Originally Posted by Jeff
What I"m more worried is that the players don't even have the spirit to FIGHT.
This game is in STARK CONTRAST with the one we had against Inter, 2-0 down and we fought in the second half to come back beating them 3-2.
The scoreline is not there, because the fighting spirit is gone.
That's the problem. It seems that only Pato, Hunter, and, to some extent, Seedorf, (and of course Storari) have the will to fight. Nesta and Silva are kind of neutral, but the rest with especially Zambro, Janku seems to just want the game to be over.
That's the REAL problem. When you have R80 who seem just so casual and pass the ball around and thought he would get the foul call that he used to at Spain, think twice. There is no point in trying to cry like a sissy. It's time to fight and to put up a fighting spirit.
Look, even the sometimes-lazy-with-pass Pato is trying real hard, and even though everyone is criticizing Pirlo he at least tried even till the end. Yes, even Seedorf tries. But with players like R80 who could no longer take the pressure on him anymore, sorry, but it's not going to work.
To some extent, his genius makes him the footballer of the world, but also contributes to his own downfall. Honestly - Do we really want the most unreliable genius in the world? I would rather have someone less famous but who can deliver, small or big game.
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And so can we REALLY see who is to get the blame? I remember Gilardino once saying that "it's not Ancelotti's fault not to play me, and I'm not going to say more"... Kaka` got sold ("and I still try to figure out why")... Carlo is eventually gone and is having a good time at Stamford bridge..."WE have Champions" ...
And for once I realize: it's not R80's or Janku's fault at all. about Champion League glory, forget about who sucks and who doesn't suck, forget about injury. We have REAL problem with someone on the top (all most of us have been saying for the past N years).
Whatever the top management team does, it sends out signals to their players, and this signals are now doing more harm than good...
J
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