Quick match report:
Good game, especially the first half had some exciting stuff. One of the best halves(match-wise) i've seen all season.
We started out aggresive and gritty, while the fiorentina players were spread out over the entire pitch. Giving all the players a lot of space, making for an open match. A lot of chances for both sides mixed with good combinations and tense duels made for an entertaining first half. We took the lead soon, after Emerson punished some awfull Fiorentina defending with a good through ball. The through ball allowed Ibrahimovic free a passage to the fiorentina goal to assist Trez, to score into an empty net. After some chances again on both sides, I felt our side took control of the match and dictated the tempo of the game. Sadly though, it was Fiorentina who scored out of nowhere to equalise.
Second half was quite average, especially compared to the first half. With more and more irritations and aggrivations as the match went on. We were lucky to survive that Toni shot oof the post, after Vieria lost possesion(one of the many times he did so) and Abbiati made a big error in his judgement by leaving his goal. Luckily though the goal came for us in the final minutes, Trezeguet's leap of faith assisted Camoranesi for a simple finish.
Ratings:
Abbiati: Hot and cold. Lucky more hot than cold. He made a few good saves. Though one major error, when he came out of his goal to meet Toni. Only for Toni's shot to hit the post. 6
Zambrotta: Was decent. Okay in defence and wasn't bad in attack. Some good moves in the latter stage of the match. Not his best match 6
Thuram: An animal in defence. 7
Cannavaro: A beast. 7
Chiellini: Not his best so far, looked nervous on the ball. Otherwise non existant, like our entire left flank. 5.5
Vieira: Not his best so far... In fact, his WORST so far! He was absolutely awfull. After the match wore on, I got scared when Vieira got the ball. He lost the ball, ever so often. Made bad passes and his defending wasn't up to scratch. He was more of an added value to Fiorentina than to our team. Most of Fiorentina's chances, were created through the countless Vieira mistakes. 4.5
Emerson: Luckily Emerson, was their to cover for Vieira. Opposite to Vieria, he made great passes, set up a goal and did well defensively. 7
Nedved: Him and Chiellini were like ghosts. He wasn't involved in the play, untill the latter minutes of the game. Shame to see him play like this, especially with an in-form Mutu on the bench. 5.5
Camoranesi: My man of the match. Good play overall, Great tricks and skills. Beat Pasqual regularly and created quite a few chances. Not to mention scoring a goal. Shame he is out of the Cagliari match, due to a stupid foul 7.5
Ibrahimovic: Did pretty well. Another assist for him. Had some nice moves, and tried to find Trezeguet several times. 6.5
Trezeguet: Another typical Trezeguet performance, though +.5 for assist this time as well. 6.5
Capello 6: His well-oiled machine won again. Though I wasn't content with the way he handled the substitutions. Or better yet, how he did not handle them. Our left flank was non-existant, yet he does not bring on Mutu? With such a great bench, he wait's untill the '88th minute to make a substitution?