[Serie A] JUVENTUS 2 - 3 Cagliari (01/31/09) (87 Viewers)
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I'm going to apply a different take on the match today. I have a fever and feel like absolute crap rolled up on my couch, and the match made it worse.
But first of all, hats off to Cagliari. They deserved to win. They schooled us, and the best team won. Their counterattacking was vicious, their defense in the box was pretty solid -- particularly in the last 20 minutes of the match. They seemed to have far more possession than Juve as the game wound down, with better passes, aggressive play, etc.
Juve look dreadful on defense. The marking was poor today. And our usual reliables were piss poor. Giving up 3 goals at home against Cagliari is inexcusable. But with the way we played, we were lucky it wasn't 4 goals.
Buffon - 5 - Sure he wasn't given much of a chance with attackers on jailbreak today. But he did little all match to connect with the ball. He did little to come out of goal and make Cagliari alter their shot. He should be capable of better.
Mellberg - 4 - Nervy, unassured, gives up the ball way too often. Poster child for our defensive woes.
Legro - 4.5 - Where was he? Did some things offensively, but we needed him more at the other end.
Chellini - 4 - One of the worst matches I've ever seen Chiellini play. He wasn't in the match the whole game.
Molinaro - 5.5 - Our best defender. Had some nice moves to drive the ball forward, and he prevented some crosses. But he needed to get back on those jailbreaks.
Marchionni - 4 - Dreadful marking on that first goal. Lots of running, but didn't get us anywhere.
Sissoko - 5 - Destroyed very little today. Possession was dreadful too.
Zanetti - 4.5 - Played like he was injured before he got injured.
Nedved - 6 - An impact player today.
Del Piero - 5 - Couldn't spring anything. Couldn't unlock Cagliari's defense.
Amauri - 5 - Spent most of the day extremely frustrated. I was too.
Subs:
Marchisio - 5.5 - I've seen him come out with a stronger defensive presence, which we sorely needed today. A couple bad passes, but most were decent. But needed to do so much more for possession.
Iaquinta - 4 - *Crickets*
Grygera - 5 - Sadly, he was better than Chiellini today and Mellberg. Perhaps combined. And yet he wasn't that good.
Coach:
Ranieri - 5 - Didn't have an answer for the counterattacks. His hand was forced for a number of his subs, so I can't fault him too much there. The team came back but choked in the second half.
But first of all, hats off to Cagliari. They deserved to win. They schooled us, and the best team won. Their counterattacking was vicious, their defense in the box was pretty solid -- particularly in the last 20 minutes of the match. They seemed to have far more possession than Juve as the game wound down, with better passes, aggressive play, etc.
Juve look dreadful on defense. The marking was poor today. And our usual reliables were piss poor. Giving up 3 goals at home against Cagliari is inexcusable. But with the way we played, we were lucky it wasn't 4 goals.
Buffon - 5 - Sure he wasn't given much of a chance with attackers on jailbreak today. But he did little all match to connect with the ball. He did little to come out of goal and make Cagliari alter their shot. He should be capable of better.
Mellberg - 4 - Nervy, unassured, gives up the ball way too often. Poster child for our defensive woes.
Legro - 4.5 - Where was he? Did some things offensively, but we needed him more at the other end.
Chellini - 4 - One of the worst matches I've ever seen Chiellini play. He wasn't in the match the whole game.
Molinaro - 5.5 - Our best defender. Had some nice moves to drive the ball forward, and he prevented some crosses. But he needed to get back on those jailbreaks.
Marchionni - 4 - Dreadful marking on that first goal. Lots of running, but didn't get us anywhere.
Sissoko - 5 - Destroyed very little today. Possession was dreadful too.
Zanetti - 4.5 - Played like he was injured before he got injured.
Nedved - 6 - An impact player today.
Del Piero - 5 - Couldn't spring anything. Couldn't unlock Cagliari's defense.
Amauri - 5 - Spent most of the day extremely frustrated. I was too.
Subs:
Marchisio - 5.5 - I've seen him come out with a stronger defensive presence, which we sorely needed today. A couple bad passes, but most were decent. But needed to do so much more for possession.
Iaquinta - 4 - *Crickets*
Grygera - 5 - Sadly, he was better than Chiellini today and Mellberg. Perhaps combined. And yet he wasn't that good.
Coach:
Ranieri - 5 - Didn't have an answer for the counterattacks. His hand was forced for a number of his subs, so I can't fault him too much there. The team came back but choked in the second half.
I'm sorry but Buffon got a 6 on vinmans ratings 
To answer the poll, the players lost us the game. 2 of Ranieri's sub's were forced, and the only option for Marchionni was to bring on another forward to go for the win. Bringing on any1 else and he would be accused of not wanting 3 pts. He did nothing different in this game compared to the rest of the season in terms of tactics or player selections, therefore it was the players who lost us the match.
The defense was terrible. Chiellini included. Our offside trap failed on 2 of their goals, sending some1 in alone vs Buffon. Molinaro was the only player who did a decent job.
The midfield provided nothing, and was very disorganized, especially after Zanetti went off. Marchionni was drifting out to the left, Nedved in the middle, Momo was caught to high up the pitch at times, and Marchisio was not sure where he needed to be. Nedved played better than usual, but it wasn't anything noteworthy. As for Marchionni, I can't wait till Camo gets back.
Del Piero and Amauri were the only players who had decent games. Both worked hard and created chances single handedly, but they had no1 to link up with or play off.
Hopefully we iron out these issues b4 Chelsea or we are truly fucked.
The defense was terrible. Chiellini included. Our offside trap failed on 2 of their goals, sending some1 in alone vs Buffon. Molinaro was the only player who did a decent job.
The midfield provided nothing, and was very disorganized, especially after Zanetti went off. Marchionni was drifting out to the left, Nedved in the middle, Momo was caught to high up the pitch at times, and Marchisio was not sure where he needed to be. Nedved played better than usual, but it wasn't anything noteworthy. As for Marchionni, I can't wait till Camo gets back.
Del Piero and Amauri were the only players who had decent games. Both worked hard and created chances single handedly, but they had no1 to link up with or play off.
Hopefully we iron out these issues b4 Chelsea or we are truly fucked.
Slept right after the match and woke up just now... But I'm still feeling bitter about this loss...
Andy, Ranieri should take some of the blame for this loss, but you are really stupid to claim that he lost us this match... He put in Marchisio for Zanetti... Right call because Marchisio was playing well and should have made the starting lineup... then he put in Iaquinta for Marchi, again right call... Then he put in Grygera for Chiellini... No other choice there... In the course of the match the only time Ranieri could have done something wrong was at the HT team talk, which we have no idea what he said...
So who's to blame for the defeat? Global Warming
I suggest we play with out Primevera players for the rest of the season... They'd play much better than the players we have now and would show more commitment... and make Molinaro the captain of that team... He's the only one givin it his all...
Andy, Ranieri should take some of the blame for this loss, but you are really stupid to claim that he lost us this match... He put in Marchisio for Zanetti... Right call because Marchisio was playing well and should have made the starting lineup... then he put in Iaquinta for Marchi, again right call... Then he put in Grygera for Chiellini... No other choice there... In the course of the match the only time Ranieri could have done something wrong was at the HT team talk, which we have no idea what he said...
So who's to blame for the defeat? Global Warming
I suggest we play with out Primevera players for the rest of the season... They'd play much better than the players we have now and would show more commitment... and make Molinaro the captain of that team... He's the only one givin it his all...