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Out Of The Blue: Italy Continue To Overlook Antonio Di Natale

by Adam Digby at Thursday, Nov 10 2011 12:44
Out Of The Blue: Italy Continue To Overlook Antonio Di Natale With injury and illness robbing Cesare Prandelli of two players who were quickly establishing themselves as Italy's first choice pairing under the former Fiorentina coach, it has quickly become necessary to look for alternative options in attack for the Azzurri. Such is the gravity of the situation ...
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The Wide Angle: Stephan Lichtsteiner, Giorgio Chiellini & Christian Maggio

by Adam Digby at Friday, Nov 4 2011 11:59
The Wide Angle: Stephan Lichtsteiner, Giorgio Chiellini & Christian Maggio The problems Juventus have endured over the past few seasons, through a string of poor quality fullbacks, has been well documented and earlier in the season this blog focused on the investments made by the club in that position over the summer. It looked specifically at the arrival of Swiss internat...
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Derby d'Italia: Inter Not As Bad As Advertised

by Adam Digby at Thursday, Oct 27 2011 14:51
Derby d'Italia: Inter Not As Bad As Advertised It is the one fixture many Juventus fans look for before any other, particularly with Torino struggling in Serie B, the so called Derby of Italy between Inter and Juventus. The term, like most in Italian football, was coined by the great Gianni Brera to note the two teams never relegated from Serie ...
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Cagliari-Napoli: Closer Than You Think

by Adam Digby at Thursday, Oct 20 2011 10:00
Cagliari-Napoli: Closer Than You Think While this season is rapidly developing into an unpredictable and tumultuous one for many, the sustained and impressive progress of SSC Napoli stands in stark contrast to the usual status quo beneath the shadow of Vesuvius. Their outstanding forward trio of Edinson Cavani, Marek Hamšík...
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Daniele De Rossi: Leader Of The Revolution

by Adam Digby at Thursday, Oct 13 2011 09:25
Daniele De Rossi: Leader Of The Revolution Juventus sit proudly, as Serie A resumes following what is already the third International break of the season, atop the league standings and the club's players, management and supporters revel in the seemingly successful operation to restore prestige and honour to the Old Lady. Her reputation has t...
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Serie A's Surprise Package? It's Black and White

by Adam Digby at Thursday, Oct 6 2011 16:06
Serie A's Surprise Package? It's Black and White Top of the table, playing great football despite a summer transfer campaign that was questioned by many, the team in black and white striped shirts are once again slicing through opponents with relative ease and look assured in possession of the ball. Their talismanic captain and number ten is both ...
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AC Milan's Dominant Defence Underperforming in 2011/12

by Adam Digby at Thursday, Sep 29 2011 13:39
AC Milan's Dominant Defence Underperforming in 2011/12 Serie A last season was one of the closest fought and interesting campaigns in recent memory. From a position of seemingly unassailable dominance Inter were brought crashing back down through a combination of terrible luck with injuries, poor form and the ill-judged appointment of Rafael Benitez. Th...
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Lazio-Palermo: Unpredictable Clubs Serve Up Interesting Battle

by Adam Digby at Friday, Sep 23 2011 09:35
Lazio-Palermo: Unpredictable Clubs Serve Up Interesting Battle Just three games into the new season and Palermo have already undergone a coaching change as Maurizio Zamparini's mission to outdo himself saw Stefano Pioli fired before the campaign even began. However a disastrous exit from the Europa League combined with a poor relationship with the leaders among...
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Milan-Udinese: We'll Call You Right Back

by Adam Digby at Tuesday, Sep 20 2011 12:00
Milan-Udinese: We'll Call You Right Back Since taking over as coach of the Italian national team in the aftermath of Italy's horrific showing at the World Cup in South Africa, Cesare Prandelli has had an incredible impact on the Azzurri. Six wins and a draw - added to the default victory over Serbia - is a remarkable return given the previ...
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Inter-Roma: Golden Gloves?

by Adam Digby at Tuesday, Sep 13 2011 13:16
Inter-Roma: Golden Gloves? The opening weekend of Serie A saw an incredible thirty-five goals and featured some wonderfully open attacking football, quite at odds with the tactical and methodical reputation of Italy's top flight. Even the first match, a marquee match-up between two of last seasons best teams saw Milan and Laz...
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