Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season
I probably chose the bad words. I meant that Palermo isn't as attractive to watch as last season, and it's obviously related to the summer movements and the lack of finantial power. It's also down to me being keen on the club, then being picky with it and not very realistic. It's obviously a fantastic situation in the league right now, but I fear the team will end up a lot lower at the end of the season. Or maybe is just that the 3 matches I have watched of Palermo this season have been terrible and didn't show the reality of the team.
oh no mate, i perfectly understood what u meant
u see those 3 palermo matches u've watched were not a coincidence. we are indeed playing some very uninspired, dull and predictable football. therefore my point was: "since we're playing such bad football this season (especially if u compare it to the football we've been playing in the past few years), our current 5th place in the table is something we should wellcome as a nice surprise... an overachievement.... because truth to be told, this palermo team is not worthy of a 5th place in serie a"... and as u correctly remarked, chances are we're gonna finish the season in the 2nd half of the table (wich is where we truly belong).
anyway i gotta say no one in palermo is jubilant about palermo's current position in the table. the sorrow about the end of "delio rossi's team" is still too intense for us to move on and get over it.
as for that list, that is indeed a very good one. u might wanna also give a closer look to cesena (if your spanish broadcaster will give u the chance to do so, of course)... they're not a very strong team and they're not really getting some good results.... but they usually play some pretty nice football (speaking of quality).
Gerd said:
Udinese Napoli Atalanta: i would give money to see matches from those clubs regularly and of course also Palermo...that list is not that bad Alex...
i thought u had serie a coverage this season Gerd. anyway, udinese, napoli and atalanta are definitely good picks, but don't bother about palermo... we're really not worth the trouble this season.....
I do think development is the problem, maybe lack of consistency is the cause of it. But I think Aquilani has not developed at all since his Roma days, I'd even argue he's regressed. He's not near the player most of us expected him to become anyway and he's been unable to become a vital player for any of his teams. He's been decent this season, but rather underwhelming. Although he's been playing in his own role now.
good point Dom. afterall, i guess we could also say that "consistancy" is a step in the development process of a player. so yeah, point taken
actually i wanted to ask you about aquilani's time in torino some time ago..... but i guess this post of yours kinda answers that question.
i also certainly agree with u that alberto never managed to become "indispensable" for any of his teams... but then again we also gotta say that, given his role, that would be a huge feat. the mezz'ali (especially "technical mezz'ali" like him) are the epitome of the "luxury players"..... those players who are by definition "not strictly necessary" to any tactical setup and who are there only to provide an occasional sparkle.
infact the mezz'ala is the only role wich is even less "necessary" than the trequartista. so it's extremely hard for a mezz'ala to become a cornerstone of the team.... no matter how good they are. i mean think of the absolute top performers in this role.... say iniesta... he's one of the best mezz'ali out there (if not THE best).... a true world class player who delivers top class performances on a pretty consistant basis..... yet, as amazing as andres is, u just can't picture him as the cornerstone, the architrave of barçelona's team.
mind u though, this isn't true for ALL the types of mezz'ali. there are 2 different species of mezz'ali. 2 completely different kinds of players, which, for some reason, fall under the same role\category.
technical mezz'ali, like aquilani, iniesta, ilicic, arteta, hamsik. their main assets are vision, passing game, shooting, dribbling..... technical skills.
and then there are some
tactical mezz'ali. nocerino, marchisio, kallstrom, yaya tourè. their main assets are timing, positioning, vision, tactical awareness. they give a very different interpretation to the mezz'ala role.... and, unlike the "technical mezz'ali", they are never "luxury players" and they CAN become a vital asset to their teams.
btw, "technical mezz'ali" and "tactical mezz'ali" are not real definitions (the world only aknowledge the mezz'ala role) i just made them up to explain my point.... although i really believe it's about time we create 2 different terms to label theese kinds of players, as they're very different from each other and the term "mezz'ala" just can't suit them both anymore.
sounds just genius 
He just seems a little TOO intense! lol
