Recent content by Gigiventus

He is just unreliable with penalties. This season he is back to his best, makes everyone play better.

The first half against Ecuador must be exactly what Spalletti was looking for. In the second half Ecuador really pushed and played well, Italy neutralized it more than anything and held on until scoring the 2nd goal at the end. This time the 3-4-2-1 was executed more "normally" and the players...

Pretty open game yesterday, the 3421 was mixed, some good fluidity and also lacking in solidity at the back. The team was more effective at the end with the 433, yet it was after changes and other details. Players who passed the audition definitively: Retegui, no question he is the 9 Donnarumma...

He was fine, solid. Still the team had a jump in quality when Jorginho replaced him.

Anything can happen to any team but the best ones are Madrid, City, and Inter. Barca will lose the moment they face an organized team. Last night Napoli-Barca looked well below the level of other top teams. With how easy Napoli was opening them up a clinical team would have knocked them out...

Low imo, Inter looks like a CL favorite.

What is this about the club World cup and when did we start caring about it? Is it a revamp?

I hope Giuntoli and the scouts watch Koopmeiners enough and like his style of play to warrant spending big instead of looking at just the goals. The prices thrown around seem crazy, EPL prices I guess.

Looking at goal output sure, but that is a mistake with Gasperini advanced midfielder. It would be the same mistake to expect the same output from Koopmeiners. Cristante has grown since then and made himself a key figure at Roma.

His fitness is a concern of course. Still I think he would be a lot more effective if used differently. We still him breaking through in our current non-ideal system, he would be more consistent starting wide as an inside forward. I expect him to look more like his old self with Spalletti if he...

Agreed, it was not a bad game in isolation, but it comes in a period of crisis so anything but a win is apocalyptic.

Chiesa is still our best player, play him on the wing, ideally on the right, and most concerns about his skill go away. Doesn't make sense to doubt his level, he is simply misused.

They still gave Inter the best match out of any team I've watched since the first leg in the league vs us.

I agree on the risk but not to this degree. A few cases from memory: Cristante is a starter for Roma and regular for the national team. Spinazzola certainly delivered in footballing terms, just injuries hold him back. Hojlund at Manchester looks like a great talent. Pessina and Colpani keep...

Indeed Facundo, there are too many Gonzalez to keep track. Rugani will likely renewed and Danilo will surely choose when he goes, although he could move to right back. I hope for a back 3 formation.