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Milan misdirection embarrassing
Adriano Galliani’s outburst means the on-pitch ignominy suffered by Milan stretches further than the field, writes Sam Lewis.
Clearly, to be embarrassed on the pitch wasn’t enough for Adriano Galliani. After Juventus confirmed that the 24-point gap between the two sides was as obvious on the field of play as it is on the Serie A table, the Milan CEO raged that Juventus 'control the replays’, after a marginal officiating decision allowed Carlos Tevez to run free and score.
The back and forth followed, escalating beyond the Rossonero official’s vitriol – a collection of tweets shot between the two clubs began before an official statement from Juventus branded the losing Milan as 'trying to mask the result’ with a 'farcical’ claim.
In the end, it doesn’t really matter. Unlike the 'gol di Muntari’ scandal that Galliani claims an image of is still on his phone, Milan-Juve doesn’t mean a great deal for the top of the Italian League table when one side is over 20 points behind with just under half the season’s fixture schedule still remaining. Sadly, the Rossoneri are closer to a mid-table clash with Udinese than a title decider with Juventus.
Additionally, the Tevez goal was one of three in a clear-cut victory where the gap between the two was evident throughout. In fact, had Claudio Marchisio’s effort off the post snuck in, a 4-1 win would have been more reflective of the difference in the two sides’ performances than the disallowing of Tevez’s goal to make it 2-1.
The battle over what appears to be mere feet is quite representative of a deeper issue with Milan. Tevez may or may not have been onside – the call is difficult to make when the striker and defender are almost parallel with each other. However, what was clear to see was the difference between a well-coached side with identity, discipline and talent – and one without.
Instead of verbalising his aggression over the apparent pursuit of justice, Galliani should give a fair hearing to some undeniable truths. Sulley Muntari was captain against Juventus, a player whose quality is so bereft of the history and gravity of the fixture that 10 years ago it’s hard to see the Ghanaian reach the pitch as anything other than a ball boy.
Instead, the former Portsmouth man leads out one of Europe’s biggest names in what was once one of Europe’s biggest fixtures. His showing on the night in question was indicative of his misplacement.
Another fact was that Juventus beat Milan for the fifth consecutive time, a feat not achieved since 1984 – before Silvio Berlusconi’s takeover as President. It seems Milan have come back full circle. Something to ponder.
Another figure to consider? Three - the amount of goals conceded by Milan. And 24 - the amount of points that separate the two once title rivals. Then 12th - Milan’s place in the Serie A table. One - the amount of victories in the last eight games, as well as the number of wins had in 2015. No 81 - on the back of defender Cristian Zaccardo, the man who forgot how a high defensive line works, allowing Tevez to slip free and score. No 13 - for Adil Rami, the defender brought on by Filippo Inzaghi while 3-1 down with 12 minutes left to play.
Instead, it’s a discussion of parallel lines on social media, an irony considering the connection between quality and results appears to be lost on the people for whom it should be most plain. Adriano Galliani seems as analytical and calculated as ever, but he’s just looking at the wrong picture. Or at least, the wrong table.
Adriano Galliani’s outburst means the on-pitch ignominy suffered by Milan stretches further than the field, writes Sam Lewis.
Clearly, to be embarrassed on the pitch wasn’t enough for Adriano Galliani. After Juventus confirmed that the 24-point gap between the two sides was as obvious on the field of play as it is on the Serie A table, the Milan CEO raged that Juventus 'control the replays’, after a marginal officiating decision allowed Carlos Tevez to run free and score.
The back and forth followed, escalating beyond the Rossonero official’s vitriol – a collection of tweets shot between the two clubs began before an official statement from Juventus branded the losing Milan as 'trying to mask the result’ with a 'farcical’ claim.
In the end, it doesn’t really matter. Unlike the 'gol di Muntari’ scandal that Galliani claims an image of is still on his phone, Milan-Juve doesn’t mean a great deal for the top of the Italian League table when one side is over 20 points behind with just under half the season’s fixture schedule still remaining. Sadly, the Rossoneri are closer to a mid-table clash with Udinese than a title decider with Juventus.
Additionally, the Tevez goal was one of three in a clear-cut victory where the gap between the two was evident throughout. In fact, had Claudio Marchisio’s effort off the post snuck in, a 4-1 win would have been more reflective of the difference in the two sides’ performances than the disallowing of Tevez’s goal to make it 2-1.
The battle over what appears to be mere feet is quite representative of a deeper issue with Milan. Tevez may or may not have been onside – the call is difficult to make when the striker and defender are almost parallel with each other. However, what was clear to see was the difference between a well-coached side with identity, discipline and talent – and one without.
Instead of verbalising his aggression over the apparent pursuit of justice, Galliani should give a fair hearing to some undeniable truths. Sulley Muntari was captain against Juventus, a player whose quality is so bereft of the history and gravity of the fixture that 10 years ago it’s hard to see the Ghanaian reach the pitch as anything other than a ball boy.
Instead, the former Portsmouth man leads out one of Europe’s biggest names in what was once one of Europe’s biggest fixtures. His showing on the night in question was indicative of his misplacement.Another fact was that Juventus beat Milan for the fifth consecutive time, a feat not achieved since 1984 – before Silvio Berlusconi’s takeover as President. It seems Milan have come back full circle. Something to ponder.
Another figure to consider? Three - the amount of goals conceded by Milan. And 24 - the amount of points that separate the two once title rivals. Then 12th - Milan’s place in the Serie A table. One - the amount of victories in the last eight games, as well as the number of wins had in 2015. No 81 - on the back of defender Cristian Zaccardo, the man who forgot how a high defensive line works, allowing Tevez to slip free and score. No 13 - for Adil Rami, the defender brought on by Filippo Inzaghi while 3-1 down with 12 minutes left to play.
Instead, it’s a discussion of parallel lines on social media, an irony considering the connection between quality and results appears to be lost on the people for whom it should be most plain. Adriano Galliani seems as analytical and calculated as ever, but he’s just looking at the wrong picture. Or at least, the wrong table.
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The muntari comment
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/socce...-to-prove-goal-was-not-offside-233011495.html
Replay-gate? Juventus accused of manipulating television replay to prove goal was not offside
By Leander Schaerlaeckens February 9, 2015 6:30 PM FC Yahoo
Italian powerhouse Juventus thumped its arch-rivals AC Milan 3-1 on Saturday, a rather dispiriting result for the once-mighty Milanese club.
But this being Italian soccer, things couldn't just be that simple.
The Italians have not only raised defensive soccer to an art form, but they have elevated gamesmanship and conspiracy-mongering as well. So Milan, naturally, cried foul after the game. Juve's Argentine striker Carlos Tévez was allegedly offside on the opening goal, which was given. And to acquit Tévez and themselves, Juve manipulated the replay on television. As a result, Milan shrieked breathlessly on Twitter.
The thing is, if this image is legit, the Rossoneri might have a point.
First, a little context. It's customary in soccer broadcasts to draw a line across the field – parallel to the halfway or the end line, depending on what's closest – to verify whether a player was offside on replays. You should also know that Juventus, for some reason, is the only club in Italy's Serie A that controls the broadcast feed to its own games.
Now take a look at the purported image from the broadcast that Milan tweeted out:
Secondo voi nel fermo immagine tv prodotto dalla Juventus, le due linee sono parallele? Per noi no #JuveMilan pic.twitter.com/VEanYEuQVf
— AC Milan (@acmilan) February 8, 2015
Does that line look parallel to the halfway line to you? We're no mathematicians here at FC Yahoo, but that looks more like a parallelogram than a rectangle.
Also, there is this: It took the feed provided by Juve an unusually long time to show that replay with the screenshot in question during the broadcast.
And finally, this: in the infamous Calciopoli scandal from a decade ago – a vast bribery scheme that found Juve to have been so egregious in getting "friendly referees" assigned to its own games that the club was punitively relegated to the second tier (Milan was also punished, by the way, albeit much less harshly) – Juve had allegedly manipulated TV images as well.
Leander Schaerlaeckens is a soccer columnist for Yahoo Sports. Follow him on Twitter @LeanderAlphabet.
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:wth:
Ofcourse it is.
Matches not being replayed becuase of Ref's mistakes(not this case but nvm).
Muntari goal?it was clear but nothing was replayed.
Many goals being scored over in Europe while being offsides and etc,nothing being replayed EVER.
That's part of the game.
So if it's satirical fine
If not,it's really stupid.
Matches not being replayed becuase of Ref's mistakes(not this case but nvm).
Muntari goal?it was clear but nothing was replayed.
Many goals being scored over in Europe while being offsides and etc,nothing being replayed EVER.
That's part of the game.
So if it's satirical fine
If not,it's really stupid.
