[ITA] Serie A 2013/2014 (21 Viewers)

[Zacheryah]

Milan's slow paced football, won the CL in 2007 without wingers

where is your god now ?

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only quick thing they had, was one superb trequartista

 

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[Dino_mk]

Dat standing ovation in the bernabeu

That line is perfect argument against toti fanboys in this thread.

 

[Alen]

This is a league where Luca Toni has no problem keeping up with the pace of play and can actually be quite useful. Let's face it, he would get drowned out in Spain.

Toni is actually the most prolific player in serie A this year. He shares the first place with Tevez in the goals+assists list, with 25 goals+assists. When EPL has Suarez leading the same list, Spain has Ronaldo, France has Zlatan and Bundesliga is led by Reus, Italy replies with the 37 years old Luca Toni.
A very sad stat, even if my hat is off for Toni and his achievement.

 

[JuveJay]

Toni is actually the most prolific player in serie A this year. He shares the first place with Tevez in the goals+assists list, with 25 goals+assists. When EPL has Suarez leading the same list, Spain has Ronaldo, France has Zlatan and Bundesliga is led by Reus, Italy replies with the 37 years old Luca Toni.
A very sad stat, even if my hat is off for Toni and his achievement.

Remember Dario Hubner was once top scorer aged 35, when the league was undeniably strong. Calcio has long had this niche for the veteran, more so than any other league.

 

[Zacheryah]

Llorente isnt faster, and was doing pretty damn well in spain before his asshole team benched him for a year

 

[Trequartista]

Yep, Serie A is undoubtedly quite weak this year.

I hope it is going to improve, cutting the league down to 18 teams might help a bit but the problem is structural. As long as teams don't get new stadiums and don't invest in youth, and that coaches don't enter in the 21st century, Italian football will remain 2nd rate.

 

[Martin]

A lot of people's dream has come true. Years ago we were having those debates about whether you want Italian teams to compete seriously in the CL or not. Some people said they should all lose in the first round and Juve alone will contend for the title. That time has come. Milan and Inter are useless, Lazio too. Roma is barely hanging on. We're playing in a league that's too easy and we can make a serious run in the CL year after year. Yeah no. So much for that theory.

 

[Zacheryah]

Its hilarious how serie a at the start of the year was "going to be the most competitive in years" when looking at team rosters.
And how we were gonna have a hard time.

There is nothing wrong with serie a. Napoli Roma and Juventus are pretty damn good teams, and Napoli did VERY good in their CL group and was incredibly unlucky to go out with 12!!! points


The reason is simple. Roma and Juve have a coach that knows how to deal with this league, and know how to handle the volume of games trown at them, whilst also having a solid selection with a reasonable bench.


Napoli doesnt have a bench. Milan doesnt have a coach. Inter doesnt have a team. Fiorentina doesnt have a penis.

 

[Trequartista]

Its hilarious how serie a at the start of the year was "going to be the most competitive in years" when looking at team rosters.
And how we were gonna have a hard time.

There is nothing wrong with serie a. Napoli Roma and Juventus are pretty damn good teams, and Napoli did VERY good in their CL group and was incredibly unlucky to go out with 12!!! points


The reason is simple. Roma and Juve have a coach that knows how to deal with this league, and know how to handle the volume of games trown at them, whilst also having a solid selection with a reasonable bench.


Napoli doesnt have a bench. Milan doesnt have a coach. Inter doesnt have a team. Fiorentina doesnt have a penis.

Herein lies the problem. As long as people continue thinking that the league is fine, nothing will get solved.

 

[Zacheryah]

Herein lies the problem. As long as people continue thinking that the league is fine, nothing will get solved.

Its so very simple. The teams, are fine. The coaches, are fine (some are). That juve and roma have alot of points, can be explained in dept and approach to the volume of games.
Napoli giving us a beating a few weeks ago kinda showed that they are a pretty damn good team. we were without tevez and mentaly tired and physically average, but still, they overpowered us.


Here is the fucking deal. The league's income, is to low. The expenses to high cause of tax on wages. The league needs higher income. Not by changing its football or mentality.


What needs to happen, is these fuckers to follow juventus example, and have a stadium of themselves and make money out of that.



Look at how many players left the past years, that would have stayed if they didnt HAD to be sold to balance things. Look at how much better teams could have been now.


More money, problem solved.

 

[Raz]

Throw money at the problem and the problem goes away. I have heard this somewhere.

 

[Zacheryah]

Seems to have worked quite well in the EPL that went from shit to the league with the highest number of competitive teams in european competitions.

 

[Xperd]

Milan's slow paced football, won the CL in 2007 without wingers

where is your god now ?

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only quick thing they had, was one superb trequartista

And that superb AM happened to be the best player in the world at the time along with creative support cast of Seedorf and Pirlo.Juventus dont have any players of that calibre yet apart from an ageing Pirlo whilst the other players in the side simply cant be considered creative.
Its been 7 yrs since that Milan cl win and now almost every if not all teams employ width which is of perennial importance in this competition.So pls stop being stuck in the past and admit that Italian teams need to comply to present day requirements if they are to be successful in Europe

 

[AFL_ITALIA]

A lot of people's dream has come true. Years ago we were having those debates about whether you want Italian teams to compete seriously in the CL or not. Some people said they should all lose in the first round and Juve alone will contend for the title. That time has come. Milan and Inter are useless, Lazio too. Roma is barely hanging on. We're playing in a league that's too easy and we can make a serious run in the CL year after year. Yeah no. So much for that theory.

Thank you. Morons.

 

[Vlad]

A lot of people's dream has come true. Years ago we were having those debates about whether you want Italian teams to compete seriously in the CL or not. Some people said they should all lose in the first round and Juve alone will contend for the title. That time has come. Milan and Inter are useless, Lazio too. Roma is barely hanging on. We're playing in a league that's too easy and we can make a serious run in the CL year after year. Yeah no. So much for that theory.

But no, fuck all others, we can be Bayern of Serie A, they say.

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18 team Serie A :xfinger:

That and reducing the number of professional clubs in Italy.

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...and we beat Sassuolo.

We got this.

Some things are taken for granted around here.

We have not dropped points so far despite your doomsday calculations.

 

[Fint]

Jesus doesn't wait around huh?

 

[swag]

Seems to have worked quite well in the EPL that went from shit to the league with the highest number of competitive teams in european competitions.

For all the wanking going on for Man U's next coach, one of their better options hasn't even been mentioned yet: Rudi Garcia.

 

[JCK]

Especially the ones vs Madrid and the FK against Zenit beyond 35 yards that won the match.

Or those goals against Glasgow and Celtic. Totti will only dream of such performances.

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We have not dropped points so far despite your doomsday calculations.

I am starting to like the myth that is being built around me, it makes me more confident that more and more members do not understand half of what I say.

 

[Martin]

I am starting to like the myth that is being built around me, it makes me more confident that more and more members do not understand half of what I say.

You're an inspiration.

 

[JCK]

You're an inspiration.

If that was serious then I am flattered, if it were sarcastic then I am flattered too. I am flattered to the point that I feel flattened.