Italian football season 2016-17

[Lyonnais]

whoscored marks - update after MD16

average of the best 8 performances

1. Edin Dzeko (Roma) 8.82
2. Felipe Anderson (Lazio) 8.65
3. Mohamed Salah (Roma) 8.49
4. Andrea Belotti (Torino) 8.44
5. Mauro Icardi (Inter) 8.32
6. Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus) 8.17
7. Alex Sandro (Juventus) 8.14
8. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus) 8.11
9. Suso (Milan) 8.05
10. Iago Falque (Torino) 8.05
etc.

[AlanK]

@Lyonnais:

Fun fact--a propos of almost nothing , there has been some controversy about the correct spelling and pronunciation of Iago Falque's surname. When Iago himself was asked, he said that the correct spelling has no accent mark, which of course changes which syllable is stressed in pronunciation in Spanish. It's a slow news day, so I just thought I'd pass that on.

[Lyonnais]

@Lyonnais:

Fun fact--a propos of almost nothing , there has been some controversy about the correct spelling and pronunciation of Iago Falque's surname. When Iago himself was asked, he said that the correct spelling has no accent mark, which of course changes which syllable is stressed in pronunciation in Spanish. It's a slow news day, so I just thought I'd pass that on.

Thanks Alan for the precision!
I fixed it.

[Phocea]

Just what the hell happened in the minds of the Juventus board ?

http://www.twitter.com/juventusfc/statu ... 0033120257

[matt]

Just what the hell happened in the minds of the Juventus board ?

http://www.twitter.com/juventusfc/statu ... 0033120257

They are saying that it's a tactical marketing operation, in order to expand the brand. "This is the future".

A minimalist logo will be appreciated in new markets such as Asia and Africa.

[SteffenM]

I think this is the thought all over "football Europe."

No idea about how the reaction is in "football Afrika" and "football Asia". But one could ask which direction the football is in, if the African and Asian market are more important then Italy for an Italien club.
And the UEFA president suggestion playing CL final in New York, Dubai, Shanghai etc.

Any indication or a marketing/branding expert telling about this is actually true, higher chance of recognition in this areas?

[Lyonnais]

who scored marks - update after MD20

average of the best 10 performances


Top 10

1. Edin Dzeko (Roma, FW) 8.63
2. Mauro Icardi (Inter, FW) 8.49
3. Felipe Anderson (Lazio, FWR) 8.44
4. Andrea Belotti (Torino, FW) 8.31
5. Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus, FW) 8.20
6. Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta, FW) 8.18
7. Mohamed Salah (Roma, AMR) 8.17
8. Alex Sandro (Juventus, DML) 8.02
9. Miralem Pjanic (Juventus, MC) 8.00
10. Suso (Milan, FWR) 8.00
etc.


Best XI

........................... E.Dzeko (Roma) - M.Icardi (Inter) .............................
L.Insigne (Napoli) - M.Pjanic (Juventus) - M.Hamsik (Napoli) - F.Anderson (Lazio)
A.Sandro (Juventus) - F.Fazio (Roma) - F.Acerbi (Sassuolo) - B.Peres (Roma)
................................ L.Skorupski (Empoli) .......................................


Best per club

Atalanta: Alejandro Gomez (FW), Andrea Masiello (DC), Andrea Conti (MR)
Bologna: Blerim Dzemaili (MC), Adam Masina (DL), Simone Verdi (FWR)
Cagliari: Marco Borriello (FW), Davide di Gennaro (MC), Marco Sau (FW)
Chievo: Lucas Castro (MC), Valter Birsa (AMC), Ivan Radovanovic (MC)
Crotone: Alex Cordaz (GK), Diego Falcinelli (FW), Gianmarco Ferrari (DC)
Empoli: Lukasz Skorupski (GK), Giuseppe Bellusci (DC), Andrea Costa (DC)
Fiorentina: Federico Bernardeschi (AMC), Nikola Kalinic (FW), Josip Ilicic (AMC)
Genoa: Armando Izzo (DC), Darko Lazovic (MR), Diego Laxalt (ML)
Inter: Mauro Icardi (FW), Ivan Perisic (AML), Ever Banega (AMC)
Juventus: Gonzalo Higuain (FW), Alex Sandro (DML), Miralem Pjanic (MC)
Lazio: Felipe Anderson (FWR), Sergej Milinkovic-Savic (MC), Ciro Immobile (FW)
Milan: Suso (FWR), Giacomo Bonaventura (MC), Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK)
Napoli: Dries Mertens (FW), Marek Hamsik (MC), José Callejon (FWR)
Palermo: Ilija Nestorovski (FW), Thiago Cionek (DC), Andrea Rispoli (MR)
Pescara: Albano Bizzarri (GK), Gianluca Caprari (FW), Gaston Brugman (MC)
Roma: Edin Dzeko (FW), Mohamed Salah (AMR), Federico Fazio (DC)
Sampdoria: Luis Muriel (FW), Lucas Torreira (MC), Vasco Regini (DL)
Sassuolo: Francesco Acerbi (DC), Andrea Consigli (GK), Gregoire Befrei (FW)
Torino: Andrea Belotti (FW), Iago Falque FWR), Adem Ljajic (FWL)
Udinese: Cyril Théreau (FWL), Seko Fofana (MC), Felipe (DC)

[max tre]

Just what the hell happened in the minds of the Juventus board ?

http://www.twitter.com/juventusfc/statu ... 0033120257

They are saying that it's a tactical marketing operation, in order to expand the brand. "This is the future".

A minimalist logo will be appreciated in new markets such as Asia and Africa.

Well, you probably know how much I hate them, but as a logo itself it's kinda ok to me. Also, if you change the "J" in a "j" with two dots and turn it anti-clockwise, you get something like the A-Style logo .
Anyway, of course, as a football logo it's terrible - even if you pretend it's another team .

[Lyonnais]

WS marks - update after MD25

average of the best 13 performances


Top 10

1. Edin Dzeko (Roma, FW) 8.64
2. Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta, FW) 8.46
3. Felipe Anderson (Lazio, FWR) 8.37
4. Dries Mertens (Napoli, FW) 8.32
5. Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus, FW) 8.29
6. Andrea Belotti (Torino, FW) 8.24
7. Federico Fazio (Roma, DC) 8.13
8. Mauro Icardi (Inter, FW) 8.13
9. Lorenzo Insigne (Napoli, FWL) 8.10
10. Marek Hamsik (Napoli, MC) 8.08
etc.


Best XI

................................. Dzeko (Roma) ......................................
.......... Insigne (Napoli) - Gomez (Atalanta) - F.Anderson (Lazio) .........
................... Hamsik (Napoli) - Pjanic (Juventus) ..........................
A.Sandro (Juventus) - Fazio (Roma) - Acerbi (Sassuolo) - D'Ambrosio (Inter)
................................ Skorupski (Empoli) ..................................

[bugylibicska]

Napoli - Atalanta 0:2, bad news for Milan that Atalanta look like being serious wanting to play in Europe. No wonder it has been 26 years last time they`ve showed up.

[matt]

https://video.repubblica.it/sport/l-ata ... 857/269290

Atalanta fans yesterday night at the airport, waiting for the team.


Media and some fans (of other clubs too) started to think they are a Cl contender. Enthusiasm is at maximum. I'm much more cautious and still think that even an El place is still difficult, because Lazio, Inter and Milan this year don't lose many points with the mid-table sides. I think that below 65 points isn't enough for 6th place and Europe.
One among Atalanta, Inter, Lazio and Milan won't play in Europe.

Pescara, Crotone and Palermo will go in Serie B at 99% (their level is so low that this year there wasn't a relegation battle at all).

Spal (i remember someone mentioned them here, maybe you, bugylibicska?) are at the moment second in Serie B, in a direct promotion spot (last year they were in the third division!).

[bugylibicska]

I like this stuff, thanks. So, that`s how Bergamo celebrated their favourite sons, nice. I agree with you, Milan are a giant compared to Atalanta and they`re still the underdogs, but if there`s a spirit and will...Spal, yes I mentioned them once, a team from my youth. Good news for Ferrara!

[Lyonnais]

WS marks - update after MD30 - average of the best 15 performances



Top 10

1. Alejandro Gomez (Atalanta, FW) 8.67
2. Edin Dzeko (Roma, FW) 8.55
3. Dries Mertens (Napoli, FW) 8.33
4. Felipe Anderson (Lazio, FWR) 8.32
5. Mauro Icardi (Inter, FW) 8.31
6. Andrea Belotti (Torino, FW) 8.21
7. Lorenzo Insigne (NApoli, FWL) 8.19
8. Gonzalo Higuain (Juventus, FW) 8.16
9. Federico Fazio (Roma, DC) 8.11
10. Marek Hamsik (Napoli, MC) 8.07
etc.


Best XI

.................................. E.Dzeko (Roma) .......................................
......... L.Insigne (Napoli) - A.Gomez (Atalanta) - F.Anderson (Lazio) ...........
.................. M.Hamsik (Napoli) - M.Pjanic (Juventus) ...........................
A.Sandro (Juventus) - F.Fazio (Roma) - M.Caldara (Lazio) - D.D'Ambrosio (Inter)
.............................. G.Donnarumma (Milan) ...................................

[seso]

Francesco Totti (40) now has the 3rd highest number of apps in Serie A with 615! From 1994 until 2015 he had more than 20 apps in Serie A per season! Paolo Maldini has 647 and Gianluigi Boufon 617! He is also the 2nd highest goal scorer with 250 goals after Silvio Piola (274)!

[Thunder_PT]

Atalanta 7 points above Internazionale and now Milan are losing at home against Empoli! The Bergamo side is closer and closer to the EL!