Adam Digby
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FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2017: No.3, Massimiliano Allegri
By Adam Digby last updated
FFT 50 Managers Despite major player departures during his three years at Juventus, Max Allegri has taken the club forward and twice to the brink of treble success

Where are they now? Milan’s 2003 Champions League winners
By Adam Digby last updated
FFTWATN Adam Digby harks back at Carlo Ancelotti’s Europe-conquering crop that picked off Italian rivals Inter and Juventus en route to victory

Wild Icardi: why the Inter striker’s off-field dramas shouldn’t put off Arsenal
By Adam Digby published
Mauro Icardi The Nerazzurri captain is a target for Arsene Wenger and Diego Simeone among others, but drama in his personal life means he's seen as a risk. Adam Digby outlines why that shouldn't be the case

No going back: Why there are no 'muted celebrations' when Pirlo faces Milan
By Adam Digby last updated
Andrea Pirlo With Juventus playmaker Andrea Pirlo set to return to former club Milan this weekend, Adam Digby measures the impact of the bearded maestro in Turin...

Everything you need to know about... Mattia De Sciglio
By Adam Digby last updated
Talentspotter Adam Digby gives the lowdown on the Italy and Milan defender hoping to contribute to World Cup joy for the Azzurri...

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2017: No.7, Carlo Ancelotti
By Adam Digby last updated
FFT 50 Managers He already has one of the great CVs in football management history – and his first season at Bayern Munich suggests the likeable Italian isn’t finished yet

The penalty-saving Inter keeper desperate to taste Champions League football
By Adam Digby last updated
Talentspotter The Slovenian shot-stopper has propped up Inter for long enough, says Adam Digby, and wants a move to a top team...

Juve's Prem-linked stopper who needs a new home this summer
By Adam Digby last updated
Talentspotter Adam Digby profiles the Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool-linked Angelo Ogbonna, who looks to be on his way to pastures new this summer...

Bemused by Watford's new boss? Meet Walter Mazzarri – who's good news for Deeney and Ighalo
By Adam Digby published
Walter Mazzarri The former Napoli and Inter boss has a track record of success at smaller clubs, explains Adam Digby, which could make him the perfect man to lead the Hornets next term...

FourFourTwo’s 50 Best Football Managers in the World 2016: No.17, Antonio Conte
By Adam Digby last updated
FFT 50 Managers The Italian’s Euro 2016 adventure ended in penalty shootout heartache, but his unfancied Azzurri side defied all expectations to make it that far. Now he’s tasked with turning the ship around at Stamford Bridge

Why Milan offer the best hopes of catching Juventus next season
By Adam Digby last updated
Milan The Rossoneri have performed woefully for two seasons but Adam Digby says a new part-owner, manager and playing staff finally make the future bright...

FourFourTwo’s 100 Best Teenagers in the World 2017: No.10, Manuel Locatelli
By Adam Digby published
100 Best Teenagers At first he was plugging a hole while a more experienced star was sidelined through injury, but the lad from Lecco soon proved he had the talent to mix it with Italy’s best

Napoli's second-season slump sending Rafa into an early rage
By Adam Digby last updated
Rafael Benítez With Napoli already way behind the leaders after a dreadful start to the season, Rafa Benitez's job is under scrutiny. Times change quickly, writes Adam Digby...

Why Del Bosque has rewarded Real Madrid cast-offs with call-ups for struggling Spain
By Adam Digby last updated
Spain Adam Digby explains why two of Serie A's in-form stars, Alvaro Morata and Jose Callejon, have done plenty to deserve their first international call-ups...

How Roma went from slapstick defending to one of the fiercest back-lines in Europe
By Adam Digby last updated
AS Roma Adam Digby praises the Giallorossi back-line, who have shipped just 17 league goals so far this season...

What Antonio Conte's usage of Graziano Pelle might mean for Chelsea’s strikers next season
By Adam Digby published
Italy His 3-5-2 system has paved a way to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016, with the deployment of two strikers causing havoc. Adam Digby explains how the system gets results, and offers a glimpse into Chelsea's future

From gloom to glory: Can Seedorf's return help revive ailing Milan?
By Adam Digby last updated
Milan Adam Digby reports on the problems that faced Massimiliano Allegri, and the bright future the new man may be about to usher in...

Conte's principles pay off under pressure as Juventus set new Serie A benchmark
By Adam Digby last updated
Antonio Conte His stubborn approach doesn't always go down well in Turin, but Antonio Conte's ways have proved correct in the Old Lady's dominant season, says Adam Digby...

Why Cesare Prandelli is the manager Tottenham have been looking for all along
By Adam Digby last updated
Tottenham Hotspur Adam Digby on the man Spurs could appoint to displace Tim Sherwood at the end of the season...

Everything you need to know about Juve new boy Rômulo
By Adam Digby last updated
Talentspotter FFT's Italy expert Adam Digby assesses the versatile Brazilian born who'll help the Old Lady's Champions League charge this season...

Introducing the Ghanaian utility youngster wanted by England's best (says his agent)
By Adam Digby last updated
Talentspotter Godfred Donsah is set to leave relegated Cagliari and has a host of admirers lying in wait, writes Adam Digby...

Mourinho's man to Newcastle cast-off: The rise and fall of Inter's returning son Santon
By Adam Digby last updated
Davide Santon The former Magpie has returned to a very different Internazionale from the one he left for Tyneside in 2011 but it's right for all parties, writes Adam Digby...

From despair to delight: why Man City and Roma are more similar than they think
By Adam Digby last updated
AS Roma Both clubs have risen from troubled times to become forces in their domestic leagues, writes Adam Digby, but how will they fare in Tuesday's Champions League tussle?

Why new Arsenal signing Lucas Torreira will give the club something they have lacked since Patrick Vieira
By Adam Digby published
Arsenal Adam Digby on the rise of the Uruguayan midfielder who went from unheralded in Serie B to scoring jaw-dropping goals in Serie A before his summer move to the Emirates
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