Interesting views of the match.
In my opinion we had a great 66 minutes. An emphantic improvement on our nervy performances of last season where to take an lead meant that we would go into a monumental panic & lack of creativity. Last night we displayed some very pleasing moves & this can only be improved upon.
Tactics
Most of you have noticed that when we try to defend & close out the game the opposite happens! The turning point last night was when Camo was subbed. By then Tacchi was already too tired to do anything & had totally disappeared from the game. Maybe Lippi should have introduced Maresca for Tacchi instead of removing Camo and our mid would not have collapsed as it did creating so much pressure for the defense.
Negatives
Iuliano - This guy is a joke.
Montero - Dude you need to hang up your boots while your name still evokes good memories.
Tacchinardi - Somebody tell me why this guy is rated a 7 on most papers?
Davids - Is the magic finally over?
Buffon - You can do better than that and we all know it. Some people here just can't stand a player being critisized. Get real.
Lippi - Absolute howler of subs. One of those moments.
Positives
Zambrotta - Man of the Match for me. This guys worked the left wing with such deftness it was always a pleasure seeing him taking on a defender. He combined this with good defending & even managed to switch to the right wing. Only a goal was missing from his performance.
Di Vaio - Starting to show why we bought him from Parma.
Camo - This kid has abundant talent. Losses the ball once in a while but his performance was top of the drawer stuff :thumb:
Tudor - I know he scored an own goal but it is refreshing to see him do so well after such a long time out. I hope you can complete the whole season for I would love to see Tudor & Legro together.
and the rest
Everyone else did their job pretty well.