September 2010
14 posts
The most lowly of the Seven Sisters?
Fiorentina v Parma - is this is the most lowly clash of the one-time Seven Sisters of Serie A? Ach, who cares? Come on the viola…
It takes an Italian to beat an Italian
It was all going swimmingly for Carlo Ancelotti until today. Having lorded it over his early league matches he finally faced another Italian manager - and lost. He must be glad to be out of Serie A. And with WBA winning that is three Italian bosses in england’s top five…
The last time Fiorentina beat Genoa at Marassi...
The footballing landscape was a little different the last time Fiorentina beat Genoa in the Stadio Marassi.
Pisa were in Serie A, clubs were limited to just a couple of foreigners and Milan were sitting in Serie B with Joe Jordan in their ranks. It was the 1982-83 season.
The home side was under the control of a young, up-and-coming manager by the name of Gigi Simoni while the visitors were...
“I think Moreno already had the (heroin) in 2002, but not in his underwear, in...”
– Gianluigi Buffon
Have Fiorentina lost their heart?
When you follow Fiorentina, you are used to losing games. Over the years, Viola fans have had to make an art form out of taking consolation in defeat or finding excuses. This season, however, even that is proving hard to manage.
Three Serie A games without a win is not their worst run in history. Indeed, it was not so long ago they were not even in the top division at all. Nonetheless, for anyone...
Hope at last for Juve fans?
They have been looking for signs of hope for so long in Turin it has almost given them eye-strain. The weight of such a glorious past has seemed to drag down the present-day players like quicksand. But could there, at last, be a bright new Juve about to emerge from the mire?
Read more at Football Italia
Taking the temperature of Italy's Champions League...
From Bleacher Report
It seems a ridiculous thing to say from the nation which boasts the current European club champions but morale is low in the Italian camp. Serie A has already had Sampdoria snipped from its Champions League delegation and there are fears that worse results might be in store. Weekend displays by the remaining trio did little to boost national confidence.
Could this be the...
How the mighty were humbled
A Monday morning coffee in any bar around Italy is always a special one. And the banter always seems to be even better if one of Serie A’s traditional big guns has been made to struggle in their weekend match. This is shaping up like one of the greatest seasons ever for making their supporters squirm.
Read more at Football Italia
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The Unbearable Pressure on Alberto Gilardino
Strikers, we all know, live for goals. You can talk all you like about good movement and helping the team but they will always be judged on putting the ball in the net. It has been a tough time in that regard for Fiorentina forward Alberto Gilardino.
He broke his Italy goal-drought against the lowly Faroe Islands last week but his club level woes continue. His last strike for the Viola came in...
Is this an Italy victory I see before me?
It was an emotion we had all got out of the habit of feeling. Not since last year had Azzurri fans been able to settle down at night with the warm glow of victory to fuel their dreams. Finally, on a cold Friday night in Tallin, Italy remembered how to win a game.
Read more at Football Italia
Ibrahimovic, Robinho, Dinho and Pato - will it...
From Bleacher Report
Good things used to come in threes at Milan.
Older fans can recall the Swedish trio of Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordhal, and Nils Liedholm thrilling supporters in the 1950s. Many more will remember the Dutch triumvirate of Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten, and Frank Rijkaard.
This summer, they have tried to go one better.
Two late deals at the San Siro have snatched the headlines...
