++ [ originally posted by Vinman
] ++
I made it known in another thread that I now call Cap "TRAP", for his defensive attitude, and losing leads late in the game...
Amen to that.
Turning my attention to my second favorite team today, I caught the Livorno-Milan match. What a thing of beauty. What's scary for Milan isn't just the scoreline, but the fact that Livorno played really well against them and completely
deserved the three points. Kaka played like, well, crap. Sheva was mostly held out of being an influence on the match.
But most of all, I had to give my complete admiration for how Livorno set a standard for Juve on how to hold on to a lead. After our pathetic outcomes against Parma, Cagliari, and Inter in recent weeks, here Livorno did far more than just try to dump the ball downfield and hold on to their miniscule lead by packing things in infront of their own goal. They challenged, the won possession, they continued to poke through for fast breaks and kept the Milan defense honest. Ahhhh ... I only
wish that Juve could play with the level of commitment and tactics that Livorno displayed today on how to hold on to a lead.
Forza Livorno!