[ITA] Serie A 2008/2009 (47 Viewers)

[bianconero]

But players cheat. It's their job.

Disagree: it is their job to do their best for the team, sometimes that means taking advantage of the existing rules by pushing them to the edge, but cheating is not in their job description.

Ban him, it'll give him more time to eat.

 

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[Luca]

Ok.....

 

[tassard]

We got it

 

[Red]

He isn't better than Gila.

And I thought Gilardino's ban was harsh.

I wasn't convinced he intended to handle the ball either.

 

[jukazem]

And I thought Gilardino's ban was harsh.

I wasn't convinced he intended to handle the ball either.

You'll be a good lawyer and earn loads of money. imp:

 

[Gustav]

 

[Alen]

Comparison between last year and this year.

After 24 rounds last year we had:
13 wins- 8 draws- 3 defeats (44:21) 47 points

After 24 rounds this year we have:
14 wins- 5 draws - 5 defeats (39:21) 47 points

Our home and away records last year:
Home: 8-3-1 (24:4) 27 points
Away: 5-5-2 (20:17) 20 points

Our home and away record this year:
Home: 8-2-2 (23:10) 26 points
Away: 6-3-3 (16:11) 21 points

The other teams last year and this year after 24 rounds:
Inter last year 60 points , Inter this year 56 points
Roma last year 51 points, Roma this year 40 points
Milan last year 41 points, Milan this year 45 points
Fiorentina last year 42 points, Fiorentina this year 42 points
Lazio last year 26 points, Lazio this year 32 points
Napoli last year 30 points, Napoli this year 35 points
Genoa last year 32 points, Genoa this year 41 points
Atalanta last year 31 points, Atalanta this year 36 points
Palermo last year 31 points, Palermo this year 36 points
Etc.....

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The most important conclusion is that there is no improvement from last year and this year. We won 47 points after 24 rounds, we conceded the same number of goals and we even scored less than last year.

Of course, there are some excuses for that:
1. Unlike last year, we played 8 more important and tough matches in CL group/qualifiers.
2. Serie A is now stronger. Inter and Roma are doing worse than last year, while it's status quo with Fiorentina. But on the other hand, the mid-table teams are much stronger than last year. Genoa, Napoli, Atalanta, Lazio, Palermo... they're all stronger than in 07/08 and as you can see, they're all doing better than last year. Only the CL-less Milan are doing better this season, and even they aren't doing much better.

Before the season started, the big majority of juventuz members predicted this. Our team is stronger than last year, with more depth that will allow us to survive playing in CL and serie A, but the team isn't much stronger than it was, and that's why we won't do much, if any at all, better than we did in 2007/08.

What do you think

Please discuss

 

[Albertmare]

 

[Alen]

Niente prova tv per Adriano

He wasn't suspended for the handball goal. It was a good decision, imo.

 

[Albertmare]

LOL , did you put that quote and Pic into my post , Alen ?

 

[Dostoevsky]

Damn,Genoa really improved a lot.

Meh,pretty much the same like the last year.Are we the only team that had so many injuries this season?

 

[Alen]

LOL , did you put that quote and Pic into my post , Alen ?

Yes. You were obviously laughing at the pic but without the quote it looked like you're laughing at my post

 

[Albertmare]

Yes. You were obviously laughing at the pic but without the quote it looked like you're laughing at my post

Haha , i wont even laugh at your post , your posts were gold , at least 95% of them

 

[Dostoevsky]

Now ban him for those 5%.

 

[Albertmare]

Please don't

 

[Ahmed]

What do you think

Please discuss

I just feel frustrated that we could have been so much closer in the Scudetto race if we had not made some retarded mistakes and been slightly luckier in some of our matches...

 

[Dostoevsky]

What do you mean by retarded mistakes?

 

[Ahmed]

Catania at home
Napoli away

 

[Firestarter]

And last year both of our starting forwards were the top scorers in the league, that's very unlikely to repeat itself this time around.

 

[.zero]

Banning him would be wrong. Yes, he scored with his hand. No, the goal should not have stood. But you cannot seriously expect a professional football player who is playing in a derby between Milan and Inter to not take the opportunity. You cannot want Adriano to apologise. Players cheat, but it's part of the game. That's why we have referees.

agreed

there is no need for apology