The first thing everyone here should remember is that Udinese was without Serie A's top scorer Di Natale (who always does better for Udine than he does for the NT....but thats another story), and their offense was led by a very average Floro Flores.
With that being said, Udinese never really troubled us, and the defense, as well as Gigi had a pretty quiet day. The offense was without spark, punch or anything else that I would consider positive. We can pass the ball around all we want, but what counts MOST is putting in the back of the fucking net.
I am against this one striker system, and the proof was in the pudding again today. Ciro may be a defensive genius, but he has no offensive tact. I watched Amauri struggle (he shows us again that he cant have all the weight of scoring put on his back), and Diego is struggling with this formation. He is everywhere on the field except near the Udinese area.
I think we need to play with 2 strikers, and the solution would be a 4-1-2-1-2, with Diego behind the strikers, and Momo in front of the defense. This way, Camo can play out wide, as well as DC/Gio on the left
Buffon- had one great save to make
Caceres- impressive
Canna- solid as per usual
Chellini- ROCK. Best CB in the world
Grosso- showed Amauri how to score
Poulsen- he played a perfect game...why can he do this more often ??
Melo- WASTE OF FUCKING MONEY....his mistakes might be easy to overlook while playing for the superstars of the Brazilizn NT, but not here. Trade Zanetti back for him
Camo- very good performance, was a constant threat
Giovinco- I'm not too impressed with him. he certainly isnt the next DP. If his football career doesnt work out, he is up for a role in the remake of The Wizard of OZ
Diego- lots of running, but doesnt remind me of a playmaker
Amauri- IMO, last in the pecking order (IQ, DP, Trez, Amauri)....Italy doesnt need him. Grosso may be better up front
subs-
Momo- excellent game with tons of strength & pace
DP- first game back, he gets a pass
DC- NR
We better improve fast if we want a result against Bordeaux.....
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