Okay so we crashed out to Liverpool at half strength with no guts whatsoever and about 2 shots on goal in total. It seems that our players are not all that they are cracked up to be, who do you think most deserves the infamous title?
Here are my candidates.
Nedved: mr. Golden Ball has been away from the pitch most of the year but in the brief moments we've seen him, we haven't really seen him. I recall a great goal to beat Messina and a nice shot past Kahn in the group play. Oh yes, that goal which sunk Ajax. Anyhow, what about the rest of those games? Against Liverpool he contributed about as much as Appiah. Last night the Norwegian tv "experts" all agreed that Nedved is one of the best midfielders in Europe. What a shame that it's not true.
Zlatan: mr. Look At Me was never known to be a reliable target man, a go to guy in tough moments and that reputation is here to stay. Last night he had a grand total of one ONE shot on goal (as opposed to Del Piero's ZERO) and otherwise he was marked out of the game. What good is it to have splendid ball reception and take down the most unlikely of passes when you have noone to lay it off to and can't come up with anything yourself? He may be an improvement on Di Vaio and Miccoli but deliver he does not. Tell me this.. he's always "very dangerous" and "wreaking havoc" against the big clubs but when does that ever win us games?
Trezeguet: mr. I Score Important Goals has gone missing this season. Out with injury for a long time, once he got back not a goal in what 7 games? His fitness/lost of form has been a disaster to our season and it would be crazy not to cash in come June. I'm just racking my brain trying to figure out who would want to buy him.
Zambrotta: it's not his fault that people were singing his name and putting him next to Maldini as the best left back since Cabrini or whatever. It's probably not his fault that Capello has insisted he play every game and somehow lost his form (and stamina?) along the way. But the fact is that as much as he is an able left back, he is far from being the offensive inspiration, Roberto Carlos-like, inch perfect crossing mastermind he was last year. His reputation superseeds him.
Thuram: mr. One Of The Best has become mr. Over The Hill. His time at Juve has been turbulent but he's clearly hit a downward slope. In the first 30 minutes against Liverpool last week he made Cannavaro look twice as good as him. He is shaky and not nearly as solid as he once was (Ferrara, Montero anyone?). It's simply unfair to other players out there to claim that we have the best central defence.
Del Piero: it's been done to death and I don't think anyone really overrates him anymore.
On par: Blasi, Emerson, Tacchinardi, Cannavaro, Buffon
Exceeding expectation: Camoranesi,
Zalayeta
Here are my candidates.
Nedved: mr. Golden Ball has been away from the pitch most of the year but in the brief moments we've seen him, we haven't really seen him. I recall a great goal to beat Messina and a nice shot past Kahn in the group play. Oh yes, that goal which sunk Ajax. Anyhow, what about the rest of those games? Against Liverpool he contributed about as much as Appiah. Last night the Norwegian tv "experts" all agreed that Nedved is one of the best midfielders in Europe. What a shame that it's not true.
Zlatan: mr. Look At Me was never known to be a reliable target man, a go to guy in tough moments and that reputation is here to stay. Last night he had a grand total of one ONE shot on goal (as opposed to Del Piero's ZERO) and otherwise he was marked out of the game. What good is it to have splendid ball reception and take down the most unlikely of passes when you have noone to lay it off to and can't come up with anything yourself? He may be an improvement on Di Vaio and Miccoli but deliver he does not. Tell me this.. he's always "very dangerous" and "wreaking havoc" against the big clubs but when does that ever win us games?
Trezeguet: mr. I Score Important Goals has gone missing this season. Out with injury for a long time, once he got back not a goal in what 7 games? His fitness/lost of form has been a disaster to our season and it would be crazy not to cash in come June. I'm just racking my brain trying to figure out who would want to buy him.
Zambrotta: it's not his fault that people were singing his name and putting him next to Maldini as the best left back since Cabrini or whatever. It's probably not his fault that Capello has insisted he play every game and somehow lost his form (and stamina?) along the way. But the fact is that as much as he is an able left back, he is far from being the offensive inspiration, Roberto Carlos-like, inch perfect crossing mastermind he was last year. His reputation superseeds him.
Thuram: mr. One Of The Best has become mr. Over The Hill. His time at Juve has been turbulent but he's clearly hit a downward slope. In the first 30 minutes against Liverpool last week he made Cannavaro look twice as good as him. He is shaky and not nearly as solid as he once was (Ferrara, Montero anyone?). It's simply unfair to other players out there to claim that we have the best central defence.
Del Piero: it's been done to death and I don't think anyone really overrates him anymore.
On par: Blasi, Emerson, Tacchinardi, Cannavaro, Buffon
Exceeding expectation: Camoranesi,
Zalayeta 
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