[Champions League] Chelsea 2-2 JUVENTUS (19th September 2012) (61 Viewers)
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This game was great, both teams played very well. We were unlucky to waste our chances (Marchisio and Vucinic) and to concede a goal as first. Second goal was stunning. I was shocked but I knew we would score at least one goal. Vidal was MVP for me, after him I'd place Marchisio and Chiellini.
We showed great spirit and were competitive against CL champs on their stadium. We were too slow with the ball often playing it back, when we should attack (especially after successful tackles when we got the ball back). It's good we don't throw it away, but we need to play faster to be a real top team in CL.
I admit I almost lost my hope when Carrera changed Giovinco and let Quag play. I was like "Giovinco is bad today, but what Quag could do if he can't score a goal against middle-table Serie A teams". I'm glad proved me wrong, when he scored I got up from my chair just like Conte
I was really impressed by Lichtsteiner who made Hazard his bitch. He wasn't good enough going forward, but what he did to Hazard was awesome.
It's been visible that we lack CL experience as we don't face many great teams in Serie A, where only garbagetown could be considered as CL-worthy team. I guess on JS we will be more comfortable so we have a good chance of getting 1st place which would be great.
Great match and great we're back I think we can finally say it 
We showed great spirit and were competitive against CL champs on their stadium. We were too slow with the ball often playing it back, when we should attack (especially after successful tackles when we got the ball back). It's good we don't throw it away, but we need to play faster to be a real top team in CL.
I admit I almost lost my hope when Carrera changed Giovinco and let Quag play. I was like "Giovinco is bad today, but what Quag could do if he can't score a goal against middle-table Serie A teams". I'm glad proved me wrong, when he scored I got up from my chair just like Conte
I was really impressed by Lichtsteiner who made Hazard his bitch. He wasn't good enough going forward, but what he did to Hazard was awesome.
It's been visible that we lack CL experience as we don't face many great teams in Serie A, where only garbagetown could be considered as CL-worthy team. I guess on JS we will be more comfortable so we have a good chance of getting 1st place which would be great.
Great match and great we're back I think we can finally say it
Redknapp mispronounced Bonucci and Barzagli, in fact he wasn't all that sure who the other 2 CB's were besides Chiellini whom he called a monster. He had to think about it and ask the other 2 for confirmation. He mispronounced Marchisio like already mentioned. I'm pretty sure it was also him who mispronounced Vidal's name as well. At which point Souness asks if he's a Chilean player. 
Vucinic was also mispronounced by somebody. And the best was Souness calling Buffon....Baffoon!!
Vucinic was also mispronounced by somebody. And the best was Souness calling Buffon....Baffoon!!
Souness annoys me more as a lot of people rave about how good a pundit he is. It's simply because he has no fear and is straight talking and people like that. The problem is he seems to lack the knowledge of anything outside the EPL. I think he's bitter towards Serie A teams after all the problems he had as a player here. It's also hard to listen to his views, often hypocritical, and coming from a man who flopped as a manager - he's way to smug and arrogant.
It's slim pickings in terms of punditry in the UK i'm afraid. I think some people prefer Sky because they compare it to the eternally awful ITV, or the plain old BBC with Shearer and Co.
My favourite pundits on British or Irish TV are actually Eamon Dunphy and co on RTE. I think their antics are fairly well known in the UK too. At least they can be entertaining at times and are opinionated. Even if those opinions are hopelessly ill-informed. They trot out the same lines about the same players every time they cover a match they're involved in. Sergio Ramos is "a head banger, Bill". Ronaldo "does things that a great player does, but does things that a great player would never do", or something.
Eamon is the Spanish "expert" because he watched La Liga on Sky Sports once. Liam Brady is the Italian expert for obvious reasons, but he can't seem to pronounce the simplest of Italian names and only knows about the players that Arsenal have tried to sign at some point. John Giles is constantly referred to as "the senior analyst" and the others must bow to his superior knowledge, even though he hasn't the faintest idea who most modern players are.
It's great when they get the likes of Didi Hamman or Ossie Ardiles in the studio for international tournaments. They never know what's just hit them.
Redknapp is a top, top, top, top, top, top, top pundit.
There are very few worth listening to.
Gullit and Marcotti are decent enough.
Gary Neville is okay so long as it is an EPL game.
Chris 'pelenty' Waddle is actually good, despite his accent and inability to say 'penalty'.
Gullit and Marcotti are decent enough.
Gary Neville is okay so long as it is an EPL game.
Chris 'pelenty' Waddle is actually good, despite his accent and inability to say 'penalty'.
Neville was good, they had that broadcast here on TV. Though I watched BBC for the Italy vs England euro game and the commentators were fucking biased as shit.
Not sure if you speak Italian, but have you ever seen an Italy game on Rai/Sky?
It's beyond biased. They actually use "noi" as the verb tense (meaning "we") when talking about the game.
However, being an Italy fan, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Neville was good, they had that broadcast here on TV. Though I watched BBC for the Italy vs England euro game and the commentators were $#@!ing biased as $#@!.
My favourite pundits on British or Irish TV are actually Eamon Dunphy and co on RTE. I think their antics are fairly well known in the UK too. At least they can be entertaining at times and are opinionated. Even if those opinions are hopelessly ill-informed. They trot out the same lines about the same players every time they cover a match they're involved in. Sergio Ramos is "a head banger, Bill". Ronaldo "does things that a great player does, but does things that a great player would never do", or something.
Eamon is the Spanish "expert" because he watched La Liga on Sky Sports once. Liam Brady is the Italian expert for obvious reasons, but he can't seem to pronounce the simplest of Italian names and only knows about the players that Arsenal have tried to sign at some point. John Giles is constantly referred to as "the senior analyst" and the others must bow to his superior knowledge, even though he hasn't the faintest idea who most modern players are.
It's great when they get the likes of Didi Hamman or Ossie Ardiles in the studio for international tournaments. They never know what's just hit them.
