Video of the Day: The 4-4
By: chris | March 7th, 2008Thrilling game, but I’d gladly take a 1-0 victory this time around.
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I don’t think Amauri would be for Perrotta’s role. I think the role, and performance, they’re looking for from Amauri is what you saw from Mirko Vucinic on Wednesday. Big time consideration.
Gomez, on the other hand, is a pure goalscorer who would require some formation swap considerations.
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Yeah, but they don’t care about Coppa Italia (or at least that’s what they say when they lose it), and as you said it’s against Lazio, so they could play their second team of starters…
Man, I don’t know that I want a 4th Inter-Roma Coppa Italia final in a row…
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I’d rather have a Roma Vs Lazio Coppa final since it is held in the Olimpico this year… would be like a derby!
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Nah, wouldn’t even wanna give them the satisfaction of reaching the final… Plus, Lazio has some bad habits during coppa derbies…
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HUHHHHH? Tell me a striker who is a better aerial threat in Italy than Amauri?
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Mirko scored a header on Wednesday, didn’t he? So didn’t Taddei, the other winger.
I also think he’d play up top some, but he does very well outside with the ball on his foot. More lethal there than with his head.
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Udinese just equalized
I’d like to see Fab Quag in our squad (wasnt his goal)
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Chris you do lovely work here, but what in the world was that? He’d play up top “some”? Amauri is in no way desired to play wide for Spalletti. Bashar said Roma need someone up front who can finish and threaten in the air up top. Because Roma lack that. What does Taddei’s or Mirko’s goal have to do with that deficiency?
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I really think you’d be surprised as to how effective Amauri is as a lateral forward/winger. He splits out there often for Palermo and works his way in. He can’t work his way in here?
But isn’t Totti The Striker on this team? And is Spal going to drop Perrotta – a large part of the spine for this formation – for Amauri? I don’t think so.
Unless you think he’s going to change the formation, which works pretty well, where else is Amauri going to play regularly? Is Simone a bench warmer that quickly given all he provides to this team which goes unnoticed?
Sure, maybe in a 2 striker system, but I stand by my earlier thought he’d see a lot of time out wide. Moot, however, in that they won’t get him.
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(And they were simple, recent examples of how people playing out wide who cut in can score “in the air”.)
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Excellent lay-off by Amauri, excellent shot and a wonderful goal!
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And to say someone starts out wide doesn’t mean they finish there, obviously. Mirko has proven that.
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sorry. wonderful save
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http://pix.nofrag.com/c/3/a/3d59ef32629cc055df56096be456a.jpg
clear penalty, hell yeah
I think we should concentrate on the CL
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I was shocked at Mirko’s SUPERHUMAN performances v Viola and Madrid. On the left, mind. Maybe that is where he is suited best, played there for Zeman, scored the wonder gol v Sporting from there. Who knows.
As for Amauri, he drifts in and out, because his movement is incredible. But they play Milan’s formation. If the opposing fullback goes forward both cam’s bolt into that space, as does the tip; it’s usually Miccoli and another playing off Amauri.
But alas I feel you are missing the point. Stop thinking about “who will start?” and “Totti is the striker” and “Perro won’t be dropped” and “formation is set”.
This is not about an 11. This is about upgrading a squad. For a whole season with mutiple competitions, 3 games a week, injuries, and dips in form. You need players who can match like for like and class for class, and you need alternatives and contrasting players. Not makeshift plug-ins in times of crisis. You need to aquire assets and talent. Whether you want to admit it or not both central attackers are 30+. Perro will have another long summer at Euros as well.
Next you will tell me we don’t need another left-footed left back because Tonetto (another 30something) is an important ingredient to the spine.
Imagine we said to Bronzetti in August, “Panucci will never be dropped he’s too important, cancel the negotiations for Cicinho.”
Well, he was dropped for tactical purposes. And it was a masterstroke by Spalletti. As was the late sub exchanging them.
With your views we would never have bought Cicinho, who was incredible in Spain!
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Allen, you have to start reading more comments and blog entries before writing and posting yours
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Well that’s why I said “up top some”. But when those two are healthy, they belong as ST and trequartista as long as they maintain form, requiring some versatility out of any purchase, such as Ludovic has shown (which, I think, kinda of accentuates my point).
And Amauri will be 28 before next year begins. It’s not as though he’s a spring chicken, either. Just a relative late bloomer. Making this an age argument is apples and oranges.
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Honestly, I think your argument confuses me more than anything. I think I’ve said half that stuff long ago, and I’ve always been a proponent of versatility, both in players and tactics, as you outline somewhat.
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“they belong as ST and trequartista as long as they maintain form” and I meant to add “and the situation dictates it”.
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28 and 30 is a difference in football like 2 dog years. A big difference. You know that. Look I’m not saying Amauri is Pele but its quite clear to everyone in the world that he is entering his prime as an athlete and footballer.
But this isn’t going anywhere. I’m not cottoning to your stance and you aren’t to mine. Interesting exchange nonetheless, the beauty of dialogue.
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Oh I get that regarding their age difference. I also think Amauri is entering a Luca Toni-like stage of superstardom. I also think we saw Totti snap 26 goals at 31, look phenomenal when not struck by bugs this year, and Simone still running around like a Kenyan on an 8-ball. Don’t think either are close to being taken out back yet.
I also think we’re both thinking along similar wavelengths, just not verbalizing it correctly. Saturdays can have that effect.
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Alright, a long ass preview was nearly done before the system deleted the post. It has been happening frequently, so it’s an issue. Will try to get something up tonight.
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LOL, especially “Inter” Saturdays.
Great point about Toni. Exceptional parallel there. Italian teams felt he wasn’t worth the price from Fiorentina (it was 11 million to Munich, but they were asking north of 15 from any Italian side). I think Italian teams were wrong about him. He most certainly is and was worth 15. Even at his age.
Last note, and random: if I can I’d like to reccomend Luca Vialli’s The Italian Job as reading material. Read it last night. It’s the most insightful book on Italian football I’ve ever come across of the 5 or 6 I’ve sampled, and it made me understand/appreciate Spalletti, the labor of tactical choices, and the work he did for our win in Madrid in a totally different way. Cover to cover, a brilliant read. That’s why I nearly got choked up watching that “Live Forever” clip on Il Romanista.
Look forward to the preview ….
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Well, it’s not for nothing: 28-32 is considered an athlete’s prime.
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My argument is not against brining in Amauri. It is that Amauri or Gomez or whoever we get will not play in Perrotta’s position.. We’ll have to play him up front in a 2 striker system or make Totti a trequartista and play the striker up top. I don’t think either one can play behind Totti, they should play in front of him.
Anyway, Amauri will cost at least 25 million while Gomez ill probably be around the same (maybe less) and is much younger and scores more. He isn’t as big and dominating up top but he can be the finisher we need.
In any event a less expensive option would be Huntelaar and while I think he’s an amazing player, he hasn’t proven himself in the top levels and is older than Gomez (shockingly enough)..
Aside from these 3, I can’t think who else we could bring in.. Crespo? His loan from Chelsea to Inter is over this summer.
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