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The Serie A Weekly crew are happy to welcome back from the Guardian sports desk Paolo Bandini.
Paolo and I log the first podcast of the summer talking well transfers and managers of course.
Recorded Monday this week, all is still very fresh and relative with topics on, Inter's new
managerial plan Leonardo to Paris Pastore "should I stay or should I go" Oh where will Cesc.
"Gasperini is the coach who put me in most difficulty. I would change but he would adapt, time and
again." Jose Mourinho Hastily made first impressions and endless weary comparisons. Everyone is
constantly guilty of them and as football fans and observers become more judgemental than ever
before, both are becoming increasingly more frequent.
At the end of a disappointing season this week has been a busy time for Juventus Director General
Beppe Marotta who, after sacking coach Gigi Delneri has also seemingly sealed the arrival of club
idol Antonio Conte to replace him. Yesterday the club announced, via their official website, the
free transfer of Italian World Cup winner Andrea Pirlo who left Champions Milan last week.
At the end of a disappointing season this week has been a busy time for Juventus Director General
Beppe Marotta who, after sacking coach Gigi Delneri has also seemingly sealed the arrival of club
idol Antonio Conte to replace him. Yesterday the club announced, via their official website, the
free transfer of Italian World Cup winner Andrea Pirlo who left Champions Milan last week.
As Massimiliano Allegri's Milan captured lo Scudetto, it was certainly very different to the last
Rossoneri side to win the same title back in 2004. The current team is epitomised by new faces;
from the aggressive power of both Thiago Silva and Kevin-Prince Boateng, to the arrogant genius of
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Antonio Cassano, there is a vibrant physical element that was never truly.
Decrepit or unsuitable stadia are major problem in Serie A, from the outdated Olimpico in Rome to
the oversized San Nicola in Bari but most clubs have a plan on paper at least to move to a modern,
purpose-built home. Many of these utopian ideals, such as the Cittadella Viola proposal by
Fiorentina, are struggling to go ahead, whether through a lack of funding or assistance from.
No special guest in episode 15 just the boys talking a quick look at matchday 33 in Italian Serie A
and some discussion on the top four to be finishers in Italian Serie A Give us a listen and leave
comments for Adam and Kevin, and make sure to follow us SerieAWeekly on twitter Topics include,
AC Milan try to do the Double!
Here we go again with Serie A Weekly giving you a list of five stories to read this lunchtime
that we have seen from around the web and enjoyed ourselves. Many of these will be about Italian
football of course but there is always room for something different and those will be here too.
Take a look at our recommendations, pass them on and be sure to leave a comment on these great
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In the summer of 2009 Juventus proudly unveiled their latest signing, the €25 million capture of
Felipe Melo from Fiorentina. The Brazilian International was one of footballs hottest properties
after an outstanding debut season in Serie A and an excellent Confederations Cup with Brazil. With
Arsenal heavily interested in him it was seen as something of a coup by then Sporting Director
Alessio.
In late Autumn and early Winter Juventus strung together an unbeaten run that lasted eighteen
games, a feat they managed playing a largely unchanged line-up and using the same formation every
week. What began the season as Gigi Delneri's favoured formation became very different, dropping
the wing-based shape he utilised at Sampdoria and relying on eighteen year old defender Frederik.
Here we go again with Serie A Weekly giving you a list of five stories to read this lunchtime
that we have seen from around the web and enjoyed ourselves. Many of these will be about Italian
football of course but there is always room for something different and those will be here too.
Take a look at our recommendations, pass them on and be sure to leave a comment on these great
articles.
He says very little, outside of the bland metronomic answers we come to expect from men in his
position so when Juventus Direttore Generale Beppe Marotta gave an honest and forthright interview
with Corriere dello Sport, we should be all ears. The site purposely avoids transfer rumour and
speculation but, much like this previous interview this seemed different from the outset.
At first glance Roma and Juventus could not appear to be two more different clubs; hailing from two
very different cities, one with a young former player as coach and the other with a well-travelled
veteran of Calcio's benches. A closer look however reveals each to be far more alike than either
set of fans would care to admit.
All summer long the transfer talk around Juventus centred on the addition of a 'bomber' a term
Italians use when refering to an out-and-out goal poacher and it seemed to only be a matter of
choosing which natural scorer would arrive in Turin to fire the Bianconeri into Scudetto
contention. When the only forward that became a member of Gigi Delneri's squad was.
Taken during the charity match between Juventus and Torino legends, Bianconeri fans ask their
heroes if they are busy on Sunday
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Here we go again with Serie A Weekly giving you a list of five stories to read this lunchtime
that we have seen from around the web and enjoyed ourselves. Many of these will be about Italian
football of course but there is always room for something different and those will be here too.
Take a look at our recommendations, pass them on and be sure to leave a comment on these great
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Simply put, when it comes to Juventus nobody does it better. His records may no longer stand, other
players may have arrived and played more games, won more trophies and scored more goals, but
Giampiero Boniperti was always so much more than merely a player. Picking up the baton left
following the death of Valentino Mazzola at Superga, he was the golden boy of Italian football as
the country.
"For me, winning isn't something that happens suddenly on the field when the whistle blows and the
crowds roar. Winning is something that builds physically and mentally every day that you train and
every night that you dream" Emmitt Smith They left the field to rapturous applause having paid
respect to their fans under the curva Scirea.
It was reminiscent of something from a bygone era, a sepia-toned memory brought into living colour,
like a remake of a 1930′s Cinecitt movie directed by James Cameron. More than anything it was a
signal that, although seemingly everything has changed in recent times, there is a very real sense
that things are very much the way they were.
Empty Glasses, Flat Caps And James Horncastle Being off the internet airways for 14 days, Adam and
Kevin return in episode 9.1 joined by James Horncastle, one of Calcio's most well respected
journalists and contributor to Jonathan Wilson's fantastic new project "The Blizzard" . From
Bologna's Marco Di Vaio to Milan's Thiago Silva the boys get James' take.
After a run of three good performances, against Palermo, Cagliari and Inter, Sunday lunchtime saw
Juventus return to the kind of inept display seen before that spell. During that dismal seven game
run they won just twice and were eliminated from the Coppa Italia while conceding 12 goals, a
worrying period that appeared to be over as the squad slowly returned to something resembling full
strength.
Udinese sit fifth in Serie A going into this weekends fixtures, just two points behind Lazio in
the last Champions League place and two ahead of Juventus. A further point separates them from a
Palermo side that have attracted many admirers this season for their stylish and effective play.
Alexis Sanchez has been the subject of seemingly limitless media attention, talk of a summer move
refuses to.
While drawing players from various parts of South America and naturalising them as citizens through
their parents or grandparents, Italian football has benefited hugely over the last century from the
repatriation of numerous members of the Italian diaspora. Raimondo Orsi, Jose Altafini and Omar
Sivori are among the most famous members of an ever increasing group of immigrants to don the
famous.
Alessandro Matri made a winning visit to a stage he knows all too well as the Bianconeri finally
returned to winning ways at Cagliari's Stadio Sant'Elia and he has been rightly lauded for his
performance against a club he spent four years calling home. His transfer to Juventus, this display
and his tally of Serie A goals now at thirteen for the season has seen him.
Milan have a fantastic array of attacking talent but a huge dearth of depth in both midfield and
defence. While an injured forward simply means another world class star takes off his tracksuit and
enters the fray, a knock to either Alessandro Nesta or Thiago Silva leaves most Rossoneri fans with
palpitations akin to those club President's have when discovering player has Mino Raiola is his.
All season long fans and journalists alike have bemoaned the lack of a true goalscorer playing in
the Juventus attack. Common wisdom would have it that Alessandro Del Piero is too old, Fabio
Quagliarella too inconsistent, Vincenzo Iaquinta too prone to injury, Luca Toni two years too late
and Amauri?
Guest writer Michael Morra provides a close look at the Juventus loss to visitors Udinese at the
weekend. Udinese, perhaps the league's most in-form side, traveled to Torino today in hopes of
continuing their January assault on Serie A. Conversely, Juventus was looking to get back on track
and dismiss the thought that they were undergoing yet another mid-season collapse.
It was confirmed today, in perhaps the only shocking move of the January transfer window so far,
that Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini has agreed a deal to move to Inter with immediate effect.
While analysts and fans alike nodded their head at a good move by the San Siro outfit a deeper look
makes you ask if it truly is, or if it will eventually be a move regretted by all concerned.
In episode 4.1 Adam and Walker travel south to Sicily and welcome Lorenzo Vicini (think I got that
right this time) to the podcast. The boyz discuss all things Palermo as well as the full fixture
list from Match day 21 of Italian Serie A. Lorenzo writes for the Palermo-offside and is dedicated
supporter of the Azzurri as well.
Francesco Guidolin's Udinese drew 4-4 against AC Milan at San Siro two weeks ago, and scored four
more last weekend away to Genoa, winning 4-2. The most in-form side in Serie A did it again this
past weekend, halting the instant improvement of current champions Inter winning 3-1 in a fast
paced match.
This season was something of a new era for Sardinian side Cagliari, who lost coach Massimiliano
Allegri to Milan after a successful two year spell in charge. Under the guidance of the man who won
the Coach of the Year award in each of his two seasons at the Stadio Sant'Elia, they had
comfortably retained their Serie A status and done so playing a high quality brand of attacking
football.
Episode 2 of the New Year bring more surprises as the boys are joined by Matthew Barker a freelance
writer who has been published in the pages of FourFourTwo, When Saturday Comes, Esquire, GQ, ITV
and Skysports. Topics include the Macheda loan-transfer, Roma and Mexes, Juventus' crashing fall
and Udinese's romp in the San Siro.
Three big stories this past week have perhaps set in motion a chain of events, the eventual results
of which may have huge implications on both the Serie A title race this season and the future of
the Italian national team. First among these, and easily the saddest tale is the season-ending knee
injury suffered by Fabio Quagliarella.
As Serie A returns from it's traditional winter break on Thursday, one of the most intriguing game
will be the evening kick off at San Siro where Inter and their newly appointed coach Leonardo face
a Napoli side enjoying a fantastic start to the season. The Southern club sit second in the table
and are one of the peninsula's most inform sides, and while Edinson Cavani grabs the.
