First of all rest in peace Pantani, I do no not follow the sport but its always sad when someone young dies, most especially if that person has touched so many hearts
To the game, well I guess the good thing is that we won 3 points by beating a very modest but spirited side
I do hope we are really saving ourselves for the Cl cos this performance is not good enuff at all
We have players who are just way to slow in releasing the ball , by the time they do so, the opposition defence have already recouped
To not have an ounce of creativity in the midfield is a huge shame and the defence still contrives to make basic errors even when they are not under pressure
Its obvious the defence and perhaps the whole team are suffering from a huge lack of confidence
Buffon apart from a very good save from Cozza whom in all honesty ought to have scored , had a relatively easy day 6
Zambrotta was quite ordinary on the right and was one of the culprits of not releasin the ball on time and his silly backward header almost released Cozza to score for the second time 5.5
Pessotto, has always been steady but not spectacular and I used to really like him but now he is just a waste of space, takes more silly touches than he should and his passes are just awful 5
Thuram not as commanding as I would hope he would be but in fairness he was not severly tested just brushed of the ball by the impressive Stellone which led to the Cozza chance 6
Leggrotaglie, still feels me with uncertainty and had an average game 5.5
Maresca , everyone favourite, tries way too hard and for me the signs of greatness is when you make the play look ridiculously simple by doing the simple things very well but Maresca makes football seem difficult by always trying the impossible pass, way too eager to impress everyone but the simple passes he could not execute as he was trying perhaps to show off . In saying that unlucky to be subbed 6
Conte not sure if you want to win the big games , this guys should still be playing in your first team, totally anonymous 5
Nedved starting to show his Cl form in the league, tries too hard, to his credit but I still hate the way he always goes down as if shot every time you tackle him 5.5
Tacchinardi the best of a mediocre bunch of midfielders, just kept things simple and flowing something Maresca fails to do 6.5
Di Vaio was just awful, link up play , rubbish, hold up play, worse, just not my cup of tea at all 4.5
Dp was alright , still not anywhere near his best but still far and away the most talented in our roster, the last move was worth the entrance fee alone 6.5
Appiah, the best I have seen from him in a while at least he did not give the ball away