Category: Serie A
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 [...]
Leonardo Bonucci & Max Allegri Quarrel Leads To Shock Transfer
When tempers flared during a match against Palermo between Leonardo Bonucci and Massimiliano Allegri on February 17th, people wrote off the encounter [...]
Parma Chameleon: The Changing Faces & Fortunes of Parma Calcio
Those of a certain age will remember Football Italia on Channel 4, every Sunday afternoon from about 2pm onwards.
As I write this, I can hear its t [...]
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 [...]
FC Crotone Rise Like The Phoenix From The Flames
To say Crotone had little chance of success in Serie A would be an understatement.
Bookies’ odds for Crotone to win the league title were 200,000-1 [...]
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 [...]
European Football? Sorry, not INTERested
The Calcio Consultant, Frank Crivello, looks at the problems at Inter, shares his opinion on Fransesco Totti, and rounds up a few other Serie A issues [...]
Restructuring Milan: Who to Keep, Who to Sell & Who to Buy
In his first column WFI's Calcio Consultant Frank Crivello assesses the AC Milan squad and looks at potential signings for the club this summer.
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Zdenek Zeman: The Man, The Myth, The Chain-Smoking Legend
In Italy they call him Il Boemo -- the Bohemian. Others just call him a maverick. What no one will call the chain-smoking Czech, Zdenek Zeman, or his [...]