THE WOLF'S DEN - Tana dei Lupi II

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SERIE A: EARLY AND LATE GAMES, WEEKS 29-33
/ 03/16/2012

The Lega Calcio Serie A has announced the early and late kick-offs for matches in Weeks 29 to 33 of the 2011/12 season. Here is a list of Roma's forthcoming fixtures.

WEEK 19
Saturday 24 March 2012, 18:00: AC Milan v ROMA
WEEK 20
Sunday 1 April 2012, 12:30: ROMA v Novara
WEEK 21
Saturday 7 April 2012, 15:00: Lecce v ROMA
WEEK 22
Wednesday 11 April 2012, 20:45: ROMA v Udinese
WEEK 23
Sunday 15 April 2012, 20:45: ROMA v Fiorentina

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More on the potential site for a new stadio, ForzaRoma are saying the tifosi would prefer Tor Vergata:

http://www.forzaroma.info/news-as-roma/ ... gata-66276

I like Collies idea of buying and redeveloping the Stadio Flaminio. There'd probably be a lot of politics and bullshit involved in the whole process, but it would be a very good site.

[Italiamia]

[RomaShield27]

Perché...?


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EDIT TO ADD:

AS ROMA PRESS RELEASE
03/15/2012 / http://www.asroma.it/en/news/news.html?id=4773

AS Roma SpA has awarded the contract as exclusive advisors in their search for an area in Rome to construct their new stadium to Cushman & Wakefield LLP(*), the global real estate consultants.

The consultants have already begun the process of selecting a suitable area in and around the city, which will be followed by an in-depth technical analysis in order to allow the final decision to be taken by June 2012.

(*) Cushman & Wakefield is the largest private company providing services for the commercial real estate market. It was founded in 1917 and boasts 235 offices in 60 countries, employing a staff of over 14,000. The company represents a varied range of clients from small businesses to large companies. They offer a complete range of services in four major fields : Transaction Services, including tenant and landlord representation in office, industrial and retail real estate; Capital Markets, including property sales, investment management, valuation services, investment banking, debt and equity financing; Client Solutions, including integrated real estate strategies for large corporations and property owners, as well as Consulting Services, including business and real estate consulting, Valuation & Advisory, which provides evaluation, analysis for optimal use, back-up in legal disputes and controversies, as well as specialised competences in the various sectors of the property market.

The company is a recognised leader in global real estate research and publishes a wide range of reports which are available from the online Knowledge Center on its website www.cushmanwakefield.com.

[maro]

Some good stuff in here:

Zigoni: "Luis Enrique è il miglior allenatore che abbiamo in Italia"

Venerdì 16 Marzo 2012 12:37

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A Radio Sport 24 è intervenuto Gianfranco Zigoni, ex calciatore della Juventus e della Roma, che ha parlato di calcio a tutto tondo, anche se ormai segue poco la serie A: “Ora mi occupo dell’Avellino (dove gioca suo figlio Gianmarco, ndr), le grandi squadre non le guardo molto”.



Ma un personaggio come lui regala sempre degli spunti interessanti e divertenti, di certo mai banali. Si parla innanzitutto della Juventus, una delle sue ex squadre, e del silenzio stampa che ha iniziato in protesta contro gli arbitri: “Da un certo punto di vista sono d’accordo con Conte, perché secondo me stanno mancando un po’ di rispetto alla Juve. E’ un momento difficile, quando giocavo io la Juve non era fra le favorite, ma adesso è forte e credo sia un peccato se poi viene penalizzata”.

Suo figlio Gianmarco adesso gioca nell’Avellino, ma è di proprietà del Milan, e sarebbe bellissimo se potesse affermarsi con quei colori: “E’ logico che il Milan sia il sogno di ogni calciatore, lui vorrebbe affermarsi con la maglia rossonera, ora sta giocando all’Avellino e si trova molto bene, ma è naturale che l’obiettivo sia quello di tornare in rossonero e diventare grande con loro”.

Ha giocato nella Juventus, nel Verona e nella Roma, ma fra i suoi amori ne è rimasto uno in particolare: “Io tifo per la Roma, seguo con passione le partite dei giallorossi. Secondo me non dovrebbero mai lasciar andare via Luis Enrique, è il miglior allenatore che abbiamo adesso in Italia. Quando gioca la Roma mi diverto sempre, anche se perde, perché ha un gioco ambizioso e innovativo per il calcio italiano”.

Zigoni, simpatico guascone, si è paragonato spesso a Maradona e Pelè. In merito alla diatriba fra i due e sul paragone fra Messi e il Pibe de Oro ha le idee molto chiare: “Secondo me molto di ciò che si dicono è anche scena, per far scrivere qualcosa ai giornali. Io comunque stravedo per Diego, quello che faceva lui col pallone poteva farlo soltanto Dio. Anche Messi è ancora lontano da quel livello, penso che ne debba mangiare ancora tanta di pastasciutta prima di potersi paragonare a Maradona”.

Ma Messi è più forte di Zigoni? E chi è il suo erede attuale? Colui che è stato definito il George Best italiano regala un’altra perla: “Non scherziamo, Messi è un professionista impeccabile. Io bevevo, fumavo, non mi allenavo mai, ero un pazzo, e probabilmente lo sono ancora. Il nuovo Zigoni? Secondo me attualmente non esiste, io mi divertivo soltanto, ora non è più così. No, neanche Balotelli, lui è uno che gioca per i soldi, io non ci ho mai pensato”.

[DCGweez]

Giuseppe Rossi: "La Juve è molto forte, ma mi piace di più la Roma.

[RomaShield27]

Can Giuseppe Rossi play centre-half? Sure why not.

[DCGweez]

I had the same thought. Particularly since reports r we are prepping a bid. Perhaps LE is thinking of switching to a 0-3-7

[Lupa]

Sure, why not?

I see that Steke may be out of Monday's game as well as the old fella.

[RomaShield27]

Steke? Sure he's a goalkeeper. We don't really need a goalkeeper. It frees up space for an extra forward instead.

[AS Collie]

Or we could just allow the Dutchie to play sweeper and go on bombing runs. Positive thought will keep the ball out of the net.

The Flaminio thing would never happen, btw, ever. Aside from a million other issues I could imagine involving CONI and the commune being difficult, the connection to Pier Luigi Nervi means that there is resistance to even putting in the aforementioned toilets, never mind selling it to an organisation that would modernise it all to actually use it for its intended purpose and ensure its continued existence. Still, one can dream.

Tor Vergata is bleedin' miles away too, but it's better than Aurelia.

[RomaShield27]

Panucci nuovo responsabile dell'area tecnica del Palermo
/ Domenica 18 Marzo 2012 14:56

Christian Panucci e' il nuovo responsabile dell'area tecnica del Palermo. Lo ha confermato lo stesso Panucci a Sky Sport 24. Un'idea maturata negli ultimi giorni nella testa di Maurizio Zamparini.

Martedi' comincera' la sua nuova avventura. "E' successo tutto nelle ultime ore - ha detto Panucci - un'occasione importante per me. Sono molto contento. A 38 anni mi metto in gioco".

[AS Collie]

This is incredible. Zamparini is a clown. But I have a strange feeling Panucci might do well, though perhaps not in Sicily. He is said to be very intelligent, and he's the only person Fabio Capello claims to be friends with in football. But even he admits Panucci is crazy. Zamparini vs Panucci after a couple of defeats sounds like an interesting argument. A cock and a hard-case.

[romawi]

Our newest signing:

[DonSimon]

This article says the ESPN complex is also going to be the team's winter training complex. Christmas in Disneyland boys!

[RomaShield27]

Ha that's funny. In a sad I just spilled my milk down my bib kinda way. I wonder what Lobant had to say about giving up his number one jersey? Thats kinda taking the mickey a bit. Going to train at the 'Walt Disney World Resort' in winter is a bit fuckin weird, sure they don't really do any extra training over the winter period do they?

Match tonight, senza Il Capitano and Pjanic. Stek is in.

A.S. ROMA, CONVOCATI -
Di seguito la lista di convocati per la sfida col Genoa, resi noti dalla A.S. Roma:

NON CONVOCATI:
CASSETTI Marco (infortunato)
CICINHO (scelta tecnica)
PJANIC Miralem (infortunato)
JUAN (infortunato)
BURDISSO Nicolas (infortunato)
PERROTTA Simone (scelta tecnica)
TOTTI Francesco (unfortunate)

CONVOCATI:
BORINI Fabio
CURCI Gianluca
DE ROSSI Daniele
GAGO Fernando
GRECO Leandro
HEINZE Gabriel
KJAER Simon
KRKIC Bojan
LAMELA Erik
LOBONT Bogdan
MARQUINHO
OSVALDO Pablo
PISCITELLA Giammario
ROSI Aleandro
SIMPLICIO Fabio
STEKELENBURG Maarten
TADDEI Rodrigo
VALDES J. Angel
VIVIANI Federico

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Roma-Genoa, FORMAZIONI UFFICIALI: gioca Taddei, fuori Rosi
/ Lunedì 19 Marzo 2012 19:48

La Roma scende in campo nel posticipo del Monday Night per la partita contro il Genoa che in caso di vittoria alimenterebbe i sogni europei della squadra di Luis Enrique.

FORMAZIONI UFFICIALI

ROMA (4-3-1-2): Stekelenburg; Taddei, Kjaer, Heinze, Josè Angel; Gago, De Rossi, Greco; Borini, Lamela, Osvaldo


GENOA (4-3-1-2): Frey; Mesto, Kaladze, Carvalho, Moretti; Rossi, Veloso, Biondini; Belluschi; Gilardino, Palacio.

[RomaShield27]

"We support your ideas, but our voice deserves European challenges"

[Bagg10]

[RomaShield27]

Thanks for that, Bagg. I think we can all say we feel the same way.

So, any thoughts on the game yesterday? It was quite a poor performance overall. We looked great at times and are able to put some lovely moves together but its not really getting us anywhere if can't keep it up for more than a few periods of play. Its hard to really pinpoint the problem or why we're unable to put a lasting performance in, I doubt even LE and his staff know. Too often we looked nervous and unsure of what to do, particularly moving the ball out from the back. I like all the midfielders we have, but I don't think we have the quality in that department which this system really demands. At least LE said afterward he was very unhappy with the performance and how the game went after the goal.

Greco impressed me in midfield, I thought he had a very fine game indeed and took up a lot of the playmaking duties in the centre. DDR and Gago weren't great. Kjaer had a solid game at the back. Nothing spectacular, he just didn't make any major brainfarts (and was fortunate that his man Palacios didn't get on the scoresheet).

[forzaitalia]

We started off well and looked in complete control, I thought at that point we'd go on to get a comfortable win, given the state of Genoa's recent away record too. But we didn't keep up the same intensity and towards the end of the first half, the warning signs were there and you could see Genoa's confidence, which must have been non-existant initially, starting to grow.

The second half seems a bit of a blur looking back on it, nothing much happened at all! I thought Bojan did well when he came on (despite one glaring miss), Frey made a good save from Lamela, and we're lucky Palacio didn't keep his shot down AND we weren't playing a slightly better team, as they would have probably capitalised on our generally poor second half performance and maybe got a point.

But still, two clean sheets on the spin which is good after some previous horror shows at Atalanta and Cagliari recently. Although that said, I'm not looking forward to Milan away this weekend!