A win to Catania secure first 3rd league finish after 1997/98, and Champions League ticket in second consecutive year.
The wonderful result is not a luck or coincidence. We played very very well in the first half of the season. Bad run in the later period deny a chance to race for scudetto, but we were strong enough to hold the 3rd position in the end.
Di Natale again showed his class through the season. Although IMHO his finishing ability is getting worse, in terms of creativity and positioning to break offside trap he still one of the best in the league.
Kwadwo Asamoah is the real Udinese's strength in the midfield. He is very strong with the ball, has good composure, and intelligent enough to control the whole game. In my opinions , he almost equal to Tottenham's Modric except the passing accuracy. When he leave for Africa Cup of Nations, we suddenly drop many points in January. I hope the club won't sell him this season.
I didn't get the result of January transfer window. Gelson Fernandes didn't show enough quality, as Pazienza played well only just after the transfer.
Torje only got minimum playing time in the second half of the season. However, as a substitute he sometimes played better than Abdi or Fabbrini. Guidolin should use him more next season to get his real quality.
Domizzi had many to improve this season. Although many contribution in attack with several assists, he has problem with his attitude. He got many cheap silly yellow card because of unneeded protests to the referee. He also once get removed from the lineup because of bad behavior against team mate.
Handanovic still awesome in front of goal. Benatia has quality, and Danilo keeps improving. Pereyra is a revelation after become regular first team.
No markable performance in the midfield other than Asamoah. But Pasquale showed a stabile average performance in the left, and Basta is a constant threat in the right.
In front, Fabbrini, Floro Flores, Abdi, and Torje should work harder to make better partnership with Di Natale.
After all, I hope Udinese keep stars such as Asamoah, Di Natale, Handanovic, Isla, and Benatia to compete better in Champions League next season.
