Inter 2 Reggina 1 Inter - Christian Vieri in the 7th minute Alvaro Recoba in the 90th minute Reggina - Shunsuke Nakamura (pk) in the 88th minute Nakamura played well, some nice moves on the left side.
just looking at when they scored, it looks like they lost in a horrible way. anybody watche the game? so nakamura's first serie a goal came off pk
It was a pretty scrappy (and at times, dare I say, boring) match, but yeah, the late Inter goal came as a complete surprise. Nakamura played well, though, and would have picked up a number of assists if di Michele could actually finish. He did a particularly good job of evading Inter's hard man Almeyda, who stuck to him at various points throughout the match even though I don't think he was specifically marking him.
where did you watch the game? at the bar last time you told me? one day I would like to go there. it'll be cool. not sure when though.
It was live on RAI International as well. Nakamura played well, very smart passing in a few situations with little space to work with. Before his penalty he also had a dangerous free kick which he bent into the box but the header went just wide. As C-Towner said, not a really entertaining match but the ending made it worth it. Did anyone else see the "Uncle Sam Wants You!" banner among the Reggina tifosi after their goal?! What is that about?
No, I saw it on RAI. The bar I mentioned, Ginger's, is the place to go for Premier League games, though, so look there when Inamoto has big matches coming up.
Not a great match to watch, Inter didn't press their advantage and Di Michele couldn't take advantage of Nakamura's passes. I was rooting for Reggina the whole time, but Inter always looked good to win it. Down the stretch the ref made bad decisions against Reggina, so when they scored I thought it was sweet justice. Recoba, however, had other ideas. I like this Nakamura guy.
It certainly was a boring game. Inter played awefully bad, and it was fortunate for them to win by Recoba's goal in the dying minute. Nakmura did better than in the last game though. His technique and passing worked against them, yet I see Reggina FWs are incompetent and couldn't finish well despite some good chances from Nakamura and other teammates. I also don't like Leon who tries to do everything by his own efforts. A typical Latin American who neglects teamwork and pays too much forcus on making his name in big league. But if he understands team tactics and fits better in it, he could be a good partner for Nakamura. Reggina defense is also very weak. They can't keep concentration and makes fetral mistakes at times. Anyhow, I saw the same problems that Perugia had 5 seasosns ago. Reggina will surely struggle throughout the season. There'll be lots of heavy pressure on Nakamura's shoulders.
When the season is done and over, the sad reality for Reginna and for Nakamura is that the disparity in the level of football in Italy will surely condemn Reginna to the wilderness pastures of Serie-B once again. And gentlemen, that is the only thing that counts in football: whether your team advances or loses. We Asians tend to concentrate on the fortunes of our players in oversea leagues. It's like the preverbial phrase, "missing the forest for the trees." What good will it do if players like Song Chong Gug play spectacularly only to see Feyenoord not win any trophy? Or for Nakata to set up every goal for Parma in another losing season? That brings me to yesterday's match. Nakamura scored the equaliser.... he scored off a penalty. And we're here raving about this? We must be missing something (like the fact that after the drunken celebrations by Reginna, their defense was tattered to hell and enabled Crespo to beautifully set up Recoba's clinical finish). Nakamura played well. But Nakamura doesn't play for Nakamura. He plays for Reginna. And yesterday, they lost three points when they could have had one point.
It's Reggina, not Reginna. And don't count them out just yet. Now - next week's game at fellow strugglers Como could go a long way to determining their future. If they don't get a result there - by result, I mean win - then I agree that Reggina's visit to Serie A will be a brief one.
As long as Nakamura continues to improve and gain confidence, the worst that will happen is Reggina goes back down to Serie B, forced to sell the top players and Nakamura ends up at a mid-table club or even better, a UEFA Cup qualifier. But SueB is right, the season is still young.
Maybe you can talk about Reggina or Parma but last time I checked, Feyenoord is pretty good, undefeated in the Dutch League, tied a strong Juve team in CL. Sure they got blasted by Real Madrid, but who wouldn't?