Posts Tagged ‘milan’
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In Juventus’ Weakness Lay Their Greatest Strength
0May 10, 2012 by Jeremy Lim | Italian Football Editor
Juventus, a club accustomed to winning, yet starved of that unique flavour in recent times, roared back to everyone’s attention in the European realm as they clinched their 30th (detractors would contest that number) Scudetto, or Italian league title, on Sunday evening.
Juventus win the Scudetto to the jubilation of their fans.
While to the delight of their millions of fans worldwide who sensed the prize, the club’s first in six years, was at its closest to being paraded around in Turin after so long, one could not help but wonder, how did it all change for a side stuck in mid-table to reach the pinnacle of an Italian triumph in the space of a single season?
Category Serie A | Tags: 30, ac milan, age, ambrosini, andrea agnelli, antonio conte, Jeremy Lim, juventus, milan, scudetto, seedorf, stars, van bommel
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The Scudetto is Won or Lost in the Provinces
0May 5, 2012 by Jeremy Lim | Italian Football Editor
All it would take for Juventus to allow A.C. Milan right back into the title race on a whim was one false step, and it occured when Lecce’s Andrea Bertolacci was allowed to capitalize on the rarest of errors from Juventus custodian Gianluigi Buffon to score the equalizer and earn his relegation-battling side a gutsy 1-1 draw with the league leaders at the Juventus Stadium in Turin.
Category Serie A | Tags: Calcio, inter, Jeremy Lim, juventus, lazio, Lecce, milan, Milan derby, provinces, scudetto, serie a, udinese, Week 36, Week 37
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The Odds Are Crazily Stacked Against Milan. They Just Have To Be Crazier.
4March 28, 2012 by Jeremy Lim | Italian Football Editor
The scale of Milan’s task having to face Barcelona in the Quarter-Finals of the Champions League was evident from the day they were drawn together with arguably the strongest club side ever assembled in the history of football. Several weeks later, Milan now have to grapple with declining odds against a new and potentially deadlier opponent: the injury crisis that has struck Milanello, threatening to derail everything good they have achieved this season.
Category Serie A | Tags: a.c. milan, away, barca, camp nou, ibrahimovic, Jeremy Lim, messi, milan, milan vs barcelona, quarter finals, san siro
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Arsenal 5 – 2 Tottenham Hotspur: A turning point for the London clubs?
0February 29, 2012 by Andy Brady
When Arsenal hosted Spurs a few days ago, the outcome seemed predictable: In their last two games, Arsenal had all but crashed out of the Champions League after a disastrous performance against AC Milan. This was followed by a disappointing display against Sunderland which led to the end of the Gunners’ FA cup run. Meanwhile, Spurs had demolished Newcastle by a five goal margin, and had rested a few key players in their FA cup draw to Stevenage. It seemed to everyone, including most Arsenal fans, that Spurs would achieve the double against Arsenal this season. It didn’t quite happen that way. Arsenal came out winners in a dominant display, after going down 0-2 after 33 minutes. That one result may have several consequences on the rest of the season for both teams.
Category Premier League | Tags: Andy Brady, arsenal, gunners, milan, spurs, tottenham
