The 100 Serie A goals and 8 consecutive league winners medals club

[Juvenile Junkie]

Has a new member,Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

[Juvenile Junkie]

COMMENT
By Mark Doyle

While working as a pundit for the BBC during the 2006 World Cup, Martin O’Neill became so infuriated by the perceived ineffectiveness of Zlatan Ibrahimovic that he was moved to exclaim: "Good grief, he is the most overrated player on the planet!" Three years later, Jose Mourinho would describe the Swede as the finest footballer in the world.

It has ever been thus for Ibrahimovic, who this weekend scored his 100th and 101st goals in Serie A. He has divided opinions throughout his career.

AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri recently put the striker on a par with Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi and yet Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola found Zlatan ... well, let’s say, difficult to manage, during the Swede’s tumultuous season in Spain.

Consequently, Ibrahimovic’s status as a modern great remains the subject of much debate. English football fans are particularly sceptical of the man’s talents, citing his less than impressive record in the Champions League and largely underwhelming performances in major international tournaments as evidence of his failings.

Even in his native Sweden, the mere mention of his name provokes passionate discourse. There are many who believe that the national side perform better without their captain than with him, pointing to the fact that Sweden have won every single European Championships qualifier their current captain has missed in the ten years since he made his international debut.

Ibrahimovic’s talent, though, is surely beyond dispute? After all, Arsene Wenger, as good a judge of young players as there is in football, tried to sign Zlatan while he was just a teenager at Malmo. Ibrahimovic instead plumped for Ajax, of course, and has been mesmerising defences and wowing fans ever since.

Gangly and yet blessed with a sublime touch, slender and yet incredibly powerful, Ibrahimovic is responsible for some of the most memorable goals of the past decade.

It is argued that his record in the Netherlands counts for little and that he would not have been able to score the truly wondrous goal he conjured up against NAC Breda in 2004 in one of Europe’s stronger leagues.

Such a claim does not stand up, though, given that Ibrahimovic has treated Serie A supporters to a succession of stunning strikes during his spells with Juventus, Inter and now AC Milan, with his stunning back-heeled volley for the Nerazzurri in their 2008 clash with Bologna perhaps the best example of his magnificent mix of instinct, imagination and innovation.

Ibrahimovic is not merely a scorer of great goals either; he has proven himself a great goalscorer, as evidenced by the fact that he has become a Serie A centurion in just 195 games. For Sweden he averages just under a goal every two matches, while even during his ill-fated stint with Barcelona he struck 22 times in 42 appearances.

It has been said that the benefits outweigh the negatives when it comes to Ibrahimovic and that he is a disruptive influence within the dressing room. Such a view is understandable. His departure from Ajax was reportedly brought forward after he fell out with Rafael van der Vaart, with the Dutchman having accused his Swedish colleague of deliberately injuring him during a friendly between their respective nations in 2004.

IBRAHIMOVIC'S 101 SERIE A GOALS | HOW THEY WERE SCORED
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Ibrahimovic himself also recently admitted that he and former Milan team-mate Oguchi Onyewu had “nearly killed each other” when they came to blows one day in training. And yet this is the same player who once invited the entire Sweden squad around to his house for dinner.

It cannot be a coincidence either that Zlatan has been a part of title-winning sides for each the past seven seasons. Egotistical and immature he may very well be but he cannot be labelled selfish, at least not on the field, given that he has contributed at least nine assists in each of the past four seasons, a statistic which underlines just how all-round a talent he has become.

There are those that love Ibrahimovic, those that hate him, but, as a player, all must respect him. His record demands it.

[Wade Barrett 1979]

John Rooney, could score 100 goals in Serie A these days!!

[Juvenile Junkie]

John Rooney, could score 100 goals in Serie A these days!!

who the hell is that?

[Wade Barrett 1979]

who the hell is that?

Wayne's younger brother! Played for Macclesfield Town, now plays in MLS!!

[Pumpkinhead]

Zlatan 100th was pretty classy, the guy is a good player but has a serious attitude problem

[VanHooliganX]

Wayne's younger brother! Played for Macclesfield Town, now plays in MLS!!

Don't suppose you know the team do you?

I'm going to guess its Seattles because then both Rooneys play for my clubs biggest rivals lol

[Wade Barrett 1979]

Don't suppose you know the team do you?

I'm going to guess its Seattles because then both Rooneys play for my clubs biggest rivals lol

He plays for, New York Red Bulls!

[VanHooliganX]

He plays for, New York Red Bulls!

Ah with FC Henry is he. Fair enough lol

[Juvenile Junkie]

And what does that have to do with Ibrahimovic?

[Wade Barrett 1979]

My nan could score 100 goals in Serie A!!

[Juvenile Junkie]

My nan could score 100 goals in Serie A!!

Your nan got scored on 100 times by Serie A players

[Juvenile Junkie]

Hey Wade Barrett you Premfacer,here is something for you:

'Serie A is boring, Juventus are finished' - 3-3 thriller at Napoli shows that the Italian league is the most exciting in the world
The two sides played out a phenomenal contest at the San Paolo, displaying all of the wonderful traits that characterise the country's game, which many will refuse to admit exist

BET: RETURNS: Napoli £16.20 Draw £36.00 Genoa £60.00
Nov 30, 2011 9:00:00 AM


By Kris Voakes | Italian Football Editor
They say it is boring. They say it is defensive. They say it is full of divers and whingers. We knew they were wrong, but last night we were given our greatest proof yet. The 3-3 draw between Napoli and Juventus was the best game to be seen anywhere in the world this season. Played at the highest level, it had magnificent attacking play from start to finish with drama injected throughout, showcasing just what Serie A has to offer real football fans.

DON'T MISS
Juventus' Pepe: Draw feels like victoryNapoli's De Laurentiis hits out at ref
Player Ratings: Napoli 3-3 JuventusMatch Report: Napoli 3-3 Juventus
Inside the first 30 seconds, there was already a sense of real intent from the home side. Juan Camilo Zuniga wonderfully beat two men and chipped a teasing ball into the Juve box. And for the first 45 minutes, it would be Napoli who would continue to make most of the running.

Up against an unbeaten Juventus outfit who have led the way in attacking terms both with and without the ball, they became the first side to ask constant questions of the Bianconeri’s back four since the days before Antonio Conte. And, with two fantastic midfield pairings matching up, it was Napoli’s duo of Gokhan Inter and Walter Gargano who got on top of Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal in the opening stages.

Goals were always going to follow, and inside a quarter of an hour it seemed the Partenopei had opened the scoring. Ezequiel Lavezzi got in behind Pirlo and was brought down, with Marek Hamsik firing home the resulting penalty. However, when he was asked to take it again due to encroachment by a handful of players, he fired high over Gianluigi Buffon’s bar. Yet it took the Slovakian just seven minutes to make up for the miss, stooping to head home after Leonardo Bonucci could only nod Lavezzi’s free-kick back across goal.

MATCH FACTS | Napoli 3-3 Juventus


Shots
On Target
Possession
Territory
Corners
Bookings
Napoli
10
7
40%
49%
3
3
Juventus
10
7
60%
51%
5
4
Napoli continued to hit the league leaders on the break, responding to Juve’s attempts to force them back by instigating lightning counters. And even without top-scorer Edinson Cavani, they had sufficient goal threat in Goran Pandev. The Macedonian was the quickest to react when Pirlo was beaten in the tackle by Christian Maggio and the ball squirmed into the box, firing low past Buffon, having spun off the back of Giorgio Chiellini with Bonucci still on the floor after his failed clearance.

As the teams left the field at half-time, the TV cameras paid particular attention to Conte, the coach facing his biggest test to date if Juventus were to maintain their unbeaten record. Whatever he said in the changing rooms clearly worked. When play resumed, suddenly it was the away side offering the greater threat. Pirlo was allowed more space as Vidal was given greater licence to get forward, stretching the previously-dominant Inler and Gargano out of their natural positions.

The increased territory paid immediate dividends, Vidal galloping forward to play a beautifully-disguised reverse pass for Alessandro Matri to slide home from his first real chance. It appeared that this would spark a more testing period for Napoli, but their response was to regain a two-goal lead.

Again it was Pandev’s movement which undid them, the former Inter striker taking a touch, teeing the ball up for himself with his knee and volleying home left-footed after Bonucci had committed himself to Maggio’s cross too late and ended up prostrate once more.

The pulsating nature of the game still had some way to go, though. Moments later, Marcelo Estigarribia poked home superbly ahead of Morgan De Sanctis after excellent play from Mirko Vucinic, and it became clear that, whatever the result, this was going to be one for the ages.

Many people claim that there needs to be a victor in any real classic, but that theory was blown out of the water by Simone Pepe 11 minutes from time. The Italian winger, who was the match-winner against Lazio at the weekend, became Juve’s saviour after Chiellini broke up a Napoli attack. Pepe picked up the ball and drove at the heart of the home defence, before showing brilliant reactions when his attempted pass fell back into his path to take a touch and fire low past De Sanctis.



The attacking intent, the excellent instinct, the technical ability… the goal had everything that the game had showcased. It was a worthy final word, even if it wasn’t a winning one. Juve had come back from two down against a team who last week saw off the supposedly-superior Premier League’s runaway leaders. Manchester City didn’t have the ability on the ball to respond, but the Bianconeri did.

Pepe claimed after the game that the draw was as good as a win and, but for the two extra points, he was right. Juventus came across their greatest test to date and passed with flying colours. Conte responded to his most difficult situation by sending his players out to stretch the home defence some more, and it brought its reward.

Napoli kept going until the end and could easily have snatched the win from any one of the second-half free-kicks Stephan Lichtsteiner gave away when already on a yellow card. It could have gone 4-3 either way, but it would have been unjust.

A game for the ages, played by two superb sides with very different – yet similarly very attacking – approaches, rightly rewarded both teams. Football was the winner, and the Serie A haters are the losers once more.

[Steve Austin]

Hey Wade Barrett you Premfacer,here is something for you:

'Serie A is boring, Juventus are finished' - 3-3 thriller at Napoli shows that the Italian league is the most exciting in the world
The two sides played out a phenomenal contest at the San Paolo, displaying all of the wonderful traits that characterise the country's game, which many will refuse to admit exist

BET: RETURNS: Napoli £16.20 Draw £36.00 Genoa £60.00
Nov 30, 2011 9:00:00 AM


By Kris Voakes | Italian Football Editor
They say it is boring. They say it is defensive. They say it is full of divers and whingers. We knew they were wrong, but last night we were given our greatest proof yet. The 3-3 draw between Napoli and Juventus was the best game to be seen anywhere in the world this season. Played at the highest level, it had magnificent attacking play from start to finish with drama injected throughout, showcasing just what Serie A has to offer real football fans.

DON'T MISS
Juventus' Pepe: Draw feels like victoryNapoli's De Laurentiis hits out at ref
Player Ratings: Napoli 3-3 JuventusMatch Report: Napoli 3-3 Juventus
Inside the first 30 seconds, there was already a sense of real intent from the home side. Juan Camilo Zuniga wonderfully beat two men and chipped a teasing ball into the Juve box. And for the first 45 minutes, it would be Napoli who would continue to make most of the running.

Up against an unbeaten Juventus outfit who have led the way in attacking terms both with and without the ball, they became the first side to ask constant questions of the Bianconeri’s back four since the days before Antonio Conte. And, with two fantastic midfield pairings matching up, it was Napoli’s duo of Gokhan Inter and Walter Gargano who got on top of Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal in the opening stages.

Goals were always going to follow, and inside a quarter of an hour it seemed the Partenopei had opened the scoring. Ezequiel Lavezzi got in behind Pirlo and was brought down, with Marek Hamsik firing home the resulting penalty. However, when he was asked to take it again due to encroachment by a handful of players, he fired high over Gianluigi Buffon’s bar. Yet it took the Slovakian just seven minutes to make up for the miss, stooping to head home after Leonardo Bonucci could only nod Lavezzi’s free-kick back across goal.

MATCH FACTS | Napoli 3-3 Juventus


Shots
On Target
Possession
Territory
Corners
Bookings
Napoli
10
7
40%
49%
3
3
Juventus
10
7
60%
51%
5
4
Napoli continued to hit the league leaders on the break, responding to Juve’s attempts to force them back by instigating lightning counters. And even without top-scorer Edinson Cavani, they had sufficient goal threat in Goran Pandev. The Macedonian was the quickest to react when Pirlo was beaten in the tackle by Christian Maggio and the ball squirmed into the box, firing low past Buffon, having spun off the back of Giorgio Chiellini with Bonucci still on the floor after his failed clearance.

As the teams left the field at half-time, the TV cameras paid particular attention to Conte, the coach facing his biggest test to date if Juventus were to maintain their unbeaten record. Whatever he said in the changing rooms clearly worked. When play resumed, suddenly it was the away side offering the greater threat. Pirlo was allowed more space as Vidal was given greater licence to get forward, stretching the previously-dominant Inler and Gargano out of their natural positions.

The increased territory paid immediate dividends, Vidal galloping forward to play a beautifully-disguised reverse pass for Alessandro Matri to slide home from his first real chance. It appeared that this would spark a more testing period for Napoli, but their response was to regain a two-goal lead.

Again it was Pandev’s movement which undid them, the former Inter striker taking a touch, teeing the ball up for himself with his knee and volleying home left-footed after Bonucci had committed himself to Maggio’s cross too late and ended up prostrate once more.

The pulsating nature of the game still had some way to go, though. Moments later, Marcelo Estigarribia poked home superbly ahead of Morgan De Sanctis after excellent play from Mirko Vucinic, and it became clear that, whatever the result, this was going to be one for the ages.

Many people claim that there needs to be a victor in any real classic, but that theory was blown out of the water by Simone Pepe 11 minutes from time. The Italian winger, who was the match-winner against Lazio at the weekend, became Juve’s saviour after Chiellini broke up a Napoli attack. Pepe picked up the ball and drove at the heart of the home defence, before showing brilliant reactions when his attempted pass fell back into his path to take a touch and fire low past De Sanctis.



The attacking intent, the excellent instinct, the technical ability… the goal had everything that the game had showcased. It was a worthy final word, even if it wasn’t a winning one. Juve had come back from two down against a team who last week saw off the supposedly-superior Premier League’s runaway leaders. Manchester City didn’t have the ability on the ball to respond, but the Bianconeri did.

Pepe claimed after the game that the draw was as good as a win and, but for the two extra points, he was right. Juventus came across their greatest test to date and passed with flying colours. Conte responded to his most difficult situation by sending his players out to stretch the home defence some more, and it brought its reward.

Napoli kept going until the end and could easily have snatched the win from any one of the second-half free-kicks Stephan Lichtsteiner gave away when already on a yellow card. It could have gone 4-3 either way, but it would have been unjust.

A game for the ages, played by two superb sides with very different – yet similarly very attacking – approaches, rightly rewarded both teams. Football was the winner, and the Serie A haters are the losers once more.

So what Blackburn and Wigan drew 3-3 and they're the worst two teams in the prem!

[Pumpkinhead]

Hey Wade Barrett you Premfacer,here is something for you:

'Serie A is boring, Juventus are finished' - 3-3 thriller at Napoli shows that the Italian league is the most exciting in the world
The two sides played out a phenomenal contest at the San Paolo, displaying all of the wonderful traits that characterise the country's game, which many will refuse to admit exist

BET: RETURNS: Napoli £16.20 Draw £36.00 Genoa £60.00
Nov 30, 2011 9:00:00 AM


By Kris Voakes | Italian Football Editor
They say it is boring. They say it is defensive. They say it is full of divers and whingers. We knew they were wrong, but last night we were given our greatest proof yet. The 3-3 draw between Napoli and Juventus was the best game to be seen anywhere in the world this season. Played at the highest level, it had magnificent attacking play from start to finish with drama injected throughout, showcasing just what Serie A has to offer real football fans.

DON'T MISS
Juventus' Pepe: Draw feels like victoryNapoli's De Laurentiis hits out at ref
Player Ratings: Napoli 3-3 JuventusMatch Report: Napoli 3-3 Juventus
Inside the first 30 seconds, there was already a sense of real intent from the home side. Juan Camilo Zuniga wonderfully beat two men and chipped a teasing ball into the Juve box. And for the first 45 minutes, it would be Napoli who would continue to make most of the running.

Up against an unbeaten Juventus outfit who have led the way in attacking terms both with and without the ball, they became the first side to ask constant questions of the Bianconeri’s back four since the days before Antonio Conte. And, with two fantastic midfield pairings matching up, it was Napoli’s duo of Gokhan Inter and Walter Gargano who got on top of Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal in the opening stages.

Goals were always going to follow, and inside a quarter of an hour it seemed the Partenopei had opened the scoring. Ezequiel Lavezzi got in behind Pirlo and was brought down, with Marek Hamsik firing home the resulting penalty. However, when he was asked to take it again due to encroachment by a handful of players, he fired high over Gianluigi Buffon’s bar. Yet it took the Slovakian just seven minutes to make up for the miss, stooping to head home after Leonardo Bonucci could only nod Lavezzi’s free-kick back across goal.

MATCH FACTS | Napoli 3-3 Juventus


Shots
On Target
Possession
Territory
Corners
Bookings
Napoli
10
7
40%
49%
3
3
Juventus
10
7
60%
51%
5
4
Napoli continued to hit the league leaders on the break, responding to Juve’s attempts to force them back by instigating lightning counters. And even without top-scorer Edinson Cavani, they had sufficient goal threat in Goran Pandev. The Macedonian was the quickest to react when Pirlo was beaten in the tackle by Christian Maggio and the ball squirmed into the box, firing low past Buffon, having spun off the back of Giorgio Chiellini with Bonucci still on the floor after his failed clearance.

As the teams left the field at half-time, the TV cameras paid particular attention to Conte, the coach facing his biggest test to date if Juventus were to maintain their unbeaten record. Whatever he said in the changing rooms clearly worked. When play resumed, suddenly it was the away side offering the greater threat. Pirlo was allowed more space as Vidal was given greater licence to get forward, stretching the previously-dominant Inler and Gargano out of their natural positions.

The increased territory paid immediate dividends, Vidal galloping forward to play a beautifully-disguised reverse pass for Alessandro Matri to slide home from his first real chance. It appeared that this would spark a more testing period for Napoli, but their response was to regain a two-goal lead.

Again it was Pandev’s movement which undid them, the former Inter striker taking a touch, teeing the ball up for himself with his knee and volleying home left-footed after Bonucci had committed himself to Maggio’s cross too late and ended up prostrate once more.

The pulsating nature of the game still had some way to go, though. Moments later, Marcelo Estigarribia poked home superbly ahead of Morgan De Sanctis after excellent play from Mirko Vucinic, and it became clear that, whatever the result, this was going to be one for the ages.

Many people claim that there needs to be a victor in any real classic, but that theory was blown out of the water by Simone Pepe 11 minutes from time. The Italian winger, who was the match-winner against Lazio at the weekend, became Juve’s saviour after Chiellini broke up a Napoli attack. Pepe picked up the ball and drove at the heart of the home defence, before showing brilliant reactions when his attempted pass fell back into his path to take a touch and fire low past De Sanctis.



The attacking intent, the excellent instinct, the technical ability… the goal had everything that the game had showcased. It was a worthy final word, even if it wasn’t a winning one. Juve had come back from two down against a team who last week saw off the supposedly-superior Premier League’s runaway leaders. Manchester City didn’t have the ability on the ball to respond, but the Bianconeri did.

Pepe claimed after the game that the draw was as good as a win and, but for the two extra points, he was right. Juventus came across their greatest test to date and passed with flying colours. Conte responded to his most difficult situation by sending his players out to stretch the home defence some more, and it brought its reward.

Napoli kept going until the end and could easily have snatched the win from any one of the second-half free-kicks Stephan Lichtsteiner gave away when already on a yellow card. It could have gone 4-3 either way, but it would have been unjust.

A game for the ages, played by two superb sides with very different – yet similarly very attacking – approaches, rightly rewarded both teams. Football was the winner, and the Serie A haters are the losers once more.

It was a very good game and great comeback by Juventus but WTF Del Piero enters at 95?

[Juvenile Junkie]

It was a very good game and great comeback by Juventus but WTF Del Piero enters at 95?

too old,but Conte is his mate

[Wade Barrett 1979]

Hey Wade Barrett you Premfacer,here is something for you:

'Serie A is boring, Juventus are finished' - 3-3 thriller at Napoli shows that the Italian league is the most exciting in the world
The two sides played out a phenomenal contest at the San Paolo, displaying all of the wonderful traits that characterise the country's game, which many will refuse to admit exist

BET: RETURNS: Napoli £16.20 Draw £36.00 Genoa £60.00
Nov 30, 2011 9:00:00 AM


By Kris Voakes | Italian Football Editor
They say it is boring. They say it is defensive. They say it is full of divers and whingers. We knew they were wrong, but last night we were given our greatest proof yet. The 3-3 draw between Napoli and Juventus was the best game to be seen anywhere in the world this season. Played at the highest level, it had magnificent attacking play from start to finish with drama injected throughout, showcasing just what Serie A has to offer real football fans.

DON'T MISS
Juventus' Pepe: Draw feels like victoryNapoli's De Laurentiis hits out at ref
Player Ratings: Napoli 3-3 JuventusMatch Report: Napoli 3-3 Juventus
Inside the first 30 seconds, there was already a sense of real intent from the home side. Juan Camilo Zuniga wonderfully beat two men and chipped a teasing ball into the Juve box. And for the first 45 minutes, it would be Napoli who would continue to make most of the running.

Up against an unbeaten Juventus outfit who have led the way in attacking terms both with and without the ball, they became the first side to ask constant questions of the Bianconeri’s back four since the days before Antonio Conte. And, with two fantastic midfield pairings matching up, it was Napoli’s duo of Gokhan Inter and Walter Gargano who got on top of Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal in the opening stages.

Goals were always going to follow, and inside a quarter of an hour it seemed the Partenopei had opened the scoring. Ezequiel Lavezzi got in behind Pirlo and was brought down, with Marek Hamsik firing home the resulting penalty. However, when he was asked to take it again due to encroachment by a handful of players, he fired high over Gianluigi Buffon’s bar. Yet it took the Slovakian just seven minutes to make up for the miss, stooping to head home after Leonardo Bonucci could only nod Lavezzi’s free-kick back across goal.

MATCH FACTS | Napoli 3-3 Juventus


Shots
On Target
Possession
Territory
Corners
Bookings
Napoli
10
7
40%
49%
3
3
Juventus
10
7
60%
51%
5
4
Napoli continued to hit the league leaders on the break, responding to Juve’s attempts to force them back by instigating lightning counters. And even without top-scorer Edinson Cavani, they had sufficient goal threat in Goran Pandev. The Macedonian was the quickest to react when Pirlo was beaten in the tackle by Christian Maggio and the ball squirmed into the box, firing low past Buffon, having spun off the back of Giorgio Chiellini with Bonucci still on the floor after his failed clearance.

As the teams left the field at half-time, the TV cameras paid particular attention to Conte, the coach facing his biggest test to date if Juventus were to maintain their unbeaten record. Whatever he said in the changing rooms clearly worked. When play resumed, suddenly it was the away side offering the greater threat. Pirlo was allowed more space as Vidal was given greater licence to get forward, stretching the previously-dominant Inler and Gargano out of their natural positions.

The increased territory paid immediate dividends, Vidal galloping forward to play a beautifully-disguised reverse pass for Alessandro Matri to slide home from his first real chance. It appeared that this would spark a more testing period for Napoli, but their response was to regain a two-goal lead.

Again it was Pandev’s movement which undid them, the former Inter striker taking a touch, teeing the ball up for himself with his knee and volleying home left-footed after Bonucci had committed himself to Maggio’s cross too late and ended up prostrate once more.

The pulsating nature of the game still had some way to go, though. Moments later, Marcelo Estigarribia poked home superbly ahead of Morgan De Sanctis after excellent play from Mirko Vucinic, and it became clear that, whatever the result, this was going to be one for the ages.

Many people claim that there needs to be a victor in any real classic, but that theory was blown out of the water by Simone Pepe 11 minutes from time. The Italian winger, who was the match-winner against Lazio at the weekend, became Juve’s saviour after Chiellini broke up a Napoli attack. Pepe picked up the ball and drove at the heart of the home defence, before showing brilliant reactions when his attempted pass fell back into his path to take a touch and fire low past De Sanctis.



The attacking intent, the excellent instinct, the technical ability… the goal had everything that the game had showcased. It was a worthy final word, even if it wasn’t a winning one. Juve had come back from two down against a team who last week saw off the supposedly-superior Premier League’s runaway leaders. Manchester City didn’t have the ability on the ball to respond, but the Bianconeri did.

Pepe claimed after the game that the draw was as good as a win and, but for the two extra points, he was right. Juventus came across their greatest test to date and passed with flying colours. Conte responded to his most difficult situation by sending his players out to stretch the home defence some more, and it brought its reward.

Napoli kept going until the end and could easily have snatched the win from any one of the second-half free-kicks Stephan Lichtsteiner gave away when already on a yellow card. It could have gone 4-3 either way, but it would have been unjust.

A game for the ages, played by two superb sides with very different – yet similarly very attacking – approaches, rightly rewarded both teams. Football was the winner, and the Serie A haters are the losers once more.

You have 2 hopes of me giving a flying fuck: No and Bob!! :D

[Wade Barrett 1979]

Your nan got scored on 100 times by Serie A players

Good comeback! Bra - vo!! *slow clap*

[Juvenile Junkie]

You have 2 hopes of me giving a flying fuck: No and Bob!! :D

Yes,because you are a typical Premfacer!

Premface – An English Premier League fan who knows absolutely nothing about any football outside of Great Britain. A 'premface' will often repeat stereotypes such as “Italy is a corrupt retirement home that plays catenaccio”, Germans are “efficient” and must “never be written off”, Argies are “cheats” and foreigners “are all divers”. To indulge in 'premfacery' would be to label the Three Lions as “favourites” before every World Cup, and then declare your astonishment at how they could be hammered 4-1 by a country from whom “only one player would make the England team”. Most importantly, a 'premface' repeats at least 80 times a day that the EPL is the “best league in the world” and that any player – Pele and Maradona included – is “unproven unless he has played in England”. Famous premfaced quotes include, "I've never heard of Alexandre Pato" (Jamie Redknapp - 2009), "Spain won't win the World Cup, they only have Fernando Tourez" (Talksport caller - 2010), and "It was madness sacking Steve McClaren for Fabio Capello" (journalist Patrick Barclay - 2008).

And lets not forget the new 1,Spain only has two teams and FIFA are corrupt and evil people purposely conspiring against the EPL

[Wade Barrett 1979]

Yes,because you are a typical Premfacer!

Premface – An English Premier League fan who knows absolutely nothing about any football outside of Great Britain. A 'premface' will often repeat stereotypes such as “Italy is a corrupt retirement home that plays catenaccio”, Germans are “efficient” and must “never be written off”, Argies are “cheats” and foreigners “are all divers”. To indulge in 'premfacery' would be to label the Three Lions as “favourites” before every World Cup, and then declare your astonishment at how they could be hammered 4-1 by a country from whom “only one player would make the England team”. Most importantly, a 'premface' repeats at least 80 times a day that the EPL is the “best league in the world” and that any player – Pele and Maradona included – is “unproven unless he has played in England”. Famous premfaced quotes include, "I've never heard of Alexandre Pato" (Jamie Redknapp - 2009), "Spain won't win the World Cup, they only have Fernando Tourez" (Talksport caller - 2010), and "It was madness sacking Steve McClaren for Fabio Capello" (journalist Patrick Barclay - 2008).

And lets not forget the new 1,Spain only has two teams and FIFA are corrupt and evil people purposely conspiring against the EPL

You're like a human spinning top!! Just wind you up and watch you go!! :D

EDIT: As I've said before, I'll give you £1,000,000 if you can post here, any of my comments where I've stated the EPL is the best league or where I've said that England are favourites for any tournament or said Serie A is a retirement home or said the Argies are cheats or said the Germans are efficient or that all foreigners are divers or that Pele and Maradonna can't be considered best, due to not playing in England or Spain have only 2 teams or FIFA conspire against the EPL! Can you do this?!

[Juvenile Junkie]

You're like a human spinning top!! Just wind you up and watch you go!! :D

You have many,many faults,Premfacer,,you do not know the error of your ways,but I forgive you.

[Wade Barrett 1979]

You have many,many faults,Premfacer,,you do not know the error of your ways,but I forgive you.

It's OK chief, I generally don't seek approval from school children!!

[Juvenile Junkie]

It's OK chief, I generally don't seek approval from school children!!

Ah,Andy Grey,at last we meet.

[Wade Barrett 1979]

Ah,Andy Grey,at last we meet.

Point. Made.

Thank you for confirming this!

[Juvenile Junkie]

You're like a human spinning top!! Just wind you up and watch you go!! :D

EDIT: As I've said before, I'll give you £1,000,000 if you can post here, any of my comments where I've stated the EPL is the best league or where I've said that England are favourites for any tournament or said Serie A is a retirement home or said the Argies are cheats or said the Germans are efficient or that all foreigners are divers or that Pele and Maradonna can't be considered best, due to not playing in England or Spain have only 2 teams or FIFA conspire against the EPL! Can you do this?!

Well you said your nana could score 100 Serie A goals.

[Juvenile Junkie]

Point. Made.

Thank you for confirming this!

Yes,well,nobody who supports a non-EPL team likes this guy because he is biased,but if you support an EPL team,well his Champions League views are perfectly fine.

[Wade Barrett 1979]

Well you said your nana could score 100 Serie A goals.

OK, go back and read over what YOU'VE posted, that is supposedly an indication of a, 'Premfacer,' and tell me where this joke ties in to any of these 'criteria?'

[Wade Barrett 1979]

Yes,well,nobody who supports a non-EPL team likes this guy because he is biased,but if you support an EPL team,well his Champions League views are perfectly fine.

Did you even know what my statement meant??

[Juvenile Junkie]

Did you even know what my statement meant??

Yes,but you know what all of this banter is perfectly fine as long as we shake hands after wards,Sepp Blatter sais so.

[Wade Barrett 1979]

Yes,but you know what all of this banter is perfectly fine as long as we shake hands after wards,Sepp Blatter sais so.

Funny how you agree with a guy, who condones racism!! There's a shock!!

[Juvenile Junkie]

He didn't condone racism,he was misquoted.Keep in mind English is not his first or second language.

Plus the continental European media never gave the story much light,so therefore he MUST have been misunderstood.Lost in translation.

[Wade Barrett 1979]

He didn't condone racism,he was misquoted.Keep in mind English is not his first or second language.

Plus the continental European media never gave the story much light,so therefore he MUST have been misunderstood.Lost in translation.

This is so poor it's untrue!