Dossena: No Catenaccio At Anfield

Liverpool's new signing from Udinese, Andrea Dossena, has told the club's fans they needn't fear an outbreak of Italian-style catenaccio defence next season.

Italian football sets the benchmark by which defensive excellence is measured, with the catenaccio blanket-style defence perfected in the 1960s as the bedrock of the 1-0 win and forever associated with Serie A, even though things have evolved and been refined since then.

Read the full article at Anfield Talk.

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