Articles tagged with "oddo"
Azzurri v Spain Mini-Preview
By chris | March 25th, 2008Basically, nothing is going to be decided today (or tomorrow, depending on where you are). Fringe guys could up their probability of being selected again the next time around, or vice-versa, but there's still too much time between now and April 7th f ...
Arsenal v Milan: Lucky Lucky
By chris | February 20th, 2008Arsenal 0 - Milan 0: The Rossoneri should count their lucky stars they were able to take a stalemate from the Emirates back to Milan tonight. Emmanuel Adebayor missed the sitter of all sitters in the dying seconds by heading a ball off the woodwork whe
Wednesday Milan Musings, With a Touch of BLUE
By Gianfranco | February 7th, 2008First things first, Portugal is easily the one of the better teams in Europe, and I do not like to look all that much into friendlies. But as an Azzuri fan you really have to like what you saw and as a Milan fan you have to like it even more, this was a
Milan 2 - Genoa 0
By Gianfranco | January 27th, 2008If you are watching and are near a computer, which you should be, feel free to rant about the game, as they say it is always better to lose with friends, or celebrate with them. Well what is there to say as this game begins: -Keep Borriello under wr
Urawa Reds v. Milan- First & Second Half Thoughts
By Gianfranco | December 13th, 2007I wanted to live blog this game but once again work has gotten in the way, alas I would like to give my first half thoughts and then follow up tonight with a full game recap. I went to bed around 930 to assure good coherent awakeness for the match this
Glasgow, Here They Come
By Martha | November 16th, 2007It's 24 hours until the Azzurri face Scotland, and the quotes are flying thick and fast, from Captain Canna worrying the youngsters will crumble under the pressure of a hostile crowd, to talk of kicking and winning ugly. And, of course, no one is afraid,
Azzurri: Totally Not Playing For a Tie, So Shut Up Already
By Martha | November 14th, 2007[All posts related to the death of Gabriele Sandri and its aftermath are collected here. The most recent is on top, and this one is being updated throughout the day as news develops.] Just like his (temporary) boss Roberto Donadoni insisted earlier thi
GUILTY
By Gianfranco | October 12th, 2007In the biggest case since OJ, Nelson Dida has been found guilty by UEFA for what is being called unsportsmanlike conduct. UEFA has handed down what I consider a lenient two game suspension to the keep that has since fallen out of favor at the club, excep
Azzuri Observations, and OH YEAH Milan Musings
By Gianfranco | September 13th, 2007All is well in Azzuri land tonight as the WC Champs beat Shevchenko, I mean Ukraine 2-1. Sheva played out of his mind and I can not tell you how many times I wished he was still wearing the old red and black. The game was not without faults though, and f
MILAN 1- VIOLA 1, Super Cup Hangover
By Gianfranco | September 4th, 2007I found today’s game very difficult to judge, it was quite obvious that the first half was much more complete than the second, but then again, as I reflect, the first half was not all that great either. First of all, a bunch of the first team looked sl
Lets Talk Motta
By Gianfranco | July 27th, 2007I am on the fence on Thiago Motta. He is a player with tons of upside and only twenty four which is awesome. The other great thing about Motta is his position which will help relieve Pirlo or even better, move Pirlo further up into the attack. Picture
Saturday Morning Hangover
By Gianfranco | June 23rd, 2007Well as I stared bloodshot eyed at my laptop and read that my beloved Rossoneri have pulled out of the Suazo deal, I am feeling mixed emotions (or chicken wings and beer). I am actually a little bit embarrased that this went over the way it did. I mean
Gila wants out, Oddo apologizes
By Gianfranco | June 5th, 2007Gilardino has said he can not guarantee a Milan stay if Ancelotti does not have faith in his abilities. I understand where he is coming from because not all strikers can fly in like Pippo and score huge goals, Gila wants time with the first team to get i
Champions League: Post-Mortem
By Martha | April 25th, 2007As you might expect, everyone at Milan was rueful but not without hope after the game, because that's how they had to be. Oddo, who apparently has low expectations, declared the result "not bad," and nicely pretended Dida wasn't a complete disaster. Adria
Italy v Scotland: Well, That's Better
By Martha | March 28th, 2007It's amazing what an early goal can do for the shape of a game, huh? The Azzurri flat-out dominated the first 10-15 minutes of the match and, after Toni's goal in the 11th (off a wonderful Oddo free kick -- his service was great throughout the first half,
YouTube Friday, Or: Singing, Dancing Footballers!
By Martha | February 16th, 2007It's a little known fact that, in addition to scoring (nudge nudge) and winning, Italian footballers (as well as foreign players who play their trade in Italy) are also really, really into singing. Though most of their songs are sung in the privac
Milan v Parma: The Times They Are A-Changin' (As They Say)
By Martha | January 28th, 2007When I started watching Serie A way back the day, the team that got me hooked was Milan. The team were so silky and skilled and confident that they were a pleasure to watch every week -- they made football look so easy it was almost embarrassing. And, eve
Oddo to Milan, Or: Free at Last, Free at Last -- Thank God Almighty, We Are Free at Last!
By Martha | January 23rd, 2007Today, friends, our long national nightmare is at an end: Lazio and Milan have agreed a transfer fee, and Massimo Oddo is finally leaving Rome. Thank the lord that's over -- as shelah mentioned in the comments, the Oddo saga got so drawn out it was starti
Will the Oddo Drama Never End?
By Martha | January 22nd, 2007Right now, the man looks less likely than ever to go to Milan. Lazio president Claudio Lotito is still on full tilt after decided last week that someone was disrespecting him, and he's moved on to calling Silvio Berlusconi, who at some point seems to have
Lazio v Milan: An Oddo-Free Zone
By Martha | January 21st, 2007I know Valon Behrami has been publicly unhappy about having to play right back if Oddo ever actually leaves Lazio, but if Behrami The Back is always as good as he was today -- when, apparently out of spite over his desire to leave, Oddo was not even on th
Lazio, Palermo Presidents Going Gloriously Mad
By Martha | January 19th, 2007Imagine how much more fun the Premiership would be if Roman Abromovich ranted against the government rather than smiling inscrutably in his luxury box. Or if Freddy Shepherd yelled obscenities at the people calling him Fat Freddy, instead of just shaking
Massimo Oddo: Lazio or Milan, He'll Bring His Dancin' Shoes
By Martha | January 18th, 2007Welcome, friends, to Week 401 of the Oddo-to-Milan transfer drama. The latest word is not good: Milan want the player, but apparently not enough to give in to Lazio's asking price. Lazio, meanwhile, are highly unmotivated to negotiate over the amount, bec
It's Just So Hard to Play When People Talk About Our Dear Leader Leaving!
By Martha | January 16th, 2007Sure, the Oddo-(maybe)-to-Milan soap opera has been going on for way too long. The daily reports get old (as do the endless details about the Oddo family's sex life) and I'm sure everyone on both sides of the possible deal is sick to death of all the talk
Friday News Roundup: It's Almost Time for Football!
By Martha | January 13th, 2007•In case you missed it, Inter haven't lost a Serie A game in a really, really long time. In fact, if they beat Torino tomorrow, it'll be their 12th win on the trot and will set a league record for consecutive wins. In the first half, Inter took 48 of a
Forget it, Milan -- Mrs. Oddo Has Spoken
By Martha | January 8th, 2007Oh, Adriano Galliani. You thought that by talking to Massimo Oddo and his agent about your continued interest in the player, you thought you could convince him to leave Rome for a place in your back line, didn't you? So naive, Adriano. So trusting and nai
Greedy, Greedy Milan
By Martha | January 2nd, 2007Not content to cling to the middle of the table, Milan are at least talking a big game as the winter transfer window opens. In addition to their on-again, off-again romance with Real Madrid's Antonio Cassano (Put in terms we can all understand, Cassano is
Today's Milan Rumor Roundup, Or: Whatever Will We Do When the Transfer Window Closes?
By Martha | December 13th, 2006On any given day this week, I swear I read 10 different rumors about which players Milan will be bring in to rescue them from the swamp of suckage threatening to swallow the club whole. I sort of have my doubts about them pulling off ANY big moves before
Midweek News, Or: For the Last Time, Lippi is NOT GOING TO MILAN!
By Martha | November 15th, 2006Sorry for the shortage of updates today, I'm swamped at work. (If real life keeps me from watching the game today, let me tell you, heads will roll.) •The U-21s drew with the Czech Republic last night 0-0. In the few bits I saw it was hard to get a r
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