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Team Focus: Garcia Brings Defensive Resolve to Reconstructed Roma

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Team Focus: Garcia Brings Defensive Resolve to Reconstructed Roma 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

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Player Focus: The Rejuvenation of Gervinho 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

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WhoScored Tipster: Weekend Betting Picks 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

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Player Focus: Kevin Strootman is the Right Man for Roma As Kevin Strootman came through arrivals at Fiumicino airport, he found 300 Roma supporters waiting for him. “In Holland, we’re not used to welcomes like that,” he told Il Corriere dello Sport. “I’ve never seen so many people for one player.”At the time, Strootman...

Team Focus: New Look Roma Seem Set for Success

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Team Focus: New Look Roma Seem Set for Success 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

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Player Focus: De Rossi Back to his Best in the Confederations Cup Thursday night in Fortaleza was bittersweet for Daniele De Rossi. By firing a spot-kick beyond Iker Casillas in a shootout, he achieved a measure of closure. Remember he was one of the players who missed when Italy’s Euro 2008 quarter-final against Spain went to penalties. Never one to hide, D...

WhoScored Tipster: Barcelona, Milan & PSG

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WhoScored Tipster: Barcelona, Milan & PSG Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain were made to wait another week to be crowed champions of their respective leagues after their nearest challengers won to keep up the chase at the top. This week, however, their fate is in their own hands, with wins on Sunday night enough to claim the title and it is...

League Focus: The Serie A Run-In

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League Focus: The Serie A Run-In 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

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Team Focus: Zeman's Roma 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

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WhoScored Tipster: Napoli vs Roma & First Goalscorers 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 ...