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The Caf's Roy Keane.
Lukaku who can never be wrong in terms of positioning manages not to be in the right place to finish off a good Inter move
Incredible isn't it. His team had all the momentum and he decided to throw a hissy fit. A bit like an inverted Fergie Time.Conte is losing itl. Not only Inter bottle it, got a red card and wasted his injury time with moaning.
Both Milanese teams didThey really bottled it
Being confident and wanting the ball is the mark of a good striker.Lukaku always points to the ground in front of his feet when his teammates don't pass to him like he's always a sure thing to score.
Atalanta are a good team compared to UdineBoth Milanese teams did
His hold up play seems to be much better than it was at United. His moaning is far worse.Being confident and wanting the ball is the mark of a good striker.
Moaning with your mates that they didn't pass it to you without realizing that they couldn't because you didn't make the right movement is the mark of Lukaku.
100% agree.That one in the first half on Lautaro?
Yeah good save but Lautaro really made poor use of that Musso passing blunder.
Bad first touch forced him to rush the shot on the run with two defenders sliding on the ball, he could have easily put himself in the position of calmly firing an unstoppable shot or assisting Lukaku if he didn't bork that.
I'm sure Inter players are used to it with Brozovic.His hold up play seems to be much better than it was at United. His moaning is far worse.
Must be so frustrating as a teammate to see Lukaku complain when he isn't even making the right movement to be available to receive a pass.
I don't think we bottled it.Both Milanese teams did
I count 5I don't think we bottled it.
Atalanta were simply superior against the players that were fielded tonight.
Pioli has done a fantastic job so far, but he gambled by starting new signing Meite out of position and it failed miserably.
This is our best XI
This is what Atalanta faced in the first half
Ibra
Rebic - Hakan - Saelemaekers
Kessie - Bennacer
Theo - Romagnoli/Gabbia - Kjaer - Calabria
Donnarumma
IbraBasically, we were missing 6 regulars.
Leao - Meite - Castillejo
Kessie - Tonali
Theo - Kalulu - Kjaer - Calabria
Donnarumma
That's okay when you're facing Benevento but not against Atalanta.
That's why I used the word regular, not starter.I count 5
edit, nvm, you counted both Romagnoli and Gabbi
Right. My mistake.That's why I used the word regular, not starter.
I so wanted them to sign Matty Ryan on loan. Half of Watford should keep them up at least but long gone were the days of Di Natale-Alexis-Quag and many more wonderful players when they were like a mini Parma.Atalanta are a good team compared to Udine
Udinese form before Inter match
D D L L D L L D D
How is it not representative of the quality of the teams?Serie A's league table this season is a complete mess and not representantive of the quality of the teams. Madrid better be very careful of this Atalanta team in Europe and not get fooled by their league position. Even without Gomez their top level is extremely high.
Levelled, sure. Strongest? Surely not. Juventus, Atalanta and Napoli are, quality wise, well ahead of Milan (overperforming right now) and Inter (monodimensional and lacking creativity). Pirlo is a rookie and his tactical mistakes are costing Juve a lot of points. Atalanta are just inconsistent, but they are the best team in Italy by far. And Napoli is lost into their own negativity and victim attitude as usual. All this, without considering the enormous pressure at any level to have a different Serie A winner this year, in spite of Milan (owned by a fund with shady connections) and Inter (Suning is phasing out because the Party closed the gates for investments abroad) being both zombie clubs right now, from an ownership point of view.How is it not representative of the quality of the teams?
Teams like Juventus and Atalanta outside the Top 3 says a lot about the quality of Serie A top teams compared to a few years ago.
This is the strongest Serie A in over a decade.
It's not when you look at their roster and compare it with the restI think the fact Juventus are potentially only 4 points away from top is a bit mad when you consider just how poor they are these days for the most part.
Of course but I don’t think they’ve been convincing at any point this season.It's not when you look at their roster and compare it with the rest
Juve still have to play against Napoli so it could be 39points.36 points from 18 games for Juventus. 2,0 ppg
Not a great first half of the season. 38 x 2 = 76 points are never enough to win a 20-club league. For sure they need to improve
Half way mark:
Milan: 43 points
Inter: 41 points
85 pts will be enough to win Serie A this season. Hopefully we can replicate what we have got so far
it's more about Juventus having -12 /-9 compared to last yearIt's not when you look at their roster and compare it with the rest
Flashes or glimpses here and there, but people are mad and just want god-mode 24/7/365? They do not have to convince anyone, really... just beat what they have in front of them, game after game, situation after situation. Having a rookie coach means he is learning on the job, which is never ideal, but this is a rebuilding season.Of course but I don’t think they’ve been convincing at any point this season.
We need to move on from Chiellini-Bonucci. In real building-up season ,covid wise, we should move to DeLigt-Demiral duo.Flashes or glimpses here and there, but people are mad and just want god-mode 24/7/365? They do not have to convince anyone, really... just beat what they have in front of them, game after game, situation after situation. Having a rookie coach means he is learning on the job, which is never ideal, but this is a rebuilding season.
To be fair, they are even better than the general expectation, which really gives the measure of how distant the others are in terms of quality: Sarri won the scudetto as a bird into a pond, Pirlo may well win it as a rookie. Kulusevski, McKennie, Chiesa, Morata are all proving smart additions, with fresher legs and proactive attitude.
Accept and lose one to win the next 3...5...9? Serie A is broke, it is now or never for both Milano clubs, Roma and even Napoli. With the SuperLeague project now gone bust, oppos only hope is a parallel Euroleague tournament a la basket that would be tiring enough... or maybe Andrea Agnelli moving to Ferrari while being replaced by his mad cousin Lapo Elkann, so that Juve becomes a circus.It's all about the management if we lose this year.
the only good one in our midfield...McKennie is really fecking good though
What a pick up!
Offloading Bentancour is easy, pretty much every top european club would be interestedthe only good one in our midfield...
we'd need at least 2 mids but how and where can we offload Rabiot,Ramsey and Bentancur?
both Ramsey and Rabiot are on 7.5m/year after taxes converting on UK standars making it easier to understand they're on 269k/week gross wagesOffloading Bentancour is easy, pretty much every top european club would be interested
Rabiot and Ramsey have big wages, might be harder. They're also good players though