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Franck

18 years ago

1 week ago

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20 Oct 2012 11:31:06

A game involving Chievo will never be the most interesting in a Serie A weekend. Never.

Anyway, Forza Napoli!

bluemoon.

17 years ago

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20 Oct 2012 11:32:51

Seconded.

Hopefully they fuck up those Bianconeri wankers.

Hibee

18 years ago

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588

20 Oct 2012 19:38:58

So far so good. Excellent goal from Hernanes and as for Candreva, he takes so many of those long shots that one's bound to go in every now and then. I think he had 7 against Pescara and never even hit the target. Still a long way to go though so hopefully I won't regret staying in to watch this.

Shame Napoli couldn't win earlier but it was the same old story with them, good Plan A but no Plan B so when Juve got the subs on and changed things a bit they couldn't react. If they had an intelligent coach they'd be a very dangerous side.

BR.

18 years ago

2 years ago

1,896

20 Oct 2012 19:47:19

Allegri's needs to go. Galliani and Berlusconi may have f*cked Milan over in the summer but it's still a good enough squad to be much higher up in the league than they are. From what I saw in the Inter game, and other defeats like the Samp one, they're pretty toothless.

jumberto

17 years ago

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1,111

20 Oct 2012 19:59:45

Nice goal from Pogba. Shame we didn't keep him.

Hibee

18 years ago

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588

20 Oct 2012 20:24:57

3-2 now, and that second for Milan's been coming. Good game for the neutrals this, both defenses have been absolutely dreadful.

Edit: Good to see Brocchi coming on. It was 50/50 in the summer whether his career could be over in the with all his injury issues.

DMT Abuse

12 years ago

8 years ago

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20 Oct 2012 20:27:35

Unlucky Napoli- still Juventus are a very nice side to watch and I love Carrera/Conti.

3-0 Lazio, 3-2 now!! Game on. Still, a defeat for Milan would be dire for Milan and Allegri.

BR.

18 years ago

2 years ago

1,896

20 Oct 2012 20:38:37

You got over the line in the end Hibee, good result.

Can't believe Milan have lost 5 from 8, that shouldn't be happening to any Milan team.

Hibee

18 years ago

4 years ago

588

20 Oct 2012 20:42:31

Jeeze, we don't make things easy for ourselves do we? To be fair Milan were a lot better after the break. Hopefully Allegri has the balls to drop KPB and the sense to use a system that gives Pazzini proper service.

They just need to sort out that defense. No side with the likes of Zapata, Acerbi and even Mexes should be starting the likes of Bonera and Yepes. Not sure why Antonini was picked ahead of Di Sciglio either, the kid's been one of their best players this season.

BR.

18 years ago

2 years ago

1,896

20 Oct 2012 21:13:25

Aye, starting Bonera and Yepes instead of Mexes and Zapata is baffling.

Just seen the Juve goals for the first time on Youtube. Great strike by Pogba.

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12 years ago

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418

20 Oct 2012 21:21:12

Superb goal from Pogba. Them Juve fans are brilliant

Ehmo

18 years ago

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20 Oct 2012 22:12:16

Shambles.

Jonas

18 years ago

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21 Oct 2012 22:24:47

16 Argentinians featured in tonight's Serie A game Inter V Catania.

BR.

18 years ago

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1,896

21 Oct 2012 22:25:36

Excellent result tonight. Feared the worst after the first 15 minutes, but after that we played some great stuff, we really are good to watch when we're in full flow. Totti's a genius and Osvaldo is lethal. We'll never be too strong at defending under Zeman, but I really like Castan, solid.

Udinese at home next, will be tough but should be capable of winning, need to be in good form before the derby.

Hibee

18 years ago

4 years ago

588

21 Oct 2012 22:36:59

By Jonas | Permalink | On 21 October 2012 - 23:24 PM

16 Argentinians featured in tonight's Serie A game Inter V Catania.

Aye, Catania's been a dumping ground for average Argentinian players for years now. They meet up with Inter's contingent and go to Zanetti's resturant after the game when in Milan.

Sam

18 years ago

2 years ago

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26 Oct 2012 13:36:46

Napoli charged with match fixing in a game against Sampdoria in 2010.

Cannavaro charged too.

Hibee

18 years ago

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588

26 Oct 2012 18:41:30

Napoli were charged because former keeper Matteo Gianello tried to fix the game with Samp in 2010 and Grava and Cannavaro have been charged with being aware of and not reporting what their keeper was up to, same thing as Conte at Siena. They also appear to have refused to join him in trying to fix the match.

Hibee

18 years ago

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588

28 Oct 2012 16:07:56

Dreadful first half from us, better in the second but the game was totally ruined by the ref. He chalked off a good goal from Mauri, though it was a tough call to be fair, but also should have given a penalty for Cuadrado's hand ball. Also there were quite a few soft yellows on both sides and the second yellow on Ledesma and Hernanes red were both harsh and really spoiled the end of the half.

smurphptfc

13 years ago

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28 Oct 2012 21:31:05

Really good result for Fiorentina today.

Roma v Udinese has been a decent game. Another complete fuck up from Roma though.

BR.

18 years ago

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1,896

28 Oct 2012 21:43:11

Gonna have no hair left by Christmas. What an absolute mess. Wasn't a penalty for the third but that's not the point at all.

Rubbish.

BR.

18 years ago

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1,896

30 Oct 2012 21:01:10

Allegri's gotta go asap for Milan to move forward again. Don't care how much he was let down in summer by Galliani and Berlusconi, the squad is still a lot better than the absolute garbage they're serving up at the moment.

Hibee

18 years ago

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588

30 Oct 2012 21:24:52

Aye, he's still not got a clue what his best 11 is and I can't see this 3-4-3 experiment being all that successful either.

This game's been a bit like our game with Milan, they stumble through the game and only when their a few goals down do they wake up and start playing. Palermo have been good though, a totally different side to the one we played earlier in the season.

Edit: Should have said Palermo were good till that first Milan goal went in...

BR.

18 years ago

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1,896

30 Oct 2012 21:44:11

Caught bits of the second half. Don't know why Gasperini went so defensive!

Nani17

16 years ago

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31 Oct 2012 15:33:25

Fell apart as soon as Brienza was subbed. Shame for Palermo, as they were fantastic in the first half. Been impressed with Montolivo this season. Pre-Euro 2012 I didn't rate him highly.

BR.

18 years ago

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1,896

31 Oct 2012 21:11:12

So we're currently 3-1 down at Parma after 65 mins (went ahead as well). The pitch is unplayable in parts, but that's the same for both teams. We're just dire.

Hibee

18 years ago

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588

31 Oct 2012 22:10:50

Difficult game for us this evening, with no Ledesma or Hernanes and a Torino side happy to stick 8/9 men behind the ball and hit on the counter it was always going to be a tough night. It didn't help that Rocchi hasn't played all year and started tonight and looked as sharp as a bowling ball...

Still, plenty of goals tonight, even in the games without Mr Zeman involved. Also, Cagliari really seem to have turned a corner since sacking Ficcadenti, that's four wins on the spin now. Or it could just be the feel good factor of finally moving into their building site/public park of a stadium.

BR.

18 years ago

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31 Oct 2012 23:36:41

By Hibee | Permalink | On 31 October 2012 - 22:10 PM

Difficult game for us this evening, with no Ledesma or Hernanes and a Torino side happy to stick 8/9 men behind the ball and hit on the counter it was always going to be a tough night. It didn't help that Rocchi hasn't played all year and started tonight and looked as sharp as a bowling ball...

Still, plenty of goals tonight, even in the games without Mr Zeman involved. Also, Cagliari really seem to have turned a corner since sacking Ficcadenti, that's four wins on the spin now. Or it could just be the feel good factor of finally moving into their building site/public park of a stadium.

The derby is only 10 days off. Our defending then will still be hideous - you should be pretty confident.