Ascoli was one of the suprise teams of Serie A last season. After only being promoted because Torino and Genoa couldn't come up, they fought hard and avoided relegation. Their coach Marco Giampaolo has left, and he was replaced by Attilio Tesser. Also, a few key players have left, such as Fernando Coppola, Roberto Guana, and Pasquale Foggia. Gianluca Pagliuca has joined from Bologna. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascoli_Calcio_1898
Fabio Pecchia, another ex-Bologna player, has also joined Ascoli. I still believe that Ascoli can stay up but they need some youth too. Hopefully, Pagliuca can put in one more good season.
Ascoli's current situation Players bought Oliver N'siambufumu, bought from Rennes, he didn't play first team football, but is only 20 years old, he plays in defence. Victor Boudianski promosing youngster, from Juve's primavera, played with Avellino last season, 22 games for 1 goal, position - midfielder, nickname little pavel Paolo Foglio bought from Siena, 31 years old last season played 21 games for 1 goal. Position - defender Gaetano Fontana - former captain of Ascoli, played 3 season at Ascoli, key player who got Ascoli premoted to Serie B. Plays midfield, last with Napoli. Stefano Guberti bought from Sassari Torres, he's 22 years old midfielder, 3 goals in 30 games. Aleksander Lukovic bought from Red Star Belgrade, 24 years old defender was in contention for NT selection for Serbia and Montenegro Gianluca Pagliuca - we all know Michele Paolucci from juve's primavera squad 24 years old. plays in attack Paolo Pecchia - we all know Davide Raffaello - 18 years old forward Simone Pesce another from Sassari torres' team last season, he's a midfielder who scored 3 goals in 30 games. Paolo Zanetti 24 year old midfielder taken from Empoli, played 9 games. Gaetano Vastola 28 year old, back from loan at Salernitana, defender played 30 scored 5. Ascoli have also brought a couple on youngsters in from their youth system. 17 year old Lorenzo Pasqualini - defender 19 year old Stefano Goletti - goalkeeper 19 year old Salvatore Bocchetti - defender Back from loan - Ghidini at Chieti Guarna at Lanciano Gaeta at Ancona Ascenzi at Manfredonia Amodeo at Igea Virtus Ciotti at Pro Vasto Corallo at Cremonese Players Ascoli have kept from 05/06 first team players - Bjelanovic Fini Cudini (was first team until a 8 month injury) Bench players - Lauro Giampa Outers - Adani Boccolini Della Morte Perulli Players who've left Quagliarella to Udinese Schumacher to Udinese Budan to Palermo to Parma Bonetto to Empoli Cordova to Livorno Zotti to Roma Comotto to Roma Foggia to Milan Domizzi to Sampdoria to Napoli Paci to Genoa/Ternana Coppola to Milan Guana to Palermo 3.5 million Euro Parola to Sampdoria Carbone to Chievo Cariello to Chievo C. Del Grosso to Giulianova to Cagliari Players on trail Goalkeeper Elinton Andrade from Vasco de Gama Forward Thiago Grizolli from Portuguesa Santista Manager Tesser for Giampaolo at Cagliari now.
Quagliarella is now at Sampdoria. He signed a three-year deal. http://www.sampdoria.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=112&Itemid=38
He's a player i'll always remember. The first time watching Ascoli live in the Del Duca, and he scores a great goal. Great night, 0 degrees'C, nervous like hell, enjoying every second, taking in absolutely everything.
Quagliarella was one of Ascoli's standout players and it's a shame that Ascoli have lost Foggia. I thought he was Ascoli's best player last year. What's happening with Marco Ferrante?
Actually he was a little disappointing, a player like Budan is a promossing player. Ferrante was our standout goalscorer. Which shows Ascoli were a bit dodgy in that department. But Quagliarella is still young. Ascoli lost Foggia, mainly because we didn't own him. Ascoli transformed him, he was a bench player in the 04/05 season in Serie B, but with a good manager he showed his worth. Standout players for Ascoli were Guana, Foggia, Coppola, Comotto, Paci, and Parola.
Ascoli loses to Atalanta 3-1. Zampagna's goal looked offside, and Ventola grabbed two. Bjelanovic scored a consolation.
Bit of a shakey start to the season. Hopefully the old Ascoli can be seen in the new. Its really gonna a tough season this year, and Ascoli needs points. Hopefully like last season the stadio Del Duca can be the fortress of the team. Ascoli are having problems in the defence, with a very inexperienced line-up and a defense without much depth. COME ON ASCOLI, i want to see the passion from last season, like the draw with Milan, the wins against Parma, Sampdoria, Treviso, Empoli, Lecce, Sampdoria away, Messina, especially ROMA, and Empoli away. ASCOLI - messina likely line-up 1 Pagliuca 31 Foglio 32 Nastase 6 Cudini 3 Lukovic 16 Giampà 47 Pecchia 21 Boudianski 8 Fini 9 Paolucci 11 Bjelanovic A disposizione 19 Boccolini 18 Pesce 4 Pecorari 27 Zanetti 10 Galloppa 17 Guberti 14 Skela Indisponibili Delvecchio, Bocchetti, Eleftheropoulos
i have posted here much, because i know that not many people are interested in Ascoli. Also i'm still bitter that Ascoli in a Northern Club named section. Anyways such an important game this one. Lose this one a Tesser is out, win this it may be a new beggining. Such an ebrassing loss last week, haven't seen a result like it at home in more than 5 years, considering Livorno are not exactly the best team in the league. Parma are in the same situation. Ascoli needs a goalscorer hopefull Bjelanovic can provide, but Ascoli also need to create some more space around the field. COME ON PICCHIO otherwise you might see me cry . FORZA PICCHIO FOREVER.
Sorry Aussie, if there was more interest in Central clubs, they'd have their own forum, but right now it's North and South... News from today: Ascoli may sign Gigi Di Biagio (ex-Roma, Inter, Brescia, Azzurri), Francesco Colonnese (ex-Lazio, Inter, Siena), and Fabio Vignaroli (ex-Modena, Parma, and Salernitana) http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/index.php?action=read&id=41695 All of them are svincolati and can sign with any club whenever they want.
Yeah its been going on for a while, Ascoli this year like the oldies. Ascoli definetely need to strengthen their attack especially, i probably would of liked to have seen a younger promossing player. But we need the extra man power. A disappointing aspect is Ascoli, should also try to find another out of contract central defender. Cudini is consitant but pecorari is not + if an injury occurs theres no back up. I think Ascoli are trying to survive as much as possible til they get to janurary, where they'll try for players like Palladino, Pia, Asamoah Gyan, try for a 6 month deal similar to success seen with Budan last season.
What about Northern and Central Clubs . Sorry if i seem like a little b1tch, but Northern is hard for me to swallow, no offence, its just culturally central italy is different to the North and to the South as well. Central clubs - Fiorentina, Siena, Ascoli, Livorno, Empoli, even Lazio.
, the goal hurt, but when the commentator said Parma batte Ascoli, my heart sank and it frikken hurt hard.
According to www.tuttomercatoweb.com, the Di Biagio deal is official and he will be presented on Thursday.
Yep thats the clubs last transfer until Janurary. Ascoli have a lot of old players with youngs players, theres no in betweens. Ascoli have so far created nothing been predictable, make silly errors. THINGS MUST CHANGE. the current candiate of managers if Tesser is sacked is Papadopolo, Pillon (sent ascoli to B from C), Cosmi, Sonetti, De Canio, and Mazzone (the great man, knows the club inside out, back to front, and has always delivered for the club). This game against Roma is not impossible, but if your a realist aka pessimist like me, you'll see that its practically impossible. PROVE ME WRONG. Probable Line up against Roma Pagliuca 32 Nastase 6 Cudini 4 Pecorari 3 Lukovic 17 Guberti 41 Pecchia 10 Galloppa 84 Job 18 Pesce 11 Bjelanovic A disposizione 33 Eleftheropoulos 16 Giampà 3 Gotti 7 Fontana 27 P. Zanetti 9 Paolucci 24 Delvecchio Allenatore Tesser Indisponibili Foglio Squalificati Boudianski (ascoli's best player so far) Diffidati Nastase, Delvecchio
How is Galloppa doing? If I'm not mistaken, he's owned by Roma, and he's pretty young, I remember he played in the last U-20 World Cup.
He hasn't had much time yet. But he is a great talent. Its hard to disguish how he's gone, because Tesser has not come cose to finding the right formula . So Tesser is still changing players/tactical line-ups/structure. Its not like last season where Ascoli were established in that first game against Milan.
Roma 2-2 Ascoli Good performance. For Ascoli to take the lead twice in Rome must have been something special. Delvecchio getting a goal against his old team must have had an eerie feeling to it.
Re: Roma 2-2 Ascoli take a look at romas second goal https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?p=9882199#post9882199 scroll down. Hopefully the shirt Delvecchio gave to my cousin to give to me will come this week.
Those referees sure love to screw Ascoli over. I still can't get over what happened against Atalanta. That looked fixed. I think Ventola has only scored one goal since then.