The Elimination Still Shows Where The Club Needs To Grow Full disclosure, I have not yet been able to watch the second leg; and while it would be helpful, it is not essential to write this roundup and reflect. Because… Continue Reading
After nearly stifling Real Madrid to a scoreless draw, Atalanta has no option but to win on Tuesday against a healthier Real Madrid. We can talk for hours about Freuler’s red card, and if it was indeed justified; but that… Continue Reading
After bottling chance after chance in their first encounter, Mario Pasalic came up big in the return fixture netting a brace that saw Atalanta through to an important three points. Momentarily back in Champion’s League positions, La Dea did enough… Continue Reading
Date: March 12, 2021Time: 20:45 CET Atalanta gets the unfortunate luck of having the double weekday fixture schedule as they prepare to host Spezia on Friday. It’s quite an unfortunate circumstance to play so soon after having played Inter on… Continue Reading
Dirty DetailsName: Charles de Ketelaere (CDK in the article)Nationality: Belgium (1 Senior Cap)Current Club: Club BruggeAge: 20 (Birthday, March 10)Physical Stats: 1.92m, 74 kgTransfermarkt Value: $17.6M, contract ends 2022 Position: Attacking MidfielderStrengths: Technique, Work Rate, Positional FlexibilityWeaknesses: Stamina, Getting Lost… Continue Reading
Atalanta’s problem with the park bus continued Monday night against one of Serie A’s toughest backlines. In a match that saw very few shots outside of set pieces, the dice rolls just weren’t in La Dea’s favor as Skriniar’s decisive… Continue Reading
Date: March 8, 2021Time: 18:45 CET Monday Night Football is here! And no we’re not talking about some poorly commentated game by ESPN’s Joe Tessitore; this time it’s the European variety! It’s quite rare to get such an important match… Continue Reading
Atalanta was making me a nervous nelly in the first half. With silly back-passes from Josip, whiffs by our best defender, and a plethora of chances missed – it was easy to think “here we go again.” But the match… Continue Reading
Date: March 3, 2021Time: 20:45 CET Trap game central on Wednesday! After a solid workman like performance over the weekend against Sampdoria, Atalanta look to stave off any potential bad juju as they face Crotone firmly entrenched at the bottom… Continue Reading
Dirty DetailsName: Ladislav KrejciNationality: Czechia (9 U21 Youth Caps)Current Club: Sparta PragueAge: 21 (Birthday, April 20 NICE!)Physical Stats: 1.91m, 86 kgTransfermarkt Value: $2.75M, contract ends 2023 Position: Defensive Midfielder, Central DefenderStrengths: Aggression, Strength, Aerial, TechnicalWeaknesses: Aggression!, AwarenessTo Be Determined: Defensive… Continue Reading