Italy Serie A News
19 Mar 2010 at 7:19pm
The Coaching Carousel of Next Season.
Too bad Oronzo Cana’ isn’t a real manager, his 5-5-5 formation would be a breath of fresh air. (For those of you that don’t get the reference, I urge you to watch the film L’Allenatore nel Pallone and even the recent sequel L’Allenatore nel Pallone 2. Great films). So we’re at the point of the [....
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18 Mar 2010 at 6:55pm
Decade in Review: 2008/2009.
And so the Decade in Review has arrived at the final chapter: 2008/2009. Which seems pretty close but when you think about it is already far away into the archives. I’ve enjoyed reliving the past 10 years each week and going back into calcio history. But we have reached the end. Here’s to another ..
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16 Mar 2010 at 6:50pm
Serie A Goals of the Week: Giornata 28.
What a weekend in Serie A. There were 39 goals scored this weekend, a season high, with the lowest scoring game being Milan’s 1-0 victory over Chievo. There were high scorelines all around (Genoa-Cagliari 5-3, Juventus-Siena 3-3, Livorno-Roma 3-3, Udinese-Palermo 3-2 just to name some), and it was..
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16 Mar 2010 at 12:27am
The Italian Tradition of “Ritiro”: Does It Help?.
In Italian calcio there has always been “il ritiro“. The ritiro has existed for decades, spanning all the way back to the 1960s, when it is said to be invented by famous Inter manager Helenio Herrera. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, “il ritiro” is the act of bringing the team together i..
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15 Mar 2010 at 9:02pm
Serie A + B Weekend Round-up: Giornata 28.
With his thumping goal in the 91st minute, Clarence Seedorf officially re-opened the Serie A Scudetto race. The Rossoneri are now only one point behind Inter and the Nerazzurri will have to make sure they don’t slip up in these last 10 games (but then again Milan can’t afford to slip up either). G..
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