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Reggina Preview
By: Tim |
111 Comments
Another Sunday means another massive Serie A match for our boys in purple. This week a trip to Reggio Calabria to face Reggina Calcio at the Stadio Oreste Granillo awaits Fiorentina (that place looks like a real dump). Let face it, Reggina have been terrible this season. They sit bottom of [...]
Category: Team News
Viola Thoughts
By: Ted | 16 Comments
I want to start by apologizing on behalf of both myself and Tim. We are both swamped with work and are getting up previews and match reviews a little later than we would like. Thanks for all your patience. Speaking only for myself, and not for Tim, this whole “New Great Depression” [...]
Category: Team NewsCesare’s Choices (Plus Miminal Ajax Preview)
By: Tim | 130 Comments
Cesare Prandelli pointed out after the win against the Flying Donkeys on Sunday that while the team has 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 Serie A games, concerns abound regarding the quality of the performances from the Viola of late. I, frankly, have been stunned to see some of the commenters’ [...]
Category: Team NewsAdrian Mutu. Adrian Mutu. Adrian Mutu.
By: Ted | 44 Comments
How many last-second goals does a fan get in one lifetime? It’s hard to say. They happen, of course, but not all that frequently. I’m talking about real last second goals, as in “the ball goes in the net and the ref blows the whistle before the other team can pull the ball [...]
Category: Team NewsFrey Fratelli Fracas (Or Fiorentina-Chievo Verona Preview)
By: Tim | 79 Comments
A Family Affair
Tomorrow at the Artemio Franchi, Nicholas Frey and the rest of the Mussi Volanti/Flying Donkeys (really, this is what they actually call themselves – please tell me why if you know) of Chievo Verona will be in town to play Fiorentina. A quick glance at the table shows us a couple of [...]
Category: Team NewsAjax 1 – Fiorentina 0: A Few Thoughts
By: Ted | 13 Comments
Today in Beautiful Florence a very ugly game of football was played, with the visiting team from Holland eaking out a one-nil win vs. the home side. Since the game was a UEFA Cup match, it is the first leg of a two-legged tie, with the return to be played in a few weeks [...]
Category: Team NewsAjax Preview
By: Tim | 116 Comments
Ajax Background:
Obviously, Ajax are no longer big dogs in European football, like when they won the Champions League in 1995. That squad included such luminaries as Clarence Seedorf, Edgar Davids, Edwin Van Der Sar and Patrick Kluviert. Hell, they don’t even have one of my favorite all time USMNT players anymore, John O’Brien. [...]
Category: Team NewsWhat the Hell Just Happened?
By: Ted | 30 Comments
Today in a packed and tense Stadio Ferraris, Fiorentina went down 3-0 to an excellent Genoa squad, before Viola hitman Adi Mutu pulled the club up from its bootstraps with an inspired hat trick (including the third which came, literally, at the last moment of the match) to salvage a point. It was, perhaps, [...]
Category: Team NewsPlease allow me to reintroduce myself … (and Genoa preview)
By: Tim | 189 Comments
I’m back
My name is Tim and I’m going to be helping Ted out with this here Viola blog. You may remember me from awhile back as I had the keys to the blog from roughly fall ‘07 until the start of ‘08, and I usually post in as “tmc” so you may recognize me [...]
Category: Team NewsFiorentina 1 – Lazio Nadda: Back in CL Contention
By: Ted | 44 Comments
Today in Beautiful Florence the Viola defeated a gutsy Lazio squad 1-0 thanks to a last-gasp goal by Gila, which was created largely due to the industry and talent of the resurgent Adi Mutu. Everyone knows I’m a homer, and see almost everything from purple-tinted glasses, but even I recognized that Lazio damn [...]
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