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Totti’s last derby disappoints
Yesterday’s Derby della Capitale threw away any hopes of the league title remaining for Roma, with the gap between current table-toppers Juventus extending to 9 points after the Bianconeri’s 2-2 draw with Atalanta in Bergamo and the Giallorossi’s shocking 1-3 loss to Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. Roma captain Francesco Totti sought to end his last Derby della Capitale on a high with an expected win for the Giallorossi, but unfortunately, it wasn’t the case on Sunday. Roma started out the match determined with their…
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Hungarian Controller: Adam Nagy
Nine months after his tiptoed arrival in Bologna, Adam Nagy has gradually caught the eye of Italy’s elite, and for some very good reasons. This summer, an Italian club signed one of the top performing midfielders of Euro 2016. If asked to consider this statement, most people would instinctively, and rightfully, think of Inter’s Joao…
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Tactical Preview: Monaco-Semifinals
Here we go again, I was convinced that the quarterfinals preview was my last one. But it seems like Leonardo Jardim and his boys like my writing. So they defeated Dortmund in both legs, even though the first one was played in a disturbing context. So, here we are again. But this time, it’s the…
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RIP Tiki Taka: 2008-2016
When Pep Guardiola became manager of Barcelona in 2008, he revolutionized the game forever, and became the epitome of both knowledge and simplicity. His ‘tiki-taka’ brand of football swept the globe, and brought about a Renaissance Period. Xavi was Da Vinci, Iniesta was Michelangelo, Messi was William Shakespeare. No one perfected it like they did,…
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Tactical Preview: Atlético Madrid-Semifinals
Before the Champions League semi-final draw, there was almost an expectation as to what was about to happen. When Atlético were drawn to face Madrid yet again, nobody was surprised. Having seen three Madrid derbies in the last three editions of the Champions League (final, quarter-final, final again), this fixture has almost become an expected…
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Can Marco Silva help Hull City stay afloat?
On the 5th of January 2017, Marco Silva was appointed manager of Hull City until the end of the season, replacing Mike Phelan after the latter was sacked following a series of bad results. Phelan left the club with only 13 points, dead last in the Premier League table. Upon Silva’s appointment, the club’s vice-chairman Ehab Allam…
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Velocidad Clásica : Así ganó el Real Madrid
El Real Madrid es lo más parecido a un coche de fórmula uno y el Bayern Munich una orquesta de música clásica, el primero con la velocidad a tope, intentando en cada pitt cambiar rápido las llantas y tomar la delantera, sobrepasar siempre. El segundo a controlar los intervalos del espacio y el tiempo, llevando…
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Scouting Report: Gil Dias
Gil Dias was linked to Benfica back in January but nothing happened, with Salvio, Rafa, Zivkovic, Carrillo and Cervi for wingers Benfica probably assumed it’d be best to let the player stay put. Now, in the tail end of the season, and after some news of this being likely Salvio’s last season with Benfica, the rumours…
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Insistir Hasta el Final
El 1 de febrero de 2016, en su presentación como nuevo entrenador del Manchester City, Pep Guardiola explicó los motivos que lo llevaron a asumir en el banco citizen y sus intenciones. “Estoy aquí para cumplir un reto. Para intentar jugar cada fin de semana, queremos que el City juegue bien y los aficionados se sientan…
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Tactical Preview: Real Madrid – Quarterfinals
And so we meet again: Los Vikingos against La Bestia Negra, the European Clásico. After three years since their last encounter, Real Madrid will take on Bayern Munich today. Los Blancos reached the Champions League quarter-final toppling Maurizio Sarri’s Napoli in a convincing manner (6-2 on aggregate). Real Madrid look like a completely different team in the Champions…
