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FCIM · 23-12-2017 10:56PM

Rekop dog wrote: »

Are you drunk? It's literally the only competitive title race from all the big 5 leagues right now.

And Juve have made two of the last three Champions League final so they're not suffering for their dominance one bit.

Competitive? LMFAO. Seven in a row?!? What do you define as competitive? Maybe you're waiting to see them win fifteen in a row and then you'll finally see it for the joke it is. France, England and Spain will all almost certainly have different champions in 2018 than in 2017. Italy won't. It's hilarious how you think anything to buck the trend of the last few years will happen and that Juventus won't have this title wrapped up by March. In terms of getting to Champions League finals, yup, that's a massive achievement when they've turned up as cannon fodder and gotten their ar5ehole turned inside out on both occasions. The point is Italy is not like Germany and is not used to one team p1ssing the league year after year and people will become disinterested when they realise it's a perpetual one man show. That'll affect attendances, tv money and all sorts of other revenue and then, certainly in terms of the top level, the whole thing dies.

Rekop dog · 23-12-2017 11:15PM

FCIM wrote: »

Competitive? LMFAO. Seven in a row?!? What do you define as competitive? .

I'll take it as a yes to the drunk qestion then lol. Either that or you take Inter loses really really
badly.
But im basing the competitiveness on the fact right now there's only a point in between the leaders and five between top 4(providing Roma win their game in hand). All other leagues have at least a 9 point gap up top.

I'm not doubting Juve are strong favourites but I'm finding it the most exciting season in a good while (asides from Milan anguish).

FCIM · 23-12-2017 11:28PM

Rekop dog wrote: »

I'll take it as a yes to the drunk qestion then lol. Either that or you take Inter loses really really
badly.
But im basing the competitiveness on the fact right now there's only a point in between the leaders and five between top 4(providing Roma win their game in hand). All other leagues have at least a 9 point gap up top.

I'm not doubting Juve are strong favourites but I'm finding it the most exciting season in a good while (asides from Milan anguish).

Aye, keep telling yourself it's competitive there's a good lad :rolleyes:.

MD1990 · 24-12-2017 12:33AM

Inter choking as usual.

Benatia really stepped up for Juve this year finally injury free.

ERG89 · 24-12-2017 12:52PM

https://twitter.com/footballitalia/status/944874548503154689

I think this is a big possibility as the club are still paying him & Milan are truly the gift that keeps giving.

Headshot · 27-12-2017 12:39PM

Really looking forward to the Cup match tonight

dor83 · 27-12-2017 03:48PM

Headshot wrote: »

Really looking forward to the Cup match tonight

Hopefully it's a good game and both teams try to play but I think it could be a cagey game because both teams will be more interested in not losing than winning, I hope I'm wrong though. While it is worrying that Inter have been poor for the last few games getting a win against Milan could be exactly what the players need to get the confidence back, but a loss could have the opposite affect and make things worse.

ERG89 · 27-12-2017 08:20PM

https://twitter.com/footballitalia/status/946097938350010368

Oh dear god :eek:

Headshot · 27-12-2017 08:23PM

ERG89 wrote: »

https://twitter.com/footballitalia/status/946097938350010368

Oh dear god :eek:

Wasnt he supposed to be out with a groin injury

Headshot · 27-12-2017 09:15PM

that was the right call there

Great stuff by the VAR

FCIM · 27-12-2017 09:22PM

Headshot wrote: »

that was the right call there

Great stuff by the VAR

No problem with the decision, Ranocchia was clearly offside, but the referee not checking the VAR himself which is the norm is dodgy.

FCIM · 27-12-2017 09:43PM

I'd say we're having slightly the better of it but that is pushing it as both are devoid of creativity. Has extra time written all over it. The biggest excitement for me so far has been some mad pre-match match on Russian(?) Eurosport; we won 3-2 because we have the better current top player, the better owners and the better fans whilst Milan have more trophies (we never won the Coppa Mitropa and Serie B see

) and the more ballon d'ors.

Headshot · 27-12-2017 10:04PM

Antonio is just the spitting image of his younger brother.

Headshot · 27-12-2017 10:13PM

What an atrocious miss

ERG89 · 27-12-2017 10:18PM

Everything the derby was earlier in the season this is not.
Milan after all the spending still relying on Suso and Bonaventura.

FCIM · 27-12-2017 10:32PM

Icardi angry with Perisic for shooting instead of crossing when Icardi had two players between himself and Ivan. No player frustrates me as much as Icardi. When he's not on form he's bone idle and doesn't even get himself into positions which would give options.

FCIM · 27-12-2017 10:58PM

There's something humorous about wanting to get into the Champions League when two of three substitutes are Brozovic and Eder.

Headshot · 30-12-2017 11:43AM

Looking forward to the 11:30 match.

Should be a good watch

Headshot · 30-12-2017 02:18PM

2x really poor teams

ERG89 · 30-12-2017 02:47PM

Headshot wrote:

2x really poor teams

Out today so didn't see the game. Fiorentina haven't been impressive since gutting the team last summer. Lot of average players brought in & just Chiesa left really of what they had.
Milan have been a huge flop this season. A dozen or so players not performing & very little sign of improvement. Change of managers only showed how precarious of a situation they are in off the field as I imagine they have no money now bar loans from banks.
Haven't a notion of doing much in the Europa League either.

Headshot · 30-12-2017 05:01PM

I wouldnt be surprised if that's Di Francesco gone.

His Roma team has been very disappointing but the lack of transfers have really been the cause of their issues

FCIM · 30-12-2017 08:01PM

Beppe Bergomi wrote yesterday in La Gazzetta dello Sport that the performances recently have been OK even if the results have been poor and that the important thing in such a key match as today was not to lose; I agree with him and am happyish with tonight, we do need to return to winning next week before the break though.

ironingbored · 31-12-2017 01:41PM

Paolo Dybala back scoring (2) last night for Juve. Can see Juve going through the gears in 2018 to make it 7 in a row. Napoli blessed to come away with a win against Bologna.

Agent Coulson · 31-12-2017 04:51PM

Crazy to think Italy is the only competitive top league left in Europe now with an actual title race.

Saying that Juve will probably run away with it by the end of the season.

Headshot · 02-01-2018 10:27PM

Really surprising that Napoli started with a weak team.

They must not of thought to highly of the cup

FCIM · 03-01-2018 10:49AM

Headshot wrote: »

Really surprising that Napoli started with a weak team.

They must not of thought to highly of the cup

The Coppa Italia isn't and never has been held in the esteem the FA Cup has. The only reason Juventus are so mad about it at the moment is they are desperate to equal our triplete.

ERG89 · 03-01-2018 12:51PM

FCIM wrote:

The Coppa Italia isn't and never has been held in the esteem the FA Cup has. The only reason Juventus are so mad about it at the moment is they are desperate to equal our triplete.

Napoli going all in on the league is going to blow up in their face. Their starting XI are already tired as only Allan & Jorginho are ever rotated (for Zielinski & Diawara). Even their transfer links make me think why even bother signing that player as he only drops the standard down far too low for league champions when you compete with Juve

FCIM · 03-01-2018 04:36PM

ERG89 wrote: »

Napoli going all in on the league is going to blow up in their face. Their starting XI are already tired as only Allan & Jorginho are ever rotated (for Zielinski & Diawara). Even their transfer links make me think why even bother signing that player as he only drops the standard down far too low for league champions when you compete with Juve

Going out of the cup early could be beneficial to Napoli and Inter as both will basically be playing one match a week for the rest of the season.

FCIM · 05-01-2018 07:47PM

Candreva out for Joao Mario on the right wing is a strange one.

FCIM · 05-01-2018 09:44PM

Candreva needs to come on for Joao Mario. As much as he hasn't been on form lately, he can't do worse than the Portuguese is doing. I like the idea that Spalletti is looking at as not having Candreva there is allowing Cancelo to attack more and better but he needs someone better than Joao Mario as his right wing partner. Spalletti needs to be less rigid too tactically as Fiorentina's speed and ability to dribble past players is stretching the team too much. Spalletti wants a 4-2-3-1 with fast, high pressing but needs to realise that that can't work against everyone, at least not with the players Inter have as the defence is being pushed back by Fiorentina and the distance between the attack and back four is a gulf.

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