End of 1. Transfer window
Torino FC – Transfer window
As you can see, I wasn’t very active in my first transfer window at Torino FC. I decided to give the players already here, a chance to prove what they can do. I would have liked one or two ingoing transfers more though, as the AMR, AMC...
August update
Torino - Modena
Our first important game of the season was an Italian Cup game against Modena. The team didn’t really live up to my expectations though Mauri scored a late match winning goal, securing us a 1-0 win which takes us to the next round. As said, the team didn’t...
Pre-season results
Pre-season is well over, and alle the guys got some games to get in shape for the upcoming season. Most of the games were against lower ranked Italian teams, and the only real opposition we met were AC Milan, who defeated us 2-0 in a Testimonial match for Abbiati.
The...
Transfer news: One in - one out
Out:
Nikola Maksimovic was sold to Liverpool for a fee of £12 million that could potentially rise to £13.5 million. £9.5 million will be paid upfront with £2.5 million over 12 months. This deal was simply too good to turn down, as the club made a profit of at...
A quick look at the tactic
With almost no options for the three positions behind the striker, went with a tactic without any of those positions in play. I went with a 5-3-2/3-3-2-2 tactic with a fast and direct play to get the ball quickly up to two of the best players in the team. If the...
The squad
As the team report shows, I have a decent squad to work with. Especiallly the center positions are of high quality and numbers, except for the AMC position. Other than that, I don't have many options on the wings, as it is only Josef Martinez who is natural there...
So who am I?
My name is Gianluigi Lentini and I was born on March 27 1969. I was raised in a small town called Carmagnola just outside of Torino. When I was a kid, I loved playing football in the local park together with my friends besides playing at the local club. At a young age, I was...
As some of you MAY have guessed from the title this is a Torino FC story. Hopefully i can challenge the - sadly enough - biggest club in Torino, Juventus. But more on that later, lets get going!