[新聞] Player of the Week: Maresca (Fiorentina)
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A few eyebrows were raised in the summer when Juventus released Enzo Maresca
and his performance in Week 9 explained why. The midfielder illustrated just
how good a player he really is by inspiring Fiorentina to a shock 4-0 win over
Lecce.
It’s no accident that the Viola’s change in form has coincided with the
return of the Italian from injury. The Tuscans looked rather fragile and short
of ideas under former boss Emiliano Mondonico, but that is no longer the case
thanks to the ex-Under-21 international.
Maresca is a unique player in the Italian game. He is a midfielder who has a
rare mix of quantity and quality. He can win back the ball but also dispense it
with as much class as ease. If he can continue on this road then he surely has
a realistic chance of breaking into Marcello Lippi’s Azzurri plans.
Maresca wasn’t the only Viola individual to shine at the Stadio Franchi.
Another former Juve player in the shape of Giorgio Chiellini underlined his
potential, while Nigerian youngster Cristian Obodo netted a brace – including
a stunning 40-yard lob.
Juventus’ Pavel Nedved also found the back of the net in style during the 3-0
win over Chievo. His stunning strike capped off an impressive game for the
Czech ace who is back to his very best. Without the suspended Emerson and the
injured Alex Del Piero, it was the European Footballer of the Year who turned
leader for the afternoon.
That victory ensured that the Turin giants maintained their five-point lead
over Milan who won in controversial fashion at Samp. Andriy Shevchenko came off
the bench to score the only goal, one that should have clearly been ruled out
for offside. Yet Shev’s 30-minute display simply underlined that he is an
irreplaceable figure in the Rossoneri line-up. Kaka and Massimo Ambrosini also
did well.
Roma archived their loss at Juventus with a stunning 5-1 win. Cagliari crumbled
in the capital even though Antonio Cassano disappointed again. Where is that
player who did so well at Euro 2004? Fortunately for the heavily criticised
Giallorossi, there were some inspired performances from Daniele De Rossi,
Simone Perrotta, sub Vincenzo Montella and Francesco Totti – even if he missed
a penalty.
Fans at the Stadio Tardini saw two stars of the future in the shape of Alberto
Gilardino and Riccardo Montolivo. The Italian international striker hit twice,
while the latter was sublime for Atalanta in the 2-2 draw. The Azzurrini
regular, who also found the target, is definitely one to watch. Goalkeeper
Massimo Taibi and Demetrio Albertini performed well for the Nerazzurri too.
It was a good weekend for goalkeepers with Marco Amelia (Livorno), Matteo
Sereni (Lazio) and Gianluca Pagliuca (Bologna) making fine saves. The latter
was only beaten by an Enrico Chiesa wonder strike as the Siena veteran capped
off his best performance of the campaign with a goal.
While there was also glory for one of Serie A’s older players as Nestor
Sensini, 38, gave nothing away against Luca Toni and his Palermo colleagues
during the 1-0 Udinese win. When a player is this intelligent, age is a mere
insignificant detail.
Words: Antonio Labbate
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前人披荊斬棘創新局，
後人走在現成路上，
卻批評前人應該怎樣怎樣，
好像沒什麼意思吧?
巴森〈從黎明到哀頹〉
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