[han2503]

We'll keep all Coppa discussion in this one thread considering the very low activity in the forum atm

[han2503]

Yep.

Good result. Though how the f*** did Hakan miss that open goal?!

I was shocked for a clear minute after he skied that. I guess he was coming in fast and hit it too hard as well as got a bit under it

I read on twitter that we basically throttled one of the most free-scoring teams in Serie A. I'm just glad that Rino has shored up that defence.

Meh, we were lethargic and slow in the first half, not much better in the second but managed to combine a bit more.

That being said, I think tiredness was the biggest factor. Players like Biglia, Jack and Suso looked out of it right from the offset, we did much better when Rino switched things around to a 4-4-2 in the second half and managed to make Lazio work a bit more

I hope you're right guys. I'm still very skeptical.

I'm sceptical too and I definitely do not see Rino as a solution for the long run. But talking about this season which was already down the toilet before Montella was even sacked, I'm happy with the improvements I'm seeing each week. I like that we're seeing individuals also improving a lot since Rino took over whereas before they were terrible under Montella and within the system he was using.

Guys like Kessie, Hakan, Biglia and Bona have really shown notable improvement in their performances and I don't see this as a coincidence that this coincided with the change in coach