October 2010
25 posts
Good thing/bad thing - vote now on Adrian Mutu's...
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calcio-nel-cuore asked: What did you mean by the "offbeat observational stuff" though? That way I'll know to include more :)
The last stand for Fiorentina's Romanian hitman...
Ask your average European football follower to name a current Fiorentina player and their selections will probably be quite limited. Some might recall Riccardo Montolivo and Alberto Gilardino from the Azzurri’s awful World Cup. Others may remember Stevan Jovetic or Juan Vargas from the Viola’s Champions League exploits. A handful, mostly Evertonians, might chip in the name of Per...
calcio-nel-cuore asked: I'm always really flattered when you "like" one of my posts because your own blog is of such quality ...
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When Napoli versus Milan rocked the world
Once they were kings. Milan were the best club side in Europe, one of the strongest of all-time. While Napoli had Diego Maradona, the best player in the world full stop.
This was the late 1980s when the Scudetto was a bitter north-south rivalry. In Naples they sold Berlusconi’s tears when they thwarted the Rossoneri’s title dreams. In the San Siro they paraded the European Cup to...
Who will carry the can for Italy versus Serbia...
It was one of those football nights you wish you had not witnessed. An evening where the pure escapism which sport can provide was crushed by a chilling blast of reality. No matter how rare such occasions are, they still happen too often.
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Italy v Serbia
I wanted to write a match report or review here. Then the Serbian fans intervened.
“He (Milos Krasic) has great potential. He can beat a man, runs well and is an...”
– Cesare Prandelli
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Neighbours from Hell? How the nations which made...
Aristotle might have to revise his opinions. It was the Greek philosopher who once stated that the whole was greater than the sum of its parts. He clearly never envisaged the break-up of the Yugoslavian national team - at least from an Italian standpoint.
Since the former Communist nation separated into all its constituent parts they have become the footballing neighbours from hell for the...
Mixed times for Italian coaches
Bad night for Trap’s Ireland, good day for Zac’s Japan. Glass half full or half empty for Prandelli?
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My 4-3-3 for Northern Ireland
Suggested XI: Viviano, Cassani, Bonucci, Chiellini, Molinaro; Pirlo, De Rossi, Mauri; Rossi, Pazzini, Cassano.
In truth, I suspect Pepe may get the nod over Rossi as a more physical player. Mauri might be kept back for Serbia game with Palombo battling it out at Windsor Park.
See what I know? Pepe-Borriello-Cassano announced as the strike force…
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Me, a crystal ball, a mystic gaze and the future...
Once upon a time the Presidents of Serie A football clubs were dubbed the Ricchi Scemi – Rich Fools. It described both their wealth and their willingness to splash out huge sums on foreign players of occasionally dubious value. But what does the future hold for them now that the money, for the most part, has gone? Past trends don’t always shape the way life will develop. Indeed, more often than...
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A warning to Italy about Windsor Park
There are only a handful of things your average Italian cannot stand to go without. Spaghetti al ragu, the caffeine jolt of a neat espresso and a smooth glass of red from the local vineyard are three that quickly spring to mind. You could live a life without any one of them, of course, but, to put it bluntly, why bother?
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"It Ain't Over....." Episode V - Click To Play →
iltifosi:
Aaron, Marco & Adam sit down to discuss the Manchester City & Inter games in depth before moving on to look at the choices made by Cesare Prandelli & how the new Ct differs from his illustrious predecessor Marcello Lippi.
The TRAP: Il falso profilo di un calciatore ed i... →
andtrap:
…chi mi legge su altri social avrà visto che non mi sono stupito della notizia che quel Ljaljc che scrive su Facebook non sia il reale giocatore della Fiorentina. In realtà, rispetto alla notizia data dal procuratore, andrebbe notato che ci sono alcune pagine personali (in realtà ad agosto…
Italy's love-hate relationship with its Stranieri
The last team to win Serie A without a single foreigner in their side was Inter. The irony of that sentence will probably not be lost on anyone. Last season they triumphed with just three Italians having featured for them in the entire campaign. How did things change so much in 30 years?
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Building the perfect team of Serie A foreigners...
What have a Kenyan, Honduran and a Liberian done that no Englishman or Spaniard has achieved? It might sound like the preamble to a formulaic joke, but it is actually a historical fact about Serie A. The answer is, quite simply, they have won the Scudetto in the years since foreigners were allowed back into the Italian game in 1980.
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Winners and losers from the Derby d'Italia
It may have ended in a share of the spoils but there were still some winners and losers in the Derby d’Italia. There were signs of encouragement for some and disappointment for others. In a match that was never less than gripping, who came out smiling and who was left with a grimace?
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How Parma versus Milan changed the Calcio world
Do you remember one of the opening scenes from Superman? An ordinary couple in rural America stumble across scorched earth and debris only to discover a gurgling baby inside some kind of capsule. It is an event which will change their lives forever. Well, for me, Parma versus Milan has been a bit like that for the last 15 years or so. In the genteel surroundings of the Stadio Ennio Tardini a...
