Livorno Lunedi Leftovers : Leave Lucarelli Alone

By: Marco Stucazzo | March 17th, 2008

A packed Picchi Stadium saw Livorno draw a schizophrenic Parma team on Sunday. Livorno managed to open the score with a sweet strike from, of all people, Jose Vidigal. The Portuguese geezer smacked in a Tavano pass passed Parma keeper Bucchi to make it 1-1 after 42 mins. Livorno looked like the likeliest to score all through the 1st half.
Diego Tristan and Francesco Tavano showed some flashes of brilliance, and just need some minor fine-tuning to become semi-lethal. The Amaranto’s Knezevic-less back line managed to avoid confusion and steer Parma’s rare chances away. Pavan slotted in well, proving he’s a decent back up. He almost put Livorno 2 up right after the half. Parma managed to get 1 back with Reginaldo slapping in a Lucarelli assist. Then 30 minutes later the fat lady sang Bella Ciao and that was the game.

The Amaranto Liberation Army should have won this game. I’m not saying we deserved to, but certainly had more than 1 opportunity to take three points.

1-1 Livorno remains at an uncomfortable 2 points above the last relegation spot. We will need to spank Reggina on Wednesday to give us a fluffier cushion, all that without Marco Amelia. On the bright side of things, all the remaining matches will be juicy and hard fought. Forza Calcio !

Highlights : (Sorry, I can’t find actual highlight but here’s the Livorno goal )

But de Vidigal contre Parma
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LIVORNO-PARMA 1-1

MARCATORI: 42’ Vidigal (L), 58’ Reginaldo (P)

LIVORNO (4-4-2):
Amelia 7 (75’ De Lucia sv);
Balleri 6 (65’ Filippini A. 5,5), Galante 5,5, Knezevic 5,5, Pasquale 5; Filippini E. 5,5, Pavan 5,5, Vidigal 6, Loviso 5,5; Tristan 5,5 (65’ Bogdani 5), Tavano 5.

All: Camolese 5

PARMA (4-2-3-1): Bucci 5; Zenoni 6, Rossi sv (22’ Antonelli 6), Paci 5,5, Castellini 5; Morrone 5, Mariga 6; Gasbarroni 6, Pisanu 5 (68’ Dessena 5,5), Reginaldo 5,5; Lucarelli 5 (79’ Corradi sv).

All: Cuper 6

ARBITRO: Rosetti 6,5

AMMONITI: Vidigal (L)

ANGOLI: 3 - 3

RECUPERO: 0’ – 6’

Disorganised thoughts:

You can’t say anything about Fabio Galante’s work ethic, motivation or implication. He’s everywhere, running his ass off, trying to head out in every corner/free kick. He puts in so much blood, sweat and tears, but for all his valiant efforts he lacks so much talent. If he had Andrea Gasbaronni’s work ethic, he’s be a Serie C1 player right now.

Andrea Gasbarrrrronnnnni pisses me off ! This guy has immense talent. I remember him from his Palermo Serie B and Azzurrini glory days.He even managed some decent displays at Sampdoria. However, he has (had?) the potential to be nell’ giro of the Italy squad. He ‘s light years ahead of Pasquale Foggia in terms of pure skills but can’t manage any kind of consistency

Lucarelli got mixed reviews from the fans, but they were whistling everybody at the end of the game. So a f( r )action of the fans whistled, big deal! The images showed otherwise. Unfortunately, on TV the whistles overwhelm the other fans.

Cristiano Lucarelli’s a star! He worked his ass off all game. He provided a beautiful pass on the only Parma goal and didn’t even celebrate it. I’m guessing out of respect. I’m a Lucarelli fan, I don’t care what others think; the guy’s a class act. He has done too much for this team; he’s too emotionally attached to it to merit any kind of hate. His former team mates went to greet him with enthusiasm and sincere affection in the tunnel before the encounter. It’s not like he’s playing for Pisa god damn it !

“Ero preparato, sapevo che ambiente avrei trovato. E’ stato meno peggio di quanto pensassi. Si era parlato anche di altre iniziative dimostrative, quindi non sapevo cosa potevo trovarmi di fronte. E’ giusto che la gente abbia fatto il tifo per il Livorno. Io ho fatto la mia partita, cercando di portare rispetto a tutte le persone che mi hanno voluto bene. E’ rimasto tutto in un clima molto civile. Va bene così, poteva andare molto peggio. Ero sicuro che oggi sarebbe stato diverso rispetto a un anno fa, quando dopo Livorno–Reggina mi diedero del venduto. Lì fu diverso e rimasi molto più ferito. Oggi ci poteva stare perché venivo qui da avversario

FT : I knew what kind of ambience it was gonna be. It didn’t turn out as bad as I thought it would. I heard talks of demonstrations and other initiatives, so I was in the dark. I’m happy that the fans were rooting for Livorno. I played my game trying to bring some respect to the people that have always appreciated me. Everything remained very civil in my opinion. It could have been worse. I knew today was going to be different than a year ago. After the Reggina game they were screaming to me, calling me a sell-out. That was different, it hurt me. Today could have been worse seeing I was an adversary.

I only have respect for the guy and the fact that he has big enough balls to take a stance on issues.

If someone deserved the whistling, it was Aldo Spinelli !

Here’s the classic Le Iene Di Canio vs Lucarelli Interview

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Jose Vidigal looked impressive! And that’s only because a step above adequate is the best you can get out of the aging Portuguese player. And he wants you to know that, contrary to Kaka he doesn’t belong to Jesus, but he hearts Gesù nonetheless!

Minchia these 2 teams have good attackers. But none of them can get them a decent number of useful ball !

Purely in terms of brut talent, Diego Tristan was clearly a step above everybody on the field on Sunday. But he has the stamina of a Fried chicken breakfast eating, 3 pack a day smoker and version of Bobo Vieri. His stamina bar is empty after 45 minutes at best!

Hit the fuckin’ gym, you rich bastard! He better start scoring goals on the way to salvation.

GC Camolese needs to know how to usefully sub in Diamanti or start getting Bogdani to play half decent.

Marco Amelia was as solid as usual. Maybe that’s why he’s so underestimated. His goal-keeping mini miracles are taken for granted week in and week out. He suffered a bad knock during the 2nd half and needed to be replaced. Nothing more than a nasty ass contusion and should miss 1-2 games at most, if any. A Marco Amelia at 42% is better than Alfonso De Lucia any day. Roma should purchase his ass and profit from Doni’s sale. Marco Amelia’s a Romanista at heart and has never denied it. Doni cost absolutely nothing (I believe he personally paid for his own ”cartellino”) 1 less brazilian on Roma and 1 more Italian. Roma could even loan out Curci to Livorno to sweeten the deal. Considering the money from the sale of Donadoni + the Curci induced rebate, he wouldn’t cost Roma that much. That way Marco Amelia doesn’t have to move to London or Kiev, and he gets to play CL football for his hometown club.

Aho Aldo! Send Rosella Sensi a Louis Vutton gift certificate and get the negotiations started. Amelia deserves that at least that you try.

Forza Ragazzi! Prendiamo i tre punti a la Reggina !