Weakened Juve Defence Still Likely to be Too Strong for Milan
by James Horncastle
at viernes, may. 20 2016 13:06
“Stats. Stats. Stats,” mumbled Zvonimir Boban. From the tone of his voice, the quiet under-the-breath interruption, it did not seem like approval. Instead it could be mistaken for the unbridled dissent for which the former Milan midfielder is now famous in his role as a pundit on Sky Ita...
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Team Focus: Italy's Leaky Defence
by James Horncastle
at martes, jun. 25 2013 12:04
Cesare Prandelli knew that days like this would come, days when there’d be nostalgia for the past, for what Italy were and not what they’ve become. Reading the country’s papers after Sunday’s 4-2 defeat to Brazil at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, a wistfulness was discerni...
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Player Focus: The Role of the Ball Playing Defender
by Ben McAleer
at lunes, jun. 24 2013 13:30
As the game advances at a rapid rate, the ever-changing perceptions of footballers continuously alter. For example, strikers are no longer needed to be the battering ram of a team, with the impetus shifting from looking to physically dominate the opposition to dropping deeper to link up play with th...
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