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.

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.

Zebras wrote: ↑23 Apr 2024, 11:12Per paskutinius 5 metus - penki skirtingi čempionai.

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.

Zebras wrote: ↑04 Aug 2020, 11:52Sakyčiau šįkart per statistiką surinktas sezono XI-ukas yra netoli realybės. Daugiausiai abejonių kelia Cuadrado, kuris įdėtas už darbą puolime, bet paėmus kontekstui žaidimą užpakaliu gynyboje, vargu ar ten patektų.