10 Things We Learned From Serie A This Weekend
By: chris | March 3rd, 2008
The Sans-Mutu Viola Are Just Fine
You know, just in case a huge offer for Mutu swoops in this summer and it like quadruples his wages and la Viola can’t possibly refuse that much money. But that would never happen, no siree.
In case the purple-tainted apocalypse does arrive, however, Papa Waigo and his short shorts seem to be filling in mighty fine on the scoresheet, and P.Diddy Osvaldo seems to have illusions of Batigol, which is always welcome in Firenze. There’s Giampaolo Pazz, as well. The immediate future, Mutu or no Mutu, is looking mighty fine.
Alessandro Diamanti is a poor man’s Fabio Quagiarella.
The guy comes off the bench and all he does is score spectacular goals. Or at least that’s all he’s done in the last two weekends. Maybe he’ll be enough to save the Azzurri from Lithuania again. Or maybe just get a start for Livorno. One of the two.
Kaka’s contract has a clause stating Milan must play his kid bro, Digao.
Ricky signed an extension late last week and on Saturday Diggy makes his Serie A debut. Think that’s a coincidence? Absolutely not.
Four points against Juve and Palermo will get you unemployed ASAP.
Reggina canned Renzo Ulivieri this morn after a goalless stalemate with Palermo, because, well, the maroon ones are still peeking out towards safety. They did lose to Lazio midweek, but 4 points against those guys has to count for something, right?
That’s three gaffers this season for Reggina now that Nevio Orlandi has taken over with the job security of a surgeon with Tourette’s.
Catania is a whole lot of things, good is not one of them.
I think only a couple months ago Catania was sitting pretty in or near a European spot. Now? Swan diving towards the relegation zone. Home-away form aside, this happened last year as well, after being in 4th in February, and wound up missing relegation on the last weekend. If this continues, well, they’re gonna go down.
The NFL has infiltrated calcio.
Both Antonio Cassano an PD Osvaldo we handed yellow cards for their goal celebration this weekend, sending Osvaldo off and Cassano’s being the introduction to his send off. That’s not cool. No one wants the No Fun League here.
Keepers could use some lessons.
Julio Cesar: Poor clearance on the lone goal.
Luca Bucci: Slapped the ball directly to a waiting Alberto Aquilani for the opening goal.
Rubinho: Knocked Bobby Freshwater’s skyscraping header into the roof in a 1 goal loss.
Luca Castellazzi: Who knows what the hell happened on that Gianluca Comotto goal. Whatever it was, it probably could’ve been saved.
Any more?
People feel bad for Parma.
Alberto Aquilani, Christian Panucci and Mirko Vucinic all didn’t celebrate their goals. (Panucci because it was an OG.)
The South is in danger.
The current relegation zone:
18. Catania
19. Reggina
20. Cagliari
With the south already grossly underrepresented, this wouldn’t help matters; while Bologna, AlbinoLeffe and Chievo sit 1-3 in Serie B currently. So that’d just add insult to injury.
Francesco Totti is better than Alessandro Del Piero.
Discuss.
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Can I start with #10?
Little out of order but, you know… Us Romans are pazzo!
Here is my retort.
Si.
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Chris - I was thinking the same thing after the game yesterday, and while I have always maintained that Frey is more important to hang onto than Mutu, I am not sure that I feel quite as confident that the Viola will be “fine” without Mutu. My position is that it all depends on the club’s position next year and the overall ambitions. If they pull it off and qualify for the CL, then Mutu’s experience will go a long way if Fiorentina hopes to make any noise in that competition. If they don’t make it to the CL - then by all means they should sell him.
But if you look at the attacking players (aside from your boy Mutu) for Prandelli’s 4-3-3 formation, you have a Pazzini/Cacia tandem for the center forward post. Then you have Santana and Osvaldo for the more “creative” and less defensive responsibility wing, and Semioli and Papa Waigo for the workhorse, track back wing. So they are at least 2 deep for each position.
I trust Corvino and Prandelli to figure out whether or not it is time to cash in on Mutu if the offers roll in. It has worked out well for them to sell Toni, and if sending Mutu on his way means Frey stays and the team is strengthened, then I would be on board with it.
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Totti’s goals per game ratio are slightly worse than Del Piero’s despite Totti playing in midfield for 80% of his career and never having a free scoring season in Serie B. Then again Del Piero did manage 10 European goals in one season. I’m sure Totti has more assists too. Then again.. I’m totally biased.
Why did nobody celebrate their goals against Parma? Worrying if you ask me.
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Maybe parts of the south might be in danger, but Napoli is doing quite fine
*Cough beating Inter Cough*andddddd Totti better than Del Piero, if you compare them both in their prime, I would have to go with Del Piero, and I despise, with a passion might i add, Juventus and im also a big Roma fan, after Napoli of course.
and to comment on point #7, if it wasnt for Julio Cesar, Napoli would have blown that game WIDE OPEN….their defense was non-existence. Be wary of Hamsik and Lavezzi all u Romanista….
FORZA NAPOLIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!Posted from
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I remember a Saturday Night Live Skit that has the Chicago fans asking, “Who would win a fight, Ditka or God?”
Guess what the unanimous answer was? You got it, and it came complete with “tale of the tape” analysis.
So, who wants to take the over or the under on the number of fanboys that will try to rationalize some stupid answer one way or the other to that last self-indulgent-masturbatory-fanaticism-that-is-ohso-thinly-disgiused-as-discussion-statement.
I say 10.
Personally, for the first time ever in my life, I’ll be rooting for good Napoli to show up.
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Great work Chris.. love mark number 10! I might be biased however…
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Here you go MAD:
http://italy.theoffside.com/goals-of-the-week/goals-of-the-week-2.html#comments
Light dawns….
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Thank you for that link, Chris. I have to say though, that the light did dawn almost a week ago when I read that for the first time.
To me, my statement still stands. Your big-footing people five days after a discussion on a much bigger platform, just because you can. Add in the subject matter and your well documented leanings, I’ld say that I was right on target.
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Wow, you just have no sense of humor, do you?
And Marco’s platform is just as large, should he choose.
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#10- Go fuck yourself
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Muahahah This is priceless. My ‘Del Piero > Totti’ quote last week was only a mild provocation directed at Chris, on account of his non-nomination of the ADP goal vs. Roma (that’s okay though, I’m a sore loser too). I wasn’t really expecting a response from it, because I know full well Chris is smarter than getting sucked in into those kinds of debates. However I find it very amusing to see this has stemmed into a Totti vs. Del Piero issue. :P
With that said, let’s not be kidding each other Chris. If even 10% of your Giallorossi armada starts voicing their opinion on this, my mCalcio platform won’t even come near winning the debate. :) I’m throwing in the towel on this one.
P.S. I’ve decided I’ll start signing myself as ‘Marco Pantanella’ from here on out. Too much confusion with LivornoMarco.
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And mine was just a joke cracked back at you. I think some people just take this stuff too seriously.
(I was referring to your Soccerlens platform, unless I’ve grossly overestimated it?)
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Totti = Jezus >>>>>>>>>>> Del Pizza-iero
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Soccerlens is another ballpark :) but its Serie A community pales in comparison to here.
By the way, should prove once and for all who’s better.
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#10.. This season del piero is alot better then totti.. more goals more active in the game
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