Comments on: Italian Clubs in the CL Groupstage Preview

By: Porchetta

Porchetta — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:48:30 +0000

well..well..well..to deviate from the topic a bit, the serie A matches started today..It always bewilders me why DiNatale doesnt play for the national side like he does for is club..he scored two beauties, the second one was a world class chip…Inter was again the recipient of dubious refereeing from Rossetti…How could he fail to detect the obvious handball of Zanetti in the second half????

By: Porchetta

Porchetta — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:59:00 +0000

Iam really worried for Juventus..After two years, they make it to the elite CL but they get a tough group…Ok, the players like Ale, Trez,Nedved are all very important, but the main trump card wll be the condition of Camoronesi..i mean a fully fit Camo is a must on the right wing and with Nedved, Camo and Marco in the midfield, i dont see Juvetus inferior to Madrid or Zenith..The most important thing wll ofcourse be the defence…melberg/Legrrotaglie , Chiellini must concentrate very hard and there is no margin for error..Juve will be hugely motivated..I think a draw in Madrid and in Zenith will be good result for Juve….

By: alessio

alessio — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:04:49 +0000

Easy to qualify for Inter no doubt…..we’ll see on the knockout rounds.

By: Johonna

Johonna — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:03:39 +0000

True, on paper Inter look a shoe-in for Group B. But remember, we are the “choke kings” of Serie A. I think we have the talent to win the group but do we have the nerves? I sure hope so. This is supposed to be our year in europe!

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:44:20 +0000

Roma is going win the CL this year…no question about that! and when Totti is match fit we can beat anyone….
ROMA 4 LIFE

By: Porchetta

Porchetta — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:18:46 +0000

well..Zenith is already 2-0 up over chgamps Man united..iam really impressed..Zenith are totally outplaying Rio and Vidic..it might very easily have been 4-0..Juventus will have to play out of their skin and need a special effort from del Piero, trezgol and nedved..

By: Porchetta

Porchetta — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:14:27 +0000

why is it that each and every time, the English teams get EASY draws, again and again and again????i dont know…..
well, the great news which we have just now is that Super Mario got selected by Casiraghi in his squad for Azzurrini..Atlast, Balotelli is on the verge of being Italian player, i mean Ghana Federation president has made franctic calls trying to persuade Balotelli to say no to Azzurri and opt for his country of blood..Balotelli will have ample time and opportunities this season to show case his talent ..He will be playing Serie A matches, Champions league big flight matches and also for Azzurrini..I wont be surprised if he gets a regular place in Azzurri set up by 2009 June…Lippi must stop his infatuation with Gilardino, the guy cant even finish on one- one situations which even our 35 year old super Pippo and even the likes of Rocchi and others can score 99 out of 100 times..

By: alessio

alessio — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:59:06 +0000

Last year, they had all the group stages on, so I expect the same this year. If ESPN doesn’t do the broadcast, sometimes they gank it from others. Ie- half of last years ESPN360 Serie A games were from SerieA.tv, the other half was their own staff. (Shaka Hislop commenting….priceless)

By: alessio

alessio — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:57:59 +0000

If you have ESPN360, you are set for the year, don’t buy anything. They just acquired more rights to Serie A, so they are broadcast 7-8 games per weekend. Last year it was 4. They also have all rights both in English and Spanish to all Uefa competitions, they were playing the Twente-Arsenal game just the other day. Obviously it depends if your ISP carries them, but if you have them, don’t bother with anything else. The quality is excellent. I have it here at school (at home my dad has RAI and Sky) and that’s what I watch games on. You can get two simple cables to transfer it to your TV if you want.

By: Johonna

Johonna — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:48:41 +0000

For $39.95 you can buy a yearly pass at UEFA.com – that will get you all the CL games. Or, you can buy an individual game for $1.99. I know that all the prices are in Euro, but they do not use the exchange rate for dollars. It says 39.95 euro, but it is also $39.95 – go figure. The games are archived so you can watch them at your convenience. I have the yearly subscription and I love it.