Author: Soccerhuz
Alessandro Costacurta was left baffled by the toothless Inter Milan attack in the second half of yesterday’s draw with Napoli. The legendary former AC Milan defender gave his thoughts on the Nerazzurri’s performance on Sky Sport Italia, via TuttoMercatoWeb. He praised the first half, but was much harsher concerning the second. Inter did certainly have their share of attacking intent in the first half of yesterday’s top-of-the-table showdown with Napoli. The Nerazzurri were able to work the ball into the Partenopei box with some regularity. There was a major penalty shout for a Scott McTominay push on Denzel Dumfries. And…
AC Milan could be set for more negotiations with Fiorentina ahead of the summer, and the possibility of a swap deal is being floated. As a reminder, Milan and Fiorentina have completed two operations in the past few months. Firstly, Yacine Adli joined La Viola on a loan deal with an option to buy during the summer transfer window, then in the winter mercato Riccardo Sottil went the other way via the same formula. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport (via MilanPress), there is the idea that a permanent exchange deal could well be discussed involving Sottil and Adli. Both…
Milan general manager Giorgio Furlani admits the campaign has been ‘insufficient’ and ‘we are all to blame,’ but denies tension between directors or ‘discussion about replacing the coach.’ The clash with Lazio kicks off at San Siro at 19.45 GMT. It has been a disastrous couple of weeks for the Rossoneri, who were eliminated from the Champions League play-offs by Feyenoord, then lost back-to-back Serie A matches against Torino and Bologna. This prompted the Milan Ultras to leave the Curva Sud empty for the opening 15 minutes in protest. “At the start of the season, there were high expectations and…
The journalist and television pundit Fabrizio Biasin spoke on the ‘Area Fritta’ podcast by ‘Chiamarsi Bomber’ and commented on the overall situation of João Félix, who was welcomed with great enthusiasm on the final day of the winter transfer window but has not been performing on the pitch as expected upon his arrival. “That he is inconsistent is something his career tells us. That he can be a useful player when he comes on and gives his contribution, in my opinion, is also true. The problem is that he is being used incorrectly.”
Juventus have already made a decision regarding the future of Pierre Kalulu and the option to buy clause that they possess. Kalulu found himself bumped down the pecking order at Milan after the arrival of Strahinja Pavlovic in the summer mercato and the decision was made to allow him to join Juventus. It raised a lot of eyebrows at the time given that it was in theory helping out a rival club who were having issues due to injuries, and it looked even more questionable when the Frenchman established himself as a starter. According to the latest from Matteo Moretto…
The LA Clippers are a team in the middle of a rough patch. They beat one team with a winning record in the month of February and have glaring holes in their roster. After losing against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, the Clippers have released multiple players before the rematch on Sunday. According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the LA Clippers converted two-way guard Jordan Miller to a four-year, $8.3 million contract. In the process, they waived newly acquired forward MarJon Beauchamp to create the roster spot. Beauchamp was acquired in a trade for Kevin Porter Jr. Additionally,…
A big component of the NFL Scouting Combine is teams evaluating prospects’ physical abilities in drills and their football IQ in meetings. However, Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers’ meeting with the Pittsburgh Steelers was focused more closely on who he is as a person and not so much the game of football. Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin actually showed a noticeable interest in Ewers’ academic career at Texas. It was great, it was great,” Ewers told Aditi Kinkhabwala on CBS Sports HQ when asked about his combine meeting with the Steelers. “Talked to Coach Tomlin and just get to know…
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti insists that he is happy where he is at the Bernabeu and has seemingly ruled out a possible return to Roma ahead of the 2025-26 season, insisting: “I can’t be a coach all my life.” Roma are on the search for a new, permanent coach ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. Claudio Ranieri was appointed on an interim basis until the end of the current season following the dismissal of Ivan Juric in November. Ranieri will step into a directorship role at the end of 2024-25, and will be involved in the hiring process for his…
Bayern Munich could resume their pursuit of Inter star Hakan Calhanoglu as they line up potential replacements for Joshua Kimmich, who could reportedly leave the club at the end of the season. The Bundesliga giants made an initial approach for the Turkey international last summer but were turned down, with the midfielder admitting he was prepared to do ‘whatever Inter wanted’ when contacted by the German powerhouse. However, they could now reignite their interest in the midfielder after stalled contract extension talks with Kimmich led them to withdraw their offer to the Germany international. According to Tuttomercatoweb, Bayern Munich recently…
Carlo Ancelotti believes that AC Milan made a mistake by sacking Paolo Maldini as the technical director of the club. Less than 48 hours after the end of the 2022-23 season, Maldini and Ricky Massara were sacked as the technical and sporting director respectively, arousing questions about the plans moving forward. There continues to be debate among the Milan fan base about whether it was the right decision, though it would be fair to say that the Rossoneri have been far from stable since that day. Ancelotti was interviewed on Rai 2 last night and he was asked about the…