well it was a very hard game against a tough team that i would rate much better than some teams in serie A(if they played like they did last night).And guys remember we played away against 80,000 screaming napoleatans who were throwing stuff every time someone tried to throw a ball from the touchline.So a draw isnt that bad.
DD started with a 4-3-2-1 formtion, and we did well in the first half.Very solid in the back and infront there were some chances here and there.2nd half we continued controlling the midfield and the pace of the game until Alex scored that freekick. Then for like 15 mins it was just constant attacks by Napoli, and it was like eventually they were going to score if the same personnel stayed there for us. We didnt push much after their goal only some counter attacks that didnt cause any problems.
Gigi-Had a great reflex save before the Napoli goal, he couldn't do anything abt their goal though as it was from point blank range.Organised the defence well but other than that didnt have much to do.
Balza-i thought he had a solid game,he takes some blame for the goal though.Couldn't venture forward much but he had some good crosses in the first half.Overall hes doing well and getting back to his old form from last season
Chiellini-Very good solid game, great tackles,pressure and in the air.He didnt put a foot wrong all game imo.Its a big advantage for us to have someone who is very effective on two delicate positions.
Legro-He was doing well, especially in the air before he got injured.It was expected that there wasn't a great deal of understanding between him and the players, but he did well overall.Lets hope his shoulder is alrite.
Biri-He was better in the first half in RB, not the best but he was doing well. After legro got injured, he was the weakest link especially in the air.He is not a CB and he shouldnt ever be considered to play there, i would gladly play a youth player ahead of him.
paro-He had a great game imo.Excellent distribution,vision, and the occasional tough tackle.What i liked and thought was different is that he worked harder. Lets hope he builds up on this performance.
zanetti-This guy is a machine, runs and never stops.He helped the forwards a bit as well.Solid game overall.
Marchisio-everyone is chanting his name and rightfully so.Just his 2nd game, 80,000 screaming fans and he plays like hes been there for 10 years.Good skills, hard work and even has a bit of a vision and shooting there as well.MOM
Camo-played in an unfamilier role, he is not at his best when he plays there but still worked hard and tried to supply the crosses and the through pases. He was a bit isolated at most times and couldn't link up with the players next to him especially in the first half.
Alex-great free kick, simply delightful. He played a good game imo, gave the defenders a good run for their money and tried to lik with Zala as much as he could and there was some interplay between them.
Zala-He was there purely for his physical nature nothing more. He was very bad imo, he had just one or two layoffs to the incoming players in the whole game where thats essentially his role. And why the hell can't he just hold the line, he fell easily in an offside position about 3-4 times. He should've been subbed but he was still there.
DD-First time he is faced with a tacitcal decision and he failed imo. Reja got the best of him last night.He started with the right formation and players (Even Zalayeta, you need the physical presence there especially at the begining).After our goal is my problem with what happend-
Why was zebina on the bench if he wasnt going to play.We were faced with the exact scenario where zebina would get in.Legro got injured and he moves biri there???why we he could just introduce zebina there who is better in the air and with his challenges.
They were just pilling up the pressure on us and we were hanging there by a thread.
Also he saw that we need some counter attacks , zala couldn't produce that and i would've introduced Bojinov there as we could've finished the game right there with one well worked counter.