Xifio;3095748 said:
very interesting Champions League draw for Italy:
- Inter have it easy, and should win the group comfortably if they are to be considered serious contenders; I am glad that Gasperini's being eased into his first excursion to the big boy competition ...
- Milan will qualify, but in 2nd ... ironically the best team to emulate would be Inter from 09/10: José's team didn't ever look like challenging Barça for top spot in the Groups; but they learnt their lesson, bedded in their new recruits, made crucial January signings, and beat Barça on the way to winning the cup!
- what a challenge for Napoli! this summer, they not only managed to keep hold of their stars, but have reinforced, which is great! but success has gone to President De Laurentiis' head, and he has been shooting his mouth off ever since his side made the Champions League ... luckily Barça brought them down to earth in the Gamper Trophy, so they will be humble and hopefully prepared going into that amazing group ...
haha, all 3 sides qualify, making Italy the nation with the most representatives in the Champions League!
no guarantee that any of the three will progress any further (the draw will be crucial, as always), but it's cool while it lasts ...
I am ecstatic that Srallex will have to face the ignominy of managing a Europa League team
... but in terms of calcio, Basel going through may the bigger deal, as is APOEL topping their group ... usually I want to see teams I like get drawn against the best (and that is certainly the case with José's Moudrid); for Milan, however, I want to see them draw no one but APOEL ... Inter would ideally face Basel ... and Napoli would get either Benfica or the Arse ... looking forward to what Dec. 16th will bring ...
Ilaje;3149758 said:
Let's Talk Juve:
The only Serie A games I've watched this season have mostly been Juve's, I've sorta disliked them but I like a lot of the signings they made this summer (Vidal and Elia). Anyhoo, Marchisio has had the most amazing transformation I've seen this season...I always thought he was decent and had great potential but this season he's actually delivering something I never really believed he would do. Amazing player!
Marchisio was stagnating in the past couple of seasons, and many thought he had peaked and leveled off ... so it's a pleasant surprise to see him finally shift up a gear in his development ... his winner against Milan was ridiculously lucky/flukey, but that shouldn't distract from the impressive performances he's been putting in ... I'd love to see him carry that level onto the international scene, all the way through July 2012
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poet11;3150022 said:
Simone Pepe has done well,hasn't he? Gives his all. I'd take a player like that over Arshavin anyday of the week.
he's a mule, but man has he scored some important goals for Juve this season ...
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