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Titolo: per chi sa l'inglese... "il Celtic non è riuscita ad avvicinarsi a Totti neanche a fine partita per lo scambioo delle maglie"

e poi continuano evidenziando come a loro manca uno dalla fantasia e la classe del
Capitano...
se se... solo a loro manca??? ;)
http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/21066-print.shtml
 
CELTIC couldn't get close to Francesco Totti even when it came to swapping jerseys. The
mesmerising performance of Italy's Euro 2004 villain served to remind Celtic of how much
creative flair they have sacrificed since failing to replace their Slovakian sorcerer,
Lubo Moravcik.
The Roma playmaker's four-match suspension by UEFA for the most vulgar of acts, spitting
on Denmark's Christian Poulsen, cost him his moment of destiny and Italy their chance of
progressing beyond the group stage. He has been pilloried throughout his homeland but has
retained his hero status in the capital.
On Saturday, Totti demonstrated why such forgiveness has been forthcoming and in doing so
highlighted the major flaw in Celtic's make-up. 
Operating within Cesare Prandelli's regimented 4-5-1 formation, Totti taunted and teased
the Celtic defence. He scored the decisive goal and rose above the general mediocrity of a
turgid encounter in the Toronto Skydome.
It was a majestic display and a master class from which the likes of Aiden McGeady cannot
fail to learn from. The Scot, who seems certain to inherit the vacant role of spellbinder,
found the Roma No.10 every bit as elusive off the field as on at as he went in search of a
souvenir for the Canadian leg of Celtic's whistlestop tour.
"I tried to get his [Totti's] shirt at the end but he didn't give it to me," said the
18-year-old. "I don't know who got it but all I know is that I ended up with one from a
guy I have never heard of."
Totti is the antithesis of the Italian invention of Catenaccio, perfected by Prandelli to
the frustration of Celtic, and is a man driven by a desire to atone for his shameful lack
of professionalism in Portugal. The mass hysteria in the bowels of the stadium and the
team hotel afterwards was thoroughly justifiable: Totti is a phenomenon and possesses the
rare ability to influence the outcome of a match on his own.
He did so expertly with a looping header over David Marshall but contributed so much more
to satisfy the 50,000 supporters who took their seats in the awesome arena built at the
bottom of the tallest free-standing building in the world, the CN Tower.
Celtic, by comparison, were bereft of such invention, and despite the mutual admiration
between John Hartson and Chris Sutton as they prepare to begin a new season without Henrik
Larsson, Saturday's tie confirmed that the immobile front pairing is unworkable, unless
augmented by the kind of creativity offered by Totti's rare breed.
"He makes things happen and it looked like a kickabout for him out there because it all
came so naturally," said McGeady, whose own unique talent has been honed against
high-quality opposition this past fortnight.
"I thought his chance had gone to make an impact on the world stage after what happened at
Euro 2004 but I did not realise just how good he actually was until I played against him."
Celtic have yet to adequately replace Moravcik, but a new No.10 is central to the club's
prosperity. Such players are no longer abundantly available and this would explain the
club's revived interest in the maverick Marcio Amoruso. Against Roma's new defensive
partnership of Phillipe Mexes, signed last week from Auxerre, and Traianos Dellas,
European Championship winner with Greece, Celtic were bereft of ideas, with Hartson and
Sutton too easily outwitted. On the rare occasion they did muscle in on the action,
support was sadly lacking.
They will not face a team of Roma's capabilities on a weekly basis in the Premierleague
but if this is the level Celtic aspire to, then organisational issues must be addressed.
For all the success since they reverted to a back four, Celtic still look a more dynamic
proposition in the familiar 3-5-2 formation Martin O'Neill favoured in the early years.
The plight of Didier Agathe is just one of the sacrifices necessitated. The Frenchman is
no longer the attacking menace which spawned the nickname Road Runner and the playful £20m
price tag from the Celtic manager.
He is hesitant beyond the half-way line and does not look at all comfortable curbing his
natural tendencies. If Sutton and Hartson are to play together, then Henri Camara will
have to complement their robust style with pacey and penetrative bursts in between them.
The accurate crossing and set-plays of Ross Wallace and McGeady were promising but both,
especially the latter, remain physically ill-equipped for the rigours of an arduous
Scottish season.
"I want to play every game but I know that's not going to be possible," said McGeady. "You
have to remember, though, that I am still eligible to play for the under-19s."
So too is Marshall, who has been handed the No.1 jersey ahead of two experienced, if
error-prone, international goalkeepers in Rab Douglas and Magnus Hedman. He made an
acrobatic save from Totti after only 15 minutes but was caught marginally off his line for
the only goal. Stan Varga committed himself midway into his own half and Gaetano
D'Agositino broke free and whipped a cross to the back post, where Totti had taken prime
position to arc a header over the young goalkeeper.
Celtic waited until the end of both halves for their best efforts. Bobo Baldé missed an
open goal from five yards out after Carlo Zotti spilled Hartson's header and Stephen
Pearson suffered from over-excitement with the goal at his mercy deep into second-half
stoppage time.
O'Neill's transfer treasure hunt continues, but the search for an affordable Totti-type
will be as difficult as unearthing the new you-know-who. You can put your shirt on it.
--
Dielle
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Stefano

 PILLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
si?  :o)

 se se... solo a loro manca??? ;)
Non è che sia 'sto gran articolone... oltre a quello che dici, c'è una bella
spalmata di moralismo british-style un po' del cazzo...
Saluti
Zuper
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Purtroppo sara' il caso di farci l'abitudine. Anche la CNN dopo aver fatto
vedere il gol ha ricordato che Totti e' quello che ha sputato addosso ad un
avversario durante l'europeo.
andrea

 si?  :o)
Ecco da dove arrivano le PilloNews... :-)
-- 
Stefano

 avversario durante l'europeo.
Spero che sia una cosa che dura poco: la capocciata di Zidane in CL non la
ricorda più nessuno e fu di molto più grave.
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Spero anch'io che duri poco. Pero' lo sputo, per uno sportivo, e' molto piu'
grave della capocciata.
andrea

 grave della capocciata.
Chissà che ne pensa Domenico Resta...
http://www.comune.conversano.ba.it/passato/shuttle2003.htm
-- 
Stefano

Giornalisti competenti ed imparziali, almeno li..
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 ricorda più nessuno e fu di molto più grave.
per la cronaca fu un tentativo di capocciata, dai replay infatti risultò evidente 
che non l'aveva nemmeno sfiorato :-PP

 grave della capocciata.
Boh... io preferirei prendermi uno sputo piuttosto che una capocciata. Che i
miei detrattori prendano nota. ^__^
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 Chissà che ne pensa Domenico Resta...
E chi cazzo è?

 E chi cazzo č?
E chi cazzo lo conosce. So che ha vinto la gara di sputo, segui il link.
-- 
Stefano