Category: Italy
Montella’s Milan Mismanagement – The Calcio Consultant
The reality of AC Milan is, while loads of money has been spent in strengthening the squad, the players were going to need time to get acclimated to o [...]
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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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 [...]
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 Young Stars of Italian Football – Davide Calabria – AC Milan
A player from the AC Milan youth system that Italian fans will know well is Davide Calabria. At only 20 years old, he is considered a future star for [...]
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 [...]
Audi Cup Shows International Club Friendlies Still Have A Place In Football
Friendly matches have always been part of football, and tournaments like the Audi Cup are still useful exercises.
By James Nalton in Munich
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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 [...]