Comments on: A Trek To Calcio’s Chateau d’If

By: mctalian

mctalian — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:21:39 +0000

1. Inter is no longer in Serie A. They are in Serie A +1 No one else is in this league at the moment. It will be interesting to see if the 2007-08 scudetto winners can make a run in Europe, or choke as is the nerazzurri protocol on the international stage.
2. Luciano Spalleti looks like Imothep from those mummy movies. He should be kicked in the balz for having Roma play limp defensive football, contrary to their whole mentality and usual approach, against Juve in the 1st half. It cost us, finally, with the Del Piero strike.
3. Roma’s new effort sadly must be geared at scrapping for second place and the automatic place in CL group stages.
4. Totti should be benched, at least temporarily. Il Capitano’s legend is secured, but his injury and then his bouts of flu this year have made him worse than useless. He is a liablity. Ilary, buy your husband some feckin’ cough syrup already.
5. Roma should also play for the Coppa as if it were the CL crown. Let’s face it, it’s very unlikely we will get past Madrid and we are not winning the league. IF we want hardware, we got to go after the Coppa. Back to back cup triumphs would be a consolation of sorts.
6. RIP Roma: This was the year to win the scudetto. Juve and Milan are in the rebuilding/transistion phase. Inter was catchable if only we’d added a true striker and a defender during the transfer window. But we sat on our hands and, as usual, will be a lovable loser — that plucky, attacking, dynamic side that nevertheless sheetz away the gold.
Oh well.
Forza ROMA for the COPPA!

By: ricci

ricci — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:13:10 +0000

I’d rather have Vuci starting over Totti at this point. When Totti is healthy/fit/in form there’s no question who to choose but not now. At least Vuci brings some pace and can make space and separate himself from defenders. Totti has looked almost as old as ADP these last few games which is worrying. Something has to be wrong b/c he looked insane whenever he played in the first half.

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:56:36 +0000

I have a feeling I should get down on my knees

By: Tor Sapienza

Tor Sapienza — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:44:20 +0000

11 points behind who?

You mean 1 point ahead for 2nd.

Inter was always on a different level.

Again, people, you cannot make up a 20 point difference by singing Ludo Guily and the like.

By: Rohmer

Rohmer — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:32:45 +0000

a really bad day…
11 points behind…

I think the very first mistake was the starting lineup, Spal should have thought it over.
Period.

By: Tor Sapienza

Tor Sapienza — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:32:25 +0000

See his goal tally in the league in games started.

He’s had his chance. He’s not good enough.

By: Gabriella

Gabriella — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:23:34 +0000

I do like Vucinic but he will not start scoring on a regular base without having regular time on the pitch.

By: ordeal_rules (JCS)

ordeal_rules (JCS) — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:15:28 +0000

Tor is right, i think we have seen the last of Totti as trequartista and he forever play a striker as long as Spall is in the club. He really needs to find new inspiration, it is like he has been playing just for filling out the roster and has not given even 75% in the last games

By: Tor Sapienza

Tor Sapienza — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:11:51 +0000

No. Totti is overweight, slow, has no fitness, and his workrate is nonexistant. He can’t move, he doesn’t run enough to play CAM.

Vucinic is as poor a finiusher as you will ever see at a club of Roma’s size. As for the others, he’d be 5 ST at Juve, 10th at Inter haha, 6th at Milan, even 4th or 5th at Lazio. Wouldn’t play a minute at Palermo over Miccoli, Cavani or Amauri. Wouldn’t play a second of football at La Viola over their STs.

The less Mirko plays the better for Roma.

By: spencer

spencer — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:02:16 +0000

and i think its about time you play a dual striker with totti and vuci or have totti play CAM and support Vuci…. anybody agree??