What a Difference Three Years Makes
Despite a close fought defeat to Juventus at the San Siro last Saturday, watching Internazionale take on Sampdoria the following Wednesday highlighted just how far they have fallen since capturing the Champions League in 2010. A notable gauge...
Inter Falling Away
It is probably to be expected, but perhaps not to the extent that we have seen in 2013, but Inter’s season has been well and truly derailed. Losing to leaders Juve, as they did at the weekend, is not a huge surprise, and will not define their...
Serie B Beckoning For Unstable Palermo
Despite being just five points from safety it does not look good for bottom side Palermo as they look to avoid relegation to Serie B for the first time in a decade, their defeat to Milan on Friday, highlighted a number of failings within the...
Zanetti The Dynamo
Last Sunday Bologna beat a terrible Inter side 1-0. The Milanese club are on the slide, with disillusioned players, a struggling manager, and angered fans. The defeat, coming off the back of a humbling night in north London midweek, was of no...
Definitely Deciding The Title
With a healthy dosage of hyperbole injected into it, this Friday night’s match between Napoli and Juventus could decide the destination of the Serie A title. It could end meaning very little, but with a pundit’s hat firmly on – and imagining...
Balotelli Role Model
Mario Balotelli is in an important, but probably quite unwanted, role – whether he knows it is very unlikely. Whether he has the ability or desire to fulfil it is improbable. Whether it is something that can be achieved at all is seriously...
Another Flawed Genius?
As Mario Balotelli struck his first goals for new club Milan he displayed a familiar pose often witnessed by the Rossoneri faithful by recently departed Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Static, with arms open and head held high it is the mark of two individuals...
Why Balotelli Can Be A Success At AC Milan
Why always him? There is never a dull moment surrounding Mario Balotelli, as he arrived in Milan following his move from Manchester City he was greeted by thousands of Ultras who lit flares, threw bottles and clashed with police. This may come...
The Return Of Super Mario
With the initial thought of writing about Zdenek Zeman and his departure from the Giallorossi, the reintroduction of Mario Balotelli to Italy, to Milan and to goal scoring in general, is all too in your face to neglect. I’m in that camp of...
Juve’s Lead
So it is not as clear cut as I thought it was going to be. Just before the winter break, with Antonio Conte’s return to the side lines after serving his ban, the majority of things in Turin looked relatively rosy. 2013, however, has not been...
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