Tuesday, October 21, 2025

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Mourinho and Roma - The Special One Reborn In Serie A

Mourinho With Europa Conference League Trophy

No one stays on top forever, as time inevitably catches up with everyone. That being said, those who excel in their chosen profession can maintain a place near the top of the tree for a long time or, to use a sporting phrase, form is temporary but class is permanent. Bearing this in mind, I always thought that the way José Mourinho was written off by sections of the British press, following his experiences with Tottenham and to some extent Manchester United, felt incredibly premature. And this indeed appears to have been the case judging by how the Portuguese is doing in Rome.

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The Changing Tactics of Serie A

The Serie A logo (via Wikipedia)

Italy’s premier footballing competition has given us a lot. Nowadays Italy’s top flight is brandished as ‘negative’, holding some truth but not the whole truth. In recent years, a handful of Italian coaches have become prominent due to their innovative styles of football; Roberto De Zerbi, Gian Piero Gasperini and Vincenzo Italiano spring to mind.

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Robinho- The Boy Who Would Be O Rei

Pele with Robinho

As Pelé was laid to rest after a spell in state at his old stomping ground, Santos' Vila Belmiro, following the loss of his battle with cancer, inevitably there has been a flood of tributes emphasising his natural talent and eulogising him as one of, if not the best ever to kick a ball.

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Newcastle United Finally Being Taken Seriously

The FA Cup trophy (via Wikipedia)

Even before riches from Saudi Arabia flooded in, there was surely a sense that a club the size of Newcastle should have won more than a glance at their trophy cabinet reveals? This, after all, the stage for Kevin Keegan's much- quoted and indeed sampled “love it'' tirade against Manchester United. No doubt an attempt to motivate his troops during the long slog of a race between the two sides for the 1995/6 Premier League title but which has gone down as a bit of a cliché, not exactly helped by the fact that their then gaffer and those roaring them on from the stands never got their wish.

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A Bafana Bafana Skin

South Africa National Team Logo

And so it is that during the spectacle of a winter World Cup, hosts Qatar have made history- just not of the sort they wanted, having to leave their own party early after a return of one goal in three games. Mohammed Muntari's strike against Senegal in their second match of Group A fixtures probably the one bright spot following an opening defeat to Ecuador and signing off in similarly abject circumstances against Holland.

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