++ [ originally posted by Vinman ] ++
I was watching the Coppa game today, and noticed how badly Cassano was playing. I began to think about just how many good games he has had this season.... It took me the entire game , and I couldnt come up with one.
Then, at the end of the game, when Galliani and co. were giving out the second place medals, Cassano steps up to get his, and instead of being respectful and acting like a good loser by letting them put it around his neck, like the rest of the Roma players did, this asshole grabs it from the presenter and storms off....
WE DONT NEED THIS RETARD ON OUR TEAM !!!!!
Thats when I had a vision- The Cassano ?? NO THANK YOU !!!!! movement
We dont need this shit disturber on our team. He will be mentioned more for his off field antics in the media rather then his play on the pitch.
We have DP, Zlatan, and Mutu. We dont need this punk on our team !!
Cassano ???
NO THANK YOU !!!!!!
Couldnt agree less Vinni...
Cassano ?? YES PLEASE!!!!!!!
You say hes had a bad season? Yet you make no mention of him playing for a team in absolute turmoil who have had to battle to not get relegated this season...
Could he have really had a majestic season this year when playing for a roma squad in complete dissaray... I think not !
Has he really been that bad ?
Well lets compare him to our current flavour of the month (not mine but thats another story).... Zlatan
For a start ,who has been awarded more official MOM trophies this season ?
Cassano
A few basic stats ::
Minutes played : Cassano = 2552
,Zlatan = 2760
Goals : Cassano = 9
,Zlatan = 16
Assists :
Cassano = 8 , Zlatan = 6
Shots : Cassano = 51 ,Zlatan = 126
Accuracy :
Cassano = 47% , Zlatan = 41%
Goals to shots :
Cassano = 17.7%, Zlatan = 12.7%
Successful Crosses :
Cassano = 20, Zlatan = 9
Passes :
Cassano = 1110, Zlatan = 929
Pass Accuracy : Cassano = 64.2%, Zlatan = 64.2%
Interceptions : Cassano = 103 , Zlatan = 110
Successful Interceptions :
Cassano = 66%, Zlatan = 38%
Offsides :
Cassano = 21 , Zlatan = 35
Doesnt look so bad to me !!
Especially when you take into account the performances of each team this season and Romas internal issues... Its a helluva lot easier to perform in front of a quality organised side who in the most part are calm than in front of a shambolic side with many personal problems and the magic roundabout of roma managers this season.... So to me Cassanos performances this season stand up very well and of course with less playing time than zlatan.
Cassano is a Top quality player who has done well in very dificult circumstances this season.... We all know how good he is when he gets it togeather for roma... How good can he be playing in an organised juve side ? ... The sky is the limit... This guy has all the tools to be very special indeed!!
You talk about his attitude... Again you fail too mention the situation at roma over the last few years... Its a club out of control, an enviroment that breeds this kind of behaviour....
Capello Calmed him alot in his time at roma (he has come apart abit since then ) ... I have no doubt with the change in atmosphere and philosophy at juve , With or without capello, Cassano will become a great servant of our club.
You also have to look at not jus the difference between roma and juve but also the difference between torino and roma... Its a whole different world...
Roma like its team breeds a certain attitude... Torino (and northern cities in general) are much different...
Jus livin in torino will make a massive difference to Cassanos behaviour!
I also find this talk about his attitude somewhat hypocritical.. when you look at some of our players over the years... Esp Montero and Davids in recent times (on and off the pitch)...
Also look at Zlatans record before he arrived here... Many people were saying similar things about him as they are about cassano now... He hasnt turned out so bad...
Now we all know Cassano has had the odd training ground scuffle... but i dont remember hearing of him ever trying to physically injure his team mates during training matches... The same cannot be said for zlatan whilst at ajax.
If we also look at Cassano's Disciplinary record on the pitch this season... I dont see it as bad at all.... Again we will compare him to zlatan (whose card count many would say was very 'lucky' to be so low)
Yellow Cards : Cassano = 7,
Zlatan = 4
Red Cards : Cassano = 1,
Zlatan = 0
Fouls Committed :
Cassano = 35, Zlatan = 116
Fouls Received :
Cassano = 124, Zlatan = 70
So when comparing the two... IS cassano's record really worse than zlatans ?
I dont think so.... I discount the red as it was only one... and everyone getssent off once in a while...
He has 3 extra yellows , but then he was fouled allmost twice as many times as zlatan.
Cassano also committed about a quarter of the fouls zlatan did... So to me if anything i would favour Cassano's record this term
Another thing is that one extra thing that Cassano has... He is one player who can follow platini, baggio and del piero in becoming the symbol of juve... Something the likes of zlatan, trez and even nedved will never be to the fans in Scirea.
Not too mention that reportedly we can get him for a mere 11 mil (which even in our current financial state can be covered by those allready leaving with pennies to spare)
So again I say :
Cassano ?? .... Yes Please
BTW: Im not picking on zlatan... He is the current flavour of the month and as such is the right person to compare to Cassano in this case.