http://genoa.theoffside.com News about Genoa Italian football club Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:55:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since the top 20 players thing caused a stir I thought it might be nice to do a managers list. So here we go... 1. Sir Alex Ferguson. A few years ago I did a post on my blog with a top 10 managers of all time and I had ... http://genoa.theoffside.com/random-football-stuff/top-10-managers-of-the-decade.html One of the other Offside authors is preparing a best players of the decade list and asked the rest of us who we thought were the 20 best players of the decade. Here's my list: 1. Gianluigi Buffon 2. Paolo Maldini 3. Andrea Pirlo 4. Cristiano Ronaldo 5. Alessandro Nesta ... http://genoa.theoffside.com/random-football-stuff/20-best-players-of-the-decade.html With a last gasp goal Genoa rescued 3 points against Lille and their Europa League aspirations. A Last gasp goal against Siena secured a win in the Serie A and insured Genoa stay within touching distance of the top 4. It continues a mini revival that has seen Genoa go ... http://genoa.theoffside.com/genoa-team-news/lille-siena-and-the-end-of-a-70-year-drought.html It has been a good week thus far for Italy in Europe. 2 Italian teams sit a top their close groups, the other two are second and look certain to qualify. Hopefully Genoa can add to the success... Lille recently whooped Genoa 3-0 a couple weeks ago. Possession was shared ... http://genoa.theoffside.com/match-preview/lille-again.html In the last week and a half Genoa were humiliated by Lille and then lost to Cagliari, before an important win against Fiorentina and a draw against Palermo. Genoa's season started so well and then fell apart for a bit, but i think the Fiorentina and Palermo results might be a ... http://genoa.theoffside.com/match-preview/catch-up-2.html All i can say is congratulations Inter. What a fantastic performance and something for Genoa to aspire to. As a Milan fan, I was upset when Inter trounced us and felt a similar grief at the scoreline on the weekend. Genoa have struggled in their last few games. Injuries, inexperience and ... http://genoa.theoffside.com/match-report/5-0.html After winning their first 4 games in a row, Genoa started a tricky set of games against Juve with a draw. They have since gone on to lose to Udinese and Valencia, but got back on track with a win over Bologna. Now Genoa face Inter, a match that could provide ... http://genoa.theoffside.com/match-preview/tough-times.html Genoa need to win this one. They face 3 away games in a row before hosting Inter. Genoa's home form has been fantastic and the draw with Juventus (totally deserved btw, Juve should feel lucky to get a point ;p) shows that they can compete with anyone at home. Away however, ... http://genoa.theoffside.com/match-preview/genoa-v-udinese.html So it was the first disappointment of the season, an away loss to Chievo. I picked a 3-1 scoreline, but I thought Genoa would be the 3, not the 1. In some ways the loss is a good thing. It takes some of the hype and pressure off the team who ... http://genoa.theoffside.com/match-preview/better-than-inter-apparently-not-better-than-chievo.html Genoa were the only bright light in the Europa League for Italy as Rome's teams both burned and, along with Milan, were one of only two Italian teams to win in Europe this week out of 7. Genoa President, Enrico Preziosi, was loving every minute of it and proclaimed his ... http://genoa.theoffside.com/match-preview/better-than-inter.html