[Serie A] JUVENTUS 1-2 Roma (Jan. 23rd 2010) (29 Viewers)

swag

L'autista
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Sep 23, 2003
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Ciro's had a record breaking season so far,
What record next to break?
This is the biggest problem of all. It's not just a struggle in a crisis. It's that we're breaking so many records in the process.

Our team can't pass, create and have any flow whatsoever. How is that not the coaches fault?
The first half we created a lot of crosses and other chances that we never could get finished. We should have scored in the first half but didn't. I can't blame Ferrara for that.
 

Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
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Even if it was his fault, I don't see what's your point.
He's an AMC, he's not expected to know how to mark players anyway.

If it was Giovinco playing as a right-midfielder (another AM, just like Candreva) and failed to mark Riise, would the reactions here be the same?

We have three of our defenders going at the single attacker in our box. I blame the defense here and the coach who knows shit about setting the defense, even though he himself was a great defender.
I consider Candreva to be a box to box midfielder. He can play on the right because he has before, both for the Azzurrini and in Serie A. How can you say he's not expected to mark players when he's done it in the past?

Come on. He's at least partly to blame.

And it's not just me saying he can play on the right. People have been going on and on about how he can do well as a right-sided box to box or attacking midfielder.
 

Stu

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Jul 14, 2002
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Even if it was his fault, I don't see what's your point.
He's an AMC, he's not expected to know how to mark players anyway.

If it was Giovinco playing as a right-midfielder (another AM, just like Candreva) and failed to mark Riise, would the reactions here be the same?

We have three of our defenders going at the single attacker in our box. I blame the defense here and the coach who knows shit about setting the defense, even though he himself was a great defender.
Midfielders aren't supposed to know how to mark?
 

Mike-e-y

Senior Member
Jul 18, 2004
11,188
another game another loss. So that makes it 8 for the season.... EIGHT... and we have 31 points from 21 rounds of football. I hope we dont get relegated this season.

Have we ever had a season before where we have lost EIGHT games in the league by late january??

Not to mention the 2 losses in the CL. Every positive record we held seems to have been destroyed. Chievo ended their taboo, we ended our CL non-loss streak at home. We conceded the most goals at home in the CL. Roma have beat us in turin.... What a bunch of losers
 

swag

L'autista
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Sep 23, 2003
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swag, is that Cirocky making his escape from the Olimpico in your avatar?
No. That's just something I Photoshopped from stock photos and revived -- it was my avatar from when we were in Serie B... since we're well on our way back. :frown:
 

Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
116,183
In the middle of the pitch, not in the six yard box. That would be the right back.
Riise is the left-back. That's not Sali's man in a man-to-man system, nor not necessarily in a zone system either. The midfield is expected to pick up the extra players coming in, although Hassan can be blamed for not providing help.

Either way, Candreva is partly to blame.
 

Dostoevsky

Tzu
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May 27, 2007
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i have so much rage in me.

I WANT TO BANG the face Secco an all the other motherfuckers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You got one infraction for capital letters even though you went too far and deserved 4pts for insulting board, still, I now warn you. Stop doing that or otherwise you'll get the other one too.

If you are frustrated that much go log out for a bit and then come back. Personally this is nothing new for me.
 

Salvo

J
Moderator
Dec 17, 2007
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regardless he ran the whole field and had where he was behind riise how could he get to the ball? fly?

its the whole defenses fault not his.
 

Alen

Ѕenior Аdmin
Apr 2, 2007
54,000
I consider Candreva to be a box to box midfielder. He can play on the right because he has before, both for the Azzurrini and in Serie A. How can you say he's not expected to mark players when he's done it in the past?

Come on. He's at least partly to blame.

And it's not just me saying he can play on the right. People have been going on and on about how he can do well as a right-sided box to box or attacking midfielder.
But he's an attacking player. We all laughed at Ranieri and other coaches who didn't play Giovinco and some others because "they can't defend" and now we suddenly expect from our attacking players to defend.

If Candreva used to play as a winger (so did Seba, btw), it doesn't make him a defender, or even a box to box midfielder. The boy himself said that he's an attacking midfielder and the AMC role is his role. Not a winger, not a box to box midfielder and certainly not a defender.
 

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