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Ultima fermata Tirana
Storicamente la nazionale italiana non ha mai entusiasmato o strappato applausi. L’ immaginario dell’ Italia è infatti legato al catenaccio, al contropiede e alla forza d’animo che nel corso dei decenni ha permesso di vincere quattro Mondiali. L’ex CT Antonio Conte, pur non vincendo nessun trofeo o giocando nessuna finale, ha guadagnato il rispetto di…
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A Nice Resurrection
My inspiration for this article stems from a Balotelli 79 th -minute winner against Stade Rennais. Teammate Alessandre Plea picked up the ball in the midfield, skipped past a defender, and rolled the ball down the right side ahead of Balotelli’s path. Balotelli ran onto it with poise, and the ball glided elegantly into his…
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Ritorno al futuro
L’ avvenuta separazione tra il Bayern Monaco e Carlo Ancelotti ha creato un nuovo vuoto di potere nel management bavarese dopo appena un anno dalla messa sotto contratto dell’ allenatore italiano in sostituzione di Pep Guardiola, colpevole di sposare una idea di calcio incompatibile con la filosofia tedesca. Il normalizzatore Ancelotti, chiamato a disintossicare l’ambiente…
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Scouting Report: Weston McKennie
There is an American teenager on the brink of a breakout season in the Bundesliga and his name is not Christian Pulisic. 19-year-old Weston McKennie has made a name for himself at Schalke 04 early in the season and is improving with every appearance. McKennie has just completed his third successive start for The Royal…
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Tactical Analysis: Sevilla-Atlético Madrid
Meeting at Atletico Madrid’s new home, Wanda Metropolitano, was two of the four foreign La Liga managers. Argentina’s Eduardo Berizzo would travel with his Sevilla side to face fellow countryman Diego Simeone in a battle for second place in the table, following a strong first five games from both sides. Two of the league’s most…
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Is There A Gap Between The Premier League and Championship Anymore?
For years, we have spoken about how Championship teams who are promoted to the Premier League are going to struggle to bridge the gap when they move up to the top league. However, in a complete U-turn, the question now is to ask if there is a gap between the leagues? Of course, this doesn’t…
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What De Boer’s sacking tells us about modern football
It is no news by now to English football followers that Crystal Palace have sacked Frank De Boer after just 77 days of tenure. De Boer, 47, failed to earn a single point and score a goal in his four matches in charge of the South Londoners. The decision seemed quite harsh, considering the fact…
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Il futuro a tinte giallorosse
La sconfitta dell’ Italia contro la Spagna ha riaperto vecchie ferite mai rimarginate. Il pesante 3-0 ha riportato in auge il dibattito sulla mancata crescita del sistema calcistico italiano, specialmente dal punto di vista tattico e tecnico. Altre nazionali come appunto la Spagna, la Francia, l’ Inghilterra e la Germania sembrano aver costruito sulle macerie…
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Buscando a Bale
“Me gusta jugar en cualquier lugar de la delantera, ya sea en la derecha, en la izquierda o en el centro” Gareth Bale en referencia su posición en el programa El Larguero de la Cadena Ser en el año 2015 Buscar a Gareth Bale para que sea partícipe en el juego del Real Madrid, esa…
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Group Stage Fan Preview: APOEL
Founded on November 8th 1926, APOEL (in Greek: ΑΠΟΕΛ) stands for “Athletic Football Club of the Greeks of Nicosia”. The name alone indicates that APOEL is – at least for APOEL fans – a lot more than just a football club. It represents our Greek heritage and ideology that to this day we carry with…
