Comments on: Mr 250.

By: alessio

alessio — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:26:36 +0000

6 December 2008
Zanetti comes back, Del Piero stops. Twenty summoned for Lecce

As expected, Cristiano Zanetti is coming back into the group for Lecce away match. The midfielder is newly available, after a long break, due to the accident occurred this summer to his right thigh. From this list, if compared to last Saturday match vs. Reggina, Del Piero and Camoranesi go out. The first one is complaining about a muscular fatigue to his right thigh, while the second one is coming from a clavicular acromion sub-luxation occurred to his right shoulder. Also Rossi, Yago and Pinsoglio, from Youth Team, joined the group. Ranieri will have twenty men in all at his disposal. Here is the complete list:

3 Chiellini
4 Mellberg
6 Zanetti
8 Amauri
9 Iaquinta
11 Nedved
12 Chimenti
13 Manninger
19 Marchisio
20 Giovinco
21 Grygera
22 Sissoko
27 Ekdal
28 Molinaro
29 De Ceglie
32 Marchionni
33 Legrottaglie
40 Rossi
42 Pinsoglio
45 Yago

By: alessio

alessio — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:13:35 +0000

Oh and let’s not forget their coach, Gian Piero Gasperini who is doing brilliantly with Genoa. Grew up in the Juve youth team, even if he never played for us, and then ended up coaching the Primavera squad for almost a decade. He’s building his team off of his former players and just like him, kids who never really got a chance at Juve.

By: alessio

alessio — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:09:06 +0000

Genoa do. I’ve actually been watching a good amount of their games this season because they have so many former Juventini, most of whom I don’t think got a real shot at Juve: Palladino, Sculli, Gasbarroni, Paro, Criscito, Olivera…..etc.

Legrottaglie has at least 2 years in him, so there’s no hurry to find Chiellini’s future CB partnership. He’s Barese like me, so I’ve always been a fan, I am thrilled that he’s found his form I always believed in. A year and a half ago, he was packed for Bestikas. Now he’s pushing his way into the Nazionale.

By: alessandro d'agostino

alessandro d'agostino — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:25:27 +0000

both at centre back sorry. that space next to chiellini is fabianos and surely criscito would sweeten the deal

By: alessandro d'agostino

alessandro d'agostino — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 11:23:59 +0000

genoa have a quality side though dont they? my point about mimmo is that he wouldnt get playing time because giorgio is going to be at juve for his entire career probably and you cant have two left footed players in defence

By: alessio

alessio — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:26:55 +0000

Watching that video shows me how much pace he used to have pre-injury, we haven’t really seen that since, but he’s hit a level of consistency right now that it doesn’t really matter. It will probably prolong his career anyways, the fact that he doesn’t rely on pace and is actually kinda slow.

By: alessio

alessio — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 03:37:25 +0000

Chiellini and Criscito are both left-footed center-backs, that’s about it. They have very different styles of defending. I’d love to see Mimmo back in the Bianconeri side someday.

Matteo Paro was sold to Genoa, 50% and then this summer we sold the rest of his contract to them. Shame he never got a shot at the Juve Serie A side, I thought he had it in him. Yet another reason why I like Genoa/follow them. Gasperini rebuilt his old Juve youth team there.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:13:22 +0000

Does anybondy know what happened to Mateo Paro? I’ve just remembered him when I was watching Del Piero’s Serie B goals.

By: alessandro d'agostino

alessandro d'agostino — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:39:54 +0000

i remember him saying that the reason he performs well playing for genoa is because genova is close to the sea as is napoli and he stressed that he napolitano. not just because he is left footed but because he cant play when chiellini is playing they play the same position of defence so it would be a wise move if santacroce ever wanted to leave. although i think criscito will move to genoa or someone else

By: alessio

alessio — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:54:34 +0000

I don’t think they’ll trade on the basis of right-footedness. Criscito has said in the past his two favorite squads are Genoa and Juve, so I’m not too sure he wants a move back to Napoli.