ohwhy don't u guys make a little report about the match u followed today?i'm not talking about "they were great!" or "that player was amazing"... i'm talking about deep analisys of the match.
coz honestly it looks like i'm the only one who'd like to talk about football in this thread
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P.s. i'm glad to see u posting here again, Vanzandt
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Well i'm not really in the mood for a deep analysis, but i'll give you some quick player ratings of cagliari-juventus ( obviously the one match I watched
It must've been one of the craziest matches i've ever seen. We really stunk, but it was one hell of a match. The press is going to have a field day with the referee.
Buffon 7.5
Kept us alive.
Zebina 4.5
Where is his head? Too fiery. Long-time ban for that slap of his?
He was actually good in the first half, but he let his temparement get the better of him.
Andrade 5.5
Not as bad as the rest of the defence, but that isn't saying much.
Criscito 5
Really looked like a schoolboy out there today. He's got a long way to go.
(Legrottaglie 5)
His replacement wasn't any better.
Chiellini 5.5
Mixed the very good(his outburstand his goal), with the very bad. In the two previous matches he was the epitomy of solid, today he was continuesly skinned.
Salihamidzic 5.5
Decent, but did not bring enough. Has to rely too much on energy instead of skill, he is better suited at fullback, instead of midfielder.
(Camoranesi 7.5)
Created all the goals, three assist. Enough said. Thank god for Camo :applause:
Almiron 5
What happened to the pre-season Almiron? Just didn't show up. Took half an hour to finally complete a succesful pass. A really poor outing.
Zanetti 6.5
Only player capable of defence and also had to take Almiron's role upon himself.
Nedved 4
Where was his head? Did nothing right, looked like age had finally caught up with him. Look slow, undecisive and unnceassarily aggressive.
Del Piero 5
Made a crucial goal, but other than that, did nothing right.
Trezeguet 6
One of the few, who was himself.
Ranieri 5
It certainly was a football show as he promised beforehand, but not the one he would have imagined I presume.
the answer is pretty simple, mate: Raymond Domenech. :roll:
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I am also very, very pleased with the Roma game, especially as I am supporting them for this season. They aren't playing at their best - like at the Palermo match - yet scoring frequently. - and this is getting worrying. I am very impressed by Roma so far, but as last year proved Inter can win - and they can win a lot. Fortunately, this Roma team seems able to keep up the pace - and in style.
Totally agree, was a nice header from Di Natale.
Juve clearly lacked any form of urgency fortunately
AC Milan just aren't playing well enough. It is a real shame because when they are on form - like in the first half of the Genoa match- they are amazing to watch. Gilardino needs to sort himself out - somehow. It is getting ridiculous to watch a player who could do so, so well play so, so awfully. I think he managed to have one shot in the entire match against Siena. Granted, Milan have had bad injury problems, and I think Ancelotti did have to rest the Internationals, but with AC there is a clear gap between the 1st Team and the 2nd Team in certain positions.
Inter. Well they are just winning aren't they? Mancini seems to have done the trick after the opening result against - yes them - Udinese. They are just basically grinding out results - similarly to Roma, except they just don't play half as good football
This Serie A is looking very exciting, and I think that it can finally shut up the annoying English Media about how they are the best league in the world - and by some distance. Forza Roma!
I think he would have made an IMPACT at the World Cup - but as is Esposito's wont - he got injured. That is this guy's major problem Thanks in advance.
. Spalletti and roma directors did an awesome job this summer. last year they hadn't backups, now they have 2 great players for each role. with cicinho, giuly, esposito, brighi, barusso and a fit aquilani (who will become a star this year) roma won't loose so many "easy" points playing against weaker sides (like they did last year).
well, that's a good question. last year mancini find a good balance by lining up a "rhombus" formation, with figo or stankovic playing upfront and cambiasso or dacourt or zanetti playing behind the midfield line, to protect the defense and do the play by play.
one of inter big advantages is that they have many versatile players; stankovic can play (with great results) anywhere in the midfield, figo can be placed as an advanced midfielder(in the rhombus midfield) or on the sides. mancini also placed vieira on the right last year, with very good results.
talking about figo, as u said, he's a key player. he's not that fast awesome player he used to be years ago, but he still is great in setting pieces. stankovic is a great player too, but he's different, he hasn't figo's creativity. and in fact, last year, each time inter played without figo, they lacked of unpredictability. But figo is not a kid anymore, he can't play many consecutives matches, so mancini wisely rotated him with stankovic (who gives a different meaning to tha advanced midfielder role).
i guess the same will happen this year
totally agree with u mate
i read an interesting article on "il corriere dello sport" a couple of days ago.... it underlined how roma played against reggina 1 year ago. on roma bench there were 4 youth team players.... just take a look to roma bench today. that's the real difference between last year roma and this year roma. just give the new players the time to get inside the "spalletti mentality"
talking about esposito, when he's fit, he's a great player, but as u pointed out, in the last few seasons he had some injury problems.
but there's even more. last season esposito went through a bad year. Cagliari coach (giampaolo) plays a pure 4-4-2 (english style)... players like langella and esposito weren't good for this game system (they're wings, while Giampaolo needed a pure side midfielder). So they didn't play a lot.... and when they played, they were off role. both of them had some sort of a crisis wich affected their performances.
now esposito is looking for a "rebirth". but when one player needs a "rebirth", he needs to play often, and i guess he's just a backup for spalletti (mancini and taddei are roma's wings in the starting formation).
so esposito situation reminds me tavano situation. tavano too came to roma looking for a rebirth (after his bad experience in valencia), but he couldn't find enough space to truly "reborn".
i just hope esposito won't follow tavano's path.
about esposito's stats, they look pretty good to me..... but i'm awful in making stats, so i guess my opinion is not much reliable :lol:
I hope Esposito doesn't suffer a fate like Tavano. The guy is just way too talented to deserve that in my opinion. By the way do you think Taddei and Mancini play as SM's or AM's mate?I saw the Napoli game today, this really is a special team! I think they can go far, it great for football and great for Italy to at last have a southern team doing well. (Roma is half southern half northern)
For those that don't know southern Italy is the best, it has all the passion and charm - in football and in life in general!
For those that don't know southern Italy is the best, it has all the passion and charm - in football and in life in general!
i'd say u're forgetting about at least one other southern team wich did great in the past few years 8-)
. talking about roma, i'd say they're already good enough to win the title (this season it will be a close race between inter, milan and roma).well, i didn't see the whole match, just the highlights (i watched palermo and roma matches today), so i can't truly say if he did well.
. But i think I have his pass stats right. Sorry for going slightly off topic, but i am trying to create a perfect Roma, Palermo and Fiorentina on my game
Totally agree, although I personally haven't seen the Bundesliga
Thanks for the reply mate. How good a passer do you think Perotta is? Would you say he is good/better than Mauri of Roma's eternal rivals? Who's passing skills would you compare his to? I have him pegged as as good as a passer of the ball as between Donadel and Montolivo. I.E. In Pes i have his Short Pass Stats at 82/83 and his Long Pass Stats at 79/75. Also do you think he is more of a killer-ball player or playmaker? Perrotta's playing style is difficult to grasp, which is why he is so talented
well, i guess it's all about your personal taste. it's hard to compare different leagues, as they can be compared by many point of views (how many teams can fight for the title, the quality of the football, the tactical knowledge, the average quality level of the players, the average quality level of the coaches...etc...) there are also some external aspects that can influence your preferences (like the stadia or the fans). then there is the main aspect: the football school; each country has his own football school, they're all different and it's impossible to compare them as they all have their good and weak points. u can just appreciate them all. and the same goes for our leagues; u can just appreciate them all, in their different good and bad aspects.
as for me, i follow ligue un, bundesliga, liga, premiership and serie a.... and i love them all (for different reasons). honestly i couldn't do a true, absolute "ranking", as my personal ranking changes every year...
last year my favourites leagues were la liga and die bundesliga....
as for this year "ranking", we'll see, it's still too early
