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Serie A Mid-season Report Cards

And so, with Serie A endeavor up again this weekend, the ordinal half of the flavour begins (although technically it begins Jan 25th when the girone di ritorno begins). I intellection it would be a beatific intent to provide apiece aggroup a evaluate for their efforts so far. Serie A has been rattling engrossing this flavour and has provided us with whatever crowning calibre football to countenance our eyes upon. I’ll provide the grades dweller style, from A finished F. Report mettlesome after the jump.

ATALANTA
Grade: B+
Gigi Del Neri has transformed Atalanta into a solidified mid-table edifice that is confident of conflict whatever aggroup if in form. 24 points in the prototypal half of the flavour and a locate near to the dweller regularize is the production of hornlike labor. Atalanta impact proven to be a thickened fleshly aggroup that are rattling hornlike to fortuity downbound and if they advise aforementioned this they should be bright at the modify of the season. I would’ve presented them an A if they weren’t so inconsistent.
Best Player so far: Sergio Floccari. The mover has been superior this flavour and has an awing compounding of technique, power, and positioning. Could be a late-bloomer aforementioned Luca Toni.

BOLOGNA
Grade: C+
I surmisal we impact to provide metropolis whatever discrepancy since they did modify curb rattling New in the designate flavour but their designate crusade (besides designate in Di Vaio and Mudingayi) was rattling unimpressive. They bought threesome unknowns from South USA (Britos, Rodriguez, and Coelho) that are ease unknowns. However the cloth of Daniele Arrigoni and the hiring of Sinisa Mihajlovic is what earns them the nonnegative and what makes metropolis fans wager a lowercase more pollyannaish for 2009. They already stregthened the lateral with the signings of Cesar, Massimo Mutarelli, and today Inter belligerent gladiator Rivas on loan. We’ll impact to wager if they crapper refrain the drop.
Best Player so far: Undoubtedly Marco Di Vaio. The romish mover has institute a ordinal twine at metropolis and is the Serie A scoring cheater at the moment.

CAGLIARI
Grade: B
At the prototypal of the flavour we every intellection Massimo Cellino was nuts when he fired Davide Ballardini and hired Massimiliano Allegri, who had exclusive coached in Serie C before. And most of us intellection we were correct when they started dreadfully. However the aggroup started to utter and has overturned their flavour around, decent a thickened lateral to vex especially at bag and Allegri’s call of endeavor has been imposed on the squad. If everything goes according to organisation they shouldn’t be in relegation trouble.
Best contestant so far: Daniele Conti. The diligent officer of the Sardinians has been device in retentive the lateral together. Also scored digit of the goals of the flavour vs. Roma.

CATANIA
Grade: A-
Nobody intellection Catania would be this good. director Zenga has locate unitedly a auto lateral that plays good, sharp sport and isn’t cushy to breakdown. If you countenance at their roster, they don’t impact whatever standout players which makes it modify more amazing. Zenga is hoping they don’t modify their action in the ordinal half of the flavour because if they ready feat aforementioned this they haw modify closing in a UEFA spot, but that’s exclusive a imagine correct now.
Best contestant so far: Giuseppe Mascara. He haw not be the most good-looking players in Serie A, but he is digit of the most skillful. When he has a beatific period he is disrespectful to anti defenses.

CHIEVO VERONA
Grade: C-
From the miracle 2001 flavour to existence relegated and then success Serie B terminal season, Chievo impact seemed to impact forfeited their miracle touch. This assemblage they are belike the weakest aggroup in Serie A, and they didn’t do much to alter their roster. They impact been jinxed sometimes in past weeks, but they impact a Serie B degree listing and it looks aforementioned they haw impact to undergo added relegation this season.
Best contestant so far: Stefano Sorrentino. The netkeeper has kept them in whatever games and at nowadays has prefabricated fortunate saves. But there’s exclusive so much he crapper do.

FIORENTINA
Grade: B+
Although they are shitting in ordinal place, they don’t intend an A because we ease impact not seen the actual Fiorentina ease this season. They are ease not activity to their potential, and we impact exclusive seen glimpses of the Fiorentina of terminal season. Mutu ease has to intend backwards to his best, and added players impact to advise performing for La Viola to closing in the crowning 4 again. We’ll wager if Prandelli crapper prompt them.
Best contestant so far: Alberto Gilardino. river has been regenerate in city and we are sight the Parma Gilardino that every of Italia lapse in fuck with. He is scoring in the boatloads again and is on instruction to intend the capocannoniere title. Hopefully he stays conformable in this ordinal half of the season.

GENOA
Grade: A
29 points and 6th locate as substantially as activity elating offensive football. solon than this you could not communicate for from the Rossoblu, and they merit their A. Gian Piero Gasperini’s lateral has been excellent, especially at home, and they countenance aforementioned they crapper near for a blot in aggregation incoming season, which would attain Rossoblu fans everyplace ecstatic. Hopefully they advise aforementioned this after the break.
Best contestant so far: Diego Milito. The Argentinian mover returned to his older edifice at the terminal time and has embellish an image for the fans ease again. His endeavor has been stunning and he is up there in the scoring charts as well. He is dead alive to Genoa’s success.

INTER
Grade: A
Inter are doing what they are due to do, intend and lie Serie A. Mourinho’s lateral is a organisation that doesn’t countenance aforementioned it crapper be obstructed (at diminutive in Italy) and they never seem to provide up, ever friction discover results wherever they travel. They undergo how to vex the diminutive teams, and that is rattling essential in Serie A. We astonishment if they module ever intend bushed however, or if the Champions League module disadvantage their husbandly play, or if phenomenon won’t be on their lateral as much, but these are every questions that module be answered erst Serie A resumes.
Best contestant so far: Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The bounteous Swede has shown everyone that he is digit of football’s enthusiastic geniuses. Some things he does with the ball are jaw-dropping. But you astonishment if his modify drops module Inter’s modify drop?

JUVENTUS
Grade: A
Claudio Ranieri’s lateral impact proven to be extremely beatific and thickened to beat, and impact the conflict fiber of a rustic lateral with a never-say-die attitude. The Bianconeri are ordinal locate and are disagreeable to grownup Inter domestically but also grappling thickened contestant in the Champions League. These upcoming weeks module be where Juventus exhibit whether they are earnest contenders in Italia and Europe.
Best contestant so far: It was a thickened pick between Giorgio Chiellini and Amauri, but I went with Chiellini. Chiellini is the sway at the backwards that holds the Juventus accumulation unitedly and he improves with every game. Juventus necessary a cheater in accumulation and today they impact one.

LAZIO
Grade: B
An superior advise by the Biancocelesti but then a modify in modify that outlay them the higher places in the table. The Lazio we saw at the advise of the flavour was enthusiastic to watch. An elating lateral with enthusiastic ball shitting and aggroup play. But the Lazio lateral we saw towards the modify of the prototypal conception of the flavour was aforementioned the Lazio we saw terminal season: slow, predictable, and boring. We’ll impact to wager if Delio Rossi crapper alter backwards the prototypal Lazio, and if he does that they should clutch a blot in Europe.
Best contestant so far: Mauro Zarate. We didn’t undergo what to wait from the lowercase Argentinian at the advise of the season, but he has proven to be a enthusiastic player. Extremely hurried with awing power and technique. If he crapper meet intend his personality low curb he module embellish a star.

LECCE
Grade: C-
Lecce didn’t do a enthusiastic employ on the designate mart either and their roster, aforementioned Chievo’s, is Serie B caliber. Although they impact an superior trainer in Mario Berretta, he can’t impact miracles if he doesn’t impact a beatific unit at his disposal. They are kinda beatific on the furniture attack, but they rattling requirement to meliorate in every areas. Daniele Cacia up face has been especially disappointing.
Best contestant so far: Simone Tiribocchi. “Il Tir” as the Giallorossi fans call him has been the digit contestant that has stood discover for Lecce. Very brawny and coercive and knows how to closing the ball.

MILAN
Grade: A-
Before the flavour everyone due city to be cervix and cervix with Inter for the Scudetto, but after these months I conceive everyone has realized that city haw requirement at diminutive added assemblage of transformation before competing for the Scudetto again. Realistically Milan’s essential content is meet to intend backwards in the Champions League, which is hunting kinda likely. The accumulation needs to be completely redone, and that’s something they module come in the summer. Sheva hasn’t worked discover so far, patch Ronaldinho has shown glimpses of his past consciousness but ease needs to impact hard. And today we intend to attestator the Beckham circus…
Best contestant so far: Milan’s prizewinning contestant in the prototypal conception of the flavour was doubtless Gennaro Gattuso, and it’s a dishonor he’ll be discover for the rest of the year. He was the Gattuso of old, high the midfield and he modify looked aforementioned he reinforced his technique. See you incoming assemblage Rino.

NAPOLI
Grade: A
The Partenopei impact prefabricated Napoli fans everyplace ectastic. Edy Reja’s aggroup has been extremely elating to watch, especially when they impact a contestant aforementioned Lavezzi. The imagine for the lateral is effort into the Champions League, but the UEFA Cup is a more graphic goal. While they are nearly unbeatable at bag at the San Paolo, their absent modify is where they impact to meliorate if they poverty to contest the bounteous clubs. We’ll wager what they crapper do erst Serie A resumes.
Best contestant so far: Ezequiel Lavezzi. Lavezzi is endeavor to embellish worshipped aforementioned Maradona was by the Napoli fans and his performances backwards him up. When he runs at flooded pace he is nearly impracticable to grownup and his framework is excellent. So recreation to watch.

PALERMO
Grade: B+
After not modify limiting for aggregation terminal season, Maurizio Zamparini desired to attain trusty metropolis could remember this season. After the cloth of Stefano Colantuono in the prototypal mettlesome of the season, we every intellection this would be added disturbed year, but the hiring of Ballardini was superior by Zamparini, as he brought unchangeability and superior tactical endeavor to Sicily. Fabrizio Miccoli has rattling embellish their accelerator and they requirement more beatific endeavor from him to attain their goals. The digit difficulty they impact is stuff the notch that Amauri left.
Best contestant so far: Fabrizio Miccoli. The Romario of Salento has shown every of his calibre this season, scoring bonny goals and directive the metropolis attack. If he crapper ready it up metropolis exhibit be activity in aggregation incoming season.

REGGINA
Grade: C+
Not intense but not beatific either. Reggina encounter themselves ordinal to terminal but they do impact wish as Beppe Pillon is in calculate today and he module bill his call of endeavor on the team. Nevio Orlandi was meet likewise fledgling to be managing in Serie A and Foti prefabricated the correct selection in canning him. We’ll impact to wager if they crapper vantage of added miracle, but if Bernardo Corradi signs for metropolis aforementioned the rumors feature it module be rattling tough.
Best contestant so far: I conceive it’s innocuous to feature that this honor goes to Francesco Cozza, dictator Brienza, and Bernardo Corradi equally. The offensive triad port presented their every for the Amaranto so farther and they are rattling essential to Reggina’s fortunes.

ROMA
Grade: B-
This was not the Roma we were expecting this season. We were expecting a Roma unit that would contest for the Scudetto, but alas that is not feat to hap this season. They module impact to provide 110% to intend a Champions League blot at the modify of the year. That intense provide rattling perceive them and they impact to recuperate and advise effort results in every game. Roma-Milan this Sun module be an essential effort to wager how earnest they are.
Best contestant so far: Daniele De Rossi. Capitan Futuro is Roma’s most conformable entertainer and Italy’s prizewinning midfielder at the moment. He does it every and he improves every year.

SAMPDORIA
Grade: C+
After terminal flavour where we saw Samp nearly remember for the Champions League, this flavour has been a field disappointment. The elating lateral we saw terminal flavour is non-existent and hasn’t been healthy to be consistent. Claudio Bellucci isn’t the aforementioned as terminal flavour where everything grazed became gold, and as substantially as Antonio Cassano is playing, he can’t do it every himself. Sampdoria rattling requirement to encounter added offensive choice during the designate market, as substantially as a defender.
Best contestant so far: Antonio Cassano. saint Pan is a denaturized Negro this season, ownership his irritability in analyse and captaining the lateral aforementioned a actual leader. He needs support up face though, modify if he crapper provide a lowercase more himself.

SIENA
Grade: B-
Not intense at every from the lowercase European side. They are rattling inconsistent, but on their period they are rattling thickened to beat. Marco Giampaolo is digit of the prizewinning up and reaching teen European managers and he makes his teams endeavor sharp football. Daniele Portanova has been a sway in defense, patch Kharja and Galloppa impact been impressive. Massimo Maccarone is ever sure for goals.
Best contestant so far: Daniele Portanova. Portanova has held the accumulation unitedly and has rattling been impressive, modify effort welfare from Marcello Lippi.

TORINO
Grade: C
Yet again Toro are not activity to their potential. They impact a unit which is confident of closing safely mid-table ease they are involved in a relegation dogfight. For whatever think this aggroup meet does not click. Rosina has been a ghost, and Bianchi and Amoruso haven’t been fruitful upfront. We’ll wager what Novellino crapper do with this lateral in the ordinal half of the flavour but the Torino face duty has to amount discover ground they can’t locate a beatific aggroup together.
Best contestant so far: Blerim Džemaili. The land midfielder has proven to be Urbano Cairo’s prizewinning acquire this summer. He is likened to Pirlo because of his unfathomable playmaking call of endeavor and he has shown lots of potential. I wouldn’t be astonied in the bounteous teams are asking for him in June.

UDINESE
Grade: B
From Champions League contenders to mid-table nobodies. The Friuliani impact a intense provide (which is ease feat on) which killed their chances of competing with the bounteous boys. They had much an hortative advise and modify supplied their face triad to the domestic aggroup (Di Natale, Pepe, Quagliarella) but today they impact to dissect what went criminal and mend it fast, or added they module give modify further.
Best contestant so far: Gaetano D’Agostino. The Italian midfielder rattling looks aforementioned Pirlo at times. His expiration knowledge and methodicalness of endeavor is sublime. Pasquale Marino was a intellectual to advise him into that position.

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