Daniel Theiner

Goalkeeper - Forli
1 Mar 2027
Monday
Process

Marked for Daniel Theiner

20 Edition

The Forli Post

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Luca Martelli keeps Forli in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Match

The wait goes on for Forli

5 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.

Match

The goals have deserted Forli

4 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Forli can tell you which week it ends in.

Match

Forli come up short against Pescara

Pescara left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.

The dugout

Paolo Fabbri: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

The dugout

Robertino Giacomini is still paying for one afternoon at Forli

Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.

Player ratings

Robertino Giacomini's mistake decides it

Ten men and a goalkeeper behind him, and it still finished in the net. He knew before anybody told him, and nobody at Forli needed to.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Nicola Mandrelli

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout

Robertino Giacomini knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Forli, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

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17 Edition

The Forli Post

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Tempers go at Forli

Robertino Giacomini was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Match

Whatever happens, Forli do not lose

6 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.

The terraces

Forli supporters have found a favourite in Matías Pérez

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Matías Pérez has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Player ratings

Gabriele Perretta was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 15. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Player ratings

Matías Pérez stands above it all

Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.48 on the card, and the Forli support went home talking about one name.

The dugout

Paolo Fabbri: “We have to be better”

“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 0‑0 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Daniel Theiner

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout

Francesco Menarini does not fit this one

Ninety specific minutes wanted a different sort of player, and the manager picked one. He is not out of form and he is not in the side, and both are true.

Match

Point won or two lost for Forli?

Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Torres? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.

In brief