Old Lady Post: Masters of their Own Demise

 ADP  2:2  Juventus Defense



Don't bother, Fabio. I am unmoved by your "remorse."


*throws up hands in disgust*  What am I supposed to say?  *sigh*

Napoli, Lazio, and Udinese all lost (thanks Parma!  um  and Inter, I guess) which means that the top of the table is even more compact than it was and this might have been a chance to, not move up exactly, but get closer and keep hope alive.  However, the Muscle-Headed Fuckwits in Stripes are all so.... so..... so......FUCKING STUPID  that they forgot how many times they've blown a lead in the last two seasons, and they decided to end the game early cos it's only Catania, after all.  When it was over, a few of them were pissed, but no one bothered to show any passion while they were on the fucking pitch.  If they can't be bothered to stay in the game until it's over, if they're happy to sit around and rely on the genius of their elderly captain---who is ONCE AGAIN the side's leading scorer in official matches this season, if they think running is too hard or defending is too boring, then why on earth do we bother with them?



Alessa had one of those matches and put the Zebes up 2-0 and everything was looking pretty good.  Even Grosso was having a decent game and making neat and precise sliding tackles.  But then it all went to shit.


I don't want to belabor it because it's just too painful, but the basic facts are these.  around about minute 75 or so, Catania, which had nothing all day, decided to get serious and started challenging Juve's goal.  At some point around minute 79, Grosso abandoned his post and moved over to center back, leaving Claudio to defend the entire left side, only without bothering to tell Claudio or anyone else.  Catania's pocket midfielder, scorer of two whole goals in 22 appearances, noticed that the left side was completely open, like a country that sets up its coastal defense with guns pointing away from sea.  Because he is a fairly decent footballer and not a fucking moron, he casually jogged up the left with tons of time and tons of space, and cooly put the ball in.  Claudio ran about as fast as I've ever seen, but he was unable to make up the distance.  Grosso was standing around near Gigi, scratching his nuts or something, and at the last minute went "?" and sort of turned around to face the threat.  But it went in.



Fabio pretended to be sad.  Maybe he was.  I don't care.  He sucks and I hate him.  Some assign part of the blame to Claudio for leaving the whole left side open but if you ask me, if someone decides to leave the pitch to go color in his Hello Kitty! coloring book, he has a duty to inform his neighbors so they can, y'know, cover.

Oh, and then Melo commits a foul on the edge of the box and gives away a free kick right at the end of extra time.  During the free kick, Bergonzi called Melo for a completely bogus handball, which led to a re-kick, which went in right as the whistle blew.




The bad call absolutely sucks, but it shouldn't have mattered because that first goal never should have happened and no one should have been giving up free kicks on the edge of the box late in extra time in the first place.  WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?  WHY DON'T YOU CARE?

I am starting to cry real tears about this again, dammit.  Nay.  I will not give the lazy unfeeling bastards the satisfaction.

/rant


Here's some other stuff that happened.



Mitra worked hard and was pretty.



One of Catania's defenders tried to distract Andujar so Mitra could score, but it didn't work.





Loooca did what he usually does.



You know what he reminds me of?  One of those people in your exercise class who tries really really hard but cannot figure out the moves.  &hearts



ADP worked hard, was studly, and got fouled a lot.



Before the match, he posed with Morimoto and one of those Japan t-shirts.




He put the squadra up in the 19th by converting a penalty nice as could be.  Well, nice enough anyway.  It went in.  What else matters?






After that, Alessa bounced a fluky one off his mighty chest and into the net to put the Zebes up 2-0.


Ha!  Claudio looks like he's just seen a dog playing the violin.



There were appropriate celebrations.



la lingua








Kinda creepy/kinda awesome Cardassian neck veins.





Baci.  Yes, sweetie, I see you!  Mwah!




Apparent physical contact with Milos Krasic, about whom I cannot say anything nice today, so I won't say anything at all.




ADP:  Shaddap, you.  *shove*
Mitra:  *giggles and beams*


And then a group hug.



A very interesting group hug.  A very very interesting group hug.  I think I need to see that one a little larger.



Oh my.  This particular combination is not one I had considered before, but you can be sure I'll never forget it now.  Goodness gracious, Leonardo. That boy certainly knows how to look at a lover.  At least he had passion once.

LDN took Alessa out before the crap happened, so he is, obviously, blameless for what happened next.

There's some match this weekend against somebody.  It doesn't matter who.  It's not like they care, so why should we?




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