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Some Kind of Big Joke: The Five Managers that Deserved to Win the “Manager of the Decade” award before Arsene Wenger.
Posted on 26 Jan 2011 by Ciccio Sabetti.
It seems almost inevitable that people won’t always get what they deserve. A perfect example is Wesley Sneijder; he was the most important player in the 09/10 season for both Inter Milan, the team that won the treble, and the Netherlands, the runner up at the World Cup, and he wasn’t even considered in the last three candidates to win the FIFA Ballon D’Or. If that wasn’t bad enough, wel...
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The Barclays Premier League: Season Preview
Posted on 14 Aug 2010 by Ciccio Sabetti.
The English Premier League, commonly known as the EPL, is the best soccer league in the World. The fans of Spanish, Italian and German soccer will try to convince you otherwise; but, being a follower of all four of those leagues, I can say with certainty that the English League is the best thing there is. Having followed the World Cup one might ask: “But how could the EPL be the best league w...
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The Ultimate Showdown: An in Depth Analysis of the World Cup Final.
Posted on 10 Jul 2010 by Ciccio Sabetti.
There is only one question going through the minds of millions of passionate soccer fans around the world; who will win tomorrow’s World Cup final? Popular opinion will say most probably Spain, the Spanish believe they already have won and the Dutch, happy to be considered the underdogs, are trying to be quiet about the whole thing. Where I stand on all this, is where things are actuall...
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Why Spain Beat Germany: Tactical Analysis
Posted on 8 Jul 2010 by Ciccio Sabetti.
I find it almost amusing to discover many people shocked or surprised at Germany’s elimination. An older soccer colleague of mine told me that Germany wouldn’t win the World Cup; he explained half jokingly, with a little reference to the two World Wars, that Germany traditionally starts strong but often can’t finish. There is indeed much wisdom and truth in that statement; Germany alway...









