Coppa Italia 1st leg: Empoli vs Juventus [DEC 6th 2007] (18 Viewers)
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I think its time to put almiron on free market.
Tiago also i cant see him having a key role in this juve side. Even in the future, zanetti is good and nocerino has much more potential. And in all honesty i like what i see from zanetti and nocerino more, then what i see from tiago. I think the league doesnt suit him. He was good with lyon but never established with chelsea either.
I am starting to think bringing a extra DM, like sissoko or gilberto might not be that bad idea after all.
I think we will qualify, if we play our first XI in the second leg, but you shouldnt really play your first XI in coppa games.
Tiago also i cant see him having a key role in this juve side. Even in the future, zanetti is good and nocerino has much more potential. And in all honesty i like what i see from zanetti and nocerino more, then what i see from tiago. I think the league doesnt suit him. He was good with lyon but never established with chelsea either.
I am starting to think bringing a extra DM, like sissoko or gilberto might not be that bad idea after all.
I think we will qualify, if we play our first XI in the second leg, but you shouldnt really play your first XI in coppa games.
Goals
1-0 Pozzi (Min 19) Click Here For Video
2-0 Abate (Min 50) Click Here For Video
2-1 Iuaquinta (Min 80) Click Here for Video
Chances
Tiago Shoot (Min 53) Click Here For Video
Almiron Red Card Click Here for Video
1-0 Pozzi (Min 19) Click Here For Video
2-0 Abate (Min 50) Click Here For Video
2-1 Iuaquinta (Min 80) Click Here for Video
Chances
Tiago Shoot (Min 53) Click Here For Video
Almiron Red Card Click Here for Video
This is a result we didn't deserve. The last 5-10 minutes aside, this was probably our worst match of the season.
I wasn't nervous at all though. I guess i don't care about Coppa
Almiron was my MOM
What a terribile performance. I think he had something like 15 bad passes and the way he defends.... even Pirlo plays better defense.
Alex was invisibile for most parts of the match but he was still our best player on this match, imo.
Grygera, Criscito, Birindelli and Salihamidzic were very bad tonight. Marchionni was another disappointment.
All in all, not deserved result for us. Not that Empoli created many chances but we deserved a defeat by 2 for the way we played.
Oh, and Forza Iaquinta
I wasn't nervous at all though. I guess i don't care about Coppa
Almiron was my MOM
What a terribile performance. I think he had something like 15 bad passes and the way he defends.... even Pirlo plays better defense.
Alex was invisibile for most parts of the match but he was still our best player on this match, imo.
Grygera, Criscito, Birindelli and Salihamidzic were very bad tonight. Marchionni was another disappointment.
All in all, not deserved result for us. Not that Empoli created many chances but we deserved a defeat by 2 for the way we played.
Oh, and Forza Iaquinta
I only caught the last 30 mins. of the game..it felt like none of the players wanted to be there...after almiron got sent off i saw no ball play really in the mid..it was just long ball the defense would take it and send it up to DP and Iaqunita surrounded by 4 - 5 empoli players..It looked like a bunch of scrub players hittng the field and playing for the first time..
well, at least we got an away goal to help us out in the next leg at home..
well, at least we got an away goal to help us out in the next leg at home..
This is a result we didn't deserve. The last 5-10 minutes aside, this was probably our worst match of the season.
I wasn't nervous at all though. I guess i don't care about Coppa
Almiron was my MOM
What a terribile performance. I think he had something like 15 bad passes and the way he defends.... even Pirlo plays better defense.
Alex was invisibile for most parts of the match but he was still our best player on this match, imo.
Grygera, Criscito, Birindelli and Salihamidzic were very bad tonight. Marchionni was another disappointment.
All in all, not deserved result for us. Not that Empoli created many chances but we deserved a defeat by 2 for the way we played.
Oh, and Forza Iaquinta
I wasn't nervous at all though. I guess i don't care about Coppa
Almiron was my MOM
What a terribile performance. I think he had something like 15 bad passes and the way he defends.... even Pirlo plays better defense.
Alex was invisibile for most parts of the match but he was still our best player on this match, imo.
Grygera, Criscito, Birindelli and Salihamidzic were very bad tonight. Marchionni was another disappointment.
All in all, not deserved result for us. Not that Empoli created many chances but we deserved a defeat by 2 for the way we played.
Oh, and Forza Iaquinta
I agree about Almiron getting the MOM.
Defensively, our fb's were shit, with only a slightly better performance by Legro and Criscito, but nothing special.
Even if we had Alves and Zambrotta playing as our fb's tonight, I dont think it would have made that much of a difference considering how poor the rest of the team were. It was a walk through midfield, so all things considered, any blame shouldered on our cb's must be taken with a pinch of salt.
In a game where they needed to impose themselves, Almiron and Tiago didn't stand out. Yes they dont have the luxury of consistent playing time to ride, but there was little effort put in by either of them, and u could barely tell they were on the pitch in the 1st half. 1 of them is leaving in January, probably Almiron since an in form Tiago is more useful to our squad than in form Almiron.
Giovinco should be brought back to Juve in January. He looked a threat all match. He cut through our mid with his runs, and he weighed his passes perfectly. His crosses were better than anything Ive seen from our starters all season, and u could tell Juve were getting scared when they started to foul him alot in the 2nd half.
Iaquinta's away goal will see us through, granted Ranieri dresses a stronger lineup in the return leg. Our poorest performance of the season, and it puts the quality of our depth into perspective.
Even if we had Alves and Zambrotta playing as our fb's tonight, I dont think it would have made that much of a difference considering how poor the rest of the team were. It was a walk through midfield, so all things considered, any blame shouldered on our cb's must be taken with a pinch of salt.
In a game where they needed to impose themselves, Almiron and Tiago didn't stand out. Yes they dont have the luxury of consistent playing time to ride, but there was little effort put in by either of them, and u could barely tell they were on the pitch in the 1st half. 1 of them is leaving in January, probably Almiron since an in form Tiago is more useful to our squad than in form Almiron.
Giovinco should be brought back to Juve in January. He looked a threat all match. He cut through our mid with his runs, and he weighed his passes perfectly. His crosses were better than anything Ive seen from our starters all season, and u could tell Juve were getting scared when they started to foul him alot in the 2nd half.
Iaquinta's away goal will see us through, granted Ranieri dresses a stronger lineup in the return leg. Our poorest performance of the season, and it puts the quality of our depth into perspective.
