Udinese, Palermo and Inter Milan - Serie A Round 27 findings
Udinese thrash US Palermo 7-0
The Zebrette started the 2010/11 season in disappointing fashion, as they opened their campaign with four consecutive losses. Not even the most optimistic of Udinese fans would have expected their team to fight for a Champions League
spot with the season entering the decisive phase.
However, the Zebrette managed to surprise everyone. Their latest victory came over US Palermo, a side that not so long ago was being tipped as the most entertaining Serie A outfit. The Rosanero boasted one of the most attacking
squads in the league. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabrizio-Miccoli-c13236 started the campaign with a bang but their grandeur fizzled out towards the end of 2010.
Pastore had earned rave reviews from pundits across the globe, but his performances have left a lot to be desired lately. The lanky Argentine has been replaced by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alexis-Sánchez-c4979 as the most exciting prospect in Serie A. The Chilean
fireball has scored 11 goals in 24 league appearances while assisting http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Di-Natale-c6306 with a hatful.
Playing an attacking 3-4-1-2 formation, Francesco Guidolin’s Udinese are likely to appear in the UEFA Champions League next season. Needless to say, the attacking flair of the Udine based outfit will be a breath of fresh air. In
fact, it will go a long way in dispelling the negative schemas people have about the Italian Serie A.
Apart from the embarrassing score line, the subsequent sacking of Palermo Coach Delio Rossi was the biggest talking point. Rossi is one of the most respected managers in the peninsula. The man is class personified and has a way
with words. Journalists all around the continent absolutely adore him.
When the 50-year-old entered the press room to talk to reporters after his sacking, Rossi was given a standing ovation by media personnel. How can a man lose by a seven-goal margin, get sacked and still receive a standing ovation?
– Respect.
Wesley Sneijder is back to his best
Many pundits expected http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wesley-Sneijder-c36799 to clinch the FIFA Ballon d’Or this season. The Dutch sensation won a historic treble with Inter Milan and dragged the Netherlands to the World Cup final, but his efforts were in vain when it
came to winning personal honours.
Sneijder wasn’t event named in the final Ballon d’Or shortlist and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 took home the trophy. The Nerazzurri number 10’s latest season started in disappointing fashion as injuries and poor form hampered his game. The player
was visibly jaded after an exhausting season, and even collapsed because of Anaemia in the dressing room at half time during a game against Brescia.
Sneijder returned from a long layoff but he still lacked the required intensity. It was his injury at the end of last year that gave him a real break. The mercurial trequartista has returned to first team action after a well deserved
break. Playing like a man possessed, Sneijder is back to his frightening best.
Ever since the trequartista returned to the first team fold, Inter have played six games and have emerged victorious in five. Consequently, the reigning Italian and European champions have closed the gap from the table toppers to
just five points.
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