Favalli – 10/10 – Here was I expecting him to have an average night, I’m not sure if this is a performance of a life time or there’s actually more to this man than we have ever imagined? A well-timed tackle, passes, headers, runs the whole package.
Ze Maria – 10/10 – I knew he was consistent, but I didn’t expect him to have a telepathic understanding with Adriano...It’s as if they have played together all their life? & you guys think Recoba and Adriano are quite a pairing? If his performance doesn’t count for a 10, how about hitting the bar and having a nice free kick cleared off the line?
Veron – 5/10 – Lets get something straight, the guys was whistled thought out the whole match (Starting from that incident with Huggel) and it seemed to get to him (Which is a bit disappointing…I guess he is an emotional guy :dielaugh: ) & as time went on he became more and more frustrated, he was still controlling play, but not with an iron fist. At the closing minutes, a dubious replay showed a clear stomp by Veron, before that incident happened; Chipperfield had a wild swing at his knees…Why would Chipperfield attack Veron? I wish I knew, the whole Basel players, fans, etc seemed to hate him?
Cambiasso – 7/10 - *Looks at the Inter.it ratings* Why does Cambiasso and Favalli have such low scores? He was good, but no way did he put on a performance like the other first timers…Hmm, thinking about it carefully! The ones with Serie A experience seem to fit in perfect and amazingly well, while the others have yet to explode into the scene, nonetheless he created the chance for Adriano, without his hard work the goal wouldn’t have happened.
Stankovic – 10/10 – Wow, is he on form or should we expect a lot more? The guy is unbelievable, if he can keep this up, and I don’t see why? He should become a future football legend, the guy has it all! I mean is it just me or has he become so ******* good after leaving Lazio? He even hit the post from 25 yards! Forza Deki!
Recoba – 6/10 – Hasn’t done himself a favor in trying to establish himself in the first team plans. Nor has he turned crap all of a sudden. Ran rings around the Basel defense, but the finished product just wasn’t there…neither for him or the Inter team in fact.
Adriano – 7/10 – He just had a traumatic week, and right from kick-off he had the right determination to get his precious goal, and no ******* defender is going to stop him, so what should he do? Well how about dribble four defender, the Goalkeeper and shoot the ball calmly on the top of the net? & boy does he deliver, his goal was simply magnificent, something you dream about when you’re a kid (Hey, even Zicu jumped from his seat in excitement, very cool moment) But sadly, his desire, stamina, and ability seemed to fade away as time went on after the goal…Which is pretty much acceptable. Since I’m sure he had one thing in mind before, which is to dedicate a goal to his dad and nothing else.
Ventola – 5/10 – Very weird substitution (& thankfully I wasn’t the only one puzzled) wasn’t able to show any authority on the match at all...
Emre - Not much to rate or rave about.
MoH’s rating of Mancini’s Tactics
7/10
I would have substituted both Veron and Adriano during the interval; Cruz would come on for Adriano (While the brazilin provides attacking threat, Cruz would provide a much needed platform for eventual team attacks) Emre or Karagounis could come on for Veron, since both can provide the ammunition needed upfront. To be honest, I think we could have benefited a lot more if we made these substitutions/much earlier.
MoH’s FC Basel Rating: -
[4-3-3]
GK: Zupi – 9/10
DR: P. Degen – 610
DC: M. Yakin – 710
DC: Smiljanic – 5/10
DL: Kleber –6/10
MR:Cantaluppi – 8/10
MC
elegado – 7/10
ML:Chipperfield – 7/10
FW:Huggel – 10/10
SC:Jimmy – 5/10
FW: Rossi - 610
What went wrong according to MoH
1. We needed a lot more authority on the middle of the pitch
2. Awful refereeing, the goal we conceded came after the players and Toldo were trying to adjust the wall, I didn’t even hear him whistle for play to start. He allowed the stomp by Veron and the abuse he received to go on, he even handed a yellow card for a very deliberate handball?
3. Huggle was simply too good.
4. Zupi made some great saves
5. We were pretty unlucky
6. At the heart of our midfield was our weak link a.k.a Veron
This Match should be remembered for:-
- Adriano’s goal
- Hitting the post and the bar as well as having a goal cleared
- Ze Maria’s competitive debut
- Favalli’s competitive debut
This Match shouldn’t be remembered for:-
- Veron’s performance/incident
- How unlucky we were
- Mancini’s competitive debut
- Huggel scoring or hitting the post.
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