Dominic said:
Thanks guys.
Thanks for the compliment first. While I somewhat agree that Thuram made some crucial interceptions, I do think Thuram in particular should've done better at the conceded goal. When Comotto crossed the ball, Thuram, instead of covering at least one of the two attackers, stood there undecided what to do and decided to cover none of the Ascoli attackers. And about Cannavaro, it's just something about his presence, leadership and his grit that impresses me a lot.
It wasnt a compliment,it was a fact, a compliment would be: WOW Dominic that was the best review i ever saw
IMO Thuram was covering Ferrante together with Zebina
and they were around him,but it was Comotto the one who was all alone and able to try a clear cross,IMO it was partially Vieiras(make a wrong pass,the birth of the counterattack)partialy Zambro's fault (he was outruned here) and partialy Canna's because he left behind,
Thuram stood???
i dont think anybody stood at that ball,it was the fastest deployment of the entire game!!!
there was no way, Zebina or Thuram could stop Ferrante but with a foul
and because he was in a firing position that would have been red card, Thuram was there and tried to intercept the ball Comotto calculated especially for him not to reach it.Thuram also has a great presence, leadership etc and he showed them more times today IMO with those interceptions and his combinations with Zebi,Emo,Canna
Some people (not you Dominic) have a tendecy to blame Thuram for everything,
to accuse him for past mistakes, to compare him with the young Thuram, focus on his only weak spot(airgame) and not to judge for his present performance,
so no matter what he does people hurry to pre-judge him and under-rate him before the game because they feel he will leave us soon or he will start make mistakes soon because of his age.
I C this wasnt the case, u have ur own reasons...i respect them