December 2011
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Hot Shots Part Two: Serie A's Most Prolific...
Last week we looked at the most accurate strikers in Serie A, bringing you the seven most prolific front-men of the season so far. Yet in today’s game it isn’t just those hit-men who are responsible for scoring goals. With so many teams utilising a formation with just one man up front it is increasingly important that those behind the striker are contributing, and a quick look at the...
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Serie A's Best XI For 2011
As the year draws to a close it presents us with an opportunity to look back upon the players who have made the headlines throughout 2011. Due to the way football seasons are structured this idea, much like the Balon d’Or is slightly flawed in that it often rewards players at what is effectively half-time in their campaign. On the other hand however, it offers us the chance to reward...
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Juventus Primavera & Youth Sector Latest: A Good...
The Settore Giovanile year came to an end on Wednesday night with the Primavera finally playing their postponed fixture against Sampdoria. Resident Youth Sector expert Adam Digby wraps up all the action, as well as the other news in his penultimate SGL piece of the year. The year is over for all the Juventus youth teams and it has been a great end to 2011. The Allievi Nazionali are second but...
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Hot Shots: Serie A's Magnificent Seven
Serie A has long been famed for it’s defensive abilities and tactical organisation, it’s gifts to the world deemed to be tacticians such as Giovanni Trapattoni and Arrigo Sacchi’s breeding defenders the likes of which other countries could only look on in envy of. Yet, as a byproduct of coming up against players such as Gaetano Scirea, Franco Baresi and Fabio Cannavaro on...
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Juventus Primavera & Youth Sector Latest: The Two...
In this week’s installment of the Settore Giovanile feature, Adam Digby reports on the Primavera’s progress in the Coppa Italia and the Future Champions tournament before turning the spotlight on two players who may have big futures at the club, Pol and Carlos Garcia. Marco Baroni’s men continued their great form, emerging triumphant in a game in which they played well below their...
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Carlos Tevez To Milan: Another Pact With The...
They couldn’t could they? After everything Carlos Tevez has done, his every outburst publicised and chronicled in many languages and televised for all to see, Italian giants AC Milan have elbowed their way to the front of the queue to sign the Argentinian striker. While the length of the line of clubs interested in the questionable services of the 27 year old has shortened in recent weeks,...
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It's In The Script: Serie A's Best Readers Of The...
Thanks to the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, saying the word ‘interception’ to most fans of Serie A instantly conjures up transcripts of Luciano Moggi conversations on a Swiss mobile phone, undoubtedly one telling someone on the other end how he alone was responsible for Massimo Moratti’s continually poor record in the transfer market. However this season, perhaps more than any other, stealing...
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Juventus Youth Sector/Primavera Round-up
Continuing the series over on JuventiKnows.com, Adam once again looks at the performances, stories and news coming from all levels of youth football within the club. With wins in the league and Cup the Primavera have had an excellent week while the other teams have finished strongly heading into their respective Winter Breaks. With that in mind there was also time this week to take another look...
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Old Lady Needs A Hand: Gentlemen, Are You Ready?
Mirko Vučinić divides opinion even more readily than he could ever slice through a defence, his languid playing style - often so relaxed it makes Dimitar Berbatov look dedicated - frustrates as many observers as his incredible skill enraptures others. The Montenegrin striker goes from being ‘Big Game Mirko’ - a moniker bestowed upon him during his time at AS Roma, recognition for his...
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Crazy Inter In Genuine Crisis Or Business As...
As a penalty which could have saved a point is blazed over the crossbar, the anthem ‘Pazza Inter’ (Crazy Inter) rings out from the raucous Curva Nord as the Giuseppe Meazza’s most dedicated fans continue to back their side. But the Italian giants latest defeat leaves them just three points off the Serie A relegation places, are on their second coach of the season after Claudio...
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Serie A's Atalanta Hold Their Heads Up High
Usually, when looking at a league for an interesting and intriguing tale, the formula is very simple. Is there a particular player who’s story people might not know that is currently grabbing the headlines? Which of the big teams are struggling? Which of the smaller sides are surprisingly high in the table? Accordingly, a newly promoted - and perennially yo-yoing club - sitting...
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Udinese Losses See Them Become A Cliché
Lazy stereotypes. Admit it, we’ve all done it. Writing about German football without using the word efficient is the journalistic equivalent of eating a donut without licking your lips. Italian football is slow, dull and built on playing not to lose rather than going for the win. England’s players are fast, powerful but have the first touch of a fumbling teen that got the head...