Amauri: Help Is On The Way
By: slakas | January 24th, 2012
Take off that fugly black and white kit…
… and get yourself a proper jersey. (Picture courtesy of ViolaChannel Twitter)
A reinforcement has appeared in Firenze in the form of Carvalho De Oliveira Amauri. Per ViolaChannel. the Brazilian born Italian National was bought outright for the rest of the season. His contract expires in June, however, so if the experiment works, we might see a extension and a longer stay, or he might just leave for the highest bidder in the summer.
Cerci no longer leads the team in Hair
Better known as Amauri and without a game to his name this season, Amauri comes to Firenze hungry to prove he still belongs, not only to Fiorentina fans, but to Italy International Coach, Cesare Prandelli, if he hopes for a second cap.
Lacking playing time certainly doesn’t mean lack of experience in this players case. With 230 Serie A matches and 64 goals in those matches he knows how to find the net.
The question now remains if he’s enough. The general trend of thought is that he is not and that the midfield issues still need to be addressed. That being said, I think Jovetic will work well with Amauri and just the threat of a striker like Amauri will cause defenses to pay less attention to Jojo and maybe give him some room to work.
Quotes:
“The number 11 is the one that has followed me throughout my career. I arrived here and saw that it is free, so i take it willingly. I’m here to score goals and do well. Fiorentina have proven to have great respect towards me and I want to repay them. I can not wait to show that it also applies to the fans who believe in my abilities.”
“I am very happy to arrive here and I’m looking forward to it,”
“This afternoon I met the team at training. I miss the League, I miss the field and I just above everything to prove my worth, mostly to myself and then to those that have believed in me recently.
“The last few months have not been easy, a period of suffering, but I’ve had the help of my family more than anything. The first goal, when it comes, will be dedicated to them.”
“I never had any doubts, my arrival in town was delayed only for family reasons and it is absolutely not true that I waited for the possible move from Milan, also because the Rossoneri have never made me feel.
“A few years ago I was going to come to Florence instead of [Luca] Toni, then I do not know why it never happened. As I said to [sporting director Pantaleo] Corvino, I was bound to come to Fiorentina sooner or later.
“For me, La Viola are a great team, a leading figure in Italian football. There is everything to improve in such a difficult period, but I think that with my contribution, we can get out of this.”
“The national team is still my goal, I believe, but only by playing and performing well will I have the opportunity to convince Prandelli.
“I hope to win the prize of a return to the Azzurri, because it is on my list of ambitions for this second part of the season. It all depends on my performances for Fiorentina.”
On the birth of his child: “It should be born in Florence, we have not decided yet. The whole family will stay in Florence, I want them next to me.”
Amauri Redentor?
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reports say that the El ham deal is all but over and he’s coming for a medical. that would definatelky shore up the forward position
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Oh, that’s excellent news! I expected the management to just throw Amauri there and consider it done until Summer, so they surprised me a bit there.
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hmm, would a 3-4-1-2 formation work?
el ham and amauri up front with Jovetic behind them, vargas, salifu/monto, behrami, cassani
nasty-natali-gamber
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22 years ago today was the last time the Fiesole was left empty as ultras went on strike. To make things even more sad, a handful of late coming napoli fans were able to purchase tickets and sit in those seats
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Dirk Kuyt’s agent said today that Fior had tried to get him, but Liverpool refused.
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Apparently we’re also about to sign Kenneth Zohore, 18 year old striker from Copenhagen, although best bet is he’s going to the Primavera first
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Zohore was on trial with Chelsea and Inter and his father is Drogba’s cousin
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also sources say Pizarro could arrive immediately
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Corvino tries to do something smart by getting attackers who haven’t played all season. Let’s hope he knows what he’s doing.
Firenzeviola.it has an interview with Eredivisie expert Frederico Casotti (translation by Google): “As a player [Hamdaoui] reminds me of Henry Church” (Enrico Chiesa).
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well, unless you have stacks of cash, at winter all you are going to get are players that are out of favor or been injured.
or out of contract.Behrami is a great example, he’d been seriously injured, came back for a game or two and went back down for 2 months or so, in the interim, west ham had gone different direction, so fior scored.
delio rossi is having a press conference, saying something like
he says Amauri’s not an easy decision due to the lengthy time off. He’s not sure if he’ll gamble. Jovetic is fine.
he expects a reaction, a test of pride, as with lecce they have everything to lose and nothing to gain.
message to the city?
“I’m not the right person, we must talk on the field. i know the fans. If things do not go well, the first to suffer are the fans, so it is useless to tell them a lot of things: we just play.on the formation
I do not think I will change the formation, Behrami is not 100% but will play.in other news,
talk of former Viola capitano Dario Dainelli leaving genoa and going to cataniaCerci again left off the roster.
Questa la lista dei convocati di Delio Rossi per la sfida di domani contro il Siena: Acosty, Amauri, Behrami, Boruc, Camporese, Cassani, De Silvestri, Gamberini, Jovetic, Lazzari, Ljajic, Montolivo, Nastasic, Natali, Neto, Pasqual, Romulo, Vargas . -
El ham has been sighted at Careggi for his medical
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Both fior and Juve primavera tie, leaving the gap at 2 pts
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zohore sighted at Careggi as well
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Kuyt w Liverpool’s winner over Man U today.
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Ruben Olivera from lecce’s agent sighted in Florence
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flores certainly knows how finish
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matri’s not too bad either lol
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his second came out of nowhere…its hard to tell with matri sometimes what he’s capable of
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less than 12 hrs to game time LOL
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As much as I’d like to see the first match with Amauri, I am NOT getting up at 4:30 in the morning to do it. That’s just crazy (even if I wasn’t going snowboarding).
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Efff it. I’m getting up at 6:30. Just better not be a 0-0 game. Dai viola!
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Not going to bed and watching it at 3:30 pacific… Last game I did that was the Palermo victory so we’ll see if it’s a sign.
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ha! it is on at 10:30 tonight for me, i get a bit of luck, usually they are on at some crappy early morning hour so now you all know what i usually have to deal with!
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we’re up.
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minute of silence today for Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, 9th president of the republic
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