The first game vs Fiorentina has been postponed as a consequence of the desaster of the Morandi bridge in Genova. The game will be played on September the 19th.
The management told him he was no more part of the project and he looked for a different club. There are rumors that it was Giampaolo who wanted the club to get rid of Silvestre and him.Didn't Viviano go to Sporting Lisbon or something like that? Why would he do that? It's not like Barcelona came calling...
yeah, I wish the club could be back what used to be in the past. We have to hope that someone very rich buys the club.I have a general observation: I hate that this team sells everything, every summer. Can't they try to build something? I'm not naive, and I know how soccer works, and that the "big" clubs buy everything, all the time, but, still...Samp used to be one of the top teams in Italy. I mean, the team finishes 8th and everyone is so happy... and this is a team that had Vialli, Mancini, Lombardo, Pagliuca, Michajlovic, Platt, Gullit, Seedorf, Karembeu, Veron, Montella (not all at the same time obviously). Those were top-level players. Now we're excited about Ekdal, with all due respect
The last question is a very interesting one. I wish I could have an answer for it. The trend is similar to the one of the past season, but defense has improved badly. So much that our opponents hardly shoot and challenge our goalie, who has been glorified by the Italian newspapers for conceding few goals, but hardly deserves the praise.Boy, what a snorefest. Awful game, very disappointing performance from Sampdoria. I thought that Ramirez was awful, and should have been substituted earlier. Praet was scatterbrained, and Quagliarella was unusually subdued. One bright spot: I think Andersen and Tonelli are a really good defensive pairing. For Sassuolo, Berardi was a pain in the neck, and Babacar seems like nothing more than a crybaby. Boy, Saponara was ever so close with that volley. If only it would have gone in.
One question: why was Quagliarella substituted in the 86th minute? I mean, seriously, who is more likely to pull off some brilliant move that turns around a drab game in a flash: Kownacki or Quagliarella? There were only 4 minutes left, so it's not like fatigue should be an issue.
Do you think Samp tend to play down to their opponents level?