Player comments from moi:
Julio Cesar: Was hardly tested this game with real difficult shots. He was however very secure and didn't make a single mistake. I would be content with him as our first keeper, if we only sold Toldo. He looks extremely calm between the posts and isn't a circus keeper as many South American keepers can be.
Javier Zanetti: Shined in the second half, both offensively and defensively.
Ivan Cordoba: Not one of his best matches at all. Is as usual useless with the ball and passes, but it isn't his job. He made some interceptions that saved him at times. There's definitely room for improvement.
Marco Materazzi: Was great in the air, but his ridiculous tackles meant that Shakthar had some dangerous free-kicks. I am getting increasingly tired of those pointless free-kicks he causes us. Especially during the first half. However, as a back-up he is good and does a decent job.
Giuseppe Favalli: Didn't participate at all in the offensive game, but had a decent game defensively. He makes his average performances as usual, where you're always calm but never impressed. It works for me anyway.
Dejan Stankovic: Was utter crap in the first half, except for that pass to Martins. He simply vanishes in our midfield, but when Veron was subbed off and Stankovic had switched flank, he was more involved with the game and also a puzzle in our first goal. We're still witnessing an average Stankovic from his point of view.
Juan Veron: Didn't have any special match at all. Was very slow on the ball and takes up too much space on our midfield. Normally he's much better than this though, so I'm not worried.
Esteban Cambiasso: Not the same Cambiasso as last season, which is understandable. Didn't win as much balls, but had a good positional match. Should have scored twice, but one was a great save, and the other was wrong decision for which foot to use.
Santiago Solari: He's trying and all, but he's making absolutely no impact on our team. He had one cross, which was failed and spend the entire time looking for an overlap.
Obafemi Martins: Was having difficulties with the ball, and also wasted one great chance alone with the keeper. He scored a goal however, but he can do much better.
Adriano: One great assist and a great goal. Still overdribbles, but I guess he'll do that forever. Shakthar had three markers on him, so it wasn't easy, but he had a good match.
Ze Maria: The genius strikes again! One cross, and bang, there's a goal. Immediately made an impact when he came on.
David Pizarro: Totally owned the midfield when he came on, and just look at how fast our midfield plays with him. He passed the ball to Stankovic, which also contributed to his team-mate being more involved with the game. He had one failed pass to Martins, that's the only pass I could count he failed with.
10 years of FIF
