Well, I always say this: Messi plays for Barca and in La Liga. a whole different story! I consider Serie A to be tougher for attackers than La Liga. besides we saw how Messi fared in the World Cup when he faced some serious defending. not taking anything away from the kid as he's one of the best (after the World Cup, I just can't think of him as the absolute best anymore) players in the world.

As for Ronaldo, IMO he's prolly the greatest striker to ever play the game. nuff said

Messi is the most overated player on earth. Does it in the sieve like defences of La Liga, supported by the brilliance of Iniesta and Xavi, but struggles even in the CL and for my money has only lived up to his reputation once and that was his decimation of a weak Arsenal defence.

At the world cup we saw how 'good' he truly is. He's great, world class, but absolutely nothing more and I wouldn't have him in my top 5 players on earth.

Yeh i really like him made really good comments,i didn't know it was him till later on.

I think perhaps that an hour of listening nonstop to Max Bretos will do for you, Zeddie.

Well he was a color character, I'll give him that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) This is turning out to be a great season already, ha!


Make that Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound, please. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) With lights turned off.

I'm sorry, but the new Serie A logo is way too reminiscent of Quizno's.

Hm, didn't know Max Bretos left FSC. The one guy I liked over there was Christian Miles. Is he still with them?

LOL i love how after when he praises an Italian player like Pippo or Gattuso he goes "yeh i played with him"

I'm sorry, but the new Serie A logo is way too reminiscent of Quizno's.

Hm, didn't know Max Bretos left FSC. The one guy I liked over there was Christian Miles. Is he still with them?

Allegri: 'Ibra brought enthusiasm'

Massimiliano Allegri gives Zlatan Ibrahimovic's arrival some of the credit for Milan's triumph. “He brought enthusiasm.”

Ibra was in the stands and saluted San Siro at half-time in the centre-circle during the 4-0 victory over Lecce.

“Ibrahimovic brought enthusiasm to the environment. Tonight the team was fired up, ready to put in a good performance and celebrate the win,” said the Coach.

“It was important to start well, because a newly-promoted side could've caused us some problems.

“I think we had a good game. We are still not 100 per cent, which is normal at this stage of the season, but the team played well and passed the ball around nicely.

“After the break we made a few too many mistakes, but that was understandable because before we had worked very hard.”

Football Italia

I dread watching FSC, not just for their crappy coverage, but oodles and oodles of repeat (and cheap) ads.

Ah, I was initially thinking of the Lega Calcio logo with the red and green in it. That's a heck of a difference between the Serie A logo and the old one.

Nobody cornered the market on scam advertising like FSC. That's what I DON'T miss about not having access to the channel anymore.

Abbiati 6.5 Inoperoso nel corso del primo tempo, si rende protagonista nel finale di una bella deviazione in angolo su una conclusione di Chevanton.
Amelia s.v. -
Antonini 6.5 Si fa apprezzare con alcune iniziative lungo la fascia sinistra.
Papastathopoulos s.v. -
Bonera 6 Poco sollecitato dagli esterni giallorossi non sembra commettere errori di rilievo. Nella ripresa propone un cross basso interessante per Inzaghi.
Thiago Silva 7.5 Attento in fase difensiva, impegna severamente Rosati con una gran conclusione da fuori area al 12' e realizza con un tocchio in mischia la rete del provvisorio 2-0 al 28'.
Nesta 6 Sbroglia senza particolari problemi le rare iniziative avversarie.
Pirlo 7 Distribuisce con precisione il gioco sugli esterni. Serve un paio di invitanti palloni alle punte.
Seedorf 5.5 Cresce con il passare dei minuti ma non riesce ad incidere come nelle sue possibilita': fallisce una favorevole opportunità da rete in chiusura di prima frazione.
Gattuso 6.5 Entra subito in partita. Cerca la via della rete, serve un ottimo pallone ad Inzaghi e partecipa attivamente alla quarta rete rossonera producendosi in una bella iniziativa personale lungo l'out di destra.
Ambrosini 6.5 Si batte con determinazione in mezzo al campo. Partecipa alla prima realizzazione di Pato con una precisa apertura sulla destra.
Abate s.v. -
Boateng s.v. Fa il suo ingresso nel finale di gara per Pato. Ingiudicabile.
Pato 7.5 il suo movimento crea non pochi scompensi nella difesa ospite. Sigla con freddezza una doppietta. Un solo neo: in alcune circostanze pecca di egoismo.
Oduamadi s.v. -
Ronaldinho 7 Soprattutto nella prima frazione garatisce qualità alla manovra rossonera con giocate in velocita' e splendidi palloni serviti in verticale.
Borriello 5.5 Si rende pericoloso solo qualche istante prima di lasciare il campo: gli viene annullata una rete per fuorigioco.
Inzaghi 7 Molto vivace. Appena entrato colpisce il palo esibendosi in un tentativo di pallonetto ai danni di Rosati. Va di nuovo vicino al bersaglio al 78' con una girata a lato di prima intenzione. A sei minuti dal termine non sfrutta al meglio un invito di Gattuso ma si riscatta al 90' realizzando di prepotenza la rete del definitivo 4-0.
Allegri 7 Non ci poteva essere esordio migliore sulla panchina rossonera per l'ex tecnico del Cagliari.

And we are back (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devilsmiley.gif)