Parma start Serie B with Cagni
By: Francesco |
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This is some good news that shows Tommaso Ghirardi is serious about getting the Gialloblu back up to Serie A. Luigi “Gigi” Cagni has been named the boss for next season. You may recognize Cagni from his recent stint at Empoli, where he led the Tuscan side to the UEFA Cup and then was unjustly fired last season before being brought back too late and failed to save them from the drop. This is a really good move from the Lord of Prosciutto.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Cagni
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Serie B…
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It was a sad day yesterday. After 18 years of Serie A, a club that came out of nowhere and became a European power during the ’90s, a club that bred so many young stars into future champions, a club that gave so much joy to a small city, that same club was sent down to the inferno of Serie B yesterday.
Realistically, I saw this coming months ago. The squad, although having a better roster than most of the teams they were fighting with, did not seem motivated at all. An inexperienced manager was at the helm, and the squad lacked motivation and fight, something the other clubs that saved themselves had. (perfect examples- Cagliari, Reggina). I knew Parma would not beat Inter. It was too tough of a task.
You could even say everyone saw this coming when the Tanzi family was found to be a corrupt. It’s even a miracle Parma stayed in Serie A for as long as they did without a true owner, and Tommaso Ghirardi finally stepped in to guide the club. Unfortunately for Ghirardi, he will be remembered as the Parma president that brought Parma to Serie B, but this is the best chance for Ghirardi to redeem himself. Now he has to show that he’s a competent football president by building a good project this summer and gaining promotion to Serie A right away. Parma should be the best team in Serie B next season. Then once he gets back to Serie A (hopefully that’s 2009-2010), the club can focus on becoming a good Serie A side again.
The only problem I see is that some important players will probably leave. I doubt Luca Cigarini stays, and I’m still on the fence about Daniele Dessena. Igor Budan is definitely gone, and most probably Lucarelli will jump ship too. In fact, most of the attack will probably leave, I’m not too sure that Bernardo Corradi (although he’s on loan anyway) and Andrea Gasbarroni will want to play in Serie B. This is where the management has to work well. If these players are going to be sold, sell them quickly, don’t wait until August 31st to sell them and then have no time to find good replacements. Sell the players, and use the cash to buy good players that will make the difference in Serie B. But we’ll have to see. Ghirardi is promising a strong Parma next season, and let’s hope he’s right.
Because Serie A without Parma is very strange, they need to be back.
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We’re in deep trouble
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Just as things couldn’t get any worse, they did. More after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
We’re in Trouble
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Today’s loss to Napoli was a bad one. More after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Loss to Juve, didn’t expect much anyway.
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Parma lost to Juventus 3-0, but it was a game that the Gialloblu’ were not really expecting much anyway.
Draw with Empoli before the big game tomorrow v. Juve
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Parma drew with Empoli 1-1 at the Stadio Carlo Castellani in the basement brawl on Sunday.
Highlights:
We took the lead after Budan backheeled it to Gasbarroni, who crossed it for Lucarelli and the man from Livorno headed it in. After that we almost made it 2-0, Cigarini crossed it in and Lucarelli did a scissor kick but it hit the post. Empoli came back with a great goal from “The Atomic Ant” Sebastian Giovinco, who weaved through two defenders and then drilled it past a helpless Bucci. After that both teams were afraid to lose and each went home with a point.
We now go to Torino to take on Juventus in the make up fixture tomorrow. The Coop said that he doesn’t want the squad getting tired, so tomorrow we will see lots of players resting and lots of players who normally sit on the bench getting some playing time.
The predicted formation is:
Bucci; Zenoni, Couto, Rossi, Antonelli; Dessena, Parravicini, Mariga; Reginaldo, Morfeo, Corradi
It’s a tough encounter but if we pull off a shock win we would jump over two teams and move out of the relegation zone into 14th place. Even a tie wouldn’t be that bad.
The game will be on live on Raitalia (Rai International changed their name) and Fox Soccer Channel.
The most famous Juve-Parma is when Crespo scored a hat-trick in the 98/99 season and we won 4-2:
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Quick News and Notes
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Some quick Parma news and notes:
-Andrea Pisanu’s season is over. He had to have a knee operation and will be back next season. Pisanu was one of our most consistent performers this season and will be an essential part of the squad for next season.
-Lazio want Luca Cigarini (pictured to your left). Lazio president Claudio Lotito probably saw him play vs. Lazio and said to himself - “This kid’s good, I must have him!” Too bad he doesn’t know he’s 75% a Juve player next season. Supposedly Lazio would offer us some loans:
Fernando Muslera- yeah right, why don’t we just play with nobody in net next season.
Aleksandar Kolarov- yes please, this kid is the Serbian Roberto Carlos. His left foot is a cannon.
Riccardo Bonetto- no thanks. stop trying to give us your Serie B caliber players. Better off staying at Bologna.
Mourad Meghni- One of the many players dubbed as the “Next Zidane”. Unfortunately he never lived up to his billing, and I don’t think he ever will.
Simone Del Nero- A very technical player, wouldn’t be a bad option. Problem is he’s always injured.
-However Cigarini then said that he would love to stay, because the most important thing for a young player is to get playing time, and big club would not guarantee that.
-We just started a new soccer school in China, in Shanghai to be exact, and 1982 World Cup winner and now TV analyst Beppe Dossena is looking over the project. Chinese youth players from 7-19 years of age will be in the school and obviously the most promising players will make the trip to the peninsula. Also something tells me Ghirardi did this for the Chinese food.
Next game is a relegation battle vs. Empoli. I’ll get a preview up within a day or two.
Parma-Lazio 2-2, not a bad result
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Sorry I’ve been really busy, so I’ll just put up the highlights:
I’ll get up a better post later.
Parma-Lazio preview
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After the tragic incident last weekend, where 28 year old Parma fan Matteo Bagnaresi was hit by a Juventus fan coach and tragically killed, Parma get back on the pitch at the Tardini to take on the blue side from Rome.
The Juventus game will be replayed on April 16th at the Stadio Olimpico in Torino.
Now we must focus on Lazio, a side who has had a disappointing season after a brilliant campaign last year, where they wound up finishing 3rd place, even after a points deduction. This season they have been very inconsistent, and are languishing mid-table, away from the European spots. However now they seem to be on a good run of form, beating Roma in the derby 3-2 with a last minute winner from Valeron Behrami, and drawing Inter 1-1 at home. They are a team that have quality players and if the are on form they are tough to handle. For more Lazio news, read Salvatore’s thoughts at the Lazio Offside blog.
Now on to the Gialloblu’ side of things. It looks like The Coop will go with the formation made famous by Milan, the Christmas Tree Formation (4-3-2-1). Lucarelli is out because of yellow card accumulation (the guy only arrived in January and he already got 5 yellow cards as a striker that most times came off the bench.) Coly is still unavailable, as is Mimmo Morfeo. It looks like we will start with Bucci in net, Zenoni-Paci-Falcone-Castellini as the defensive line, Mariga-Cigarini-Morrone in the center doing their best Gattuso-Pirlo-Ambrosini impressions, and Reginaldo and Gasbarroni supporting Igor Budan up front. It should be a good game, and Parma puts in some good performances at the Tardini. We need the three points, as we are on 29 points with Catania, Livorno, and resurgent Cagliari.
Here’s what happened when we played Lazio in November:
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Juve v Parma postponed, Parma fan tragically killed
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Juve v. Parma was postponed after 28 year old Parma fan Matteo Bagnaresi was hit by a coach bus of Juve fans and died instantly. No other news has come out right now, but the way it’s described it seems to have been an accident.
RIP.
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