Author Archives: James Grundy
Tactical Analysis – Inter 3 – 2 Sampdoria: Shades Of Last Season
Tactical Analysis – Inter 3 – 2 Sampdoria: Shades Of…
Formations: Inter started off with their usual 4 2 3 1 making no changes from the team in Napoli which had given such a valiant performance. Nagatomo and Danilo started off at fullbacks with the usual midfield 3 retaining their place and once again Borja in the hole behind Icardi, yet against Sampdoria he dropped […]
Paper talk: Man Utd & Spurs targets shines in Serie A, Balo Italy snub
Paper talk: Man Utd & Spurs targets shines in Serie…
26 October at 11:31 Each top Serie A club sealed wins on Tuesday and Wednesday with Juve, Inter, Roma, Napoli, Lazio and AC Milan that took home the three points in the first mid-week matchday of the season. Napoli managed a crucial 3-2 away win at Genoa with a stunning brace netted by Dries Mertens. […]
FC Barcelona join Chelsea in race to sign Napoli defender Koulibaly
FC Barcelona join Chelsea in race to sign Napoli defender…
26 October at 11:40 Cataln newspaper Sport reports that FC Barcelona are planning to sign two central defenders of which Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly is allegedly one of the names on that list. The Spanish club is currently observing and following the player closely but Blaugrana President Bartomeu is aware that it will take a big offer […]
Dybala-Higuain break drought
Dybala-Higuain break drought
Juventus’ win over Spal last night saw Paulo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuain score in the same game for the first time since February. The Bianconeri won 4-1 against the newly promoted side, with La Joya curling in a stunning free-kick and Pipita adding the third with a fine left-footed strike. That represented the first time […]
Barcelona in for Koulibaly?
Barcelona in for Koulibaly?
Barcelona are reportedly interested in Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly, but he’d cost at least €50m. The centre-back has become a key part of Maurizio Sarri’s side, and signed a renewal until 2021 in September last year. That hasn’t stopped the defender being linked with a move away, and today Sport is reporting that Barça are […]
Juventus set scoring record
Juventus set scoring record
Juventus have scored 31 goals in the first 10 Serie A games, the best record by anyone in 66 years. The Bianconeri beat Spal 4-1 in Turin last night, meaning they have now scored 31 in 10 games, even better than Napoli’s record of 29 in the same period. Indeed that record is better than […]
Napoli stay top as Bayern, Chelsea advance
Napoli stay top as Bayern, Chelsea advance
Dries Martens scores twice at Genoa as Napoli stay top of Serie A, Juventus and Roma also win Ten-man Leipzig take Bayern to penalties but visitors come through in sudden death Chelsea join Manchester duo in English League Cup quarter-finals but Spurs let 2-0 lead slip Shakhtar in 12th straight Ukrainian Cup quarter-final; Celtic open […]
Can a Milan backed by shady Chinese money ever become a football capital again?
Can a Milan backed by shady Chinese money ever become a…
THE NEW SOCIETY OF AC MILAN doesn’t sound too far from something the iconoclastic Italian politician and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi would have dreamed up, but it is in fact the symbolic new beginning for the club. It’s another shot at life beyond the stagnant final period of Berlusconi’s regime. The circumstances surrounding the Rossoneri’s […]
Balotelli: ‘I’m ready if Italy call’
Balotelli: ‘I’m ready if Italy call’
Mario Balotelli explained his decision to remain in Nice, dealing with criticism and is “ready” for an Italy call. “If not, I’ll cheer on the Nazionale.” The striker sat down with newspaper Nice-Matin to discuss his career and hopes of getting back into the Azzurri squad. “It is important for me to express myself so […]