A home loss against last placed Catania. Looks like we have really hit rock bottom now.
First of, I don't think we deserved to lose this one. Not that we played a great, or even good game (first half was one of our worst performances yet), but this truly is a harsh result.
Had we approached the 1st half in the same manner as the second, we would not have needed to take chances at the back near the end of the game.
Really strange that, considering our recent run of games, we still start games in such a lacklustre manner.
Makes you wonder if there are some players who just don't give a damn. Sure, part of the blame goes to the coach because he choses the tactics and formations. But I feel that the players who do receive a starting spot should at least try to do something.
Manninger 5 - I'm obviously not blaming him for the loss but it's difficult to rate him as he had very little to do.
Caceres 5 - Sloppy game. His positional problems were there for everyone to see.
Legrottaglie 5,5 - Some excellent tackles & positioning coupled with some glaring mistakes. Possibly our only player who was better in the 1st half than in the 2nd.
Cannavaro 5,5 - Mixed the good with the bad. Shaky 1st half, improved in the 2nd.
Grosso 5,5 - Quite dangerous going forward at times but he always made the wrong decision(s). At times insecure in defence, but he did make a few necessary interventions.
Marchisio 6 - Nothing brilliant, but probably our best player out there.
Melo 3 - Nice to see that he's working hard to counter all the criticism that he has received.
Tiago 4 - Pretty poor, even when you don't consider the foolish foul in our area.
Diego 5,5 - Credit where it's due: nice assist and some other good moves. He needs to think & act a lot faster though and at times he just looks so clueless.
Amauri 5 - Tried to get involved but was simply not good enough.
Trezeguet 5 - Comparable to Amauri.
Salihamidzic 5,5 - Calm finish & 1 other good attacking move. But I wasn't really that satisfied with his work in the middle. Sure, he was an improvement over Melo but that's not saying much. Hell, we could replace Melo with a cardboard box and it would also be an improvement.
Giovinco 4,5 - Rather poor. Still, we should do everything possible to grant him a starting spot after the winter break.
Del Piero 5 - Only a very limited impact on the game.