i have to agree with almost everything over here apart from the opinions people share on cassano's attitude.
he's a time bomb.yes.
is it all due to totti's infulence?no.
the general attitude at roma is poisonous.and im not defending totti,but blaming him for everything negative at the club is not right.we being juventus fans hate totti to the limit,but lets face it,he is a fantastic player,the sad thing is that he leads one of the most self destructive teams in europe.im sure that totti doesnt go around preaching hate in the roma lockeroom.at almost 29 years of age,i beleive that he does try to do his best for the club,and i dont agree with people who say that totti is to blame for cassano's attitude.people need to realize that totti has almost single handedly turned a mid table club into one that is capable of challenging for the scudetto.people need to realize that totti doesnt make roma fall,rather roma makes totti fall.and i dont think any captain in italy has the same weight on his shoudlers like the one totti has.he is the ONE player who is supposed to make roma rise from the ashes time and again.and even though im not a roma fan,i do belive that next season roma might well be back to their best.
the totti chain then moves on to cassano.i strongly disagree with people who place all the blame for cassano's attitude on totti.like i said before,the general atttitude at roma is poisonous,from the fans to the players,the patience level is zero,the expectations are sky high,and when the players succumb to the pressure,their attitude takes a nose dive too.
cassano's attitude has got more to do with the club he's at,rather than the player who captains him.roma probably have the most frustrated squad in italy rite now,and that frustration then moves on the pitch.
from challenging for the scudetto one year,to ALMOST being caught in a relegation dog fight the next year,the players will get frustrated.and you need to sympathize with them for that.
we all know that zlatan is a player who had quite a few discipline issues himself before joining juventus.but did he get out of hand at juventus?no he didnt.true,capello did his bit to keep him focused,but the external factors played a major role in keeping zlatan focused too.he was at a SUCCESFUL club,a club that is almost guaranteed success,and this is something cassano is not a part of.at roma,he is a part of a very inconsistent club that has players of immense ability,but can self destruct anytime.if he joins juventus,i do feel that the general attitude prevailing at the club will calm down his destructiveness.the discipline level at juventus is far greater than the one at roma,the fans at juventus are feel less volatile and unsympathetic than the ones at roma.once he leaves roma,his attitude will change with or WITHOUT capello.true,capello is his mentor,but it does not necessarily mean that he will cling to capello everywhere he goes.i belive that once he joins juventus,he will win trophies,and he will develop a bond with juventus,which could well be greater than the bond he has with capello.he wants success,if juventus can provide him with success,with or without capello,im sure he would be content.
ccoming on to his discipline problems,well.bad discipline is not always a sign of bad things.diego maradona,eric cantona,geroge best..remember them?they werent saints.but i dont think any one can deny that they were some of the greatest players the game ever saw.juventus had davids.he was far from being a saint,and what is he regarded as now?one of the best midfielders juventus had in recent times.
give cassano a chance,
let him move out of roma,and into juventus.
i do belive that he will change for the better.
and will he join juventus this season?i think he will.