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December 23rd, 2007

Viola Crush Hapless Cagliari, Birthday Boy Santana shows he’s boss …

By: Tim | Comments 5 Comments

Cesare Prandelli sent out his most aggressive possible formation today, mixing together the healthiest and most on-form members of the squad with the clear intention of going for the kill right from the start against Cagliari. He sent out Old Man Vieri as a central forward, a start he’s earned over the recently [...]

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December 17th, 2007

That’s a little bit better

By: Tim | Comments 7 Comments

Well, the Viola managed two goals on the road and pulled one point closer to Udinese. In a game that most will remember for Cassano’s childish outburst, Fiorentina turned in a gritty and hopefully resurgent performance to take a well deserved point from their trip to Genoa.
Offensive Improvement
After scoring only [...]

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December 14th, 2007

The hits just keep on coming

By: Tim | Comments 4 Comments

Frey
Bad news. Looks like it will be somewhere around 6-8 weeks despite the hopes of the training staff. That means he’s out until towards the end of January. Obviously this is a massive blow as he has been Fiorentina’s best and most consistent player this year. Hands down. Fortunately it [...]

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December 11th, 2007

Dagger!

By: Tim | Comments 8 Comments

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the title, this video clip should help explain things a bit. At this point, with two Serie A games remaining before the Christmas break, Fiorentina are in trouble. While they are still in 5th place, late goals by Nedved and Quagliarella meant that the [...]

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December 7th, 2007

Big game in Sicily

By: Tim | Comments 3 Comments

The match tomorrow evening at the Renzo Barbera in Palermo is sure to be contentious. Palermo and Fiorentina are two ambitious teams that are working to crack into (or expand) the “big 4″ teams in Serie A of Juve, Roma, Milan and Inter. Also, the two squads often pursue the same targets in [...]

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December 3rd, 2007

Late Recap

By: Tim | Comments 2 Comments

I apologize for not posting a game recap earlier, but things were a little hectic for me. There are two major things I’d like to touch on this evening:
Emotions and Sportsmanship in Firenze
As everyone expected, the supporters at the Artemio Franchi were pure class as they expressed their sympathy for Prandelli’s loss via [...]

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