[FML] Serie A 2009/2010 (20 Viewers)

[Bozi]

yeah i agree they were playing the ball too often against chelsea, but with Eto'o all the link up play still needs a killer ball behind a defense,for his pace to help him get into position. with someone a bit more clever up there it would assist the midfield runners and make barca a different proposition. they would still have the pace of Messi and Henry on the flanks but with the added advantage of a fulcrum up front able to bring Iniesta and Xavvi into play also



and for the second point, i was meaning that they already have "ome fancy moron who thinks the universe is growing out of his ass."

 

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[Cronios]

Barca can easily find options to improve creativity, but they also need someone to finish those chances.
Zlatan is more useful to a team that has limited creativity abilities, because thats his strength!
On the other hand scoring in Spain, is much easier than scoring in Italy
and if he can be a top scorer in Italy, he can easily be a top scorer in Spain too...

 

[BillyG]

Blog: Candela in the wind

Oliver Jones pays tribute to Vincent Candela, a Roma legend who has regrettably decided to hang up his boots

While this past season marked the end for true greats such as Luis Figo, Paolo Maldini and possibly Pavel Nedved, there is one former Serie A player who has gone virtually without a headline to his name.

He’s won two of the biggest international prizes, something which none of the aforementioned have between them. Without him, Roma may not have won a Scudetto in the 21st Century. I am, of course, referring to Vincent Candela.

As an Englishmen who grew up during Channel 4’s coverage of Italian football, Candela was one of the bright sparks from a defensive view. His partnership struck with Marcos Cafu became essential to Roma’s success, as both liked to bomb on.

He was also the scorer of one the most underrated goals of all time, against Bari. Picking up the ball 30 yards out, Candela proceeded to juggle with it, flick it over a defender’s head, before rifling it in the top corner. While a lot of the great goals this season were instinctive, this one was planned.

So why has there been no big farewell, apart from a low-key goodbye game? Blame Bixente Lizarazu and Lillian Thuram. While Candela won both the World Cup and European Championship, he was always second fiddle to Lizarazu in particular.

But it shows the talent of Candela that he was part of both triumphs. His popularity among teammates and success meant his testimonial got a fitting star-studded cast, including Francesco Totti, Zinedine Zidane, Marcel Desailly and Abel Balbo.

Some English fans may remember him for a short but successful spell at Bolton Wanderers, but his Italian journey continued with Udinese, Siena and Messina. While these three spells didn’t bring him more honours, Candela had already etched his name into Serie A history.

While both France and Roma’s great successes in recent years will always have other names regularly talked about, there is one recurring theme in them, one which is hard to replace.
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i didn't even no he was stil playing. but respect to the man

 

[.zero]

me neither

he was good for the french NT although he was replaced too early

 

[only-juve]

ahhh candela...

Candela on the left and Cafu on the right what a great fullbacks Roma used to have back then.

If we only had similar fullbacks now, our team would be incredible.

 

[Ventus]

well as de rossi and rivera said, italian teams can no longer compete !
its best we start making italian stars now. Football is no longer a sport, just a dirty business

 

[The Curr]

Agent: Liverpool did bid for Lavezzi
Friday, 12 June 2009 10:53

Ezequiel Lavezzi's agent insists Serie A club Napoli have received an offer from Liverpool for the Argentina striker.

Napoli general director Pierpaolo Marino said on Thursday that his club had not received any bids for Lavezzi while Reds boss Rafael Benitez has also denied any interest in the South American star.

However, Lavezzi's agent Alejandro Mazzoni said: 'Pierpaolo Marino continues to lie. I reiterate that a FIFA agent presented Napoli with an offer from Liverpool for Lavezzi.

'This was a formal procedure as the player cannot be contacted directly (by the interested club) because he is under contract with Napoli.'

Lavezzi has been linked with a move away from Napoli this month following a dispute with his club over a contract extension.

The 24-year-old, who joined the Naples-based outfit in the summer of 2007, scored seven league goals this season.

Lavezzi is under contract with Napoli until June 2012.

 

[only-juve]

This whole lavezzi-napoli situation is a mess. Can't believe after all what is said in the media the guy will still (likely) to play for napoli next season !!

 

[Azzurri7]

try and put your own bias to the side there Rab abd think seriously, i absolutely despise Iba but there is no denying his brilliance, though he does have a bad habit of not living up to his hype in the big games. Eto'o on the other hand is a terrific player but his wastefulness in front of goal has always been his let-down

I tried putting it aside.

Eto'o is a quality, a rare quality player, that's how I see him. I would take him over Villa, Torres, RVN, Tevez etc anyday anytime, it has nothing to do with Ibrahimovic.

I disagree with you concerning the wastefulness in front of goal thing. He barely misses and add to that a very, very smart player. You can cross he'll head, he's got also a very good vision for an attacker(finisher) type. He's fast, dribble when necessarily, shoots outside the box when needed, stamina etc...

You can also check his goals stats not only this year but the prev ones.

Difference between him and Zlatan is that Zlatan shocked in 70% of his Juventus time and is still shocking on European fields and on International level. I don't remember seeing Eto'o shocking. The man is too good.

Barcelona need a killer, Boz. They don't need some fancy moron who thinks the universe is growing out of his ass.

100%

 

[Bozi]

I tried putting it aside.

Eto'o is a quality, a rare quality player, that's how I see him. I would take him over Villa, Torres, RVN, Tevez etc anyday anytime, it has nothing to do with Ibrahimovic.

I disagree with you concerning the wastefulness in front of goal thing. He barely misses and add to that a very, very smart player. You can cross he'll head, he's got also a very good vision for an attacker(finisher) type. He's fast, dribble when necessarily, shoots outside the box when needed, stamina etc...

You can also check his goals stats not only this year but the prev ones.

Difference between him and Zlatan is that Zlatan shocked in 70% of his Juventus time and is still shocking on European fields and on International level. I don't remember seeing Eto'o shocking. The man is too good.



100%

i watched a lot of la liga the lastfew years and i am always amazes at the amount of chances Eto'o wastes, he is a terrificly skilled footballer, an incredible athlete, strong as an ox,lightning quick,skillful with the ball at his feet and he does score some incredible goals. however he has problems with his head,he is trouble and always has a chip on his shoulder..........add to that the fact that he does regularly pass up gilt edged chances and you have an imbalance. Ibra is by far the more complete player, though i doubt i will get much agreement on this forum on that

 

[.zero]

Eto'o has proved himself on the highest of levels, while zlatan fell on his nose in failure.

sorry boys, debate is over

 

[Fred]

i watched a lot of la liga the lastfew years and i am always amazes at the amount of chances Eto'o wastes, he is a terrificly skilled footballer, an incredible athlete, strong as an ox,lightning quick,skillful with the ball at his feet and he does score some incredible goals. however he has problems with his head,he is trouble and always has a chip on his shoulder..........add to that the fact that he does regularly pass up gilt edged chances and you have an imbalance. Ibra is by far the more complete player, though i doubt i will get much agreement on this forum on that

True, Eto'o is wasteful. True Ibra is the better player.

 

[Bozi]

True, Eto'o is wasteful. True Ibra is the better player.

all i am trying to say.

 

[Ventus]

eto'o > ibra

simple as

 

[Red]

Why didn't you say that before?

You could have saved these other folk debating the point.

 

[Azzurri7]

You don't need to be a Football expert to know that Zlatan is more complete. But that doesn't change the fact that Eto'o is the better player and he has proved it on many occasions/tournaments etc...

If we are going to compare players on who's more complete then Gerrard would be world's best player for the past three years.

It's about what you give, how much you can give on big occasions, if you can repay what people/fans expect from you.

 

[Stevie]

 

[Bozi]

You don't need to be a Football expert to know that Zlatan is more complete. But that doesn't change the fact that Eto'o is the better player and he has proved it on many occasions/tournaments etc...

If we are going to compare players on who's more complete then Gerrard would be world's best player for the past three years.

It's about what you give, how much you can give on big occasions, if you can repay what people/fans expect from you.

no, i believe that the only thing that Eto'o has better than Ibra is pace and an impressive strikerate, though as Fred argued before,strikerate can hide certain failings in a player and anyone who watches Barca frequently will see that Eto'o for all his plus points is hugely wasteful. would he have such an impressive strikerate in a team that is not so creative?

 

[Stevie]

we should have a poll somewhere to see who everyone thinks is better but i think a lot of people will be biased against Ibra :tongue:

 

[Ventus]

best players = whose most active not who has more attributes.

The likes of gattusso, Van Nistlerooy, etc all of limited skill but are among the best because the effect they have