Inter Milan have a unique and wonderful talent in centre-back Alessandro Bastoni. The twenty five year old often starts games as the Nerazzurri’s left sided defender in a back three. But the Italian international will rarely stick to that role when the Serie A champions have the ball. Bastoni is very comfortable with the ball […]
Posted on October 10th, 2024 by scott
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Scott McTominay was thrown into the deep end as he made his first start for Napoli in their recent away trip against Juventus. The Serie A clash didn’t seem to phase the Scottish internationalist. Napoli boss Antonio Conte decided to change his formation to a 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 and give Scott a prominent role as an attacking […]
Posted on September 23rd, 2024 by scott
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It’s been a bit of an inauspicious start for AC Milan this season. The Italian giants are lying in tenth place in Serie A after four games, with their only win coming against newly promoted Venezia last weekend. But any ideas that they could build on that victory were soon dashed as they were humbled […]
Posted on September 20th, 2024 by scott
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We all know that Italian clubs have been actively scouting the Scottish Premiership for the past few years. They know that there’s talent to be had in Scotland and that our market represents good value for money. With that in mind, I wondered who could be currently catching the eye of Italian scouts within Scottish […]
Posted on August 14th, 2024 by scott
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Napoli have recently been linked with a move for Brighton & Hove Albion star Billy Gilmour. The Football Italia website states that the Italian side are ready to make an another approach this week. I still think The Partenopei will need to bid more than the suggested €12m plus add ons to secure the twenty-three […]
Posted on August 9th, 2024 by scott
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Getting back into Italian football in the last twelve or so months, I have noticed that the Italian top flight has been embraced by a greater number of North Americans. Footballers have been making the crossing to the peninsula for a few decades now. Alexi Lalas called Padova home for a few years in the […]
Posted on August 2nd, 2024 by scott
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In August 2020, when Lille OSC spent $35 million to bring Jonathan David across the border from Belgian club Gent (Via Sports Illustrated), no one would have predicted four years later the 24-year-old would be potentially set to leave the Ligue 1 club for free. A move which goes against everything LOSC’s well oiled […]
Posted on July 30th, 2024 by scott
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I have just dusted off my keyboard (literally). It astounds me that I haven’t written a blog on here since 2022. There are numerous reasons for this; my love for modern football has dipped, I probably felt a bit burnt out after writing prolifically for over a decade and my time became scarce as I […]
Posted on July 25th, 2024 by scott
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Scottish football doesn’t often see top class talent arrive on its shores but when a player of that ilk does arrive they stand out like a sore thumb. When Franck Suazee arrived at Easter Road in February 1999. The veteran was no longer playing at his peak but he still played like a man against […]
Posted on October 24th, 2022 by scott
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The Greater Tokyo region is massive and it has a population greater than 13 million people deep. It’s easy to get lost in such a dense area or to conform to the noisy reality that comes with living in such built up surroundings. But getting lost in the shuffle or conforming to everyday life has […]
Posted on October 16th, 2022 by scott
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