Goodbye, Sir.
By: chris | April 25th, 2009
I’ve had more doubts than I’ll ever let on. Tactically never a question, but the way this team operates sometimes really brings to question his ability to extract the right mentality from this team, the first and foremost quality for any great coach, teacher, leader, etc. in any aspect of life. His football mind is top of the mountain, maybe a bit higher, but otherwise, I can’t honestly say I’m sure he’s a coach that can lead a team to greatness. That overwhelming sense to will themselves to a win. To defeat regardless of tactics, blow up the gameplan and just win.
What I am confident of is that Spalletti as a coach, much like the team, is still absorbing, growing and progressing. This is also a learning process for him, and sometimes I, perhaps others, forget that. He is by no means a finished product, and is in some ways representative of the team. Heralded for his workings in Udine, but not yet considered world class. Experienced, but not experienced enough on the largest stage. His rise has coincided with the rise of Roma. After all, he’s just 49, still but a pup in the world of big game coaching.
My feeling is next year is it in terms of assessing Spalletti’s impact on this team. If they can grow mentally, I will fully believe and plan four plus children just so that I can spell out The Grand Imperial Poobah on Christmas cards. (I’ll feel might bad for “The”, but he/she will have to deal with it.) I do think they will grow mentally, and that’s not more hope than belief. I do believe that. Spalletti and the core have more experience now, more failures and successes to guide them in the right direction. This will be invaluable, and in the end I believe Spalletti will be invaluable. The journey continues.
I was wrong. The time has come.
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keep going through your deductive process. strike two, btw.
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good thing we have a self-appointed arbitrator here.
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“not true. saw it initiated by you on 2 separate occasions.”
uhhh no
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uhhh yes. there was a particular exchange i remember you having with daniele over it as well.
so, are the devils going to avoid a first round choke to the ‘canes?
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shit, I hope not man…last night was crap
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its hard to fathom cam ward out-duelling brodeur in this series, let alone the canes advancing over the devils.
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Hope San Jose win tonight, they are the team im going for since my leafs are to shit to make it to playoffs.
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Vancouver looking strong, hopefully Chicago knocks out Calgary tonight. Can’t stand Avery and Ovechkin the man so I like to see Washington go threw.
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i’m hoping pauly can weigh in on the nhl playoffs, particularly anaheim’s chances of getting past the sharks.
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hockey…meh
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KJ: Palermo? A historically provincial club
Yet, stability and ..after that part I almost died of laughing! Palermo and stability? YEA RIGHT,Zamparini fired more coaches the past 2 years than Roma ever had in its entire history.
and yeah we didn’t get ‘coke head’ mutu,but better look at your own pink coke players (CARROZIERI,cough cough).
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Hey Caroe is there a website for the U-18 tournament?
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haha Lamagica, yeah im waiting to see what Pauly says before I put my money up.
Jonas Brother, read the whole convo. before weighing in
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man. unless its carletto, i want spal to stay for a long time.
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A lot of Roma talk on FFF
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Thanks Caroe.
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like what, sneakers?
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Someone brought up the Flicks, and Hayder said that the Roma fans he’s spoken to are 50/50. Some would rather keep the current ownership, and some would rather see us reach for the stars.
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Yes, Lazio has much more history than Roma. 2 league titles vs 3. 4 Coppa Italia vs 9. 2 Super Cups vs 2. 1 Serie B vs 1. 1 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup vs 1 Inter Cities Cup. More than 500 points behind Roma in the all time league table. And we’re not even counting the runner-up stats here (even though they, according to you, mean the inability to finish; they also, according to me, explicate the fact that for those seasons we were the 2nd best in the league).
I don’t see a single “historical” aspect where they overtook Roma. A bigger club, indeed.
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In fact, Lazio is so historical a Serie A team they even spent 10 less seasons in the league compared to Roma. Whereas Roma tie with Juventus and are only behind Internazionale in terms of years spent in the top flight.
Any single aspect which prompted you to say Lazio “might” be above Roma?
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Lazio 4-2 Roma
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“Lazio 4-2 Roma”. Classic!
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alessio.. I know you and KJ just say things like this to get under our skins, but you really do lose a lot of credibility. We sometimes find it hard to take some of the comments seriously.
All time.. Roma wins by a good margin.
Since october 1993, the record is Roma 9, Lazio 9, Draws 12.
Since 2000 the record is Roma 7, Lazio 5, Draws 7.Like I said.. any way you slice it, Roma are better than Lazio.
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I assume it’s bad Roma talk eh sneakers? We’re going through a very bad period both on and off the field. The fans are unhappy, the management are unhappy, the players are unhappy, the form is bad, takeover talks are circling, rumors are flying, vultures are lurking.
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