Player Focus: King Arturo Firing Juventus to Success
by Adam Digby
at Ijumaa, Des 6 2013 11:10
At their pre-season retreat in the Aostan hills, it didn’t take onlookers long to recognise the coach leading the Juventus squad through a punishing series of drills. It was not Antonio Conte, nor even fitness chief Paolo Bertelli, but midfielder Arturo Vidal who was forcing his teammates to p...
Player Focus: Parolo Shining Among Parma Stars
by Adam Digby
at Ijumaa, Nov 1 2013 15:15
The old idiom says you should never meet your heroes, but for a player with as unusual a career path as Marco Parolo, it is no surprise that conventional wisdom does not apply. Late last week, the midfielder gave an interview to his club's in-house television channel in which he admitted his admirat...
League Focus: Foreign Defenders Taking Over in Serie A
by Adam Digby
at Jumanne, Okt 8 2013 16:22
Before the advent of the internet, before dedicated television channels filled their schedules with matches from the farthest corners of the planet, all football fans had was the World Cup. In the years before football truly became the global game, supporters would have to wait four years to see the...
League Focus: Striking Duos Set To Storm Serie A
by Adam Digby
at Jumatatu, Ago 5 2013 14:46
Player Focus: Carlos Tévez - The Top Signing Juve Have Been Waiting For
by Adam Digby
at Ijumaa, Jun 28 2013 10:02
Just over sixty years ago, Juventus owner Gianni Agnelli decided his side needed an injection of attacking quality and twice broke the world transfer record to bring two foreign stars to Turin. One was a quiet and unassuming giant, the other a fiery Argentine with a questionable temperament, but as ...
Player Focus: Fernando Llorente - The Right Man for Juventus
by Adam Digby
at Jumanne, Jun 4 2013 12:55
League Focus: Serie A Defensive Stat Leaders
by Adam Digby
at Jumatatu, Des 17 2012 16:50
League Focus: Contrasting Styles In The Serie A Title Race
by Adam Digby
at Jumatatu, Des 10 2012 16:59
As referee Nicola Rizzoli blew the full time whistle at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday evening, he did so signalling not only the end of the match but also a significant shift in the season for the home side. Having struggled in recent weeks, Inter lifted themselves to the challenge of visitor...
Player Focus: Wesley Sneijder
by Adam Digby
at Jumanne, Des 4 2012 15:10
League Focus: Serie A’s Pass Masters
by Adam Digby
at Jumatatu, Nov 26 2012 17:49
As their match finished in an improbable 2-2 draw last weekend, one of the standout features of the Inter-Cagliari fixture was the neatness both sides displayed in possession. Inter just shaded the overall figure, managing to keep the ball for 52 per cent of the encounter but both displayed some inc...