Change in the wind: Week 31 Scudetto Preview

Seven games to go as Serie A approaches its most important weekend
The twist and turns of this seasons Serie A season could take a further leap into the unknown this weekend, as Inter face battling Lazio, whilst injury-prone Roma travel to Cagliari.
Roberto Mancini takes his stuttering Inter side to the city where he made his [...]

Vintage Del Piero ignites memories for Juventus in San Siro classic

Juventus back to the good old days as Del Piero demonstrates class is permanent
Normally, the Derby d’Italia (played out by Juventus and Internazionale) is usually not only a grudge match but a game whereby the winning team gets the bragging rights for the rest of the Scudetto season. Over the years, Juventus have normally had [...]

Milan’s transition must begin long after it was needed

From Istanbul to Athens, Milan need a new project if they are to return to their recent heights.
The current England manager Fabio Capello once inherited a fantastically built AC Milan squad from Ariggo Sacchi in 1991 after the owner Silvio Berlusconi had decided that Sacchi’s tenure had ended. According to Berlusconi, every team has a [...]

Another futile Euro campaign signals Mancini’s end

Roberto Mancini has stunned the footballing world by announcing the end to his tenure as Inter Milan coach following another premature Champions League exit, this time at the hands of Liverpool.

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Schuster heads down Capello way

Bernd Schuster bears some intriguing similarities to former Chelsea boss José Mourinho.
The German disregards the media with contempt, is utterly single-minded and could not deliver the prize he was ordered to win, the Champions League.
Schuster does offer a far more exciting style of football than Mourinho ever did at Stamford Bridge or Fabio Capello managed [...]

Splendorous Fàbregas leads his technicians to San Siro dethroning

Are Arsenal ready to replace Milan as champions of the continent? The mounting evidence suggests last season’s frustration-filled strugglers could just do so; becoming the first English side to win on Milan’s own patch has the jury preparing a unanimous verdict in the trial of the lethal youngsters who are wreaking havoc on the Premier [...]

Five Things: Defending, Conceding, Scoring, Superstars, Refereeing

1. Liverpool’s dead ball deficiencies
While Aston Villa are the masters of scoring from dead ball situations, Liverpool are the worst at defending them. 14 of the 20 goals conceded by Rafa Benítez’s side have derived from set-piece situations, a defensive problem that has been a recurrent worry through the season and continued at Bolton on [...]

Half of everything is luck; the other half, fate.

Last minute goals, dodgy penalties and winning with 10 men has defined why Inter have had the golden touch.
They say you need luck to win titles. Who’s ‘they’? Everyone really. Managers, players, commentators, pundits, coaches. Luck can come in many forms. You can be lucky and have a referee who’s slightly off the pace and [...]