Serie A - The 2007-08 season thread

It a good thing, he is very very talented.

Kaká wrote:Palermo hitman Amauri is set to apply for an Italian passport and could soon be in the frame for an Azzurri shirt.

bluenine wrote:It a good thing, he is very very talented.

Kaká wrote:Palermo hitman Amauri is set to apply for an Italian passport and could soon be in the frame for an Azzurri shirt.

Where is he originally from?

He is brazilian with part italian ancestry. Its a technicality, he actually should play for Brazil, like Camoranesi for Argentina... but I guess the Oriundi have always been a major part of Italian football.

TarunDang wrote:

bluenine wrote:It a good thing, he is very very talented.

Kaká wrote:Palermo hitman Amauri is set to apply for an Italian passport and could soon be in the frame for an Azzurri shirt.

Where is he originally from?

I didnt have a doubt in my mind that he is Brazilian, they ALWAYS are Brazilian. We should just take a second team for International competitions.

It's surprising that Brazil haven't picked him. They could do with some new strikers.

juligen21 wrote:I didnt have a doubt in my mind that he is Brazilian, they ALWAYS are Brazilian. We should just take a second team for International competitions.

It would be pretty strong too.

He would add quality and depth to the Azzurri.

Kaká wrote:

juligen21 wrote:I didnt have a doubt in my mind that he is Brazilian, they ALWAYS are Brazilian. We should just take a second team for International competitions.

It would be pretty strong too.

He would add quality and depth to the Azzurri.

Not really. He would just be another good striker. Italy is overflowing with those at the moment. In fact it's defenders we need.

Agree with Forza. While Amauri is good, I think Brazil need him much more than Italy do at the mo. Italy have too many quality strikers and surprisingly low on CB reserves. While Brazil are shockingly playing with the likes of Vagner Love and Alves upfront! IMO Amauri is better than both, but is he better than Toni & co? Nah.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:

Kaká wrote:

juligen21 wrote:I didnt have a doubt in my mind that he is Brazilian, they ALWAYS are Brazilian. We should just take a second team for International competitions.

It would be pretty strong too.

He would add quality and depth to the Azzurri.

Not really. He would just be another good striker. Italy is overflowing with those at the moment. In fact it's defenders we need.

I'm not saying he's a starter.

Who said that we have too many defenders??

Talk about luck, we are without Materazzi, Chivu, Burdisso, Cordoba, Maicon, and most likley Samuel!!!

Unheralded Rivas will debut against Fenerbache, and we don't even have a partner for him!!! I hope Samuel recovers to start....


Chivu injury sparks crisis
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Cristian Chivu is set for a spell on the sidelines with a shoulder injury, leaving Inter with a defensive crisis ahead of their Champions League opener. The Nerazzurri start their all-important European campaign with a daunting trip to the Sukuru Saracoglu Stadium to face Turkish champions Fenerbahce next Wednesday. Roberto Mancini cannot call upon Nicolas Burdisso, Douglas Maicon or Ivan Cordoba as the trio received bans for their part in a brawi against Valencia in last season’s last 16 exit.

Argentine stopper Walter Samuel is also likely to be unavailable due to a muscular problem, but he may try to hurry his recovery in order to take a seat on the bench. Now, the ex-Fiorentina boss looks unlikely to be able to call upon star man Chivu after he sustained a shoulder injury in Romania’s friendly against Germany on Wednesday night. It is not yet known whether Chivu’s humerus is fractured or just badly bruised, but Mancio will almost certainly have just one central defender for the trip to Turkey in Colombian Nelson Rivas.

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo Maccarone!!

Siena 1-1 Milan, FT!

It was Siena who took the lead in comical circumstances with Milan's version of Dumb & Dumber. Dida fumbled a timid Cristian Bucchi effort and Kakha Kaladze was ready to clear, but he too tripped up over the ball and left it for Massimo Maccarone's close-range finish

Today Gazzetta released the average ages for all the teams in Serie A. Milan and Inter each have an average age of 30 or so. They have the oldest squads in Serie A.

Udinese has the youngest with the average age at 25.

bluenine wrote:Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo Maccarone!!

Siena 1-1 Milan, FT!

It was Siena who took the lead in comical circumstances with Milan's version of Dumb & Dumber. Dida fumbled a timid Cristian Bucchi effort and Kakha Kaladze was ready to clear, but he too tripped up over the ball and left it for Massimo Maccarone's close-range finish

Milan was a bit unlucky but in the end the result was right. We always have problems with Seina, can't imagine why but it happens.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:Today Gazzetta released the average ages for all the teams in Serie A. Milan and Inter each have an average age of 30 or so. They have the oldest squads in Serie A.

Udinese has the youngest with the average age at 25.

Milan are fucked when their oldies retire

bluenine wrote:Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo Maccarone!!

Siena 1-1 Milan, FT!

It was Siena who took the lead in comical circumstances with Milan's version of Dumb & Dumber. Dida fumbled a timid Cristian Bucchi effort and Kakha Kaladze was ready to clear, but he too tripped up over the ball and left it for Massimo Maccarone's close-range finish

It was Siena who took the lead in comical circumstances with Milan's version of Dumb & Dumber. Dida fumbled a timid Cristian Bucchi effort and Kakha Kaladze was ready to clear, but he too tripped up over the ball and left it for Massimo Maccarone's close-range finish. However, replays suggest the former Middlesbrough man was clearly offside.

Dida was at fault for the goal IMO , Milan should get a new keeper.

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:Today Gazzetta released the average ages for all the teams in Serie A. Milan and Inter each have an average age of 30 or so. They have the oldest squads in Serie A.

Udinese has the youngest with the average age at 25.

I think out average age yesterday was probably about 24!

Almunia: 30
Sagna: 24
Touré: 27
Gilberto: 30
Clichy: 23
Cesc: 20
Diarra: 22
Hleb: 25
Diaby: 21
RVP: 24
Adebayor: 22

Adebayor is 23...

Rosicky wrote:Adebayor is 23...

Toure is 26 and Clichy only 22 as well. The point remains the same though, we had a young team playing.

Ok, so I got a few slightly off...

My point still remains though. Italian teams tend to value experience and age a lot more than EPL teams do

Tweedle wrote:Ok, so I got a few slightly off...

My point still remains though. Italian teams tend to value experience and age a lot more than EPL teams do

It's because the old players are slow and can't cope with the pace of the Premier league.

Who is playing on channel 5 today?

PS we had the age discussion in the new domination thread, Seri A followers prefer older experienced players as their game is slower and less physical.

Tweedle wrote:

Forza Italia!Forza Milan! wrote:Today Gazzetta released the average ages for all the teams in Serie A. Milan and Inter each have an average age of 30 or so. They have the oldest squads in Serie A.

Udinese has the youngest with the average age at 25.

I think out average age yesterday was probably about 24!

Almunia: 30
Sagna: 24
Touré: 27
Gilberto: 30
Clichy: 23
Cesc: 20
Diarra: 22
Hleb: 25
Diaby: 21
RVP: 24
Adebayor: 22

Diarra wasnt playing. It was Flamini instead.

Rez wrote:Who is playing on channel 5 today?

PS we had the age discussion in the new domination thread, Seri A followers prefer older experienced players as their game is slower and less physical.

Juve - Udinese I think.

Sheffield gunner wrote:

Rez wrote:Who is playing on channel 5 today?

PS we had the age discussion in the new domination thread, Seri A followers prefer older experienced players as their game is slower and less physical.

Juve - Udinese I think.

NAPOLI - Sampdoria 1-0

43' Zalayeta 1-0

other matches, click match for details:

http://www.gazzetta.it/tr_xml_sics/2008/HTML/riepilogo.html?id_c=1176&id_e=21103&id_p=154976

Great results from Inter, Udinese and Reggina so far... come on Udinese/Reggina!!

HT Scores:

45' Fiorentina 1 - 0 Atalanta
HT Genoa 0 - 0 Livorno
HT Inter Milan 1 - 0 Catania
HT Juventus 0 - 0 Udinese
45' Napoli 1 - 0 Sampdoria
45' Palermo 1 - 0 Torino
HT Reggina 0 - 0 AS Roma

C'mon Reggina & Catania

bluenine wrote:Great results from Inter, Udinese and Reggina so far... come on Udinese/Reggina!!

HT Scores:

45' Fiorentina 1 - 0 Atalanta
HT Genoa 0 - 0 Livorno
HT Inter Milan 1 - 0 Catania
HT Juventus 0 - 0 Udinese
45' Napoli 1 - 0 Sampdoria
45' Palermo 1 - 0 Torino
HT Reggina 0 - 0 AS Roma

Been watching the Inter and Juve games...

Inter's game, we have had catania on teh ropes for most of the time... Adriano has been playing well, tho he should ve scored a couple by now. Just a little unlucky.

Udinese are doing well holding on Juve, DP did hit a good fk tho to the post.

Di Natale!!!!!!!!!!!!

juve 0-1 Udinese