Supercoppa Italiana - Beijing, 8 August 2009

Inter midfield doesn't look all that impressive imo. Their defence and forward line however...

zoran wrote:

Inter squad:
Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar, Paolo Orlandoni and Francesco Toldo.

Defenders: Nicolas Burdisso, Ivan Ramiro Cordoba, Cristian Chivu, Lucio, Maicon, Marco Materazzi, Walter Samuel, Davide Santon, Javier Zanetti.

Midfielders: Esteban Cambiasso, Rene Krhin, Amantino Mancini, Thiago Motta, Sulley Muntari, Ricardo Quaresma, Dejan Stankovic, Patrick Vieira.

Forwards: Mario Balotelli, Samuel Eto'o, Diego Milito, David Suazo.

i hope that i wont throw the TV through the window :p

and we kick their asses

Some pics from China

http://www.corrieredellosport.it/Notizie/Calcio/76841/Lazio+in+Cina.+Lotito%3A+Vincere!+GUARDA+LE+FOTO

I have heard rumors that sakura gang will try to assassinate Lotito.

It IS an honour to be the first in this thread to say:

FORZA LAZIO



AVANTI RAGAZZI

THANKS FOR PLAYING IN A FINAL

Giolazio wrote:

Inter midfield doesn't look all that impressive imo. Their defence and forward line however...

Cambiasso,Muntari,Stankovic,Mancini...?!? i think r strongest in Italy...i rate Cambiasso in the top 10 in the world in that position

Jofo wrote:

I have heard rumors that sakura gang will try to assassinate Lotito.

we r not so lucky :p if someone kidnap Lotito i don't believe that the hijackers will take more than 1 eur for Lotito

zoran wrote:

Cambiasso,Muntari,Stankovic,Mancini...?!? i think r strongest in Italy...i rate Cambiasso in the top 10 in the world in that position

I agree with you about Cambiasso, has to be one of the best signings of the last 10 years, although he wasn't quite as good last season. The other 3 - give me a break! Stankovic is on a slow downward spiral, he is not as creative as he was and seems so slow. Muntari was a panic buy cos they couldn't get Lampard, he is an average player who doesn't really have a defined role. As for Mancini, did you see how poor he was last season? I admit, he was dangerous at Rioma but will either be sold (if they can sell him) or left on the bench again this year....
Scary stuff that Inter midfield , shame it is in attack where they will hurt us...... pace vs. Siviglia...

excepp cambiaso no none of other three could be so creative,i now that mourinho is a big coach,but also with him(like in mancini area inter have based they games on zlatan-he take the ball and others waits),i think that we could handle if we start without any panic,expetaly i hope that zarate and foggia would not be scared and provocated by muntari like last season in olimpico-he put them(expecialy mauro out).

phantomm1976 wrote:

i think that we could handle if we start without any panic,expetaly i hope that zarate and foggia would not be scared and provocated by muntari like last season in olimpico-he put them(expecialy mauro out).

That is very true, Muntari can be a physical 'dirty' sort of player - a pain, getting in everyones face, but hopefully our skillfull players can overcome that with good play. It will be interesting to see who plays in CD for Inter, Lucio and Samuel would be susceptible to pace themselves...

What time is the game going to be played? In GMT?

Nesta wrote:

What time is the game going to be played? In GMT?

Haha, this is the fourth time I'm answering this question on this forum.

GMT: 1PM
CET: 2PM

Really looking forward to the match! does anyone know which channels will show the game?

MMV wrote:

Really looking forward to the match! does anyone know which channels will show the game?

Check out the following thread. There's quite a debate going on:

https://laziofever.forumotion.com/the-supercup-main-informations-f17/watching-the-supercup-t968-15.htm#40741

Caxi wrote:

Nesta wrote:

What time is the game going to be played? In GMT?

Haha, this is the fourth time I'm answering this question on this forum.

GMT: 1PM
CET: 2PM

thanx man

Anyone know where I can watch this game in Australia? I think its on at 22:00. I have fox, setanta, espn but not RAI for the moment. I'll get that connected.... if i have to.

cheers.

EL MATADOR wrote:

Anyone know where I can watch this game in Australia? I think its on at 22:00. I have fox, setanta, espn but not RAI for the moment. I'll get that connected.... if i have to.

cheers.

i've heard that espn and espn2 will broadcast it.

thanks for the help caxi

Yea thats on the football-italia site but I dont think ESPN Australia is showing is =S

with this available players if i was the coach my tactic for this game will be like this: 4-4-2

...............................Muslera....................

Lichtsteiner.......Diakite.....Cribari.......Radu

Foggia.........Dabo.........Matuzalem.....Kolarov

.................Cruz............Zarate.................

bench:Bizzari,Siviglia,Scaloni,Brocchi,Meghni,Eliseu,Rocchi.

and Lotito speech will be like this: "if you lose - no salary for a year" :p "and all will going to sell peanut at Olimpico, while Me and Tare playing for Lazio" :p

First probable line-up is now up from piazzadellaliberta.it:

Il modulo è il 4-1-2-1-2

MUSLERA
LICHSTEINER – DIAKITE’ – SIVIGLIA – KOLAROV
BROCCHI – DABO – MAURI
MATUZALEM
ZARATE-ROCCHI


Very interesting imo with Matuzalem so far up in the lineup. Seems he is going to have a way different role this year then Ledesma has had - as Ballardini already has said.

If this is the lineup (which I doubt,Ballardini has said he wont tell it untill the last minute) It is interesting to have Foggia and Eliseu as jokers on the bench.

Mauri + Siviglia + Dabo + NO Foggia ??????? =
Foggia =
I know this is only a rumoured line-up but how on earth can another manager possbly consider not playing our second most skillful and inventive player? Rossi took a long while to work out that Foggia is quality, I really hope Ballardini doesn't... madness...

-------- Muslera
Licht ----Sivigla---Diakite--- Kolarov
--------Dabo-----Matuzalem
Eliseu---Zarate---Foggia
-------Rocchi----Cruz

That is how I would set up Lazio :)

I think Ballardini will go 4-2-3-1, despite the reports. It is difficult to play 4-4-2 because the Inter defence is solid and we don't have natural crossers. If we do go 4-4-2, I'm fairly certain Matuzalem won't play. I don't see the point in 4-1-2-1-2 because yet again, Cambiasso will just mark Matuzalem out of it.

I would play this:

4-3-3 - Muslera, Kolarov, Cribari, Diakite', Lichtsteiner, Mauri, Dabo, Brocchi, Zarate, Cruz, Foggia (perhaps have Zarate and Foggia in free roles, have them flanking Cruz at times, going back into midfield to pick up the ball, going out wide, taking players on, hitting crosses etc.)

I think Ballardini will play a similar line-up, except he will have Mauri/Meghni/Matuzalem as trequartista with Zarate and Foggia as flanks.

Roman_Eagle wrote:

-------- Muslera
Licht ----Sivigla---Diakite--- Kolarov
--------Dabo-----Matuzalem
Eliseu---Zarate---Foggia
-------Rocchi----Cruz

That is how I would set up Lazio :)

This with just cruz in front... u got an extra man there ^^

Roman_Eagle wrote:

-------- Muslera
Licht ----Sivigla---Diakite--- Kolarov
--------Dabo-----Matuzalem
Eliseu---Zarate---Foggia
-------Rocchi----Cruz

That is how I would set up Lazio :)

Good tactic man! We will use 12 men to beat Inter's 11!