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Analyzing the Fight for Survival in Serie A
The last international break has been and gone and top-flight football is back during the Easter holidays in Italy. The race for survival is getting interesting with just five points separating Sassuolo in 19th to Lecce in 13th in the Serie A standings. Sitting rock bottom is Salernitana who have just appointed their fourth coach…
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Inter Milan: The Best Broke Club in World Football?
Since about 2020, you could argue that Serie A was the most exciting and unpredictable of the top 5 leagues. Whilst the Premier League was dominated by Manchester City, the Bundesliga was in the clutches of Bayern München and La Liga’s big sides continued to do as they pleased, Italy has seen Juventus’ dominance ended…
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Patrick Dorgu: Lecce’s Next Big Sale?
Club: Lecce Nationality: Denmark Position(s): LB, LWB, LM Preferred Foot: Left Height: 6’2”/187cm Age: 19 Strengths: physicality, dribbling, press resistance, 1v1s, Areas for Development: decision making, weak foot usage & ability After narrowly staving off the drop in their return to Serie A, Lecce were heavily favored to go down following a summer that…
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Lewis Ferguson: The Scottish Bagpipe in Thiago Motta’s Orchestra
There are currently two Scottish players in Serie A: Lewis Ferguson (Bologna) and Josh Doig (Hellas Verona). The recent increase in Scottish players in Serie A has been a story of intrigue, including the success of Aaron Hickey at Bologna (who was later sold to Brentford for a significant profit) and indicates a shift in…
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Leopards Don’t Change Their Spots – The Tumultuous Battle for Maurizio Sarri at Lazio
The unsavoury topic of player power is a putrid facet of the game, sabotaging the fairytale stories of many would-be managerial conquests. Be it dressing-room leaks, public outbursts or unnecessary statements on the field, primadonna voyeurs continue to taint the dressing rooms of some of the most notable household names across the globe. While…
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Tactical Analysis: Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta
Since taking charge on June 14, 2016, Gian Piero Gasperini has transformed Atalanta from a team that was solely focused on fighting relegation to a team that has grown accustomed to European fooball. Having ended a 26-year European drought in his first season at the helm, Gasperini has taken them to extraordinary heights with the…
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Hakan Çalhanoğlu’s Impact at Inter Milan: A Statistical Analysis of His 2023-2024 Season
At 30 years of age, Hakan Çalhanoğlu has already suited up for the likes of Hamburger SV, Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan, and today, he’s staking a claim as one of the finest midfielders in the game for Inter Milan. Çalhanoğlu’s only league title came in 2012/13, when he won the 3. Liga Player of…
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Patrick Dorgu: Lecce’s Crown Jewel in Defense
Widely tipped for a relegation battle, Lecce enjoyed a strong start to the 2023/24 campaign under new manager Roberto D’Aversa that saw them go unbeaten in their first five matches, with a 1-0 home win against Genoa on September 22 seeing them rise to fourth in the standings. Since then, they’ve won just two league…
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Perseverance and Determination: The Federico Dimarco Story
Federico Dimarco’s rise to prominence has not been a straightforward one. Five different clubs and countless loan spells later, the trailblazing leftback is now one of the best in his position – stealing the headlines both domestically and in Europe. Indeed, Dimarco embodies all the qualities that made Inter Milan so great on their fairy…
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Tommaso Baldanzi: Could Rome Be the Perfect Home for the “Italian Dybala”?
Roma’s signing of 20-year-old Italian attacking midfielder Tomaso Baldanzi for a reported €10 million fee was a footnote in the most recent transfer window, but seen as a something of a coup in Italy. Baldanzi is a classic Italian trequartista. A player who wants to play in the lines between midfield and attack. Very…
