Blair Newman
The Guardian
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Napoli show finesse and fortitude to strengthen Scudetto credentials
The warning signs were there for another Napoli implosion, but Maurizo Sarri’s side responded emphatically to beat Lazio → Read More
7 rising Serie A stars who Premier League clubs could seriously target in January
From a pitbull in midfield to an attacker who can curl in the ball with either foot, Blair Newman picks out the Italian league players England... → Read More
The 50 best young footballers in Italy
Serie A’s reputation as a slow league for older players is outdated. Italian football is developing some of the world’s most exciting players. Here are 50 of them → Read More
Andrea Bertolacci May Never Live Up to Price Tag but Has Role to Play for Milan
After a tense and tactical affair, AC Milan lost 1-0 away to AS Roma on Monday night in what could prove to be a crucial blow in the race for second place in Serie A... → Read More
Mario Pasalic's Time with AC Milan May Be Short, but It Can Still Be Productive
Mario Pasalic’s arrival at AC Milan in August was greeted with a good amount of scepticism. Usually, the addition of a talented 21-year-old midfielder is considered a positive, ... → Read More
Victory over Juventus Symbolises an Exciting New Era for AC Milan
There could be nothing more overt to signify the dawn of a new AC Milan era. With new ownership on the horizon, a new head coach in Vincenzo Montella , a new style of football ... → Read More
Vincenzo Montella Is AC Milan's Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove
Vincenzo Montella is confounding expectations at AC Milan . Appointed head coach in the summer with the remit of bringing beauty back to the club, he was widely considered the right man for the job for a number of reasons... → Read More
AC Milan's Ugly Backbone Proves Instrumental Once Again in Victory over Chievo
Beauty is hard to define. What constitutes it is a question that remains unanswered to this day. In football, the same debate rages, though there does exist a widespread understanding of what elements generally makes up "beautiful" play... → Read More
5 Big-Name Signings to Rejuvenate AC Milan
AC Milan have made progress this summer with the arrival of Vincenzo Montella as head coach. The former Fiorentina boss takes over the reins with the objective of pushing the club closer towards the top of Italian football... → Read More
Why did Serie A clubs outperform their richer English rivals this season? Superior tactics
Juventus, Fiorentina and Napoli achieved more success in Europe this season than any of the Premier League clubs thanks to their tactical flexibility → Read More
The relationship between a player's age and their position on a football pitch
Andrea Pirlo will be 36 years old by the time the Champions League final is played in June. He could be directing proceedings that night from the base of midfield, a position that is increasingly in vogue for football’s elder statesmen → Read More
In praise of Sam Allardyce, the manager who gave Bolton the time of their lives
His style has always been grounded in realism and resultism, but Allardyce’s revoutionary spell at Bolton produced one of the most intriguing stories in Premier League history → Read More
In praise of Sam Allardyce, the manager who gave Bolton the time of their lives
His style has always been grounded in realism and resultism, but Allardyce’s revoutionary spell at Bolton produced one of the most intriguing stories in Premier League history → Read More
Remembering Florentino Pérez's Pavones, the players Real Madrid forgot
When Florentino Pérez became Real Madrid president he said the club would combine ‘Zidanes y Pavones’, expensive signings and homegrown players. The club is still obsessed with transfer records but where are the young local players? → Read More