Author Archives: James Grundy
Montella’s Milan timeline
Montella’s Milan timeline
Vincenzo Montella has been sacked by Milan after 64 games as Coach, and Football Italia takes a look back at his time in charge. The former striker was appointed on June 19, 2016 having saved Sampdoria from relegation after a successful spell with Fiorentina. His tenure began with a 3-2 win over Torino, with Carlos […]
AC Milan sack boss Vincenzo Montella and appoint Gennaro Gattuso following poor start to season
AC Milan sack boss Vincenzo Montella and appoint Gennaro…
AC Milan sacked Vincenzo Montella on Monday, and replaced him immediately Former midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been handed the reins at the San Siro Milan are struggling in Serie A, and could only draw with Torino on Saturday The club’s Chinese owners have seen little return on their big summer spend By Chris Cutmore for […]
Montella sacked by Milan as former favourite takes charge
Montella sacked by Milan as former favourite takes charge
AC Milan have sacked coach Vincenzo Montella and placed former club favourite Gennaro Gattuso in charge of first-team affairs. The Rossoneri are in seventh place in Serie A, 18 points behind leaders Napoli. The decision comes after Milan were held to a goalless draw by Torino at the weekend. A club statement released on their […]
Paris and City march on, Alba saves Barcelona
Paris and City march on, Alba saves Barcelona
Edinson Cavani and Neymar strike as Paris win 2-1 at Monaco to surge nine points clear Manchester City set Premier League points record after 13 games (37) with comeback win Jordi Alba strikes late at rivals Valencia to preserve Barcelona’s four-point Liga cushion Bayern lose at Mönchengladbach, Dortmund let 4-0 lead slip in derby with […]
The army of assistants and coaches elevating the top managers to glory
The army of assistants and coaches elevating the top managers…
PREENING, POINTING, POSTURING AND PARADING; the managerial theatre played out in top-flight football’s technical areas is more often than not fascinating. Dugouts used to be quite literal – a sunken structure almost out of sight and affording uncomfortable inhabitants views of muddy knees. Thanks in no small part to football’s relentless, hypnotised and monetised push […]
#MontellaOut makes a return to Twitter
#MontellaOut makes a return to Twitter
After AC Milan’s 0-0 draw with Torino, angry Rossoneri fans took to Twitter with the hashtag #MontellaOut as they made their feelings known. Milan now sit seventh in the Serie A table, level with Bologna and Chievo, and six behind Sampdoria. #MontellaOut u are such a disgrace to Milan bench,I swear it’s not the players […]
Juventus Allegri: “Higuain could miss Napoli fixture”
Juventus Allegri: “Higuain could miss Napoli fixture”
26 November at 23:40 Juventus coach Max Allegri was interviewed by Premium Sport after his team took all three points at home at the Allianz Stadium against Crotone in the Serie A thanks to a 3-o win. The former Milan and Cagliari coach began by explaining why his teams defence has improved over the last […]
Juventus, Allegri: “We are trying to keep pace with the top teams, at this rate it will take 96 or 97 points to win the Scudetto.”
Juventus, Allegri: “We are trying to keep pace with…
With the match against Napoli just five days away, Juventus secured a win against Crotone on Sunday to keep the distance between the clubs at four points. The coach of the bianconeri, Massimiliano Allegri, spoke after the match about the result and the race between the clubs at the top of the league: “This was […]
Allegri: ‘Juve using form players’
Allegri: ‘Juve using form players’
Max Allegri explained the need for a tactical shake-up for Juventus against Crotone and warns the showdown with Napoli won’t be decisive yet. The Bianconeri struggled to break down Crotone this evening before eventually managing a 3-0 result, but adopted a 3-4-3 formation. “It’s not an issue of shaking off the 4-2-3-1. We had a […]