Monthly Archives: February 2018
Tactical Analysis – Inter 2 – 0 Benevento: Unlikely Heroes
Tactical Analysis – Inter 2 – 0 Benevento: Unlikely Heroes
Heading into this one, Inter knew that nothing less than three points were required. Not only because it is Benevento who sit bottom of the league having only notched up ten points so far this season but because the Derby di Milano is next weekend and a loss going into that match simply couldn’t happen. Although the away side […]
Napoli, training session postponed after snow storm hits Castelvolturno
Napoli, training session postponed after snow storm hits…
The recent bout of winter weather that has hit Italy in recent days continues to impact Serie A teams. Today Napoli had to postpone their planned training session after a snow storm that left twenty centimeters of snow at Castelvolturno. Because the San Paolo was also impacted, the club decided to cancel the training session […]
European team of the week based on stats: Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan men in the side
European team of the week based on stats: Real Madrid, Barcelona,…
“Inter, Atletico Madrid and Lazio men feature in the European team of the week based on stats” There were some big results across the continent over the weekend. In La Liga, Barcelona put six past Girona, Atletico thrashed Sevilla 5-2 and Real Madrid beat Alaves 4-0. In Italy, AC Milan picked up a vital 2-0 […]
Buffon: ‘Juventus were presumptuous’
Buffon: ‘Juventus were presumptuous’
Gigi Buffon feels Juventus were “too presumptuous” against Real Madrid in last year’s Champions League final. The Bianconeri have reached the final of the competition three times with the veteran in goal, but they’ve lost every time and were thrashed 4-1 by Real Madrid last season. “Look, I’ve been a protagonist in three lost finals,” […]
Buffon: ‘Italy, call Balotelli’
Buffon: ‘Italy, call Balotelli’
Mario Balotelli “deserves to be taken into consideration” for Italy, according to captain Gianluigi Buffon. The Nice striker has been in fine form over the past two seasons, and has been linked with a return to Serie A when his contract expires at the end of this season. “Regardless of whether I’d see him on […]
Napoli slap huge price on Pole amid fresh Liverpool interest in star
Napoli slap huge price on Pole amid fresh Liverpool interest…
Napoli have attempted to ward off renewed interest in Piotr Zielinski from Liverpool by slapping a €65million (£57.3m) price tag on the midfielder. Jurgen Klopp was first linked with the then-Udinede star when he first took over at Anfield in October 2015, but despite holding talks with the player over a £13million move, the Reds […]
Juventus, Buffon: “To stop playing will feel like dying”
Juventus, Buffon: “To stop playing will feel like…
27 February at 09:15 Italy goalkeeping legend Gianluigi Buffon has conducted an in-depth interview on Italian TV show Tiki Taka. The first of many questions focused on who he thought would be his natural successor and would it be Gianluigi Donnarumma? “I have not crowned him as my heir just yet,” replied Buffon, “he […]
Napoli slap huge price on Pole amid fresh Liverpool links to star
Napoli slap huge price on Pole amid fresh Liverpool links…
Napoli have attempted to ward off renewed interest in Piotr Zielinski from Liverpool by slapping a €65million (£57.3m) price tag on the midfielder. Jurgen Klopp was first linked with the then-Udinede star when he first took over at Anfield in October 2015, but despite holding talks with the player over a £13million move, the Reds […]
Euro Paper Talk: Barca eye Spurs star amid Umtiti claim; PSG’s €322m swap
Euro Paper Talk: Barca eye Spurs star amid Umtiti claim;…
Barcelona are ready to turn to a Tottenham star to replace Samuel Umtiti amid claims he could be set to join Man Utd, while PSG are plotting a sensational €322m swap deal, according to Monday’s European papers. BARCELONA EYE ALDERWEIRELD AS POTENTIAL UMTITI REPLACEMENT Barcelona are reportedly plotting a move to sign Toby Alderweireld […]
Liverpool need to meet €65m clause to sign Zielinski
Liverpool need to meet €65m clause to sign Zielinski
Liverpool have been tracking Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski for some time now and are looking to revive their interest in him in the summer transfer window as they prepare for life after Emre Can and Philippe Coutinho. Zielinski has enjoyed a great season with Napoli as they continue their assault on the Serie A title, […]