[ITA] Serie A 2013/2014 (37 Viewers)

Post Ironic

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Feb 9, 2013
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"If we don’t take our chances and the other team does, then of course we are going to lose. There was also a penalty on Dries Mertens."

I love that Benitez cries for a penalty again. So many excuses every time Naples perform poorly.
 

Post Ironic

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Feb 9, 2013
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Yes, as though a penalty in a match they lost 3-0 would make a difference. Benitez is good in cups, but he is a terrible league coach. Especially in Italy. The game here is too tactical for him. He does better with that "chickens running around with their heads cut off" style in England.
 
Jul 1, 2010
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Yes, as though a penalty in a match they lost 3-0 would make a difference. Benitez is good in cups, but he is a terrible league coach. Especially in Italy. The game here is too tactical for him. He does better with that "chickens running around with their heads cut off" style in England.
Not many coaches would do better with such an atrocious defense. He should have continued playing with a back 3 as he did not have the right players to switch to a back four and he spent all the Cavani money on offensive players or on mediocre ones like Albiol.
 

Bianconero_Aus

Beppe Marotta Is My God
May 26, 2009
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What a brilliant round of Serie A.

We stomped on the cowdung of Serie A, Nipples Soccer got owned by plucky little Atalanta, Bbilan struggled to a draw against Torino and Roma couldn't play their game and are now +9 behind us.

Lovely stuff ;)
 

Post Ironic

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Feb 9, 2013
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Not many coaches would do better with such an atrocious defense. He should have continued playing with a back 3 as he did not have the right players to switch to a back four and he spent all the Cavani money on offensive players or on mediocre ones like Albiol.
So true. They lost one offensive player and brought in far too many, when they really needed to be reinforcing their back line. They're all about the glamour signings apparently, when they have the cash to splash.

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What a brilliant round of Serie A.

We stomped on the cowdung of Serie A, Nipples Soccer got owned by plucky little Atalanta, Bbilan struggled to a draw against Torino and Roma couldn't play their game and are now +9 behind us.

Lovely stuff ;)
THe purple rats lost too!
 

swag

L'autista
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Sep 23, 2003
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I decided to go back and watch some of the Napoli-Atalanta highlights again.

That Inler assist to Denis' second goal keeps making me wet myself no matter how many times I watch it. :rofl:

I would have rated Fernandez defensive prowess also for that last goal, but Bonera did that so much better yesterday.
 

Post Ironic

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Feb 9, 2013
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Inler tried to make his assist look like he was fouled. So hilarious watching him just flop over like he'd been shot. All three Atalanta goals were hilarious. My god, how does Reina not save the first? Just embarrassing, and then both Inler and Fernandez falling over on the second and third. It looks to me like Fernandez was trying to get a call as well, he just goes down so easily when Moralez bumps him. That might even be worse than Bonera. Diving in your own box for a call and causing a goal because of it. :rofl:
 

swag

L'autista
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Sep 23, 2003
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Bonera's smoothness at which he completely fell over in defending against Immobile has the slight edge over Fernandez in my book. Maybe it's not Flamini vs. Pasquato legendary, but for this season it was a gem. :D
 

pitbull

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Jul 26, 2007
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Agent Benitez doing it again. :heart: Ever since we crushed them in November their league results are:

4 won - 4 draws - 3 losses

Before it was

9 won - 1 draw - 1 loss
 

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