Champions League back-to-back (Oct-Nov '21)
I want to focus on the middle two legs, the back-to-back round of the Champions League. I have a few comments, and I'll either go by...
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Why Italian teams struggle in Europe
I've touched on this before, last season I believe, but it's so obvious to me now the reasons Serie A has failed to win in Europe in...
Gasperini and Bielsa
I can go two ways here; actually compare them and their squads/performances, or go into the broader issue at hand. Let's go with the...
Dejan Kulusevski
Age: 21 (April 2000) Country: Sweden Club: Juventus (ex Parma, Atalanta) Position: RW Preferred foot: Left Height: 6'1" I know with these...
Graham Potter
Newcastle series continues... looking at today's "news" regarding Brendan Rodgers, I thought it would be interesting to look at another...
Freiburg - the Streich effect
One of the lesser discussed clubs, at least from what I've seen, is SC Freiburg from the Black Forest region of Germany. Their coach,...
CL match day II
It's now Thursday, so I decided to sit down and write a bit regarding what I witnessed in Europe's elite club competition over the past...
Juve 1-1 Milan : Analysis
Lineups JUVE: Szczesny; Danilo Bonucci Chiellini Alex Sandro; Cuadrado Bentancur Locatelli Rabiot; Dybala Morata MILAN: Maignan; Theo...
Red Bull CL week one
Salzburg (drew 1-1 at Sevilla) I already watched most of this, kinda half-assed at times as the stream was cutting out. What I remember...
Villarreal 2-2 Atalanta
I had a post in the drafts about this first matchday, basically previewing a few games that I'd bookmarked. The two on Tuesday (aka...
What to expect from Villarreal in Champions League
The 2021/22 season will be the first time in 10 years that Villarreal will be participating in the Champions League group stage. The club...
Champions League sides Germany/Spain
Last post like this, for now, at least I think. A number of matchups this weekend (last of August, right before Int'l break) featured...
Jornada/Spieltag 2
A few takeaways, as I'll be doing for the three weekends of football with these two leagues. I've been less than thrilled, as my initial...
Jornada/Spieltag 1 (late edition)
As the title would indicate, I'm onto my German/Spanish footy experience. I don't have any one game that drew my desire, so I might do a...
Twitter style thread Serie A
Players to watch from unheralded teams (i.e. not Inter, Juve, Milan, Napoli, Atalanta, Roma, Lazio). In terms of a preview, here's what...
Twitter style preview La Liga
In terms of a preview of the division, there's no money, most teams are staying the same or getting worse, and the "big two" (thankfully)...
Belotti and Kane
In an interesting way, these two players are connected now. I say that in reference to the fact that they both recently competed in the...
England defeat takeaway
Gonna make this quick. Probably will be all over the place... I've struggled to watch England this entire tournament. Same with France...
Milan (June 2021) Update
AC Milan is one of the clubs I grew up knowing about. Kaka and Seedorf, in particular, stood out to me. When I actually started to follow...
Wolves post-Nuno (long read w/ updates)
I've been wanting to write about Wolves for a while, but with the managerial change it's even more pertinent. First, I should probably...
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