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Yeah, I saw whatever game it was that he got booed after being subbed. He's clearly not playing anything like his best just now, but no reason to think it's anything more than a temporary blip.

Was Zeman not playing his normal front three at Pescara?

Probably because the trequartista needs to be able and willing to drop a bit deeper and do more playmaking. Don't really see Insigne as being suitable for that role just now.

Think he's just in the awkward spell for a youngster between demonstrating talent and really stepping up to being a consistent performer. Don't think he has a problem with the system, but the competition is pretty tough just now with Mertens and Callejon both being very productive when they...

Pretty even game, but Napoli took their chances. Think Roma made the same mistake as they did in the first game - they were caught between pressing up and sitting deep and just ended up in a nothing-y position. Also though De Rossi was caught not really committing to one thing or the other. He...

Yeah, I was. At least the have the crowd noise at an appropriate level unlike BT/ESPN. Much of a muchness beyond that.

Yeah, misses Final: “This is a joy we deserved over the last year and a half. The city deserves the Final too and I’m happy to have scored the goal,” Cuadrado told Rai Sport. “I am also sad, as they just told me I was on a yellow card and will be suspended for the Final. Unfortunately, that’s...

Have to feel somewhat sorry for Udinese over those two games. What are the chances of conceding three goals like the ones Fiorentina scored over two games? Still, Udinese had plenty of chances to win the game tonight, so don't feel that sorry for them. I also look forward to the next time...

Well he's coming back from injury, but there's only so long that that can be used as an excuse. I don't like how Hamsik has developed over the last few years. He used to play in a postion that was comparable to Lampard at Chelsea (Lampard in his prime - not how he's been used more recently)...

Three excellent goals, but I can't say I thought a lot of Roma's general performance. For large chunks of the game I thought they played in a fairly nothingy sort of fashion. They were often ten yards too deep to allow their (vastly superior) midfield to impose itself on Napoli's and really...

Mazzarri would sit deep and not take Roma on in midfield, but have a great attack to threaten on the break. It was generally designed to not put too much strain on their fairly indifferent defence. Benitez, on the other hand, is not setting up his team in a way that protects his (arguably even...

Roma: De Sanctis; Maicon, Benatia, Castan, Torosidis; Nainggolan, De Rossi, Strootman; Ljajic, Totti, Gervinho Napoli: Reina; Maggio, Fernandez, Albiol, Reveillere; Inler, Jorginho; Insigne, Hamsik, Callejon; Higuain - - - Updated - - - Napoli look terribly light in midfield in comparison to...

Roma-Napoli tomorrow night. Should be good. Could see Roma giving Napoli a thrashing if Napoli aren't right on their game. They leave the game so open and their mediocre defenders so exposed that Roma could do a lot of damage.

I think it's been pretty much since they started getting injuries to their forwards. Certainly feels like they've been 4-3-3 most of the season. - - - Updated - - - Thought that was a pretty good game given the conditions. Certainly three good goals.

It's a while since I've seen a team so crippled by their midfield as Milan were tonight by the De Jong-Nocerino pairing. Endless series of crap passes to give the ball away to give counter-attacking chances. 2-1 to Udinese really flattered Milan. Intrigued by the lack of...

I think that only applies if it actually goes to Higuain. Since the ball went to another player - who started in an onside position - I believe it is a legitimate goal.

On the Napoli goal I believe people need to differentiate between a bad rule and a bad decision. If I was writing the offside rule, that goal would definitely be considered offside. As the rule stands, though, I believe the officials probably made the correct decision. It bugs me the...

Indeed. If you were a team who only ever won at home when you were a decent side, you are going to find yourself in a spot of bother if you suddenly stop winning home games.

Milan. Did he not play in the last derby? Don't think I've seen him other than that.

If you're really impressed by something, I'd recommend describing it as 'stumendous'. It's a perfectly cromulent word that was invented earlier this season by the man in my avatar when he was commentating on the radio and got over-excited at a late winner for Aberdeen in a cup-tie in which we'd...