Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio (Atalanta B.C. - Wikipedia.), commonly referred to as Atalanta, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy. It currently plays in Serie A, having gained promotion from Serie B in 2010–11. They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the Orobici.
The club qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, reaching the competition for the first time in their history, as they finished 3rd in the 2018–19 Serie A season. This represented the highest finish in the league in the club's history.
We're going to get hammered! Kidding ... this match will be at a completely different level to our other preseason trots. A true examination of our football, our stamina, and whether we've truly done all the good work during preseason or have just been kidding ourselves.
We start the season without:
Borja, Montero and Andre Ayew are still around (somewhere)... only Borja has featured in preseason matches.
Routledge has been offered and accepted a new contract.
Impressing during pres-season have been:
Surprise, surprise, Borja featured again against Rovers, sprinted half the length of the field, and very nicely finished a through pass from McB to score.
Wild guess, but I am expecting Cooper to start something close to what he thinks will be his first XI ... to me this looks something like:
A NEW Keeper (yet to be announced, but I heard Jimmy Rimmer has offered to play ... figuring if all he has to do is stand on his goal line he can do that and look champion)
Roberts VdH Roden Naughton (or perhaps the FBs the other way around)
Grimes Fulton
Dyer Celina McKay
McB
I am hoping the actual keeper will be Mulder.
The club qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League, reaching the competition for the first time in their history, as they finished 3rd in the 2018–19 Serie A season. This represented the highest finish in the league in the club's history.
We're going to get hammered! Kidding ... this match will be at a completely different level to our other preseason trots. A true examination of our football, our stamina, and whether we've truly done all the good work during preseason or have just been kidding ourselves.
We start the season without:
- Dan James, who blossomed into a player of significance last season. United took what they consider a gamble on him as reported by the BBC.
- Cameron Carter Vickers - returned to Spurs
- Jordan Ayew - sold to Palace
- Fer - no club
- Bony - no club
- Olsson - no club
- Narsingh - Feyenoord - free transfer
- Adam King - Dundee United - free transfer
Borja, Montero and Andre Ayew are still around (somewhere)... only Borja has featured in preseason matches.
Routledge has been offered and accepted a new contract.
Impressing during pres-season have been:
- Fulton -- who has become a something of a goal machine
- McKay -- who looked THE threat whenever he was on the field
Surprise, surprise, Borja featured again against Rovers, sprinted half the length of the field, and very nicely finished a through pass from McB to score.
Wild guess, but I am expecting Cooper to start something close to what he thinks will be his first XI ... to me this looks something like:
A NEW Keeper (yet to be announced, but I heard Jimmy Rimmer has offered to play ... figuring if all he has to do is stand on his goal line he can do that and look champion)
Roberts VdH Roden Naughton (or perhaps the FBs the other way around)
Grimes Fulton
Dyer Celina McKay
McB
I am hoping the actual keeper will be Mulder.