Re: Serie A Thread - 2010/11 Season
I watched first half of Roma vs. Cesena.
Impressed by AC Cesena overall. Good team they've got it seems. They'll still be flirting with relegation probably but from what I saw, I wouldn't bet against them managing to stay up. Of course one half is hardly enough to judge but I liked the way they were set up and they've got a lot of hardworking players and a couple decent Internationals which I don't exactly know how they attracted.
I expect them to fight for relegation overall and they look short of talent in the strikers position and so may struggle to put away their chances and get goals but I think they may surprise some people and manage to stay up. Doesn't seem like an easy team to play.
that's interesting. i thought cesena, along with bologna and lecce, were the main contenders for the relegation battle, but then again, that's just a mere assumption based on the roster, as i haven't seen them playing yet.
how did roma look? i heard they had many fitness issues (totti, de rossi), but still, u would expect something more from roma in their first home fixture of the season.
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congrats to the milanisti in here for the big win..... although lecce isn't exactly a real test. still that's a great way to start the season.
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palermo played really good yesterday... pretty much like last season.... we played 2 touches football for 20 consecutive minutes.... and by saying that i mean that no player hold the ball for more than 2 touches for 20 minutes!!! can u believe that?!! it was really a joy to watch. and we were even playing without liverani and miccoli!!! nocerino, balzaretti and cassani were outstanding as usual, hernandez was simply unmarkable (i can't wait for miccoli to get back from the injury and play along with abel), and that munoz kid really impressed me.... although that's still just the first time i see him playing, so i'm not buying yet the "wonderkid" label everyone seem to give him.
anyway despite our "barcelona-esque" football we weren't able to create many scoring chances... but i can't blame the players for that... they came back to palermo (from the europa league fixture in maribor) only friday, so they were clearely still a bit tired.
as for cagliari, allegri might be gone, but the team looks as good as last season!
and that astori kid is a little monster!!!! that's the 5th time i watch him, and he's always been awesome.... very very impressive. i'm starting to understand why almost everyone in italy rates this kid on par with bocchetti.
starting the season with a draw at home isn't exactly what i was hoping, but still the match was really enjoyable.
the highlights doesn't really do any justice to the match, as the most enjoyable part of the match weren't the (few) scoring chances, but the way both teams played all along the 90 minutes... but still here u are.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2krYyMXOEM
milanista said:
I watched some pre-game interviews of fans at San Siro and most of them bought the "tessera del tifoso" - the 'fans card'. It seems most of San Siro are favouring this card, and I would too. It also makes it quite easy and it looks nice, I see no reason why people shouldn't use it.
I then watched interviews around Olimpico and Roma fans were protesting and were getting angry at the reporter for asking! Some people were saying crap like "The stadium is meant to be a place for fun, I dont want to be registered"... I bet he's one of the dumbasses that's up for a fight.
yeah i don't see what the big deal about this tessera del tifoso either.... lots of fans in italy (and not just the violent ones) seem to be against it, but i can't really figure out why......
... but then again, i don't really know much about the tessera either, so i can't really judge..... infact i still haven't got myself one.... what should i do to get it? where should i go? and what do i need to have one?
any intel on the subject is highly appreciated
Lecce were a mess last night. They just gave Ronaldinho a lot of space and that killed them. 
