The Italian Football Thread

[Zenith]

[Cripps]

Bring their manager home

[Santi]

including a 3-2 scrape past SPAL with 83rd min winner.


The Lazio result is the only impressive one from this season so far.

[Zenith]

Well the criteria clearly states "3 goals( or more) in 10 straight league games".

This includes games like last season's away win over Torino (0-5) and the 4-1 pummeling they gave Fiorentina.

You don't accidentally average nearly 4 goals a game for 10 league games in a row - if this was an easy, unimpressive thing to achieve it wouldn't be a European record.

Just a testament to the wonderful attacking football they have been playing this calender year.

[Santi]

Specifically ignored the last season games as don't know by then whether those teams had anything to play for or not.

Nothing against the record just a lot of fuss being made over them already when nothing massive been proven. Spank Juve or even Roma 3-0 or better and then let's see

[Zenith]

AC Milan - Roma
17:00 BST

Could make for a decent game to watch.

[Reverend Gooner]

Napoli with some space now but if Inter can win tonight in the derby then they may well be capable to putting up a real title fight for the first time in ages.

AC on the other hand can drop as low as 10th if results don't go there way today. Hopefully it will be a game worth tuning in for.

[Reverend Gooner]

What an incredible game! That move before the penalty deserved a goal, quality attacking performance from Inter.

That was a proper serie A yellow card for Eder at the end then. Pretty much secured the points.

[Zenith]

In the first half Inter looked like they wanted it more than Milan - they played with more zest and aggression. Milan showed a much better attitude collectively in the second half and it made for a fine spectacle in which Inter deservedly came out on top. Definitely one of the better clashes between the two sides in recent years.

[Reverend Gooner]

The reaction to that second equaliser was exactly what we are missing at Arsenal. Icardi looked vexed when that goal went in and next thing you know him, Vecino and Perisic went up 2 gears and pushed for the win. This is as big a season for Inter as it is for us, they have to do something of note or be truly left behind and you could see it in the team's attitude yesterday. I wish we had that.

[Zenith]

↑ Agreed. I just can't think of a single Serie A team that has a less disciplined crop of players than we have. Maybe Milan but other than that?

Teams like Sampdoria and ChievoVerona have real drill merchants as manager who want each every player to carry out exactly what they are assigned to do. Both sides play the rather unconventional 4-3-1-2 formation - it's all about sitting deep, being disciplined positionally and hit the opposotion on the break with pace and efficiency leaving little room for second or third touches.

Wenger is the opposite, he tells them to 'go express themselves' and gives freedom to each and every of our players regardless of their role or position.

I'm not suggesting we should go for a Magath/Trapattoni type of manager, but a man with a flexible tactical know-how and a high regard for discipline who gives the right type of players the freedom they need to excel would be very welcomed indeed.

[Cripps]

Thought about watching this but thought I'd just be shaking my head about how shit both are these days and reminiscing about the glory days and the matches they had. I missed out ffs

[Zenith]

Bonucci the first Serie A player to get sent off through VAR for elbowing an opposing player.

Despite spending £160m on incoming players, it's just going from bad to worse for Milan.

[Sims]

literally the everton of serie a

[Santi]

except they managed to hold on for a draw despite 10 men for 65 mins


in other news - sami khedira scored a hattrick