Really, Really Brief News Roundup + Cars!
I'm not going to be able to be anything approaching thorough because I managed to get overwhelmed with links over the weekend, but there's really nothing new going on in Transferland. In brief:
•In case anyone's not heard, medical reports on both Mutu and Seb were pretty good, considering. Adi will do rehab work for 10 days and then see a specialist to be reevaluated (people seem to think it won't be any longer than the month he was out last time, if it's even that long), while Seb's knee shows no structural damage, and he'll probably be in goal against Milan. Whew.
•With neither Mutu or Osvi (for two weeks) as options up top, speculation has started about who is going to play Saturday, and in what system. For example, Cesare could keep the current system and slot Jojo in for Mutu, or go back to the old 4-3-3, and shuffle people around more. (I'm sure these stories will change a lot depending on what he does in training this week, but it's never too early to start stressing!)
•Osvi managed to makes excuses for being an ass while simultaneously apologizing. (His agent said yesterday that Osvi's behavior is unrelated to whether he moves, and that he would be happy to stay but "these choices do not depend on us." Corvino, however, said otherwise, and also confirmed that both Osvi and Pazzo have asked to go.)
•Mutu's injury has forced the club to wait on making a striker move, but it doesn't seem like it's canceled anything, and Pazzo continues to be written about as if he's on his way to either Bologna or Samp. Depending on what you read, he could have been very, very close to Bologna before a)Mutu got hurt, and b)Samp decided to have another go. And just to mix it up a bit more, there are rumors that Corvino will be meeting with Palermo's DS in Milan today to talk about Pazzo. (Thank god those horrifying stories about a Pazzo-Quagliarella swap have gone away, at least.)
•In hilarious transfer rumors, Tuttomercatoweb has the media in several countries in a frenzy because they're claiming that Fiorentina are putting in a sensational!bid for Mario Balotelli, using Mutu as bait. Alrighty.
•Finally, a Florence paper yesterday published an article about what the team drive, along with pictures of some of them in their rides. It will come as no surprise that everyone has flash and/or fancy cars (Da Costa has an Escalade. Gee, you don't say.) except for Santana, who drives a Mini. &hearts
I'm so mesmerized by Storari's hair and outfit that I hardly even see the car. It must take him ages to get ready in the morning, and it's all so awful!
Adi in his Bentley -- it's flash, but it's classy flash, yo.
Gila, too, goes for the practical luxury. (I won't lie, the plush basketball on the dashboard significantly increases his appeal for me.)
Mmm ... Gobbi.
LOL Jojo. Do you think it's just his hair, or is he really, really confused pretty much all the time?
Pubes rolls in a BMW.
Oh, Pazzo. Even his car looks pissed off.
Porsche makes an SUV? Who knew? (Apart from Osvi and his leather blazer, I mean.)
&hearts
And, the award for best car at the club goes to:
Pantaleo Corvino. LOVE. (How he gets into and out of it, however, is a mystery. Maybe there's some sort of crane, like the one the use to get Falstaff on his horse in Chimes at Midnight.)
•In case anyone's not heard, medical reports on both Mutu and Seb were pretty good, considering. Adi will do rehab work for 10 days and then see a specialist to be reevaluated (people seem to think it won't be any longer than the month he was out last time, if it's even that long), while Seb's knee shows no structural damage, and he'll probably be in goal against Milan. Whew.
•With neither Mutu or Osvi (for two weeks) as options up top, speculation has started about who is going to play Saturday, and in what system. For example, Cesare could keep the current system and slot Jojo in for Mutu, or go back to the old 4-3-3, and shuffle people around more. (I'm sure these stories will change a lot depending on what he does in training this week, but it's never too early to start stressing!)
•Osvi managed to makes excuses for being an ass while simultaneously apologizing. (His agent said yesterday that Osvi's behavior is unrelated to whether he moves, and that he would be happy to stay but "these choices do not depend on us." Corvino, however, said otherwise, and also confirmed that both Osvi and Pazzo have asked to go.)
•Mutu's injury has forced the club to wait on making a striker move, but it doesn't seem like it's canceled anything, and Pazzo continues to be written about as if he's on his way to either Bologna or Samp. Depending on what you read, he could have been very, very close to Bologna before a)Mutu got hurt, and b)Samp decided to have another go. And just to mix it up a bit more, there are rumors that Corvino will be meeting with Palermo's DS in Milan today to talk about Pazzo. (Thank god those horrifying stories about a Pazzo-Quagliarella swap have gone away, at least.)
•In hilarious transfer rumors, Tuttomercatoweb has the media in several countries in a frenzy because they're claiming that Fiorentina are putting in a sensational!bid for Mario Balotelli, using Mutu as bait. Alrighty.
•Finally, a Florence paper yesterday published an article about what the team drive, along with pictures of some of them in their rides. It will come as no surprise that everyone has flash and/or fancy cars (Da Costa has an Escalade. Gee, you don't say.) except for Santana, who drives a Mini. &hearts
I'm so mesmerized by Storari's hair and outfit that I hardly even see the car. It must take him ages to get ready in the morning, and it's all so awful!
Adi in his Bentley -- it's flash, but it's classy flash, yo.
Gila, too, goes for the practical luxury. (I won't lie, the plush basketball on the dashboard significantly increases his appeal for me.)
Mmm ... Gobbi.
LOL Jojo. Do you think it's just his hair, or is he really, really confused pretty much all the time?
Pubes rolls in a BMW.
Oh, Pazzo. Even his car looks pissed off.
Porsche makes an SUV? Who knew? (Apart from Osvi and his leather blazer, I mean.)
&hearts
And, the award for best car at the club goes to:
Pantaleo Corvino. LOVE. (How he gets into and out of it, however, is a mystery. Maybe there's some sort of crane, like the one the use to get Falstaff on his horse in Chimes at Midnight.)