It was a clear dive there. Bonera didn't even so much as touch him

Come on, give him a slack! Everyone knows you don't like him and we all agree he is in a bad streak, but can you manage not to bash him in almost every post? I mean, I really get your point, what's the point in this repetition?

Anyone know what the parade is that is going round the pitch just now? Or it might have been earlier (highlights showing)

Pointing out what I see Had he scored that, his invsibile show would have been swept under the rug like always.

He went in with a terrible challenge in the first couple of minutes, then completely went AWOL after that, as well as lost the ball in crucial areas of the pitch.

And then you guys are trying to justify his position by saying he's probably working the hardest in training! It's just ridiculous. I never liked his style and was never really a fan, I have no trouble admitting that. But this is beyond that, seeing him stumbling around on the pitch and not doing what he's supposed to be doing gives me a headache by just watching it.

If Allegri chooses to start him instead of Bommel against Barca we'll be in for a beating so bad it wouldn't even be funny.

Yepes for Bonera. Probably on because of the yellow

He won't. Allegri is simply giving to MvB some rest after all the games he's played this season.

Second half starts. Yepes for Bonera.

No Bone(head)era

Did I say something about training and Ambro? No, it was a general remark.

I'm just say...it would be nice to let some breathing space for people who still like or respect Ambro. Everyone knows what you think of him, but the constant repetition just isn't necessary

Those short corners are annoying, Clarence.

I didn't say you made them, but they were made, and it wasn't just a general remark

And if I have to see Ambro stumbling around every week, then I have the right to complain about it

i wonder what is the science behind our corners strategy....

Trying to be Barca. But it's obvious we could never pull it off

SEEDORF

3-0

Oh I think it was given to Robs

Another excellent pass by Ibra.

own goal imo.. anyway brilliant play by ibra

Yep, his support play has been amazing

Now all I'm hoping for is a clean sheet

4-0 zambrotta

ZAMBROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

So happy for him

It doesn't make sense. We have players who can head a corner/cross in...

These short corners never succeed, such a waste. Allegri, use your brain PLEASE

Great free-kick from Aqui

Zambro!

bring on el-sharraway

Agreed, we have great takers and tall physical players who fight hard in the box. Make use of it

exactly barca play short corner bcoz they have short players.. well well

PLEASE Clean Sheet!!

PIPPO!

Robs off, Pippo on

Seedorf off, Antonini on

And El Shaa once again left without a chance after warming up for the entire half

should have given el shaa a chance this is a perfect game for him to come on there would be less pressure for him.

pippo almost

So achingly close for Pippo

FT 4-0

Clean sheet! Finally

Fifth consecutive win in Serie A.

Well, both Pippo and El Sha should deserved to play, and Pippo made me a bit more happier. Since Ibra is untouchable...I knew one of the two would only come in.

I thinkk both could have been given the chance, Brining in Antonini was completely unnecassary

Great win, and Catania were lucky to concede only 4 goals

I really don't think we got out of second gear. I'm not saying it as if we could have if we wanted to. The team seemed labored at times. Flashes of brilliance here and there. But I've yet to see a really commanding performance from us this season. Last season we just cruised through games, Inter, Napoli, Juve, etc, etc. We didn't let them get anywhere near our goal, one of those game ended with zero shots on our goal. That's just a ridiculous statistic! I know we have a lot of problems in the squad with the injuries and now the worries over Cassano. But I'm hoping the team uses this next week to really work on cohesion, especially in the defence.

We had tons of injuries in the beginning and once some players returned, we were able to create a good run that showed that we are still the best team in Serie A. Even today, with far from perfect line up, Catania created almsot nothing in this game, and they are not as bad team as they looked today. We are scoring about 4 goals a game in the last 5 games. Beat Roma away, which we hadn't done in about 6-7 years. The defence will follow.

It's not like we crushed them all last season. We also had injury issues, lost to Roma and Juve at home, were lucky that Napoli player received a red card in the first half... We eventually started to play great but the first half of the season was far from perfect.

Well, we all know that Allegri is afraid of taking out Ibra. So, could we expected him to play with 3 strikers?

Missed the game but great result. may this be the first of many clean-sheet wins to come!

Aquilani had the most successful passes (45) and tied Ambro for most clean tackles (6)

...waiting for han...

I agree, but i personally expected that we would keep that chemistry in defence of last season and take it to this one. Obviously the injuries haven't helped, but I feel we're only a couple of steps away from being where we were last season. And I really want to see that change happen after this break


Yeah, that's better then the 4 goals for me


Aquilani might not be flashy and in your face, most of his work goes un-noticed imo. But what he brings to us is unquesionable imo.


That's the least I would expect from him given the position where he's playing in, and if you look at it, it's not that good a stat. How many times does VB win the ball per game? Countless. What I don't expect and want from him is horrible tackles that get him in the book on the first try and losing balls in dangerous areas, which is what he continuously does. VB might not be the most graceful and gets yellowed as much as Ambro, but his contribution is unparalleled plus he always plays it simple and rarely loses the ball because he's trying to make a pass he has no business making. There is no way you can make me admit that Ambro did anything right, simply because all his faults more then override whatever good he brings. I've just had it up to here with him.

If MvB is out, outside of Ambro who are the options we have for DM? Given that Nocerino is almost untouchable now at LCM...and rotates with Seedorf.

No-one. I guess if they're both unavailable, Allegri will play Seedorf in there.

I'd probably start Seedorf in that position over Ambro....

I don't know if Seedorf has the legs to start...and as for playing DM no way. Nope without Rino...Ambro is the only option available.