Match
What can there be said? Did we outclass them, or were they awful? I believe we had the an average line up at a first glance. We showed up and started attacking, we had a period of boredom but we got our first goal, Legro headed it down and Trez did the business. And some say he is inconsistent, while he leads the scoring charts for Serie A...
Second goal came at just the right time. We needed something to put us into the break with comfort and to make Claudio's job in the dressing room easier. The second goal was well worked. Camo put in the cross, Vincenzo got to it and showed determination to get to the ball. Most other players would have gone down in hope for a penalty but I liked the way he got up and finished the move. The Criscito/Neddy incident was great, "Ill do the business boy!". Pavel is a tough nut
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Half time came and went. Palermo started off the second half looking for a goal but they seemed to run out of steam with 30 minutes left. In that time it was funny to see Nocerino and Simplico square up looking for a fight, before the giant figure of Amauri came out sorted it out
I wouldn't have messed either Rino!
One part of the match stood out to me, and it was to see a defender chasing the ball with Iaquinta behind. Vinny caught him up, used his strength to win the ball and passed it into the area (poorly). This is what we don't get when we start Del Piero. On tired legs I think our captain is more useful. I hope Iaquinta and Mauro didn't get major injuries and that they are fit for next week.
Third goal was immense. Del Piero smugly put a free kick in after being on for a few minutes. He is underrated as he is great at the free kick. Then the best part of my match happened, which was to see Marchionni come on the pitch. This dude has been hampered with injuries for so long and it was awesome to see him play a part in a great game for us. Palermo had a corner which we cleared nicely. The ball was played to Del Piero who had one man in his way, he played a weighted through ball to Marco for his first Serie A goal for us. That was my highlight of the match, by a long distance.
Fifth goal was not a penalty. I'm guaranteeing that. The Palermo defender did not touch Nedved greatly, and I think it was partly a trip by Pavel. Ill not lie and say I didn't want a penalty out of it, I'm just being honest. I wasn't fussed over who took it either. Marchionni would have been my choice but all we needed was it to hit the net, which Alessandro did with ease. Last kick of the game, and we hammered them. I liked the dancing Nedveds in the stand also, they were animated.
All in all our play was very wide today and we opened up their defense like a can of beans. Our best performance of the season, against tough opposition. That is encouraging for us fans to see
Player Ratings:
Buffon - 6
Superman had little to do today. One good save, the planet is safe.
Molinaro - 5
Lost possession too easily I thought. He didn't really look confident in his passes. He was dissapointing today for me, but he is all we have for the time being.
Criscito - 5.5
Average. As most of our defense, he had little to do. Never really got going and made a few bad errors. I hope he improves with age.
Legrottaglie - 5.5
He assisted Trez for his goal but I wasn't too sure on is performance. There was no bother to him but if there was I wouldn't have been convinced he got to the ball cleanly.
Zebina - 5
Who hushed him up? He was like a mouse, nothing like the Zebina I want to see who bombs forward making strong tackles and runs. I like the noisy Jonathan.
Nedved - 9 (Man of the match)
I remember criticising his performance 2 matches ago. I said he was slow, too old and should retire as soon as possible. He proved me wrong. Ill give him man of the match aswell. He put in a brilliant performance. He made good runs, rarely lost possession and was a great influence to our younger players. Bravo Pavel
int:
Zanetti - 6.5
Quiet by his standards. I thought he played very deep and should have been given more freedom in the second half. At least he did his job properly.
Nocerino - 8
Played nicely, he was always eating and biting away at opponents legs and he never gave in. Was Zanetti in disguise. I give him credit for doing that today. I also think in a fight, he could have taken Simplico.
Camoranesi - 7.5
He put the ball in for Vinny's goal and made convincing runs for us. It shows that we desperately need him in the squad as we are short on wingers. His running against the age of Milan will be fun to see!
Iaquinta - 8
Great determination for the goal he scored. I liked his play and his strength he gave us. He earned this call up and he didn't dissapoint me.
Trezeguet - 7.5
I saw him make crosses today. I saw him go wide on the flanks. I liked his goal. That is Treeguet, top scorer in Serie A and not called up for the French national team.
Del Piero - 8
Our captain scored a lovely free kick, he showed Raffaele who is boss on the pitch and he is better when coming off the bench. He assisted a goal, he grabbed 2 himself and he is even closer to breaking new records. What a guy.
Marchionni - 8
This dude deserved every bit of celebration he could have got after scoring. I feel really sorry for him about his injuries so hopefully karma has come to rescue him and make him a great player.
Palladino - N/A
Im not sure what happened between him and Del Piero but hopefully it finished when they went into the dressing room.
Ranieri - 9
People criticised him for the team sheet he gave out. After 90 minutes, we understand why he made that choice. The Tiago situation is more then just what we think in my opinion...
Forza Juventus!
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