All Things Footie | Friday, September 21 | Jordan
Var-teks 'em Down A Peg Or Two
UEFA Cup
John Gregory's lad's were shown that they'll have to work a lot harder if they want to progress. The big shock was undoubtably Portugease minnows Maratimo beating Leeds 1-0 in Madeira.
It is three years since David O'Leary assisted George Graham in a UEFA cup tie on the island. Squeezing through on penalties, you would have thought the English club would have learnt their lesson. Take these 'lesser' teams lightly at your peril, it's a worn out phrase but never more true than when you see arrogance in players eyes.
In other news (it's a bit late) Dino Zoff has been replaced as Lazio boss by Alberto Zaccheroni, the former scudetto winning AC-Milan boss starts his career leading the Roman giants out against his old club this weekend.