Author: Frank Crivello
The Calcio Consultant, Frank Crivello, has had a passion for World (and specifically Italian) football since Arrigo Sacchi's AC Milan dominated the scene. Frank can be heard hosting Serie A Sitdown, World Football Index's Calcio podcast. Follow him on Twitter @FTC_21
Previewing Italian Sides in Europe 2017/2018 – The Calcio Consultant
With the international break behind us, the European competitions will be front and centre over several midweeks (writes Frank Crivello).
We’ve see [...]
Rating Every Serie A Team’s Mercato – The Calcio Consultant
The silliness is over, and we can finally just focus on the football. No more who’s going where, just who’s in what team (writes Frank Crivello).
But [...]
Two-Week Takes from Serie A: The Calcio Consultant
Hopefully people will be as hesitant to be as critical of this instalment, just as Serie A officials were hesitant to use VAR (see Roma-Inter, Milan-C [...]
The Calcio Consultant – First Impressions of the 2017/18 Serie A Season
The anticipation is over, and we have game week one in the books for the 2017/18 Serie A season, writes Frank Crivello.
Let’s use this edition of T [...]
Serie A 2017-18 Predictions: Final Edition – The Calcio Consultant
The Calcio Consultant, Frank Crivello, is back with his final instalment of Italian Serie A league predictions for the 2017/18 season. Look out for hi [...]
The Calcio Consultant: Serie A Predictions – July Update
Teams are back in training just about everywhere around the world. The mercato is in full swing as Sporting Directors are hard at work shoring up the [...]
The Calcio Consultant’s ‘Too Early’ Serie A 2017/18 Predictions
I wanted to write something this week, but some of the more hot button topics just aren’t getting the needle moved for me.
The Gianluigi Donnarumma [...]
Serie A 2016/17 Post-Season Honours – The Calcio Consultant
The last scenes of an unforgettable Serie A season were those of Crotone celebrating the most improbable of escapes from relegation.
It would also [...]
Juventus or Real Madrid? Champions League Final Preview & Prediction
It all comes down to this.
Either Juventus complete a historic treble, or Real Madrid are the first to win successive Champions Leagues since the l [...]
Juventus Player Of The Season: The Calcio Consultant
Juventus won the domestic double again in 2017, but who is their Player of the Season? The Calcio Consultant takes a look.
“Teamwork is the abi [...]