Calcio Saga 20/21

Too early.

Paolo was a fantastic personality and needless to say, a fantastic player in his time.

He'll always be remembered for his performance in the 1982 World Cup.

Unexpected. E adesso riposa in pace, Paolo.

May he rest in peace. A great classical forward and a decent man. He will be missed.

Rest in peace.

RIP to this legend

RIP. One of Calcio's biggest heroes.

Request to add Paolo Rossi in the banner of Maradona.

(replacing the Barça pic)

was sad news indeed, he used to be in the big matches interviews as a TV analyst too, but its said that he kept about his illness private amongst people he knew. RIP

Routine slam for Inter

Fiorentina faces Atalanta away next, fully expect them to lose

They're 3 points from relegation

Could they really get relegated? I cant see a team with their players going down..then again..

Pioli:

“There are moments when the players need to be reassured. I will never tell them off for a technical error like a misplaced pass, but only if they don’t put themselves at the disposal of their teammates.

“I am also not someone who says: ‘Pass it there, now over there.’ I don’t like tactical systems. What I do is suggest certain principles of football, but on the field it’s the players who must be able to ‘read’ the situations and move as a consequence.”

I've always had this impression of him, but I'm glad he came out and confirmed my thoughts. I think because of that Pioli would do very well in the CL. I said it before, but I'll say it again, expect a Milan underdog deep CL run in the next few years.

Modern football is all about having five attacking players in their respective channels, and then having five defensive players covering their back. The key is then having complimentary profiles between them who can balance each other's movements.

We have the framework, now it's all about adding quality to those roles.

Another thing I noticed in our last game is how aggressive we are off the ball.

It's like a pack of hounds chasing after the ball. I wonder if we are leading the high-intensity running stats.

Bologna is absolutely thrashed by Roma 5-1 half time ; just defending 101 mistakes! just dreadful clueless everywhere ...

if not for dzeko missing 2 sitters, that would have been 7-1 half time no joke!

i like mijalohvic but this team how he has been making team play has been atrocious. With inter and now Roma.
This could go 8-1 or 9-1 Roma

Cagliari was doing ok up until late 50 early 60 mins. but they were absolutely disastrous with those stupid attempts of crosses that were nowhere going straight to handanovic. Then right after hakimi came things changed swinging towards inter with barella goal onwards.

Fiorentina, that team has tough games throughout Jan, so they could very much be clinging on relegation zone by feb.

Dont be surprised if prandelli gets fired too

Saw Inter trailing at the 70th minute and didn't even bother to follow the match. I knew they'd come back comfortable. They are surely winning the Scudetto.

Playing against Perin, Luca Pellegrini, Pjaca, and Sturaro all together feels strange. Its a Juve what if... added to Rovella who we are linked with.

What a bullshit card. Rabiot scores on the first minute and instead of a goal gets a yellow for trying to score.

Rabiot, Chiesa, Dybala

3rd goal disallowed of the match ffs this season will kill me

This last goal seem legal, didnt look offside when they showed it again.

Cagliari and Genoa did everything they can to implode against Inter and Juve (less Genoa, who should be have been losing by the penalty).

Seriously, what's wrong with these teams, they fail at basic defending clearances and commit the stupidest of penalty fouls. Hopefully, Parma does the same for us.

Genoa is terrible as expected

This must be our most unbalanced match, they scored with their single chance, we scored 6, 3 of which were ruled off for slim offsides and a handball. 70%+ possession, double digit corners.

Pur players weren't even fully motivated for the first half, noticeably slower pace from the team.

absolutely unnecessary and unacceptable by cornelius parma - injured gabbia and out in 2 mins.. and ref didnt even produce a card.. thats red...

went straight on ankle and he was right on pain ... gabbia ... went out in tears. anyway... we are running thin on CBs

That was freaking assault by Parma.

Shit...

yep... game is 90 mins and cornelius didnt need to lunge a tackle like that straight from the back. that looks bad for gabbia he was straight out with out treatment with 2 staffs

That looks like a broken ankle. FML

thats not even reviewed or yellow wtf referee... Cornelius should be sent off

Parma 1

This is going to be a long night...