Italian Football Thread

[Tsar]

i hate this prick, his tackles are some of the nastiest you see in football, only matched by materazzi...

Coming back to the whole stones and glass houses scenario again: Gattuso.

 

[Giancarlo]

Why are people surprised? Of course Vieira is going to badmouth Milan; he only plays for one of our biggest rivals.

Vieira is a punk ass... and he's the one that lost the ball in that last derby match we had, leading to a goal scored... dumb punk. I hope he screws up like that many more times.

Inters defense has literally fell apart in the last few months. And Materazzi is absolutely AWFUL. He should play for the Serie C...

 

[Giancarlo]

Coming back to the whole stones and glass houses scenario again: Gattuso.

Coming back to the big fucking idiot who knows nothing about football: Tsar.

 

[Tsar]

Coming back to the big fucking idiot who knows nothing about football: Tsar.

Oooooh Bitchy! Whats the matter dear? Burn yourself on the sparkler in your pina colada in the "club" last night? LOL!

Fudge Packer.

 

[Giancarlo]

Oooooh Bitchy! Whats the matter dear? Burn yourself on the sparkler in your pina colada in the "club" last night? LOL!

Fudge Packer.

What happened? Did you try to give yourself pleasure anally with a sharp rusted knife? Time to go for a tetanus shot.

Dude, tonight I was at a Buddy Guy/George Thorogood concert... so don't even try to start with me.

 

[Wet Ones]

on another note, i just want to say that while i cannot think of ditching milan, i can understand why other ppl might, if they think that the club that they came to love and appreciate for certain reasons x years ago, is just not hte same any more, and hence they cannot relate to it.
everyone falls in love with a club at a certain time - either aftera game, or after a show of loyalty, or after a loss. but there is a common characterstic for each club that the fan supports - if that basic characteristic is lost, then the club loses its identity for the fan.
For example, if roman abramovich sells chelski and buys milan tomorrow, while i would still have a soft spot for milan, i would not support them the way i do, because i wouldn't agree with the basic philosophy of the club.

Surprised no one has responded to this.




You can only watch your team being handled like the new inmate in prison for so long.

 

[project1967]

Nothing to say about some of the stupid posts above but just bumping up the Italian Football Thread.
Please, people, stay on topic. Thanks

 

[Cristina]

I guess this article belongs here:

Amauri infuriates Lippi
http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug3e.html

I hate this guy.

 

[Giancarlo]

I guess this article belongs here:

Amauri infuriates Lippi
http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug3e.html

I hate this guy.

Lippi shouldn't be infuriated. There is a wide pool of talent he can pick from, and he can kick that loser out. He's the biggest mercenary. And besides that, do you think Amauri would be able to get playing time in the Brazilian national team?

 

[dev1L]

Hamburg won against jube 3:0, Olic scored 2 goals in 90+ LOL!!!! Guess what, no Buffon out there..

 

[Cristina]

Lippi shouldn't be infuriated. There is a wide pool of talent he can pick from, and he can kick that loser out. He's the biggest mercenary. And besides that, do you think Amauri would be able to get playing time in the Brazilian national team?

Well, I think they exaggerated the title a bit, I don't think Lippi cares that much.
It's sickening that he'd "settle" playing for Italy. You should play for the team you feel more connected too, not the first team that will cap you. I hope he'll go down the same path as Mancini, capped a few times for Brazil and then abandoned.

 

[Cristina]

Hamburg won against jube 3:0, Olic scored 2 goals in 90+ LOL!!!! Guess what, no Buffon out there..

Wow, the Italian teams are getting a bit embarassed today. Anyone know when Inter will be playing their upcoming friendlies? Not that they're Italian or anything.

 

[dev1L]

Tuesday 5 August, 20.30
Franz Beckenbauer Cup
Bayern v Internazionale

 

[Giancarlo]

Well, I think they exaggerated the title a bit, I don't think Lippi cares that much.
It's sickening that he'd "settle" playing for Italy. You should play for the team you feel more connected too, not the first team that will cap you. I hope he'll go down the same path as Mancini, capped a few times for Brazil and then abandoned.

Totally. You know, he'll be capped for a few friendly games against say Malaysia or something... and that will be it.

I think Amauri is totally overrated. Same guy that said he would play for Juve half of a season and Milan for the other half.

 

[Cristina]

Tuesday 5 August, 20.30
Franz Beckenbauer Cup
Bayern v Internazionale

I'll be sure to toon in, thanks! You always seem to have the answers to everything.

 

[Giancarlo]

Tuesday 5 August, 20.30
Franz Beckenbauer Cup
Bayern v Internazionale

I wonder if Luca toni will play... I'd like to see the guy regain his form.

 

[dev1L]

hehe, i hate both of them

 

[Cristina]

Totally. You know, he'll be capped for a few friendly games against say Malaysia or something... and that will be it.

I think Amauri is totally overrated. Same guy that said he would play for Juve half of a season and Milan for the other half.

I'm confident Lippi wont call him after these statements.

It's not like Italy need some desperate clown for their attack, they have a lot of youngsters coming in for the future, including Palladino, Rossi, Pazzini, Acquafresca, Giovinco and Osvaldo.

 

[Beemer]

Protest delays Serie A start
Sunday 3 August, 2008

The opening games of the Serie A season will kick off 30 minutes late in protest at a new rule limiting squad sizes.

The top flight campaign begins on the weekend of August 30 and 31, but the AIC (Italian Players’ Association) has called a strike action.

The players will only walk out 30 minutes later than planned to show their solidarity for the Lega Pro teams.

Serie C1 and C2 have been renamed Lega Pro this season and other changes imposed by the authorities pose a limit on the number of players clubs can have in their squads.

This risks leaving hundreds of players out of work and the top flight teams are protesting the move.

The AIC 'counsellors' representing players' interests are Demetrio Albertini, Daniele Bellotto, Valerio Bernardi, Diego Bonavina, Umberto Calcagno, Fabio Cannavaro, Giuseppe Cardone, Luca Carta, Alessandro Dal Canto, Morgan De Sanctis, David Dei, Giovanni Di Raimo, Marco Donadel, Gennaro Gattuso (pictured) , Fabio Pecchia, Gianfranco Serioli and Damiano Tommasi.

(Ch. 4)

Hm, a thirty-minute delay. That's showing 'em.

 

[project1967]

The players will only walk out 30 minutes later than planned to show their solidarity for the Lega Pro teams.



Hm, a thirty-minute delay. That's showing 'em.

Symbolic. That is what unions do, today. Progress, they were saying, progress..
More seriously, several italian clubs went into financial troubles.Probably the reason the lega or the federazione want to limit the number of players.. kinda like a salary cap in effect.
Sad so many players won't find jobs but it's the economical situation of calcio today.
The football authorities in Italy are overreaching since Calciopoli, imo.. But, I'm not Italian, so it's up to the card-members of these authorities to make the changes necessary, IF needed.

 

[Beemer]

Muslera keeps the faith
Monday 4 August, 2008

Lazio goalkeeper Nestor Muslera insists he isn’t scared of competition for places this season and has high hopes for the Biancocelesti.

The young Uruguayan had a miserable debut season in Serie A last term and lost his place to veteran Marco Ballotta.

But the arrival of Argentine goalkeeping star Juan Pablo Carrizo doesn’t seem to have worried Muslera.

“Carrizo is an important signing in my position and I am glad to see him here because he speaks the same language and we get on well,” the 22-year-old said.

“It is really important that we can communicate and I feel better on and off the pitch, which is a big thing.”

Despite Lazio’s miserable 12th-placed finish last term, Muslera is setting his sights on some ambitious objectives.

“I want to win the Scudetto with Lazio and I think this year we can finish fourth,” he insisted.

“We have a very strong group and can make a quick return to the Champions League.”

Lazio’s next test is a prestigious friendly against Liverpool on Friday and defender Emilson Cribari faces a race against time to overcome a right calf injury.

(Ch.4)

 

[Cristina]

Muslera is Lazio's version of our Kalac. But the difference is that he has time to develop since he's still young.

 

[Beemer]

Well, Lazio nearly snuffed out his Serie A career before it got started. Hopefully they won't make the same mistake twice this season, now that they've finally reinforced their goalkeeping department.

 

[Cristina]

Yeah, I remember when I was younger Lazio used to be a great team, hopefully they'll do better this season without any goalkeeping blunders from Ledesma or Ballotta.

 

[Cristina]

Jose: Ranieri isn't a winner
Monday 4 August, 2008

Inter boss Jose Mourinho has launched a stinging attack on Juventus counterpart Claudio Ranieri, adding venom to a war of words.

Ranieri annoyed Mourinho yesterday with his response to the Bianconeri’s defeat against Hamburg.

“Unlike Mourinho I don’t need to win to be sure about what I am doing,” Ranieri stated.

“I can take a defeat because last year we lost a few and we always managed to react.”

And today Mourinho has issued his own rebuke with a sniping attack on Ranieri.

“Ranieri was right, I do need to win things to be sure of what I am doing,” the Portuguese boss said.

“That’s why I have won so many trophies in my career.

By contrast he has the mentality that winning isn’t crucial and at nearly 70-years-old he has just won a Super Cup and other small tournaments. He is too old to change his mentality.”

Mourinho has also picked his Inter squad for tomorrow’s friendly against Bayern Munich and this weekend’s Amsterdam Tournament.

The Italian champions travel to Germany with a severely depleted squad as they are suffering an injury crisis.

French midfielder Patrick Vieira is the only notable absentee from the squad list due to a left thigh injury.

But a large number of the names on the list aren’t fit and won’t actually be able to kick a ball in Bavaria or Amsterdam.

Marco Materazzi, Ivan Cordoba, Walter Samuel and Cristian Chivu have all been named but won’t be ready for action.

Youngsters Alberto Gerbo and Luca Caldirola have been called and could have a chance to impress.

The Amsterdam Tournament on Friday and Saturday pits Inter against hosts Ajax and Spanish giants Sevilla.

channel4.com

 

[Centre]

Blog: No big deal

Inter are often referred to as European giants, a description which Antonio Labbate feels is perhaps a little too grand for now

“European giants Inter…” You’ve all read it, some of you would have heard it and I’ve probably even typed it in the past. But how accurate is such a term when referring to Internazionale? There’s no real right or wrong answer of course, given that we are dealing with personal definition here, but it’s a question that does highlight how little the Nerazzurri have done in the Champions League over the years.

While fans and officials from the San Siro outfit will proudly and rightly point to the two European Cups which they lifted successively in 1964 and ’65, the Coppa Campioni has since become something of a taboo for Inter. Although they are now regular participants in the competition, their semi-final tie against city rivals Milan in 2003 was their first appearance in the last four since defeat to Real Madrid 22 years earlier.

That’s not exactly a record to be proud of. Granted, they have actually won the trophy, but that double triumph alone shouldn’t guarantee giant status. After all, you don’t exactly see Nottingham Forest – champions in 1979 and ’80 – hailed in such terms. Okay, that’s an unfair comparison given their domestic slump since relegation under Cloughie, but the likes of Aston Villa, Porto, Borussia Dortmund and Hamburg have all been more recent winners than Inter.

The expansion of the Champions League should, in theory at least, have helped Inter to live up to their supposed international pedigree, but it hasn’t. If anything it has weakened their standing. With the Scudetto no longer needed as a passport to Europe’s top prize, the UEFA Cup specialists [Inter won it three times in the 1990s] would have been expected to make a number of serious assaults funded by Massimo Moratti’s millions.

It’s never really happened. Putting 2003 to one side – as they ludicrously lost to Milan on the away goals rule in a stadium they share – Inter have been one of the tournament’s serial under-achievers as the recent painful defeats to Villarreal, Valencia and Liverpool help to illustrate. Perhaps then it’s not surprising that they opted to replace Roberto Mancini this summer with Jose Mourinho, a man whose recent history in the competition is more impressive than that of his employers.

So are Inter European giants? It’ll probably be more precise to call them sleeping giants for now. But as they re-emerged on the Serie A scene with a hat-trick of Scudetti following a 17-year title drought – they are undoubtedly Italian giants today – this may just be the year that they wake on the continent too.

ch4

 

[Ashish]

^^ i read it, inter suckssssssss
if they want to play cl finals they will organize a derby

 

[acerвιc wιт]

LOL@Inter

 

[Tsar]

I'd rather be refered to as "Sleeping European Giants", than "Former European Giants" like ****** are.

 

[dev1L]

why even write about that, the whole world know that they are big zero in Europe...talking about 3 scudettos, LOL...they waited paper scudetto for 17 YEARS with all that millions invested and won the other 2 thanks to referees and that "calciopoli scandal"...2006/07 season was unstable, penalties for Milan, they were focused on CL, Jube kicked out from league...2007/08, nothing changed for Milan but jube got back and did good, Roma was great and merda hardly won that title...during the hard time for them referees helped them with all that weird desicions (penalties) and btw, no "calciopoli scandal" = no ibrahimovic @ merda..call you what ever u want to call it, mix of luck, cheat, weird circumstances etc. they are pathetic and they will remain so.