Team Focus: Garcia Brings Defensive Resolve to Reconstructed Roma
by James Horncastle
at mercoledì, ott 9 2013 17:28
Rudi Garcia was on a break in Marrakech when he got the call. Could he fly to Milan the next day for a meeting with Roma? There was a job at the Stadio Olimpico going and they wanted to sound him out about it. The timing was right. Reflecting on his future after five years at Lille and sensing that ...
Player Focus: The Rejuvenation of Gervinho
by Ben McAleer
at lunedì, ott 7 2013 17:15
Few would have expected AS Roma to be sitting atop Serie A after 7 games this season. The Italian capital side have seen Pablo Osvaldo, Erik Lamela and Marquinhos depart the Stadio Olimpico over the summer, with the former pairing netting 43.7% of their 71 league goals between them last term.In thei...
WhoScored Tipster: Weekend Betting Picks
by Tancredi Palmeri
at venerdì, ott 4 2013 13:06
Serie A dominates the weekend's action, with the two biggest clashes involving 3 of the top 4 and an underachieving Milan side. Germany and France also throw up some key clashes in which some of the top teams face potential banana skins.LIKELY BETSLiverpool vs Crystal Palace: LIVERPOOL (-1.5) @ 1.60...
Player Focus: Kevin Strootman is the Right Man for Roma
by James Horncastle
at martedì, ago 13 2013 11:56
Team Focus: New Look Roma Seem Set for Success
by Martin Laurence
at venerdì, lug 19 2013 15:03
It's been another summer of change thus far for Roma, with former Lille boss Rudi Garcia taking the reigns to become the club's fifth manager (including caretakers) since Claudio Ranieri left the club in 2011.The Frenchman has been busy in the transfer market already, and may not be done yet with Ro...
Player Focus: De Rossi Back to his Best in the Confederations Cup
by James Horncastle
at venerdì, giu 28 2013 15:45
League Focus: The Serie A Run-In
by James Horncastle
at venerdì, apr 5 2013 11:36
The end of the season is nearly upon us in Serie A.Apart from Juventus, flush with a nine-point lead at the top of the table and poised to retain their title providing that they don't experience an unlikely post-Bayern collapse in the meantime and throw it away as controversially happened under the ...
Team Focus: Zeman's Roma
by James Horncastle
at venerdì, gen 25 2013 11:08
Contrary to popular opinion, the concept of defending is not anathema to Zdenek Zeman. He isn't against it per se. It's nothing personal, the great man insists. It's just why make a priority of it, when it's not what most people watch a game for? In that sense, Zeman's outlook on football is quite d...
WhoScored Tipster: Napoli vs Roma & First Goalscorers
by Alistair Tweedale
at venerdì, gen 4 2013 17:26
With fans having to satisfy their thirst for football over the Christmas period almost solely with English league football, La Liga and Serie A make a welcome return to action this weekend, with some tasty games in store. The FA Cup takes centre stage in England, so a top 6 clash between Napoli and ...