Highlights of the FIGC Report on the State of Health of Italian Football
Inside the Report, there’s a very interesting list of data that captures the comatose state of our football:
•Average age in Serie A: 28 years (8th oldest league in Europe)
•Percentage of foreigners on the pitch: 67.9% of total minutes (6th worst figure in Europe). In Spain the figure is 39.6%, in France 48.3%
•Number of players selectable for the National Team: just 89 Italians out of the 284 who play at least 30 minutes on average per match
•Last in Europe for revenues generated from international transfers of players trained in their own country over the last decade
•49th Championship in the world (out of 50 considered) for % of minutes played by U21 players selectable for the National Team (1.9%!)
FIELD DATA:
•Serie A is out of the Top 10 leagues for Meters Covered in Sprints
•The average ball speed in Serie A is 7.6 m/s. Much lower than in the Champions League (10.4 m/s) and in the other top European leagues (9.2 m/s)
•Serie A is last for Dribbles per match among the top 5 European championships (26.69 vs. 29.97)
•Since 19/20, the number of successful Dribbles in Serie A has been declining: from 19.02 to 12.36
•Serie A is last, among the top 5 European championships, for PPDA, i.e. “aggressiveness factor during pressing/pressure phases, allowing a greater number of passes to the opposing team in possession of the ball”
•Despite the good results of the Under teams in youth competitions, the comparison between their employment in first teams in Italy and the rest of Europe is merciless: among the Spaniards who played in the 2023 Under 19 European Championship (won by Italy), the minutes in the first division are DOUBLE compared to the Italians, and SIX TIMES greater in European cup matches. Moreover, among the Italians who came second at the 2023 U20 World Cup, almost all played in youth teams, unlike their French and English peers.
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Davide Nicola does it again
Davide Nicola does it again
On 23 June 2016, Nicola was appointed manager of Serie A newcomers Crotone.Nicola promised to ride a bicycle from Crotone to his home in Turin if they avoided relegation. Crotone finished in 17th place, two points above the relegation zone, and ahead of Empoli on the final matchday of the season, in what was hailed as a football miracle, as Crotone had collected only nine points in the whole first half of the season. Fulfilling the promise, Nicola rode 1300 km from Crotone to Turin on a bicycle.
On 15 February 2022, Nicola was appointed as the new head coach of Serie A relegation-battling club Salernitana until the end of the season. Under Nicola's tenure, Salernitana obtained 18 points in the remaining 15 matches and avoided relegation, another escape hailed as a miracle by the media.
Serie A
Įdomu, kur pasuks Berardi. Metų jau 30, tai gal liks ir ištemps atgal į Serie A.
Šiaip įdomių žaidėjų prasisuko per tuos 11 metų Sassuolo. Locatelli, Fratessi, Scamacca, Raspadori, Politano, Acerbi.
Šiaip įdomių žaidėjų prasisuko per tuos 11 metų Sassuolo. Locatelli, Fratessi, Scamacca, Raspadori, Politano, Acerbi.
Serie A
For the first time since 1967-1972, a different manager has won Serie A for six consecutive campaigns:
◉ 2019 - Max Allegri (Juventus)
◉ 2020 - Maurizio Sarri (Juventus)
◉ 2021 - Antonio Conte (Inter)
◉ 2022 - Stefano Pioli (Milan)
◉ 2023 - Luciano Spalletti (Napoli)
◉ 2024 - Simone Inzaghi (Inter)
For Sarri, Pioli, Spalletti and Inzaghi, it was their first-ever Scudetto.
For Sarri, Pioli and Inzaghi, it was their first-ever league title.
Serie A
Aikštėje, deja, siena neatlaikė. Intero išprotėjęs deimantas Lautaro Martinez sužybėjo kaldamas pokerį nuo suolo per pusvalandį.
Serie A
Kokybė.
Serie A
Iličič > Gomez šį sezoną. Abu puikūs, bet slovėnas geriausia karjeros sezoną sužaidė IMO.
Serie A
Puikus saugas buvo Fiorentina.
Serie A
Fabian Ruiz jau per U-21 čempionatą matėsi, kiek kokybės kojose turi.
Fiorentinos Castrovilli irgi neblogas siurprizas kol kas. Paskutiniu metu nesustoja saugų auginti Italija. Mancini malonus galvos skausmas.
Serie A
Kas The Athletic turit, tai Michael Cox vakar gražiai aprašė būsimą Conte, Sarri, Ancelotti dvikovą, jų skirtumus, komandų pasiruošimą ir galimybes kovoti dėl titulo. Worth reading.
Serie A
Jei dar Alderweireld į Roma, tai labai smagi kapela centro gynėjų susirinks Serie A. Just like in the 90s.
Serie A
Gal pagaliau geresni laikai ateis ir į Florenciją. Nuo padoraus trenerio galėtų pradėti.

