++ [ originally posted by Majed ] ++
My Ratings:
Buffon - [6] was confident, but fumbled a corner and by his high standards, he should have saved that first goal from a tight angle. Get's an extra .5 for the Vieri header save.
Zebina - [7] Did well defensively and pushed forward durring attack. I'm honeslty surprised at how confident and tough he is. Well done marking Adriano in the first half too.
Thuram - [6] Did well most of the game. His mis-timed header attempt that was clumsy could have cost Juve a PK. Bad positioning on both goals.
Cannavaro - [7] Made some very nicely-timed interceptions and tackles. Held Adriano well in the second half. Played more like a stopper than a sweeper.
Zambrotta - [6] Was good defensively, but didn't offer much in attack. I don't blame him for Adriano's goal. Quiet game for him.
Blasi - [6] Ran for the ball, made some good tackles and kept decent posession, though Stankovic was running free for patches durring the game. Was caught ball-watching when Recoba made that chip to Vieri leading to the first goal.
Emerson - [7.5] Linked the attack and defense very well. Made some great tackles and challanges. shot the ball into the stands from a good postition though.. I'll let that slide for all the good that he's done.
Nedved - [7] Did very well, but doesn't deserve an 8 because his goal was lucky as the shot was straight to Toldo. Positioned well in attack, but many passes never came from Zlatan and Zala.
Camoranesi - [7.5] Well done. Dribbled well, tackled well, passed better than usual, defended well too. His crosses weren't as sharp today though.
Zlatan - [6.5] It's great to have a player as tough as him who receive long balls and holds up defenders. Howeverm, I'm still not very convinced with him. He attempts tricky moves when a simple move is quicker and will do more damage. Attempting these moves and flicks in midfield is just reckless. Gets extra points for tracking back and helping out the defense. Cordoba dealt well with him considering the difference in height.
Zala - [6] First, let me start by saying that he's a great RESERVE STRIKER. He's no replacement for Trez though. For those who say that he did very well, I disagree. "Well," yes, but not "very well."
<<1>> His/Nedved's 'goal' was pure luck. I won't give him ANY credit for this goal just as I won't put ANY blame on Thuram for deflecting a Reggina shot away from Buffon and into the net.
<<2>> The PK that he caused was a mistake by Inter's defense. His 2nd touch to that attack forced him to round the keeper. The ball went to far and had toldo not hacked him down, Ze Maria and the Mihalovic(?) probably would have blocked a wide angle shot. In addition, his passing was very poor. His vision was horrible as he only knows how to pass to Camoranesi. On a few occasions he could have opened up the Inter defense with a pass to Nedved. I gave him credit though for running a lot and not loosing the ball while it's under his feet.
Capello - [5.5] This guy doesn't sub much. His last night was "If it ain't broke, then don't fix it" However, when you're opponents change to a 4-2-4 formation (With Zanetti and Ze Maria given more freedom to push forward), you need to get busy and counter that.
What I would have done at 2-1 down:
Sub1 (@ 70'): Sub Blasi as he seemed tired (as Ghassan mentioned above) with Tacchinardi. Fresh legs were really needed.
Sub2 (After Inter's 1st goal): Take out Zalayeta or Zlatan and put Tudor to play 5-4-1. They had two tall forwards on (Vieri & Adriano). Wih Recoba and Martins pushing on each wing, Zebina and Zambrotta needed to be given more freedom to go wide. Pessotto would have done that, but it cost the width in the midfield.
Sub3 (After Inter's 1st goal): Olivera for Camo. For counter attacking. Camo looked tired.