Yeh, just been listening to some of the early sound track to my life these last few days.
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Delusional. Many teams have won trophies with the 4-3-3.
EVEN THE TEAM IN THE VIDEO!
The personel and playing style is far more important.
In loads of cases there is a fine line between 4-4-2/4-3-3/4-5-1 and the best formations and teams are flexible.
Exactly. Capello played a 4-3-3 that season but it was a compact formation with direct approach. Too many times that team was labelled as the most boring. Before the final the headlines were calling the game Defence vs. Attack (of course you know which is which). No one mentioned how the players were scattered on the pitch, it was all about approach but I don't expect Andy to know about that as he was a kid when that match played. It was on the other hand my first betting event at an underground bookmaker. I managed to bet on the match and each goal scored snatching 100 dollars for the outcome plus 25 dollars per goal.
Ajax also dominated Europe with it for a few years.
It is a very difficult tactic to be successful with as it needs a team of incredibly intelligent and technically excellent players.
When it is done well, it is virtually unstoppable. It is extemely difficult to do well, though, which is why so few teams have tried to play some form of 'Total Football' over the years.
It is a very difficult tactic to be successful with as it needs a team of incredibly intelligent and technically excellent players.
When it is done well, it is virtually unstoppable. It is extemely difficult to do well, though, which is why so few teams have tried to play some form of 'Total Football' over the years.
Indeed JACK should have been warned, but then again, some people do just provoke with their pathetic attempts at oneupmanship.
Warned, yes.
Understandable,yes.
Excused, yes.
By the way, the blatent attempts to start a fight by some (who obviously can't hold their drink) is worthy of several warnings.
Warned, yes.
Understandable,yes.
Excused, yes.
By the way, the blatent attempts to start a fight by some (who obviously can't hold their drink) is worthy of several warnings.
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Ranieri concedes offside verdict
Sunday 21 December, 2008
Claudio Ranieri admits Juventus’ opener in Bergamo was affected by an offside position, “but we still deserved the points.”
Atalanta had the better of the early play, but were hit hard by Alessandro Del Piero’s tap-in, set up when Marco Marchionni was offside.
“It’s true, Marchionni was offside,” said the Coach watching the slow-motion replays of the incident.
“The second half was very hard-fought and entertaining, but in any case these are three points we deserved and are extremely important for the season.”
The 3-1 victory allows Juve to maintain the six-point gap from leaders Inter and potentially break away from Milan in third.
“Atalanta were coming off a series of exceptional results and always put in great performances in front of their home fans,” continued Ranieri.
“[Cristiano] Doni and [Sergio] Floccari work together wonderfully, then [Christian] Vieri’s introduction gave them more experience and strength.
“Last season our defence was the second best in Serie A and this year we are again working at a high standard.
“That is not just down to the four defenders, but rather the whole team moving in unison. I am very happy with the way we contained Atalanta, as they have scored many goals on home turf.”
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Ranieri concedes offside verdict
Sunday 21 December, 2008
Claudio Ranieri admits Juventus’ opener in Bergamo was affected by an offside position, “but we still deserved the points.”
Atalanta had the better of the early play, but were hit hard by Alessandro Del Piero’s tap-in, set up when Marco Marchionni was offside.
“It’s true, Marchionni was offside,” said the Coach watching the slow-motion replays of the incident.
“The second half was very hard-fought and entertaining, but in any case these are three points we deserved and are extremely important for the season.”
The 3-1 victory allows Juve to maintain the six-point gap from leaders Inter and potentially break away from Milan in third.
“Atalanta were coming off a series of exceptional results and always put in great performances in front of their home fans,” continued Ranieri.
“[Cristiano] Doni and [Sergio] Floccari work together wonderfully, then [Christian] Vieri’s introduction gave them more experience and strength.
“Last season our defence was the second best in Serie A and this year we are again working at a high standard.
“That is not just down to the four defenders, but rather the whole team moving in unison. I am very happy with the way we contained Atalanta, as they have scored many goals on home turf.”
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Times online
Claudio Ranieri given chance to hurt Abramovich
It was on the eve of the Champions League match that sealed his sacking by Chelsea that Claudio Ranieri predicted his downfall with the memorable words “[Roman] Abramovich’s sword is embedded in me”. Now, almost five years later, the Juventus coach is relishing the opportunity to extract a measure of revenge. Rather than some sort of poisonous dish best served cold, Ranieri wishes to ram that very same blade down Abramovich’s throat.
After Chelsea and Juventus were drawn together for the first time in European competition yesterday, it was fascinating to hear Ranieri immediately personalise one of several intriguing Champions League knockout ties with little help from the media.
Instead of focusing on his opposite number, Luiz Felipe Scolari, or the messenger who told the world he would be dismissed before he was aware of his own fate, Peter Kenyon, the Chelsea chief executive, Ranieri reserved his ire for Abramovich, the man who finally decided he could not be trusted to take care of his new toy after a 3-1 defeat by Monaco.
Ranieri has never forgiven Abramovich, the Chelsea owner, for what he considers to be his brutal treatment, denying him the opportunity to win the trophies that have eluded him throughout a 20-year career, although a considerable payoff brought some consolation at the time.
The Italian is not as gauche as he may first appear, however, and yesterday used his lingering bitterness towards Abramovich to mask a calculated attempt to increase the pressure on Chelsea.
The man affectionately remembered as “The Tinkerman” proclaimed that it would be a disaster for Abramovich if Juventus beat Chelsea, and having presided over a few of them, he should recognise the signs. “For our part we will try to stop Chelsea from reaching the top of the world, which is where Abramovich has programmed them to arrive to,” Ranieri said. “They are one of the favourites to win the tournament and last year they only lost the trophy on penalties. It’s difficult, but a stimulating tie for us, but I don’t think they will be happy to be facing us. I can’t say I’m happy, but it’s a beautiful tie, a fascinating one, and we will have to be in top form.
“Chelsea are a team constructed to win the Champions League and for Abramovich not to win it would be a disaster.”
Ranieri’s lusty metaphor earned him much sympathy when it was published on the day Chelsea met Monaco in the first leg of the 2004 Champions League semi-final, but it soon evaporated in the light of events at the Stade Louis II. As in comedy, timing is everything in football, and Ranieri’s stank.
Ranieri claimed in the same interview that Abramovich “knows nothing about football”, before unfortunately demonstrating that he was far from infallible. On an unforgettable night that will forever haunt him, Ranieri made three increasingly eccentric substitutions that ceded the initiative after fighting hard for a 1-1 scoreline, playing Scott Parker at right back and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on the right wing, allowing Monaco to score two late goals to take control of the tie. Even Ranieri’s players turned against him, with Hasselbaink memorably addressing his team-mates in the dressing-room with the words, “what the f*** was that all about?” Hasselbaink has just about recovered in the intervening period and yesterday predicted that Ranieri will receive a standing ovation at Stamford Bridge.
“Obviously, it will make it a bit more special that Ranieri is coming back to where he worked for four years and I think he will get a very nice welcome,” Hasselbaink said. “It was emotional when he left. He knew he was going and he is a really nice guy, a proper gentleman and I think he wanted to stay. He didn’t want to leave England and to play Chelsea will be for him a really big tie.”
It is also huge for Scolari, given the pressure under which he finds himself working, and whose side could only stutter through the group stage. As Ranieri could tell him from personal experience, Abramovich does not tolerate failure in the competition he prizes above all others.
Cascarino's verdict
This is a tricky tie for Chelsea because Juventus are riding high in Serie A and scoring plenty of goals. Juventus play quite an open style and that could be a problem for Chelsea because they have found it hard when teams go out to attack them. It’s an intriguing contest that could turn on a mistake or a refereeing decision.
The fall and rise of Claudio Ranieri
A week after his dismissal by Chelsea at the end of May 2004, Claudio Ranieri began a second spell as Valencia coach.
The Italian signed several of his compatriots for his team, but he was sacked after a disappointing eight months in charge.
Ranieri returned to the game in his native country in February 2007, when he took over at Parma, leading them away from relegation danger.
His fine work at Parma prompted the call at the end of the season from Juventus, who had just secured a return to Serie A.
He led them to third place in the league and a qualification for the Champions League.
Ranieri has guided Juventus to second place in Serie A this season, behind Inter Milan.
Claudio Ranieri given chance to hurt Abramovich
It was on the eve of the Champions League match that sealed his sacking by Chelsea that Claudio Ranieri predicted his downfall with the memorable words “[Roman] Abramovich’s sword is embedded in me”. Now, almost five years later, the Juventus coach is relishing the opportunity to extract a measure of revenge. Rather than some sort of poisonous dish best served cold, Ranieri wishes to ram that very same blade down Abramovich’s throat.
After Chelsea and Juventus were drawn together for the first time in European competition yesterday, it was fascinating to hear Ranieri immediately personalise one of several intriguing Champions League knockout ties with little help from the media.
Instead of focusing on his opposite number, Luiz Felipe Scolari, or the messenger who told the world he would be dismissed before he was aware of his own fate, Peter Kenyon, the Chelsea chief executive, Ranieri reserved his ire for Abramovich, the man who finally decided he could not be trusted to take care of his new toy after a 3-1 defeat by Monaco.
Ranieri has never forgiven Abramovich, the Chelsea owner, for what he considers to be his brutal treatment, denying him the opportunity to win the trophies that have eluded him throughout a 20-year career, although a considerable payoff brought some consolation at the time.
The Italian is not as gauche as he may first appear, however, and yesterday used his lingering bitterness towards Abramovich to mask a calculated attempt to increase the pressure on Chelsea.
The man affectionately remembered as “The Tinkerman” proclaimed that it would be a disaster for Abramovich if Juventus beat Chelsea, and having presided over a few of them, he should recognise the signs. “For our part we will try to stop Chelsea from reaching the top of the world, which is where Abramovich has programmed them to arrive to,” Ranieri said. “They are one of the favourites to win the tournament and last year they only lost the trophy on penalties. It’s difficult, but a stimulating tie for us, but I don’t think they will be happy to be facing us. I can’t say I’m happy, but it’s a beautiful tie, a fascinating one, and we will have to be in top form.
“Chelsea are a team constructed to win the Champions League and for Abramovich not to win it would be a disaster.”
Ranieri’s lusty metaphor earned him much sympathy when it was published on the day Chelsea met Monaco in the first leg of the 2004 Champions League semi-final, but it soon evaporated in the light of events at the Stade Louis II. As in comedy, timing is everything in football, and Ranieri’s stank.
Ranieri claimed in the same interview that Abramovich “knows nothing about football”, before unfortunately demonstrating that he was far from infallible. On an unforgettable night that will forever haunt him, Ranieri made three increasingly eccentric substitutions that ceded the initiative after fighting hard for a 1-1 scoreline, playing Scott Parker at right back and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on the right wing, allowing Monaco to score two late goals to take control of the tie. Even Ranieri’s players turned against him, with Hasselbaink memorably addressing his team-mates in the dressing-room with the words, “what the f*** was that all about?” Hasselbaink has just about recovered in the intervening period and yesterday predicted that Ranieri will receive a standing ovation at Stamford Bridge.
“Obviously, it will make it a bit more special that Ranieri is coming back to where he worked for four years and I think he will get a very nice welcome,” Hasselbaink said. “It was emotional when he left. He knew he was going and he is a really nice guy, a proper gentleman and I think he wanted to stay. He didn’t want to leave England and to play Chelsea will be for him a really big tie.”
It is also huge for Scolari, given the pressure under which he finds himself working, and whose side could only stutter through the group stage. As Ranieri could tell him from personal experience, Abramovich does not tolerate failure in the competition he prizes above all others.
Cascarino's verdict
This is a tricky tie for Chelsea because Juventus are riding high in Serie A and scoring plenty of goals. Juventus play quite an open style and that could be a problem for Chelsea because they have found it hard when teams go out to attack them. It’s an intriguing contest that could turn on a mistake or a refereeing decision.
The fall and rise of Claudio Ranieri
A week after his dismissal by Chelsea at the end of May 2004, Claudio Ranieri began a second spell as Valencia coach.
The Italian signed several of his compatriots for his team, but he was sacked after a disappointing eight months in charge.
Ranieri returned to the game in his native country in February 2007, when he took over at Parma, leading them away from relegation danger.
His fine work at Parma prompted the call at the end of the season from Juventus, who had just secured a return to Serie A.
He led them to third place in the league and a qualification for the Champions League.
Ranieri has guided Juventus to second place in Serie A this season, behind Inter Milan.
