Author Archives: James Grundy
Serie A Round 35 Preview: Contrasting form may help and hinder several sides
Serie A Round 35 Preview: Contrasting form may help and…
With only four weeks of the current Serie A campaign left, many sides are jostling for a strong finish and one or two still have so much to play for at both ends of the league. At the summit, Juventus have lost only one of their last 25 derbies against Torino (W19 D5) – 2-1 […]
Chelsea going to extreme lengths to make former Napoli duo feel welcome, theory suggests
Chelsea going to extreme lengths to make former Napoli duo…
Chelsea appear to be going to new extremes to ensure that Maurizio Sarri feels at home at Stamford Bridge. Maybe he won’t be leaving after all! There’s been times throughout his debut campaign that we wondered if Sarri would make it to May, yet here he is, on the verge of a Europa League final […]
Napoli lose Chiriches
Napoli lose Chiriches
Napoli defender Vlad Chiriches will miss the rest of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery. Napoli announced on Thursday that Chiriches’ operation was ‘a complete success’ and he would ‘be back in time for preseason’. The Romanian dislocated his shoulder just 13 minutes into the Partenopei’s 2-1 defeat to Atalanta on April 22. He did […]
Arsenal 3 Valencia 1: Lacazette and Aubameyang rescue Gunners to gain semis advantage
Arsenal 3 Valencia 1: Lacazette and Aubameyang rescue Gunners…
This tie could have been over inside 15 minutes when the visitors made a fast start, scoring an early away goal through Mouctar Diakhaby and threatening twice more. But two goals in seven mad first-half minutes from Lacazette turned the tables, bringing the Frenchman’s tally to 18 for the season. Lacazette’s form has been mixed […]
Arsenal ace Laurent Koscielny issues grovelling apology to Gunners fans ahead of Valencia
Arsenal ace Laurent Koscielny issues grovelling apology…
Arsenal[1] were smashed 3-0 at Leicester on Sunday, their third straight defeat after losses to Wolves and Crystal Palace. And he claims if they don’t improve – starting tonight against Valencia in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final – they can kiss goodbye to Champions League football next season. Koscielny said: “We need […]
‘Insigne can do much more’
‘Insigne can do much more’
Italy CT Roberto Mancini believes Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne is capable of doing ‘much more’ for club and country. Insigne’s season has been marred by injuries, as well as alleged run-ins with Napoli fans and Coach Carlo Ancelotti, and Mancini wants to see an improvement from the 27-year-old. “I arrived at a difficult time for […]
Inter serious about competing with Milan and Manchester United for Juventus target
Inter serious about competing with Milan and Manchester…
02 May at 18:00 According to what has been reported by Corriere.it, Inter Milan are seriously keen on signing Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. This has not been the first time that Inter have been linked with the Serbian midfielder; having been one of the clubs circling around him last summer. Milinkovic-Savic nearly left Lazio last summer, […]
Official: Maran commits to Cagliari
Official: Maran commits to Cagliari
Cagliari have announced that Coach Rolando Maran has extended his contract with the club until 2022. Maran only took charge of Cagliari last summer, but a run of six wins in 11 matches has lifted the Rossoblu to 11th in Serie A, all-but-guaranteeing their safety. “Maran got stuck into his new role with enthusiasm, appreciated […]
Vlad Chiriches has today undergone surgery on a dislocated left shoulder. The procedure was a complete success and…