Date: May 2, 2021Time: 15:00 CET FiveThirtyEight Predictions:Atalanta Victory – 59%Sassuolo Victory – 20%Draw – 21% Sunday is hopefully the day that Serie A begins to chisel away at the glut of teams duking it out for the top spots… Continue Reading
Atalanta has brought home a Player of the Month award this campaign, but it wasn’t who many would think after a cursory glance. Three goals and one of the best assists of the year was enough to deliver Luis Muriel… Continue Reading
Dirty DetailsName: Joey VeermanNationality: The NetherlandsCurrent Club: Heerenveen FCAge: 22 (Birthday, Nov 19)Physical Stats: 1.85m, 75 kgTransfermarkt Value: $7.7M, contract ends 2024 Position: Defensive MidfieldStrengths: Long Balls, Passing, Composure, VisionWeaknesses: Lapses of Awareness, AssertivenessTo Be Determined: Playing in a Pivot… Continue Reading
Saying that the race to finish Top 4 in Italy is close is the understatement of the year. Clubs placed 2nd through 5th are all within two points of each other, and the table has been topsy-turvy for the last… Continue Reading
It’s nice to have a laugher everyone now and then – this games absolutely classifies as such. It was a bit shaky in the early going, but Atalanta supremely settled down after Muriel’s cheeky backheel to Malinovskyi who was on… Continue Reading
Date: April 25, 2021Time: 14:45 CET FiveThirtyEight Predictions-Atalanta Victory: 74%Bologna Victory: 9%Draw: 17% They say the living well is the best revenge. I don’t know how that really applies to football, so we’ll go with revenge is a dish best… Continue Reading
Yes, the title is confusing – yet oddly true. You probably need two hands to count the number of chances Atalanta had right on goal in which players just blasted the ball right at Pau Lopez. An unfortunate red card… Continue Reading
Date: April 22, 2021Time: 18:30 CET FiveThirtyEight Predictions:Atalanta Victory: 50%Roma Victory: 26%Draw: 24% Milan have lost midweek; thus a draw means 2nd place is Atalanta’s with a win. But the victory is anything but easy. Roma – the last remaining… Continue Reading
Dirty DetailsName: Borna SosaNationality: Croatia (19 U21 Caps)Current Club: VfB StuttgartAge: 23 (Birthday, Jan 21)Physical Stats: 1.85m, 77 kgTransfermarkt Value: $13.2M, contract ends 2025 Position: Left Wingback/MidfieldStrengths: Attacking Positioning, Crossing, DecisionsWeaknesses: Aggression, Extremely Left FootedTo Be Determined: Defensive Positioning, Pressing… Continue Reading
I’ll get it out of the way right now, I’m not a fan of the Super League. It stands for everything against what I was looking for when I dipped my toes into the water that was European Football –… Continue Reading