++ [ originally posted by Pendir
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Couple of things...
1. I can bring dozens of instances when players' names are misspelled on this forum. I didn't expect that "mistakes" such as "Saar" instead of "Sar" would be followed with sarcastic comments like "You;d think of a bunch of Juventini could spell a former player's name right... ". Not all the people have phenomenal memory, so I consider such errors absolutely normal.
2. We are all speaking English here. And even though some of us write from US or the UK, for most English is a second language. Given that, writing of names is different in different languages. Liguistic differences should be appreciated.
3. Issue of "supporting" particular players has always been "in the air", yet I am glad people find it ethical enough not to discuss it. Again, there are people writing on the forum from different countries and different backgrounds. The fact that some support certain players and perhaps (even though very very seldom) would value a player more than a team itself does not make them any different from the other.
Back to Buffon issue... some argue that he's been worse this year. But that's applicable to all of the players, right? Legro, Thuram, Nedved, Trezeguet... they are all worse in comparison to last year.
Next year, if the problems are solved he'll be all shining again