Just a few days after the whispers began, Fiorentina confirmed that it’s signed Marco Brescianini on loan from Atlanta. Per Nicolò Schira, it’s a 6-month loan with a €2 million initial fee and a €10 million option to purchase the 25-year-old should the Viola avoid relegation from Serie A. If that happens, Brescianini will sign […]
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Fiorentina has offered us such a marvelous array of blunders this season that it’s easy to forget about the backup goalkeeper. David de Gea is as entrenched as any number one in Serie A after signing an extension this summer, leaving highly-touted prospect Tommaso Martinelli frozen out yet again. At least now he’ll get a […]
1 day ago | 0 reads
Pre-match Both managers had shortfalls up front. Maurizio Sarri filled his by choosing winger Matteo Cancellieri. Paolo Vanoli turned to Roberto Piccoli again because Moise Kean isn’t at full fitness following a some time off for personal reasons. Robin Gosens made his triumphant return to the XI while Manor Solomon was only on the bench. […]
2 days ago | 0 reads
Late news The big news in the Lazio camp is that Maurizio Sarri picked Matteo Guendouzi despite the midfielder’s impending move to Fenerbahçe. With no strikers available, Matteo Cancellieri draws the assignment up front with Gustav Isaksen replacing him on the wing. And of course keep an eye on our old friend Danilo Cataldi at […]
2 days ago | 0 reads
What’s going wrong with Fiorentina? A tally of 9 points in 17 games is a damning statistic for a club which had ambitions of challenging for Champions League qualification this season. Fiorentina’s 1-0 loss at Parma last weekend left them bottom of the Serie A standings, five points away from safety. And one of the […]
3 days ago | 0 reads
Fresh off a massive win against Cremonese that hauled them out of last place, the Viola get a sterner test in the capital against Lazio. The 9th-place Aquile haven’t won in 3 straight (draws vs Cremonese and at Udinese, then a home loss to Napoli on Sunday) and are dealing with mayhem of their own, […]
3 days ago | 0 reads
Your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots are back and are every bit as grim as you’d expect. We talk about relegation, of course, and preview the transfer window. More than anything, though, we’re just sad. Sad about the Viola, yeah, but sad more generally too. For a change of pace, we also talk about Rocco Commisso […]
3 days ago | 0 reads
You’ve probably seen it by now. Fabrizio Romano reported this morning that Fiorentina will add Tottenham Hotspur winger Manor Solomon on loan with an option to buy (I can’t find any numbers right now but they’ll doubtless emerge in the coming days); the Israel international will have his temporary stay at Villarreal cut short to […]
9 days ago | 0 reads
We’re still waiting for Fabio Paratici’s confirmation as Fiorentina’s new sporting director despite reporting that the deal’s pretty much done, with his contract at Tottenham Hotspur being the only remaining holdup. The question is if he’ll get his stuff moved into the RBCVPFPWCKGAWTLTDOSGT before the January transfer window opens (unlikely), but everyone agrees that he’ll […]
10 days ago | 0 reads
Pre-match Parma boss Carlos Cuesta, who is only 30 years old, trotted out a 4-3-3, leaving our old buddy Patrick Cutrone on the bench. Paoli Vanoli stuck with the 4-3-3ish shape that succeeded last week against Udinese. The only change was Mattia Viti replacing the suspended Luca Ranieri at leftback. First half Fiorentina started decently […]
12 days ago | 0 reads
It happened. Fiorentina won a Serie A game and it only took 16 tries. With that success fresh in their minds, the Viola will try to repeat that performance at 17th-place Parma, which has shown signs of life recently under disgustingly young manager Carlos Cuesta, who’s all of 30 years old. The Viola won’t haul […]
14 days ago | 0 reads
‘Twas the night before Christmas, And all through the house Not a creature was stirring Except you, you great louse. Due to procrastination, You haven’t gone shopping. Severe repercussions Include beating and chopping. I’m done with the poem part now because I refuse to have a tab open for a rhyming dictionary, but you get […]
17 days ago | 0 reads
Amir Richardson told L’Équipe today that he’s ready to leave Fiorentina and would welcome a return to Nice. It’s a shame, as Paolo Vanoli’d brought him back into the fold after Stefano Pioli froze him out, and the Slender Man showed flashes of last spring’s sterling form in his first start of the season last […]
17 days ago | 0 reads
There’s nothing like a themed XI to break up the monotony of Fiorentina idiocy, so that’s what I’ve got for you here. It was a comment from matthew that got me thinking about the topic, mostly because a train of thought this cursed hadn’t pulled up to my mental station in a little while. m.atthew […]
17 days ago | 0 reads
After more than a month, Paolo Vanoli finally ditched the 3-5-2 he inherited from Stefano Pioli and wonder of wonders, Fiorentina responded with a 5-1 win over Udinese. That result probably had more to do with Maduka Okoye’s early red card than anything else but we, as fans, love nothing more than mixing up causation […]
18 days ago | 0 reads
Pre-match There were no major selection surprises in either camp. Cher Ndour got the nod for Fiorentina, while Nicolò Zaniolo ominously made his return to the Artemio Franchi. The big news ahead of kickoff was Paolo Vanoli handing the armband to David de Gea despite Luca Ranieri starting; the captaincy is often more important for […]
19 days ago | 0 reads
Late news Paolo Vanoli closes his eyes, throws his darts, and lands on Cher Ndour to start in the middle. Udinese boss Kosta Runjaić naturally picks Nicolò Zaniolo, who will doubtless score against his former club and then piss right on the center circle. If he does so in the first 20 minutes, though, there […]
19 days ago | 0 reads
Fiorentina may meet its fans demands by putting a uomo di calcio in charge. Multiple outlets report that the club is in negotiations with Fabio Paratici to take the controls in Florence and pull the Viola out of their astonishing nosedive. With the January transfer window just a week and a half away, it’s imperative […]
20 days ago | 0 reads
Following Fiorentina’s 5th defeat in 6 outings, the fans have clearly had enough. The Curva Fiesole—currently in exile due to the permanently-delayed construction at the Stadio Artemio Franchi, which feels a bit too on the nose—released a statement on social media decrying the state of affairs and the club leadership that’s led there. Click the […]
20 days ago | 0 reads
Pre-match Paolo Vanoli did some wacky stuff with his wingbacks, although he was constrained to make some rotation due to minute accumulation. Still Eddy Kouadio making his first senior start on the right with Christian Kouamé in his first Viola appearance in 364 days on the left was bold. The rest of the side was […]
22 days ago | 1 read
Late news Lausanne boss Peter Ziegler trots out a slightly confusing lineup; my guess is that it’s a diamond midfield with Enzo Kana-Biyik at the top behind Theo Bair and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, but it could wind up looking more like a 4-3-2-1 with Bair leading the line alone. Paolo Vanoli has gotten very weird. Starts […]
22 days ago | 1 read
To quote the Drive-by Truckers, the Viola have been falling for so long it’s like gravity is gone and they’re just floating. That won’t stop your favorite Fiorentina podcast idiots from getting on the mic and trying to figure out where it’s all gone wrong, other than everywhere. It’s just Hines and Tito this week […]
23 days ago | 2 reads
Fiorentina heads into the final match of the Conference League league phase (has to be a better way to phrase that) sitting in 11th with 9 points but could attain the coveted top 8 finish with a win, skipping a playoff round to advance directly to the knockout stage. Standing between the crumbling Tuscans and […]
23 days ago | 2 reads
I asked for people to give me some ideas for articles that weren’t just game coverage yesterday and the overwhelming tenor of responses has fallen into a bucket I’ve titled “fun/uplifting” and I’ll get to those stories. Promise. Really quick, though, I want to look at the historical precedents of teams that have opened the […]
24 days ago | 3 reads
Player grades David de Gea—4: His recent penchant for giving up his near post is concerning to say the least; if Gift Orban has figured out that weakness, you’d better believe everyone else has too. Made just 1 save and was particularly passive on crosses. Marin Pongračić—5.5: He wasn’t as bad as his colleagues but […]
25 days ago | 3 reads