VotD: Man Of The Match

By: roberto | July 25th, 2009
   

In a first half where we were literally being crushed, his super-human abilities pulled us ahead of Sevilla and helped Juventus grab three points in our first Group A match of the 2009 Coppa di Pace. If he isn’t considered one of the world’s greatest goalscoring threats I’ll gladly give up writing for this blog and revert to a life of isolation and depression. For me it couldn’t be any clearer, Amauri is already in top form and ready for this season to begin.

“I am happy to have been named man of the match but especially for the goal and the victory. We are improving and even with three strikers we did well, notwithstanding it was the first time we tried it out. We must only perfect the mechanisms”. -Amauri

Somewhere in Bavaria, Luca Toni is wondering if his days with the Azzurri are numbered and rightfully so. No one can touch Amauri in the air and his ground game is pretty descent for a man his size. If Lippi wants “those who can guarantee added value” then Amauri is surely the man for the job.

IERI… OGGI… DOMANI… SEMPRE JUVE!!!


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  • adam
    Zebina has to go, when he plays good all is well. But when he has a bad day he plays like a dirty bitch and should of gotten a red card today IMO.
  • agiamba
    Bemvindo, Ivan! I agree with you 100% on Felipe Melo. That midfield sounds great to me as well.
  • Ivan K
    Hi, guys! I'm a big fan of this site and I follow Juventus since the early 90's here from Brazil.

    I saw only a few moments from today's game but that was enough to confirm that I don't like Felipe Melo. He's so onsolent and lacks the discipline.

    The only good thing in his signing is that with him and Diego, brazilian TV channels will broadcast much more Juventus' games.

    I hope our midfield will be Sissoko-Marchisio-Camoranesi, right behind Diego.
  • Sam Dj
    camo plays full 90 minutes haha
  • agiamba
    I don't put too much stock in preseason games, especially against K-league teams, but given how early we are in preseason, the team is getting into good fitness and a good passing rhythm. Seems Diego is mixing in with the team very well. And Gio shows he's not frightened by competition with a great assist. Even Tiago is playing well!! The next season is looking promising.
  • agiamba
    LEGROTTAGLIEEEEEEEE
  • Aldo
    that was an amazing goal, giovinco is amazing
  • Alejandro
    Camo is a genius
  • Sam Dj
    nice play gio
  • agiamba
    ZEBINA...GOD.
  • adam
    Trezeguet looks like he doesn't give a shit.
  • al
    gio is on to replace diego. man, how happy i am to have both
  • Sam Dj
    diegooooooooo!!! about time!
  • al
    what a goal. did you see that?
  • adam
    DIEGO!!!!
  • Sam Dj
    melo is on, hopefully that'll improve our possessions
  • Sam Dj
    what a mistake by the goalie
  • agiamba
    Hahaha what a goal.
  • agiamba
    TY Sam.
  • Sam Dj
  • Sam Dj
  • Sam Dj
    thx alessio, i like that haha
    can't wait to see diego in action today!
  • agiamba
    http://www.goal.com/en/news/23...

    Ahhh, good stuff, particularly the bottom 4.
  • agiamba
    Cordoba, Samuel, Lucio, Chivu, Burdisso, Materazzi, Rivas...that's what I imagine MAD is saying. And I can't disagree with him. Cordoba is a good defender despite occasion fuckups, Samuel is one of the most underrated defenders in the world, and in general, Inter has insane depth at the back. I wish we had a lot more, we only have 4 CBs and 2 fullbacks per flank. A little thin for my taste.
  • agiamba
    Kudos Jorid, on actually digesting the other guys troll. I lost interest after about two sentences.

    Caceres deal all depends on Poulsen moving. Barcelona spent a ton on him and want to sell him as opposed to loan with a fixed buy. I'd like him, but considering Barca spent 16mil on him, it's going to be tough to sign unless Barcelona is willing to write his transfer off as a loss.
  • Jem
    I like this quote from Buffon in regards to the Eto - Ibra swap...

    "Honestly, I never really followed Inter, but I played against them three times in recent years and I never lost".
  • ReleaseTheKrasic
    Bravo Jorid!
  • MAD
    "And Caceras is our 4th Defender, and im pretty sure hes better than Nelson Rivas!"

    He might be better than Nelson Rivas, but then again, Rivas isn't our fourth defender, as of this moment, he's our seventh.

    Caceras isn't as good as our fourth defender.
  • Jorid
    mickey: you display the typical class that a perdazzuro imbecille would display. Now for some fun facts about your phenomenal team:

    -Ibra said that yesterday was the 3rd best day of his life, with the other 2 being the days his kids were born.Ibra kissed the Barca jersey at his presentation there, if I remember correctly Ibra did NOT kiss the Inter jersey when he was presented.(I wonder why, I mean he had always been a great Inter fan right?Isn't that what he said when your team bought him?That moment was a dream come true for him...)
    -Hleb? Freaking HLEB? This really shows your Soccer I.Q is about a 2. Hleb was pretty much Shit @ Arsenal, Shit @ Barca and now you think "The Special One" will revive him? More like turn into this year's Quaresma...Hleb was good in FM05 mickey, if you think he's gonna help your team's creativity and help in the European stage, then you might as well go buy Freddy Guarin and Nicolas Millan... =)
    -Inter-UCLA(freaking UCLA Bruins?!) score was 2-2...I don't care what you say if it's a friendly or not, drawing or losing against a freaking college is embarrassing... =)
    -I doubt Eto'o will produce as much in Italy. In Italy the teams have better defenses and unfortunately for poor Sammy, he won't be getting Xavi's, Iniesta's and Messi's passes anymore, his service will come from Cambiasso(who is a great player)and Stankovic...(Oh and I guess Hleb and the one and only Ricky Quaresma)....
    -Your team is still the 3rd team in Italy and forever will be, while also being the 2nd team of Milan. Inter was created second, won their silverware second, had that tad bit of history in Europe second to AC Milan and they will continue to be in the world's eyes.
    -Were you even born the last time Inter won a Champions? Was your dad even born???40+ years without a Champion's League........... =) =) =)
    -You're still 1 star away on the shirt, and many, many, many stars away in real life. 0 class.
    -PLEASE WATCH THIS mickey:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

    Rosicone =) =) =)
  • al
    mickey, are you kidding me?

    alexSALARY helb? this guy is the member of the "greedy" band along with matheu flaMONEY and CASHley cole.

    ibra is a mercenary and inter get his replacement straight away. poor inter.
  • Pablo
    One comment regarding our new players and certain inter biased comment about our chances for winning the scudetto. I won't say we will win the scudetto this season, but we certainly have better chances than the last one (and, unless Inter uses the money they have wisely, Inter has less chances than last year). And not only because we bought Diego, Melo, Cannavaro and probably Caceres will join us, but because of the great young players we have with us, which can only do better this season (and even better the next one). I'm refering to Marchisio, Giovinco, De Ceglie, (why not) Chiellini, (hopefully) Sissoko, (god forbid me) even Molinaro (who was a really bad the first season with us and mediocre on his second season, so who knows, maybe in 15 years we will have a decent left full back in him). They haven't reached their full potential yet, and that's why I'm optimistic.
  • Sam
    "Say what you like about felipe melo and diego cuz we have cambiasso and hleb now so you can suck my balls"

    Are you serious, HELB! HELB IS A JOKE! U'RE COMPARING HIM TO DIEGO, MAN ARE YOU OUTTA YOUR MIND! And Caceras is our 4th Defender, and im pretty sure hes better than Nelson Rivas! :D :D :D

    And mickey have you got anger issues, all the comments i have read of your, having swearing and are always aggresive, chill out man!
  • adam
    Mickey, you have balls?
  • mickey
    oh please alessio dont make me laugh. You rubentini never cease to amaze me with all the bullshit that you spew out of your mouth. Your claims are even more preposterous then that of an angry bill o'reilly on fox news. Amauri was great the first half of the season but then did nothing after that. I will admit that you guys are stronger this year but now we have eto'o and hleb and if we get cassano which doesnt seem likely or fabregas (even that deal seems more likely now) you guys will be butt fucked. OOOOHH NO JUVE GOT CACERES IM SO SCARED OF A PLAYER WHO PRACTICALLY SPENT ALL HIS TIME ON THE barcelona bench. OH NO!!! Caceres wont solve all of your problems in defense. As long as your defense remains how it is i can guarantee that no interista will be even remotely scared of you guys. I mean you rubentini were all so excited about mellberg when you got him and look how that turned out. Caceres isnt even half the player that mellberg was. Say what you like about felipe melo and diego cuz we have cambiasso and hleb now so you can suck my balls
  • Sam
    Yeha it's about time, he has a pretty damn good shot on him. im sure hell hit a couple of long bombs this year.
  • adam
    Oh and for the record Marchisio is the guy to watch during these games, he's bound to score a rocket from 30 yards out, he just gets closer and closer.
  • adam
    I think he might be subbed in the second half. But lets not forget that this is preseason and if a player is not fit no matter how badly we wanna see him play he should wait until he is ready. No sense in injuring him over a pre-season friendly.
  • ReleaseTheKrasic
    I hear mixed rumors regarding whether or not diego will play tomorrow? Anyone know whether or not he or melo will play tomorrow against Seongnam Ilhwa? Lets hope we can pull a victory. I would love to see a preseason matchup against Madrid.
  • adam
    Fuck Ibrahimobitch, I wouldn't be surprised if he joined Madrid in the next 2-4 years.
  • agiamba
    I think he's getting into match fitness, he started 4-5 days ago but Legro didn't play either for the same reason.

    Ibrahimovic is such a loyal-less classless asshole.
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