Brixity said:
Here r the skysports ratings 4 our fallen soldiers -
Gianluigi Buffon
8
Gianluca Zambrotta
7
Robert Kovac
5
Fabio Cannavaro
7
Giorgio Chiellini
6
Emerson
5
Giuliano Giannichedda
5
Pavel Nedved
6
Adrian Mutu
4
David Trezeguet
6
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
4
Federico Balzaretti
(Sub) 5
Marcelo Zalayeta
(Sub) 5
I cant say I disagree with these ratings. Gigi has been the highest rated player by skysports for 3 of the 4 games he's played in the CL
We should have used my formation of 2 Buffons, 5 Zambrottas, and 4 Cannas. When is this human cloning thing coming around anyway?
Yeah, well I won't join the chorus of "__<insert insult here>___, Capello!" That was me in the second leg of the Bremen match -- the rest with Arsenal was just a formality.
Enough with the complaints and swearing. We need passion. We need talented players who give their all like Buffon and Rambo and Canna. We need DP and his leadership on the pitch. We need players who dig deep when the cards are down rather than throw tantrums and get lousy red cards.
We have a lot of those players. But we need a coach who can bring that spirit out of them and not bring out their frustrations instead. We need a coach that's more than one-dimensional in how he approaches elimination competitions and big games. Sure, we need to durabilty to win the Scudetto, but if we have any serious interest in making an impact in Europe, we need someone who admits mistakes, learns from them, and corrects them in future matches.
There's still a lot of good to salvage from this season. But not getting past the quarterfinals in the CL as last season is clearly a disappointment and an expectation we should have had from the outset. If we don't live up to expectations, changes must be made. After this performance, nobody can hide behind excuses...