of a more "resisted" president in Preziosi for 4 years. Good training for possible storms in Milan.

10 - Derby Gasperini brought Genoa back to win the derby after 7 years and now the team has scored three in a row: a record. In short, unlike Leo, he knows how. The first official derby for Gasperini will be the Italian Super Cup in Beijing on August 6. Of course, if things go wrong, Moratti will repeat the "full satisfaction" which was announced yesterday and will protect him with the great wall of China. Gian Piero Gasperini deserves patience and trust.

.... And no.11 - Gasperini shares a birthday with Mourinho

About his contract, it's not a straight 2 year contract, he has the option of a second year ONLY if we qualify for Champions League the following season, i.e. a top 2 finish *ouch*. So again, he's a transition manager but with the right kind of qualities. Was worried that his appointment would dissuade Moratti from investing in new players this season but whether its Hiddink, AVB or Guardiola he's after for 2012-14, Moratti will need to bring in the sort of players that suit Gasperini's football. And the sooner the better (to better assimilate, etc)

 

[lo zio]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

Seriously! I think you are being too hard on him. I never considered him a coach. More of a temporary solution. Both teams were in rock bottom when he took over and he did a very good job in letting them survive their normal standards..... Plus, he can't be worse than Simeone.

u just said u don't even consider him a coach..... and i am harsh on him?!?
i don't think he's done anything special both in milan and inter honestly. i find it hard to even label his milan as a football team (it was more a bunch of very good players playing football..... and not necessarily together). and he certainly didn't do anything special at inter. his first 2 months were very good but the the last 3 months showed how inadeguate he is to be a coach.

and i also don't think he had anything to do with inter's brilliant performances in jannuary\febbruary. that very good form period was just bound to happen after that terrible first half of the season. infact i believe inter would have done just as good even with benitez in charge (probably even better).
concerning simeone, he's coached in italy for only 4 months and i haven't seen enough of him to properly rate him..... but from what i've seen, leonardo seems to be even worse than diego. but that's just my opinion of course

from Moratti: "I am looking for a coach of Inter, who doesn't pretend to change team a lot. I think of a one year contract with an option on the second."
......About his contract, it's not a straight 2 year contract, he has the option of a second year ONLY if we qualify for Champions League the following season, i.e. a top 2 finish *ouch*.

i see. so it's a 1+1 contract and not a 2 years deal. that doesn't sound good indeed. gasperini is not a good short term coach. he needs time to deploy his football.
let's just hope he will persuade moratti to sign him the players he needs. if that happens i can see this becoming the beginning of a new cycle for inter. otherwise this will turn out to be a wasted chance, coz, like u said, this current inter squad really isn't suited for gasperini's football.
having a football teacher like gaspa and not letting him do his magic would be a real shame.

By the way, is no else surprised by the lack of investors coming into serie a to purchase teams? Even PSG get investors and truck loads of money I'm pretty sure Lolito, Dalla Valle even Zampirini would gladly sell. What's up?

the lack of investments is really not surprising mate. it's extremely difficult to make good profits with serie a clubs, coz, financially, serie a is a very poor league. matchday incomes are ridiculously low, clubs don't own any facilities and the poor visibility of the league makes it very tough to exloit merchandising incomes.
in italy in order to be a succesful club owner and make some profits u must know very well what u're doing. arabian sheiks or russian millionaires wouldn't work well here coz they're noobs.
in the epl american, arabians and russians investors can afford to make the stupidest moves and waste dozens of millions.... and they still make profits because the incomes generated by english football are huge.
here in italy instead there's no room for any mistake. therefore u have to be clever AND competent.
the della valle family, pozzo, de laurentis, zamparini. they manage to make profits because they're very good at their job. they're competent. they are all heavily involved in every aspect of the club. they know how to handle (and pick) the best general managers, they know how to handle players agents, they know how to build and run a cheap and effective scouting network.
only profitable investments attract foreign money.... and serie a is everything but profitable. u must know and understand very well not only football, but also every other aspect involved in football management and club running....... and most foreign investors have no idea of how to run a football club.

What happened with Viviano?

as u probably know viviano was co-owned by inter and bologna.
co-ownerships can only last for 2 years tops. that means that by june of the second season, the clubs must reach an agreement (one of em must buy the remaining 50%). if the clubs reach this agreement then no prob.
but it might happen that the clubs can't find an agreement (say for instance, because both clubs want to buy the other club's 50%..... or simply because they can't agree on how much money the other club's 50% is worth).
in theese cases the italian federation helds a silent auction. both clubs present an offer(the clubs must write down their offer in a specific form. the envelop with the form is then sent to the federation). this silent auction is held in the 3rd week of june. the federation opens the envelops and the club wich offered more money gets the player (and will have to pay that sum to the other club).

now what happened in viviano's case? bologna wanted to buy inter's 50% of viviano. not to hold him in bologna, but in order to sell him to roma. roma and bologna already negotiated the transfer and reached an agreement (bologna would have got a few millions cash plus some roma players).
bologna were willing to pay 4.5 millions to inter for viviano. but inter replied that was not enough so both clubs ended up "alle buste" (that silent auction i mentioned).
here comes the hilarious part. bologna presented a 4.7 millions offer, while inter offered 4.2 millions.
but bologna's general manager made a huge mistake and wrote the offer in the wrong part of the form so their offer was considered void.
so inter got the player for even less than what bologna offered. what a monumental fail!!! bologna's general manager was so embarassed he resigned (poor guy).

 

[PLF]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season



I see. Thanks for info and no I actually didn't know Viviano was co-owned by Inter. Anyway, I'm not a big fan of him. He's decent though.

 

[lo zio]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

yeah i'm not a fan of him too.. but i'd say he's more than decent. decent to me equals to average and i think he's above average honestly (not that much though). anyway he certainly isn't the first name that springs to my mind when i think of young talented italian keepers.

the corriere dello sport says arsenal are ready to offer 9 millions for him. weird. mind u though, this is not really a reliable source. the corriere dello sport is usually pretty accurate with transfer rumours... but this isn't really coming from the corriere. the only thing the corriere says in its article is that english tabloids (the sun) came out with this news.
the corriere just reported the sun's article.... therefore the source is highly unreliable.
for reasons that go beyond my understanding italian journalists tend to believe that their english counterpart are as serious as them....LOL!

btw speaking of really promising italian young goalkeepers, sirigu is about to renew his contract!!!
i got to admit i didn't see this coming. sirigu had some issues with zamparini this season (but then again, who didn't?) and i expected him to fly away this summer.
sirigu said that he was deeply moved by the palermitani this season (he specifically referred to the fans reaction to the 0-7 loss against udinese and the coppa italia loss) and he just doesn't have the heart to leave palermo right now.

 

[Zeem]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

Good news on Sirigu. Seems apart from the crazy president, life at Palermo is awesome!

Pastore's situation looks done to go. Who do you think might be potential buyers? I mean Barcelona are set with Sanchez, Real are packed in midfield and attack, and I can't see other teams paying that sum apart from Chelsea and City. I really hope it's Chelsea but it seems they want Modric and would really hate if Pastore were to join City. Heard a potential Napoli approach. Is that even possible?

Speaking about GKs, Preziosi said he'll stick with Eduardo!! With all the changes he makes, you'll expect the first thing he will change this season is the GK. Also, you think Roma will stick to Curci? He did some decent games this season.

u just said u don't even consider him a coach..... and i am harsh on him?!?

What I meant was he was pushed to coaching a top side without having a previous coaching experience, apart from 2 matches with Ancelotti on the sidelines. Way behind the likes of Allegri,Donadoni,and even Mihajlovic(what a crazy situation he's going through!) who had previous coaching experiences. I agree though, tactically he was a disaster.

 

[gerd]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

Pastore could well play alongside Modric Zeem...personally i would find that awesome...my two favourite midfielders in the favourite team of my lovely daughter...

Modric would play the more defensive part (or SMF even) and Pastore the offensive role. I think they would be a lethal duo...

 

[PLF]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

yeah i'm not a fan of him too.. but i'd say he's more than decent. decent to me equals to average and i think he's above average honestly (not that much though).

Decent doesn't mean average Ben.

Average = Mediocre = Middle level. Not Bad. Not good. The average.

Decent is one level above average. Meaning like good but not very good or great.

And that's exactly what Viviano is in my opinon. But who knows maybe he can get better in future and be more than just a decent keeper.

I'd like to see Roma give Curci a good go again. He's a goalkeeper who may fulfill his early potential which we saw years ago at last after an indirect route. When he was young, you could tell he had the talent but was lacking confidence and too much pressure on him in Rome. Now he's older, more experienced and it's still a big gamble but one I would be willing to take.

 

[lo zio]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

Decent doesn't mean average Ben.

Average = Mediocre = Middle level. Not Bad. Not good. The average.

Decent is one level above average. Meaning like good but not very good or great.

really? my mistake then. u see in italian "decente" (wich is the word the english "decent" comes from) means "average", while "mediocre" (wich is spelled exactly like it is in english but pronounced differently) means slighly below average.

there's an obvious italian\latin origin in both "decent" and "mediocre", so i naturally assumed the meaning of the words was exactly the same. thanks for the correction buddy
and yeah, in this case i guess "decent" is more than appropriate to describe viviano.

Pastore's situation looks done to go. Who do you think might be potential buyers? I mean Barcelona are set with Sanchez, Real are packed in midfield and attack, and I can't see other teams paying that sum apart from Chelsea and City. I really hope it's Chelsea but it seems they want Modric and would really hate if Pastore were to join City. Heard a potential Napoli approach. Is that even possible?

i have no idea where javier might end up. certainly not napoli though (they can't afford him). i believe it'll be the usual suspects.... italian, english or spanish top clubs.
however i really don't like the way zamparini is handling this situation. he might be great at buying, but boy he's absolutely rubbish at selling... he could really learn a things or 2 from pozzo.

 

[PLF]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

I agree with the last statement and no problem bud.

 

[Valon]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

guys when serie a start what date exactly ?

and when we will know the match's beetwen teams ? i mean 1 week , 2 week etc

________
sorry my bad english !

 

[lo zio]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

i don't know when the calendar will be created, but we already know the first serie a week will be on the last sunday of august (29th august).

question guys: what's the correct phrase?
serie a will kick off august 29
or
serie a will kick off on august 29

i believe it's the second one, but i'm not quite sure

 

[drekkard]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

I wish I know, zio, but in my personal vision of English (that exists only in my brain), English is flexible enough to say it in both ways.

It's a strange language. One in which you don't know how to pronnounce a word until someone tells you how to do it (there are no rules about it). That's very strange to us latins, used to have quite strict vowels and sounds. I mean, I can perfectly pronnounce any italian or spanish word even if I never heard it. You can't do that in English.

To stay on topic, it's true that Inter signed that Ricky guy? Could it mean they're selling Snejder? What about Palermo, any buzz about new players?

 

[Zeem]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

Yup I think the phrase is correct both ways. I prefer the second though!

Yes Inter signed Alvarez. Velez say Inter bought him for 17 mill$ but media say it is a bit less. About Sneijder, well Gasperini did mention how the Ibra sale made Inter stronger. Don't know if he was refering to the Sneijder situation. Sneijder has been talking about an exit from last year though.

About Palermo, everyday I hear they signed a new player. Must be like 5/6 new players now. All young and promising. Zamparini wants to sell Pastore and Cassani but it seems his prices are very high. Lazio were close to Cassani but now got Konko from Genoa instead. Lazio also got Marchetti and are close to Cisse. Add to Klose, this team will be awesome!

 

[Lami]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

I read all your posts and can't help but miss watching Serie A. It's been quite a while, almost 2-3 years. I want to go back to watching it again. I like to call Serie A "Romantic Football". Don't ask me why. That's just the feeling I get.

 

[Milanista]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

Lazio will be awesome with their new midfield:

-----Hernanes------
Ledesma------------
---------Cana-----

 

[YoungGun_UK]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

How has Hernanes progressed over the last season then? Has he made the step up for a top side?

 

[bebo]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

i don't know when the calendar will be created, but we already know the first serie a week will be on the last sunday of august (29th august).

question guys: what's the correct phrase?
serie a will kick off august 29
or
serie a will kick off on august 29

i believe it's the second one, but i'm not quite sure

Is what we use in America...we seem to shorten words to make a complete phrase

 

[Dominic]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

Serie A will kick of august the 29th. ?

Anyway, Ben, you are a celebrity. Suddenly I came across a quote of yours on Silvestre on a Juve forum! :

 

[Dominic]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

really? my mistake then. u see in italian "decente" (wich is the word the english "decent" comes from) means "average", while "mediocre" (wich is spelled exactly like it is in english but pronounced differently) means slighly below average.

there's an obvious italian\latin origin in both "decent" and "mediocre", so i naturally assumed the meaning of the words was exactly the same. thanks for the correction buddy
and yeah, in this case i guess "decent" is more than appropriate to describe viviano.

i have no idea where javier might end up. certainly not napoli though (they can't afford him). i believe it'll be the usual suspects.... italian, english or spanish top clubs.
however i really don't like the way zamparini is handling this situation. he might be great at buying, but boy he's absolutely rubbish at selling... he could really learn a things or 2 from pozzo.

Pozzo screwed up with D'Agostino though, couple of season ago.

 

[Valon]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

and why 29 august :A

im planing Holiday on Gallipoli (Lecce) from 30 July untill 29 August thats bad how unlucky Im I thought I'll watch one match of Lecce at Via Del Mare however i'll be there for any training day before season start

question guys: what's the correct phrase?
serie a will kick off august 29
or
serie a will kick off on august 29

i wish i can answer but my english teacher died when i was 10 years old

 

[PLF]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

So Roma have signed promising teenager from relegated River, Erik Lamela for $20M!

But let's talk about Seria A new boys, Novara! I've never even heard of this team! Is this their first time ever in Serie A? Their fans must be ecstatic!

Perhaps Ben or Gigi or someone can tell us a little more about this new club we'll be enjoying this year in Serie A. What region are they from? How did they do last year ? Is it an ambitious project or just happy to be there for a year in Serie A? I'm curious now...

 

[tc811]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

Hey Ben, I was talking to a guy who works at my local pizza restaurant who's a big Palermo fan. He mentioned this player, Eran Zahavi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia@@AMEPARAM@@/wiki/File:Gg957612.jpg" class="image"><img alt="Gg957612.jpg" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Gg957612.jpg/300px-Gg957612.jpg"@@AMEPARAM@@commons/thumb/0/05/Gg957612.jpg/300px-Gg957612.jpg who is supposed to be a replacement for Pastore if he leaves this summer. Can you tell us anything about this guy?

 

[lo zio]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

unfortunately i haven't got much to say about him, because i never saw him playing. all i know is he's one of the many signings palermo did this summer and that everybody in palermo (the coaching staff, the media) have been impressed by the skills this guy showed in his first training sessions.

however i doubt he's gonna take pastore's spot in the starting 11 straight away. u see over the last 2 years we have lined up an insanely offensive formation: 2 very offensive wingbacks, 2 forwards, a trequartista (pastore) and a mezz'ala (ilicic).
such an unbalanced line up makes absolutely no sense, but we were forced to play like this coz our offensive players were just too good to stay on the bench. pinilla turned out to be a fantastic forward, hernandez is an absolute gem of a youngster, and ilicic and pastore are just too good to be sacrificed on the bench for tactical reasons. and then there's miccoli, who might not be an unquestionable starter anymore, but who certainly isn't a backup either.

once pastore will be gone, we'll probably change our formation to give the team more balance (as talented as this zahavi can be, i find it hard to believe he's as good as pastore). i reckon zahavi will start as a rotation player (with the europa league and coppa italia, he'll have plenty of chances to prove himself). and if he will prove to be as good as they say, he'll probably battle with ilicic for a spot in the starting formation.

But let's talk about Seria A new boys, Novara! I've never even heard of this team! Is this their first time ever in Serie A? Their fans must be ecstatic!

Perhaps Ben or Gigi or someone can tell us a little more about this new club we'll be enjoying this year in Serie A. What region are they from? How did they do last year ? Is it an ambitious project or just happy to be there for a year in Serie A? I'm curious now...

that sounds like a question for Gigi, as my knowledge of serie b is extremely limited. i just saw novara playing a couple of times this season, and they seemed pretty good, but i don't know if they have a serious long term project to remain in serie a... neither i know how good is their management.
so Gigi, step in there! as for your geographic question, Novara is a small village in Piemonte (Torino's region). the village is located between torino and milano.

I wish I know, zio, but in my personal vision of English (that exists only in my brain), English is flexible enough to say it in both ways.

It's a strange language. One in which you don't know how to pronnounce a word until someone tells you how to do it (there are no rules about it). That's very strange to us latins, used to have quite strict vowels and sounds. I mean, I can perfectly pronnounce any italian or spanish word even if I never heard it. You can't do that in English.

yep, i certainly know what u're talking about here. try to explain to a latin (spanish or italian) who doesn't speak english what "spelling" means (we don't even have a word for it) and why english and american people need "to spell". that's quite a task!
as weird as it can be, though, it certainly is a most fascinating language. it's not as appealing and "musical" as portuguese, italian and spanish, but it's a fantastic blend of latin, german and french. from a historical point of view, it kinda simbolize the last 1000 years of european history

btw guys, thanks for the feedback. i really appreciate it. and whenever u see something grammatically wrong in my posts, please, i encourage u to correct me.

Is what we use in America...we seem to shorten words to make a complete phrase

yes, i know. americans even shortened the name of their own country (usa)

I read all your posts and can't help but miss watching Serie A. It's been quite a while, almost 2-3 years. I want to go back to watching it again. I like to call Serie A "Romantic Football". Don't ask me why. That's just the feeling I get.

where do u live right now Lami? isn't there any serie a coverage?

How has Hernanes progressed over the last season then? Has he made the step up for a top side?

he's been absolutely OUTSTANDING this season mate. one of the best performers in his role for sure.

Pozzo screwed up with D'Agostino though, couple of season ago.

true. still, one bad move on the market in about 5 years... that's one hell of a record.

 

[lo zio]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

im planing Holiday on Gallipoli (Lecce) from 30 July untill 29 August thats bad how unlucky Im I thought I'll watch one match of Lecce at Via Del Mare however i'll be there for any training day before season start

Valon, although i understand it must be disapointing to spend a month in puglia and not get a chance to watch a lecce game, i honestly find it hard to describe u as "unlucky", since u'll be spending an entire month in such a wonderful place as gallipoli.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaKvV1tNJpg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VcWWDE5NVw&feature=related

i know u're a lecce fan, mate, but my guess is, as soon as u'll set foot on one of gallipoli's beaches..... well let's say football won't exactly be on top of your priorities
speaking of gallipoli's beaches, this is the "quiet one"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDWty68hh_8&feature=related
... and this is the "not so quiet one"... it's basically a discoteque on the beach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZMUlc9_4So&feature=related
trust me, u'll get over the lack of football in your italian holiday

 

[Valon]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

yeah im sure about this well unlucky i thought for dont watch Lecce team but im lucky coz i have my girl there and also this beautiful place to visit so im much LUCKY

well its not sure i yes coz i need a visa (visto) I did it about 10 days ago and i think ambasade tell me tomorrow if i get or not so if they dont give me also Gallipoli go down lol but im hoping to get it since i went in USA and i back in good dates so im hoping to dont have problems now for Italy



however i think i can watch one match of Lecce even if its friendly and im looking forward to next season Lecce kits to get one

btw maybe im coming to palermo for weekend to visit one friend she invite me so i have to look but first i need this visa :A



EDIT : man thanks for videos the first 3 one are most things that i have seen but last one its something new my girl did tell me about this place LOL

EDIT2: 28 its last sunday of august 29 its monday so now i just have to hope in Calendar of Serie A ope to be Lecce vs Lazio 1st match

 

[lo zio]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

i see. so u already know the place i've been there a few years ago and i absolutely loved it. plus the leccesi and the gallipolini are absolutely adorable people (but i guess i don't need to tell u that since your girl is from there)
hope everything goes smoothly with your visa mate. italian red tape is absolutely unbearable and, most of the times, needlessly complicated.

btw maybe im coming to palermo for weekend to visit one friend she invite me so i have to look but first i need this visa :A

if u find yourself in palermo before the second week of august, tell your friend u'd like to drop by telimar (http://www.telimar.it/index_eng.asp). i'm sure she knows the place. i usually go there after work, so i can easily be found there in the afternoon (but only till the second week of august).

anyway back to serie a, u remember a few weeks ago i told u sirigu renewed his contract with palermo? well apparently the deal was not official yet.... sirigu just reached a verbal agreement with zamparini.... but now sirigu's agent stepped in and asked for an even higher raise on sirigu's wage. the situation might get complicated.

conte's first press conference yesterday (or at least the first one i heard about). i didn't really like what i heard. lots of crowd pleasing bullshits and demagogic pep talk that will only boost the the fans' and the ownership's expectations. and this is exactly what juve doesn't need right now.

Anyway, Ben, you are a celebrity. Suddenly I came across a quote of yours on Silvestre on a Juve forum! :

i feel violated!
jokes apart, it must come from someone who follows this forum as i don't follow nor write in any other football forum (english or italian). and the creepiest thing is that i don't remember ever talking about silvestre! but probably i just forgot.
...speaking of silvestre, very good and misteriously underrated defender.... i can't really understand why no big club is looking at him, after what he did in the last few seasons.

p.s. is it correct to say "i don't follow nor write in any other forum"? coz, for some reasons, it sounds kinda wrong to me, but i'm not sure

 

[cfdh_edmundo]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

I would say "I neither follow nor..." As in English-English the word neither is the usual negative to precede the word nor (instead of "don't", "won't", "can't" etc)

For instance:

I wont play football nor basketball, doesnt sound as correct as I will neither play... If you didn't want to use neither you could just change the nor to an "or" as well -> "I wont play football or basketball".

This is probably not the case in American-English.

 

[tc811]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

Either or, neither nor. Just remember those two combinations.

@edmundo, this is actually the American convention as well.

 

[lo zio]

Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season

thank u guys. i knew there was something wrong in my phrase, but i just couldn't put my finger on it.
really appreciate the help edmundo and tc811