Friendly: Italy - Ivory Coast (August 10th, 2010) [R]

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  1. gumbacicc

    gumbacicc Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    USA
    #176 gumbacicc, Aug 10, 2010
    You play 38 games and botched offsides traps in one game by a player "single-handedly" costs you the scudetto?
     
  2. DDR

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    Jun 13, 2006
    Club:
    AS Roma
    #177 DDR, Aug 10, 2010
    Samp went into Champions League, a loss to Sampdoria can happen. Cassano was the leagues leading assister and Pazzini was in rare form too. It's a completely different thing that botching an offside trap, twice, against Livorno. The league is won defeating teams like Livorno and Siena, then you can drop a few points against certain of the top teams. However you don't lose to the bottom feeders.
     
  3. TFC17

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    Mar 20, 2009
    #178 TFC17, Aug 10, 2010
    Disgusting defending.
     
  4. DDR

    DDR Moderator
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    Jun 13, 2006
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    #179 DDR, Aug 10, 2010
    You are certainly entitled to disagree, but the way I see it had Cassetti played against Livorno then Roma would be champions of Italy right now.
     
  5. gumbacicc

    gumbacicc Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    USA
    #180 gumbacicc, Aug 10, 2010
    See what happens when you don't take your chances. Poor defending. Looked like Bonucci on the missed header.
     
  6. decola

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    Sep 12, 2006
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    #181 decola, Aug 10, 2010
    I didn't say he single handedly cost Roma the scudetto, but you'll waste a lot of time looking for another Roma player who played as poorly last season.
     
  7. Forzaabruzzo

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    Apr 19, 2006
    #182 Forzaabruzzo, Aug 10, 2010
    Was it also Motta's fault we blew a 1-0 lead to Samp in a match that basically decided the scudetto race? If that's the case, who are we gonna blame for the other losses Roma had earlier in the season to "weaker" opponents? If you wanna pin that 1 loss on his blunders then so be it. But to blame the entire scudetto slipping out of our hands solely on him and that one bad game is grossly exaggerated.
     
  8. legdonor

    legdonor Member

    Apr 29, 2006
    Firenze
    #183 legdonor, Aug 10, 2010
    ugh, i don't like borrielo
     
  9. gumbacicc

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    Dec 7, 2004
    USA
    #184 gumbacicc, Aug 10, 2010
    That's a drastically different statement.
     
  10. gumbacicc

    gumbacicc Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    USA
    #185 gumbacicc, Aug 10, 2010
    I know it's a friendly, but leave Balotelli on. He was the most dangerous player. C'mon Prandelli.
     
  11. Forzaabruzzo

    Forzaabruzzo Member+

    Apr 19, 2006
    #186 Forzaabruzzo, Aug 10, 2010
    Considering the stakes that were on the line, that's still no excuse to have lost that match the way we did. Going into that match the players knew damn well just how important it was, yet they still failed to deliver when it mattered most. I refuse to look for an individual scapegoat for us not winning the scudetto last season.
     
  12. Forzaabruzzo

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    Apr 19, 2006
    #187 Forzaabruzzo, Aug 10, 2010
    No point in pushing the kid too hard in an insignificant match such as this one. I don't think Prandelli wants any of these guys to needlessly get injured before the season kicks off.
     
  13. DIECI

    DIECI Member

    Sep 1, 2004
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    #188 DIECI, Aug 10, 2010
    damn we've been unlucky in this game, we should have at least 1 or 2 goals! :(
     
  14. DaveyGorgeous

    DaveyGorgeous Member+

    Jul 6, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    #189 DaveyGorgeous, Aug 10, 2010
    Who was at fault for the goal, Bonucci?
     
  15. gumbacicc

    gumbacicc Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    USA
    #190 gumbacicc, Aug 10, 2010
    Then why have a friendly at all if it's completely meaningless?
     
  16. gumbacicc

    gumbacicc Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    USA
    #191 gumbacicc, Aug 10, 2010
    Bad defending allowing the I.C. player to cross and it appeared to be Bonucci who missed a header around the box. I'm not certain though.
     
  17. legdonor

    legdonor Member

    Apr 29, 2006
    Firenze
    #192 legdonor, Aug 10, 2010
    kalou just burned someone back there.
     
  18. DIECI

    DIECI Member

    Sep 1, 2004
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    #193 DIECI, Aug 10, 2010
    he needs to give others a chance too.
     
  19. gumbacicc

    gumbacicc Member+

    Dec 7, 2004
    USA
    #194 gumbacicc, Aug 10, 2010
    Quagliarella had a chance.
     
  20. TFC17

    TFC17 Member

    Mar 20, 2009
    #195 TFC17, Aug 10, 2010
    Motta needs to be subbed off, he's a liability at the back right now.
     
  21. DaveyGorgeous

    DaveyGorgeous Member+

    Jul 6, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    #196 DaveyGorgeous, Aug 10, 2010
    Quags on for Balotelli. Seems odd as he seems to be doing more up top. How does Amauri and Cassano look? Their contributions seem minimal according to the gamecast.
     
  22. TheGrimSweeper

    TheGrimSweeper Member

    Jul 16, 2006
    Toronto,Canada
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    #197 TheGrimSweeper, Aug 10, 2010
    that should of been a goal Quags, shake off the rust
     
  23. DDR

    DDR Moderator
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    Jun 13, 2006
    Club:
    AS Roma
    #198 DDR, Aug 10, 2010
    Everyone loses from time to time. The worlds greatest defenders in their prime get burned on counter attacks some time. The way I see it those things can happen and should be forgiven. Had Motta been burned on a counter I would have no ill will towards him. However the simple things, the elementary things, those things you can not mistake. To me the offside trap as a concept and in it's execution is not something that a professional player should be getting wrong.

    It's not that he made a mistake, it's what the mistake was. He should be a winger, because he is not a defender.
     
  24. TFC17

    TFC17 Member

    Mar 20, 2009
    #199 TFC17, Aug 10, 2010
    Borriello is a waste of space.. at least Amauri puts pressure on defenders when he doesnt have the ball..
     
  25. legdonor

    legdonor Member

    Apr 29, 2006
    Firenze
    #200 legdonor, Aug 10, 2010
    ivory coast just holding possesion now.
     
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