++ [ originally posted by Tom
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Full time. Quick ratings.. don't want to steal any of Andy or Vinman's thunder when they see the full game
Abbiati - distribution appaling, couldn't hold anything, a couple of calamitous moments.. and that goal was just a shocker. 2/10
Thuram - a lot of silly fouls, very slow in possession, a shadow of his former/usual self on this evidence. 4/10
Cannavaro - didn't really do anything wrong but to be honest the defence was getting cut apart regularly so he wasn't great either. 5.5/10
Blasi - thankfully was subbed. A couple of fouls, no meaningful attacking contribution. 4/10
Zambrotta - probably our best player, not saying much. Never gave up though till the last minute, some good moments going forward and a great sliding tackle to save a goal in the early minutes. 6/10
Giannichedda - trying to play like Blasi and actually managing to look worse somehow. No replacement for Vieira, looked like this was out of his league. 4/10
Emerson - looked like he needed a shit through the whole match, from the way he was walking. And a poo performance to boot. 3/10
Nedved - some good moments but lack of pace gives him no real cutting edge. Still, one of our better players in the end. 5.5/10
trezeguet - invisible. 4/10
Zlatan - I'm going to give him 5.5 only for the goal and the superb DDT half way through the second half. Tries far too hard to score a wonder goal each time, and some very petty fouls as well. 5.5/10
Subs Mutu hardly touched the ball, dp did ok but far too weak, chiellini looked solid but didn't really achieve anything.