Oscar del Calcio 2008

[D-Kin]

Oscar del Calcio 2008 nominees:

Best Coach: Ancelotti, Prandelli, Spalletti
Best Referee: Rizzoli, Rosetti, Saccani
Best Goalkeeper: Frey, Julio Cesar, Peruzzi
Best Young Player: Montolivo, Pazzini, Giuseppe Rossi
Best Defender: Materazzi, Mexes, Nesta
Best Italian: De Rossi, Pirlo, Totti
Best Foreigner: Ibrahimovic, Kaka, Mutu
Best Player of 2007: Picked between the winners of Best Italian and Best Foreigner

The awards ceremony is on Monday night.

Any predictions?

[Oliver_Kahn]

Best Coach: Ancelotti, Prandelli, Spalletti
Best Referee: Rizzoli, Rosetti, Saccani - no idea
Best Goalkeeper: Frey, Julio Cesar, Peruzzi
Best Young Player: Montolivo, Pazzini, Giuseppe Rossi
Best Defender: Materazzi, Mexes, Nesta
Best Italian: De Rossi, Pirlo, Totti
Best Foreigner: Ibrahimovic, Kaka, Mutu
Best Player of 2007: Totti

[azzurri]

Best Coach: Spalletti
Best Referee: Moratti
Best Goalkeeper: Frey
Best Young Player: Montolivo
Best Defender: Nesta
Best Italian: Totti
Best Foreigner: Mutu
Best Player of 2007: Totti

[Oliver_Kahn]

Originally Posted by azzurri

Best Coach: Spalletti
Best Referee: Moratti
Best Goalkeeper: Frey
Best Young Player: Montolivo
Best Defender: Nesta
Best Italian: Totti
Best Foreigner: Mutu
Best Player of 2007: Totti

Do you really think Mutu will get the award ahead of Kaka and Ibra or that's who you want to win ?

Usually the players of the top teams are favored for these awards

[azzurri]

Kaka isn't the same player in serie a that he is in Europe. He is still good, but he doesn't carry the frontline of his club in Italy like Mutu and Ibra do.

Mutu and Ibra have very similar stats, so u can flip a coin to decide that award.

[D-Kin]

Best Coach: Spalletti
Best Referee: Rosetti
Best Goalkeeper: Frey
Best Young Player: Montolivo
Best Defender: Materazzi
Best Italian: Totti
Best Foreigner: Ibrahimovic
Best Player of 2007: Totti

[sinoy1]

Kaka triumphs at Oscars Tuesday 29 January, 2008

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It was another golden evening for Milan’s Kaka last night as the Brazilian swept the board at the 2007 Calcio Oscars.

The Rossoneri ace added the prize for Absolute Best Player and Best Foreign Player to his Ballon d'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year and FIFPro awards earned last year.

The Calcio Oscars are voted for by the players of Serie A and are presented at a ceremony in Milan.

Francesco Totti received the honour for best Italian player ahead of Roma teammate Daniele De Rossi and Milan’s Andrea Pirlo.

Luciano Spalletti won the Best Coach prize beating competition from Fiorentina’s Cesare Prandelli and Carlo Ancelotti.

The awards in full:

Best Italian Player: Francesco Totti
Best Foreign Player: Kaka
Best Young Player: Riccardo Montolivo
Best Goalkeeper: Angelo Peruzzi
Best Defender: Marco Materazzi
Best Coach: Luciano Spalletti
Best Referee: Roberto Rosetti
Champion of Champions (chosen from 10 winners between 1997 and 2007): Ronaldo

I really cant understand this anymore...In case you didnt read the article.Kaka won best player.To Each his I suppose.

[D-Kin]

It's fair enough, maybe domestically Totti was a bit more deserving but you can't really knock Kaka for winning it.

It's interesting to see Ronaldo won the Champion of Champions award though.

Oh and Frey was better than Peruzzi last year.

[sinoy1]

Domestically Ibra and Totti were better then Kaka.

Frey was better then Peruzzi who I think got the award because he retired.

Good to see Ronaldo winning the champions of champions award.

[Jager]

I don't understand the Kaka award either, nor do I understand how Mancini didn't get nominated??

Do you the critics think its easy to manage a bunch of egos???

[D-Kin]

Originally Posted by Jager

Do you the critics think its easy to manage a bunch of egos???

Mancini easily has the best squad in the league (possibly Europe), so to be fair the likes of Spalletti and Prandelli have done better with what they have.

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Joel

Mancini easily has the best squad in the league (possibly Europe), so to be fair the likes of Spalletti and Prandelli have done better with what they have.

I didn't say he should win, I said nominated.

Look at this year, all the injuries.

And I also hold him responsible for getting Ibra's game back.

[D-Kin]

Originally Posted by Jager

I didn't say he should win, I said nominated.

Ahead of who though? Ancelotti? He won the CL so....

Originally Posted by Jager

Look at this year, all the injuries.

This year, yes. Not last year though.

Originally Posted by Jager

And I also hold him responsible for getting Ibra's game back.

True.

[Jager]

Ahead of who though? Ancelotti? He won the CL so....

I'm not sure how the nomination process goes to be honest.

Ancelotti has had Milan for a long time, with some true champions who know how to in that CL. Great achievement, never said otherwise.

Mancini is still learning, and he is becoming better.

One thing that I notice with Mancini is that he is a teacher of the game, which to me, is much more important.

Though I never ever would put him in the same class as Wenger, though Wenger has sucked in the CL also, albeit a final appearance....both can teach, and to me that is very important.

One of the reasons that fans of this club understand that he is very important, and he has brought stability, a mentality and a way of playing to this club.

Regardless of success this year in CL or not, most Interati don't want him to leave if he doesn't succeed.

As I said, I'm not saying he should win ahead any of those guys, but I think we are missing something here.

One more thing, I also think that Mancini is having a say in transfers, more than he and management are saying.

How do you explain Pele? This gem of a player has come from no where, not even the Portugese were keen on him, but Mancini sees him once, not sure where?? And they sign him, and now look at him. Plays like an old Italian in the coveted holding position....Vieira your time is numbered!