[CL] Bayern Munich- Juventus (10 Viewers)
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Just finished watching the match and I have a few things to rant about to Mr. Capello:
1. What were you thinking of signing Abbiati, sure he stops quite a few shots but he is poor at catching crosses and he needs some lessons in shot stopping from Gigi ASAP, why couldn't we have got someone more reliable on loan like Cudicini.
2. Blasi is NOT repeat NOT good enough to start at right back against a side like Bayern, why wasn't the experience of Pessotto used?
3. Why the f**k didn't Del Piero start? He had a really good game against Messina, and his experience is crucial against big teams thus I believe he should always start against sides such as AC Milan and Inter. Ibrahimovic was really poor at the weekend and Trezeguet was not match fit.
4. Despite all of his talent Ibrahimovic is not super human, he can have bad games, so why Capello always sticks with him is beyond me, he is too biased towards him often Trezeguet comes off when he should.
5. Why didn't Mutu start with Ale upfront? He was good at the weekend and would have been better than an out of form Zlatan and unfit Trezeguet.
1. What were you thinking of signing Abbiati, sure he stops quite a few shots but he is poor at catching crosses and he needs some lessons in shot stopping from Gigi ASAP, why couldn't we have got someone more reliable on loan like Cudicini.
2. Blasi is NOT repeat NOT good enough to start at right back against a side like Bayern, why wasn't the experience of Pessotto used?
3. Why the f**k didn't Del Piero start? He had a really good game against Messina, and his experience is crucial against big teams thus I believe he should always start against sides such as AC Milan and Inter. Ibrahimovic was really poor at the weekend and Trezeguet was not match fit.
4. Despite all of his talent Ibrahimovic is not super human, he can have bad games, so why Capello always sticks with him is beyond me, he is too biased towards him often Trezeguet comes off when he should.
5. Why didn't Mutu start with Ale upfront? He was good at the weekend and would have been better than an out of form Zlatan and unfit Trezeguet.
++ [ originally posted by Tom ] ++
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.
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.
It is ONE MATCH, people.
We still go through to the next stage.
Would I have liked to win? Ansolutely.
Did we play like crap (esp in the 1st half)? Yup.
Was it fun to follow? Nope.
Is it the end of the world? Nope.
Is it the end of our CL chances? Absolutely nope.
Was I the only one who thought that the boys would get defeated this season?
We still go through to the next stage.
Would I have liked to win? Ansolutely.
Did we play like crap (esp in the 1st half)? Yup.
Was it fun to follow? Nope.
Is it the end of the world? Nope.
Is it the end of our CL chances? Absolutely nope.
Was I the only one who thought that the boys would get defeated this season?
