Ciro Ferrara (8 Viewers)

only-juve

Senior Member
Jan 5, 2008
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Gian Piero Gasperini anyone?

Anyway, I think this time is really important for Ciro, stacking up the points through our struggles is doing us more good than we at this point, as fans, envisage. Fact is, like Ferrara very correctly pointed out, changing formations after six years takes some doing. And with a notably new crux to the team, it's only a matter of players developing an understanding of each other's movements. Admittedly, we're 9 games into the season, but Ciro hasn't stopped working out solutions that prove to be optimal for the team. I think his idea to switch back today was more an experiment so that he can draw conclusions on this formation's shortcomings vs tha 4-2-3-1 he used against Maccabi. Sampdoria will imo see the return of the latter, which again is contingent on a Camo-Die-Gio three, anyone missing and he k nows he's got no option but to switch back to a lesser 4-3-1-2. I dont see him use the 4-4-2 at all, he's more single-minded than that. But about time we get some momentum going. 3 very important points today. Keeps the team belief together, and sets it up nicely for the game against Cassano and co. Pretty certain Gio will show for that one, Ciro knows better than we credit him for. Even if his inexperience is telling, I think he'll come good.
Yeah thats what i'm hoping for :beer:
 

baggio

Senior Member
Jun 3, 2003
19,250
You can't get any Serie A coach that took a part of leading some team in 2009/2010 season.
No. Quite obviously I'm referring to the new season 2011. Sacking Ciro this season is not an option as far as I'm concerned. If we've decided to take a risk, we need to make sure we go the whole hog. No half measures.
 

Dostoevsky

Tzu
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May 27, 2007
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No. Quite obviously I'm referring to the new season 2011. Sacking Ciro this season is not an option as far as I'm concerned. If we've decided to take a risk, we need to make sure we go the whole hog. No half measures.
Oh, I didn't even read the other part...I just saw that and replied. You know many people would change the coach even today.
 

Ahmed

Principino
Sep 3, 2006
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what Ciro really needs to change is our ultra-lame style of passing the ball to the LB to take the ball forward...either scrap that system, or get Evra, 'cos that's the only way it will fuckin' work
 

baggio

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Jun 3, 2003
19,250
Sadly, they would. But keeping the bigger picture in mind, I'd suggest showing a little more conviction in our choice for this season if not more. Everybody needs time to acclimatise. Moreso, a coach whose not experienced a job of this nature. Either we dont make such choices, or we do, and stick by them and make a reasonable conclusion at the end of the season.
 

Snoop

Sabet is a nasty virgin
Oct 2, 2001
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No. Quite obviously I'm referring to the new season 2011. Sacking Ciro this season is not an option as far as I'm concerned. If we've decided to take a risk, we need to make sure we go the whole hog. No half measures.
Actually if we will sack him later, then do it now, the season is not over, that ofcourse if we find the right replacement, which in my opinion we can, like Terim for example, he will gladly take the job!
 

baggio

Senior Member
Jun 3, 2003
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Terim, I'm sorry to say is not the right replacement. You can actually never find the right replacement in the midst of the season. Just way too many variables. It's just better to give someone who has been chosen after much deliberation, a fair go at it.
 
Mar 24, 2006
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You folk are so fucking impatient.

We've won a couple of games, so confidence will be returning to the players, and players, notably Sissoko, ar returning from injury.

The important thing is that the team are winning again. Now that that is the case, some thought can start to be given to the style of play and what really is the strongest XI.
:tup:
 

Suns

Release clause?
May 22, 2009
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Ladies and gentlemen, Ciro is satisfied.

“Today it was crucial that we get a victory - a deserved one - with few real scoring opportunities, but never risking and always keeping control,” said the Coach.

“I am satisfied with the result and the performance. We can then debate on the quality of football at a later date.

“The tempo was pretty slow and it allowed Siena to clam up. We kept the ball, but passed it around very slowly and without the right timing, especially in the first half.

“After the break with the substitutions we found the right push to go for the victory. Is the glass half-full or half-empty? It's completely full.”
 

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