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What a disappointment eh? After 15 minutes of play I bet everyone was expecting an easy 3-0 or 4-0 but as usual we wasted the chances and let our opponents back into the game
Why cannot we close games, I swear that when I die it will be cause of a heart attack from watching a juve match.
What really sucks is that Gala had just one shot on goal and after the goal they gained confidence and played better than us.
Here's my personal ratings:
Buffon 6 - Could't do anything on the goal and after that he never was called to make a save or anything.
Thuram 5.5 - I thought the Chievi match was a fluke but yesterday he confirmed his bad form. He did however play better when h ewas going in the centre during Gala's set pieces, but he lost Hakan Sukur on Gala's goal, bad defending Lillian.
Montero 6 - He controlled the defence and offside quite well. Wasn't at blame for the goal.
Ferrara 6.5 - An extra 0.5 for helping in the 2nd goal, otherwise he was good but not to blame on the goal.
Zambrotta 6 - Not the usual train, hardly went up and when he did we were caught on counter attack by Cesar Sampaio (he's fasttttt)
Tacchinardi 5.5 - A night to remember
Appiah 6 - Alternated good and bad things
Nedved 6 - Helped alot in the midfield, always fighting for the ball and being more valuable defensively than attacking.
Camoranesi 6 - Did some good things, especially the assist for DP's goal was a gem. Good thing Lippi changed him though, he was getting nervous and could have been sent off.
Del Piero 8 - He's in really good form and has been so for the past games now. Apart from the goals, he did a lot of dribblings, winning free kicks and creating spaces and chances for his team mates.
Trezeguet 5.5 - Started well with that great shot which Mondragon saved early on but after that he was absent from the whole match
Davids 5.5 - Out of form and out of mind. Keep him reserve for the time being Lippi!
Tudor 6.5 - He was great! Came in, won balls, helped the midfield and gave out splendid crosses and assists.
Di Vaio 6.5 - Not too many minutes to judge him on, but he did more than Trezeguet and that header in the last minutes was very unlucky of him not to score.
Lippi 7 - As usual master tactician. Knew what was wrong in the team, changed Camoranesi with Tudor to strengthen the central midfield and from then on we controlled the match and did not let Gala take the midfield.
Bottom Line: We might look nice but we don't play well as a 4-2-3-1 not too balanced. We're better off as 4-3-2-1 cos Tacchinardi and Appiah alone suffer alot against all teams.
Btw Ferrara said he did not touch the ball in an interview last night
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