Ilicic came back his home country Slovenia, signing with the NK Maribor.

Happy Birthday everyone, but expecially the..

Bologna born the 3rd October 1909!

Hello from Bologna, on 2nd October 2022

Sad times for the Bologna FC that losing a difficult match against Juventus leaves in Turin other important points. Thiago proposed a squad composed by elements who actively partecipated to the last preparation, to note the promotion of Bonifazi and Sosa to the center of the defence from the first minute.

https://youtu.be/N8VWCwG3nUM

Waiting this night game in Turin against Juventus. This football game is much felt on both the fan sides cause different reasons. As first, cause the importance of the two cities in the country. Second, cause the fans of Bologna (like others) had often something to recriminate about the direction of the past games against Juventus. Third, because although the difficult feeling of the Bologna fans for Juventus past and historical Bologna managements had often favorited the passage of some important Bologna players to Turin - famouse are some episodes and telenovelas from the Corioni / Maifredi era.

Musa Barrow will not play Juventus vs Bologna.

Marco Arnautovic is the best Serie A player of September for AssoCalciatori.

Austria vs Croazia finished 1-3. Posch and Arnautovic played from the beginning, 62 min each.

Colombia vs Guatemala finished 4-1. Lucumi played 90 minutes.

It happens that my daughter and Nico Dominguez daughter share the same birthday..🙂
Advice to all the audience: the 24th Sep born princesses are sensible, gentle but pretend (kindly) to be the boss in every situation. A little like Joey Saputo who born the 25th Sep.... However happy days to everyone born in September (like me)!
That these happy moments will bring Nico game continuity and careful sight before any passage..

BFC 4-3-3 in the '90s: http://5md.at/l/BO_1990

Thiago experimenting: Bologna playing against the Primavera team show off a 4-3-3 with a midfield made of a Schouten with the ahead support of Moro and Ferguson.

Looking the disadventures of some 3-5-2 and some Serie A teams I investigated the myth of "The old wing-back" (n. vecchio terzino): if you are over 29-30 years old you are no more able to run the whole field. There is always the truth that sometimes who defend in three doesn't play an exact "5-3-2" but most of the times, in Serie A, all the players are appointed to defend too.. And I also start from the point that problems don't easily come always from the opponent wings. However, I decided to check the age of some Serie A teams' wing-backs discovering - good news - that small and top teams have some good "running grandpas" playing in such position.

France vs Austria finished 2-0. Arnautovic played from the first minute while Posch entered at the 70th min.

Bologna FC on the international media.

Bologna matched Manchester United’s wage offer for Marko Arnautovic
https://5md.at/l/e2b66fe

Nicola Sansone, Shakes off injury
https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/player/nicola-sansone-18737

Denso Kasius, Provides spark against Empoli
https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/player/denso-kasius-36362

Jhon Lucumi, Wins four tackles versus Empoli 
https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/player/jhon-lucumi-28552

There are many "matters" passing by the mind of the Bologna fan, matters that are related somehow to the squad missing results. I can summarize them in the following list:

1) a tactical problem
2) the defence doesn't function properly
3) some young players lack of concentration
4) some senior players are in the wrong position
5) some senior players don't like their position
6) there is abundance in the middle field
7) some senior players have a low performance
8) some forwarders are out of their position
9) there is abundance of forwarders
a) some forwarders don't play
b) some new players don't play
c) bad goalkeeper

Considerations. Actually the 3-mates defence happens to not run properly in different football teams in Serie A, indeed a tactical problem exists. The defence problem of the Bologna is obvious as we started this season failing all the direct confrontations. Medel constraining his role to defender was and is still a problem, probably one more "professional" case. Adding the reoccuring presence of some players although their lack of individual performance, we can state there was a managerial problem. Skorupski comes from one of the best seasons in Bologna.

Said this, I invite you to order the list above thinking for the best sportive results of the Bologna.

Someone asks when the fans go with the red and blu fares from the 80s.. what is the true sensation in Curva Bulgarelli? Indeed - true passion for the colors - we believe no one cough. Never subsidize to jokes the right approach..

Bologna Hall Of Fame: on 21th September 1986, our beloved champion >>>Roberto Baggio<<<, 19 years old, makes his debut in Serie A with the shirt of Fiorentina.

Despite the fact the defence seen at today must be oiled by Thiago yet, Lucumi and Posch appear to have that personality "ready" to enter in the game for the Bologna.

Someone asks if it is still possible to play with the "883" instead of 4-2-3-1 or whatever? I relaunch the question to Schouten that probably has the answer..

Just awake on Udinese. Very bad return in Serie A for Adam Masina, since 5th September a serious injury to his leg will keep him out from the field and the World Cup.