Tiresias Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Last season they were tight at the back and had players up front who could summon goals from nothing. This season they don't seem to care that much and players who look distinctly average. Way too many players who think they're brilliant and aren't too. Forgot Chelsea got 95 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Is Marek Hamsik actually as good as he's talked up to be? Admittedly I hardly watch a load of Napoli games but I can't remember even being that impressed with him when I have watched. Am I missing something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Is Marek Hamsik actually as good as he's talked up to be? Admittedly I hardly watch a load of Napoli games but I can't remember even being that impressed with him when I have watched. Am I missing something? Really? he's excellent. Having a really good season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Hamsik is quality, gets a decent amount of goals and sets a few up Is having a brilliant season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Is Marek Hamsik actually as good as he's talked up to be? Admittedly I hardly watch a load of Napoli games but I can't remember even being that impressed with him when I have watched. Am I missing something? Really? he's excellent. Having a really good season. Fair enough. Genuinely can't remember thinking "wow, he's a really good player" when I've watched him. Probably only half a dozen times, mind. Watching Lazio-Napoli and all he's done is give the ball away. I realise he's now going to score. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 The new facepalm..... http://i.imgur.com/7WSzuFr.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Colossus Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Hamsik also looks like some kind of terrifying undead coconut. http://p.twimg.com/A4tHgRJCIAEAEUn.jpg:large Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Is Marek Hamsik actually as good as he's talked up to be? Admittedly I hardly watch a load of Napoli games but I can't remember even being that impressed with him when I have watched. Am I missing something? Really? he's excellent. Having a really good season. Fair enough. Genuinely can't remember thinking "wow, he's a really good player" when I've watched him. Probably only half a dozen times, mind. Watching Lazio-Napoli and all he's done is give the ball away. I realise he's now going to score. Admittedly, he has nothing on Phil Neville. But he's still quite good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 How unlucky was that from Cavani Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Very. Napoli have been very poor thus far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Very. Napoli have been very poor thus far. Napoli's gameplan is based almost entirely on the counterattack, they don't have much else. Probably the reason you highlighting Hamsik giving it away. They try to hit the passes quickly and sometimes speculatively rather than hold possession. No idea why Pandev plays every week and Insigne sits on the bench. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakie Doke Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 was Gareth Barry drunk? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Very. Napoli have been very poor thus far. Napoli's gameplan is based almost entirely on the counterattack, they don't have much else. Probably the reason you highlighting Hamsik giving it away. They try to hit the passes quickly and sometimes speculatively rather than hold possession. No idea why Pandev plays every week and Insigne sits on the bench. Yeah, they look like they're out of ideas most times they go forwards. Guess in a way it's impressive they're so close to Juve given this mentality. It's imes like this - 1-0 down, away to a resolute-looking Lazio (despite their recent form) - where that game plan comes unstuck. And when your game plan comes unstuck in that fashion, you form a reliance on one or two players and in Napoli's case, Cavani. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Ronaldo, Benzema, Higuain and Kaka all start. Should be a good game, that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Very. Napoli have been very poor thus far. Napoli's gameplan is based almost entirely on the counterattack, they don't have much else. Probably the reason you highlighting Hamsik giving it away. They try to hit the passes quickly and sometimes speculatively rather than hold possession. No idea why Pandev plays every week and Insigne sits on the bench. Yeah, they look like they're out of ideas most times they go forwards. Guess in a way it's impressive they're so close to Juve given this mentality. It's imes like this - 1-0 down, away to a resolute-looking Lazio (despite their recent form) - where that game plan comes unstuck. And when your game plan comes unstuck in that fashion, you form a reliance on one or two players and in Napoli's case, Cavani. Mazzarri is a very shrewd tacticion, one of the best in Serie A. He generally gets results. Absolutely terrble at handling young players though and the lack of an alternative gameplan will probably mean they fall short of Juve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 MOTD running order; Sou/ManC, Swa/QPR, Che/Wig, Tot/New, Sun/Ars, Sto/Rea, Nor/Ful. Note an early kick-off BBC1 10.20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Very. Napoli have been very poor thus far. Napoli's gameplan is based almost entirely on the counterattack, they don't have much else. Probably the reason you highlighting Hamsik giving it away. They try to hit the passes quickly and sometimes speculatively rather than hold possession. No idea why Pandev plays every week and Insigne sits on the bench. Yeah, they look like they're out of ideas most times they go forwards. Guess in a way it's impressive they're so close to Juve given this mentality. It's imes like this - 1-0 down, away to a resolute-looking Lazio (despite their recent form) - where that game plan comes unstuck. And when your game plan comes unstuck in that fashion, you form a reliance on one or two players and in Napoli's case, Cavani. Mazzarri is a very shrewd tacticion, one of the best in Serie A. He generally gets results. Absolutely terrble at handling young players though and the lack of an alternative gameplan will probably mean they fall short of Juve. Well, Insigne's been their best player by a mile since he came on at HT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Very. Napoli have been very poor thus far. Napoli's gameplan is based almost entirely on the counterattack, they don't have much else. Probably the reason you highlighting Hamsik giving it away. They try to hit the passes quickly and sometimes speculatively rather than hold possession. No idea why Pandev plays every week and Insigne sits on the bench. Yeah, they look like they're out of ideas most times they go forwards. Guess in a way it's impressive they're so close to Juve given this mentality. It's imes like this - 1-0 down, away to a resolute-looking Lazio (despite their recent form) - where that game plan comes unstuck. And when your game plan comes unstuck in that fashion, you form a reliance on one or two players and in Napoli's case, Cavani. Mazzarri is a very shrewd tacticion, one of the best in Serie A. He generally gets results. Absolutely terrble at handling young players though and the lack of an alternative gameplan will probably mean they fall short of Juve. Well, Insigne's been their best player by a mile since he came on at HT. That run before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Very. Napoli have been very poor thus far. Napoli's gameplan is based almost entirely on the counterattack, they don't have much else. Probably the reason you highlighting Hamsik giving it away. They try to hit the passes quickly and sometimes speculatively rather than hold possession. No idea why Pandev plays every week and Insigne sits on the bench. Yeah, they look like they're out of ideas most times they go forwards. Guess in a way it's impressive they're so close to Juve given this mentality. It's imes like this - 1-0 down, away to a resolute-looking Lazio (despite their recent form) - where that game plan comes unstuck. And when your game plan comes unstuck in that fashion, you form a reliance on one or two players and in Napoli's case, Cavani. Mazzarri is a very shrewd tacticion, one of the best in Serie A. He generally gets results. Absolutely terrble at handling young players though and the lack of an alternative gameplan will probably mean they fall short of Juve. Well, Insigne's been their best player by a mile since he came on at HT. That run before I know, I know, it's just one game, but Hamsik has been fucking dreadful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Not as bad as Pandev Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 This is true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Calaio! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Better than Bale that lad. No, honestly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Calaio! I err, yes, I agree. Any reason you're shouting his name? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Calaio! I err, yes, I agree. Any reason you're shouting his name? Thought I'd trick you into thinking he'd scored with his first touch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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