joeyt Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Cambiasso Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TC_16 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I like Palacio's rat tail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Stupid selfish twat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Cassano has been horrific. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I don't normally like to be ignorant in an arguement but the italian league is utter tosh. I'd love to see them get to the latter stages of the champions league with tougher opposition in their domestic fixtures. There's no more stars in their game either, the great Juve and Milan sides with Del Pieros and Vieri's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I don't normally like to be ignorant in an arguement but the italian league is utter tosh. I'd love to see them get to the latter stages of the champions league with tougher opposition in their domestic fixtures. There's no more stars in their game either, the great Juve and Milan sides with Del Pieros and Vieri's. This Juventus side is a very good team tbf, although i do agree with the rest of that post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Cambi-arso Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Italian football is horrific at the moment, none of their teams have much to desire. Shocking how far a team like Inter have fallen in 3 years. I said that the other day and got glassed in here. Italian teams will always be successful because they always produce top class players that don't go abroad and consistently produce the best coaches in the world. The latter fact in particular simply cannot be argued against. The lull at the moment is down to the major teams stripping down and replacing aging squads and that the last generation of Italian players being on the way out and the next generation hasn't appeared yet. It will though. Despite the current low eb, they still have 2 sides likely to make the last 8 of the CL (I've said from the beginning I think Juve will make the final) and lest not forget the 'poor' iteration of the national team made yet another major final. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEEJ Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 When was the last season Inter had such a poor team? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyCisse Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 2011? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Think the Italian league hit a low and is climbing out of it, in a transitional phase where the older generation is phasing out and some exciting young players are coming in. I disagree the standard is piss poor, Juve's champions league form demonstrates that the best Italian team are definately in with a rather unlikely shout perhaps, but could win the CL. The problem is Inter are pretty poor, and their weaknesses are masked slightly by a still quite slow and narrow Italian league. In Europe, they moreso than other Italian teams are going to be found out for it. I think Italian league is on the up, their loss of 'star power' is going to benefit them because i wouldn't be surprised if the next generation of stars came from there. Juve will probably be found out a bit when against a team who play a high intensity game with more quality, but they can trouble the best of teams, and their defence is great. Milan just beat Barcalona. Also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisdom Body Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 High paced 'English' football at it's best (like this) at home can so much blow teams away, infuriates me England never play like this. It's the PL's one major strength over all leagues. That's it really. Most of the players, and more importantly, all the managers that implement this style of play well aren't actually English. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 So did Celtic to be fair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 High paced 'English' football at it's best (like this) at home can so much blow teams away, infuriates me England never play like this. It's the PL's one major strength over all leagues. England are shit though, most of the players that contribute to making this style of play aren't English. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 High paced 'English' football at it's best (like this) at home can so much blow teams away, infuriates me England never play like this. It's the PL's one major strength over all leagues. That's it really. Most of the players, and more importantly, all the managers that implement this style of play well aren't actually English. Still an English core though, as there always has been to a Chelsea/Man U team that has blitzed teams at home before. What you're saying is a fair point though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Yeah Barca not what they used to be but not in a knockout round either. I think Italian sides (inter excluded, they seem in a downward spiral) are all on the up. Their rather big droop in quality and pulling power has seen them turn to youth rather than stars and this will benefit them. I think over the next few years Italian teams will do better in the CL and english ones (whose pulling power is beginning to reduce and haven't got the youth setups) will drop down more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Agree England need to play a more high intensity physical direct game, but mixed with the technical play Spurs play too. We seem to get directness, and just clogging it forward, confused way too often, and doesn't help so many English players have danny simpsonitis especially in England shirts, just terrified of the ball. Much as Wilshere can be overrated, he does have that combination of technical ability and bustle England need. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Jeez. Could do without Lennon being injured for Anfield. Not that you lot care, obviously . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcmk Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I thought the whole point of this current debate was the actual standard of the league? In that respect it is irrelevant where the players were born. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Some potentially big clubs in danger tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Some potentially big clubs in danger tonight. Chelsea and Zenit? Wouldn't be surprised to either go through, probably a canny double actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 2-0 to Basel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Well that makes me look well daft (again) now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Super Alex Frei still going strong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Jeez. Could do without Lennon being injured for Anfield. Not that you lot care, obviously . Not true, Liverpool losing is always funny. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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