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Danke Ndoye: How Dan Ndoye Balled Out for Thiago Motta’s Bologna
The emergence of the young Dan Ndoye all started out when he was lurking in the backstreets of Lausanne where his youth career kicked off and rapidly getting through the ranks during his time there where he made just under 40 appearances and amassed 23 goals. A season later, he got called up for his…
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Loum Tchaouna: What Can He Provide to Lazio’s Attack?
It has been a breakout year for Loum Tchaouna. Having left Chad for France at a young age, Tchaouna spent time at FC Kronenbourg, Schilitghelm, and Strasbourg before joining Rennes’ academy in 2014, where he would develop across the next eight years and become a France youth international at the U16, U17, U19 and U20 level.…
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Riccardo Calafiori: What Can He Provide to Arsenal’s Defense?
Club: Bologna Nationality: Italy Position: CB, LB Preferred Foot: Left Height: 6’2”/188cm Age: 22 Strengths: ball-carrying, aerial duels, physicality, anticipation, passing, front-footed defending, dynamism, wide-channel defending Areas for Development: Experience It has been a sensational year for Riccardo Calafiori. Having left Basel for Bologna on summer deadline day, Calafiori has emerged as a revelation…
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Andrea Cambiaso: The Present and Future of Juventus’ Defense
Club: Juventus Nationality: Italy Position: LB, RB, LM, RM Preferred Foot: Both Height: 5’9”/182cm Age: 24 Strengths: ambipedal, crossing, passing, dribbling, turn radius, athleticism, press resistance, 1v1 defending Areas for Development: defensive positioning At 24 years of age, Andrea Cambiaso has enjoyed a breakthrough campaign for Juventus, becoming a key figure under Massimiliano Allegri…
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Remo Freuler: Bologna’s Swiss Midfield General
Switzerland have delivered yet another valiant performance in the Euros, reaching the quarterfinals for the second straight tournament and nearly topping their group, only to concede a late equaliser to Germany’s Niklas Fulkrug. Built on a wealth of experience featuring Xherdan Shaqiri, Manuel Akanji, Ricardo Rodriguez and Yann Sommer, the Swiss held their nerve against…
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Jhon Lucumi: Bologna’s Colombian Colossus in Defense
Since finishing fifth in Serie A and ending a six-decade Champions League drought, Bologna have suffered a massive exodus. Thiago Motta has parted ways and become Juventus’ new manager, top scorer Joshua Zirkzee has made the move to Manchester United, and Riccardo Calafiori could be set to join him in the Premier League with Arsenal…
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Jaka Bijol: Slovenia’s Modern Center Back
Slovenia returned to the Euros for the second time in the nation’s history, ending a 24-year drought from the competition. The Dragons picked up four draws from four matches against Denmark, Serbia, England and Portugal, coming within inches of a quarterfinals berth only to be denied on penalties by the impenetrable Diogo Costa in goal,…
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Michele Di Gregorio: The First Piece in Thiago Motta’s Juventus
Michele Di Gregorio has been surpassing expectations with AC Monza since the club’s historic promotion to Serie A for the 2022-23 season, topping his journey with the club with a stellar campaign in 2024. After several loan spells at Serie B clubs, the 26-year-old Inter Milan youth product joined AC Monza on an initial loan…
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Albert Guðmundsson: Iceland’s Kraftmikill Forward
In 2021, Albert Guðmundsson signed for Italian club Genoa for a reported £1.5m following an underwhelming stint in the Eredivisie for both PSV and AZ Alkmaar. Guðmundsson failed to make headlines during his first two seasons in Italy, producing just one goal in the 21/22 Serie A season as Genoa finished 19th and dropped back…
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Retegol: How Mateo Retegui Succeeded in His First Season In Serie A Under Alberto Gilardino
It has been nothing short of a breakout campaign for Mateo Retegui. The Argentine-born Italian international throughout his professional career, bleeds the colours of blue and red having spent his youth under both River Plate and Boca Juniors’ systems before securing a move to Boca’s first team. His big break onto the scene came…
