Category: Features
A Paulo Dybala Debate & Other Takes – The Calcio Consultant
For this instalment of The Calcio Consultant, I am likely going to draw the ire of the Juventus faithful by inconveniencing them with this hot take:
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The State of the United States Mens National Team
In my lifetime, I’ve never had as much uncertainty about something as I did about the United States' chances of qualifying for a World Cup, when I sat [...]
Köln on Tour & Lewandowski Sets Records – Bundesliga Zeitung
It's been a busy week of European football for the Bundesliga which has gleaned mixed fortunes (writes Andy Wales).
Bayern bounced back from domest [...]
Rolando Mandragora: The Young Stars of Italian Football
Age: 20
Place of birth: Scampia, Italy
Position: Midfielder
Current club: Crotone (on loan from Juventus)
Serie A exp: 34 games
Rolando Mandrag [...]
Analysing Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid Tactics & Philosophy
By James Nalton.
For a manager who became the first to win consecutive European Cups in the Champions League era, relatively little is written or s [...]
Uth at the Double and Werner Double Quick: Bundesliga Zeitung
The international break meant attention in Germany switched to 'Die Mannschaft' and the reigning world champions maintaining their 100% record in 2018 [...]
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 [...]
Sexism in Football & Respecting the Women’s Game
By now we've all become familiar with the many crimes that FIFA have been accused of: bribery, corruption, exploitation. Yet the one that can be argue [...]
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 [...]