Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Nicola Dalmonte has let it be known that he does not like the way Trento are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Trento, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Trento can pretend not to have heard.
0-3 to Giana Erminio, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
A 2-1 win over Alcione Milano, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Trento, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
In brief
The terracesThe press cannot get enough of Simone Corazza
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Trento can pretend not to have heard.
A shoot-out is remembered by its ending, and this one ends with Sergio Barlocco: 2 kept out, and a set of supporters who will describe every one of them for the next twenty years.
Foggia go through and Trento go home, 0-0 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Every debut is a small story about the future: Lorenzo Mihali, 21 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Trento have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Everything was agreed until it was not, and Christian Aucelli reports back to Trento with a summer to forget. Neither club is saying who walked away from the table.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Trento have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Stefano Sabelli arrives at 34 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
The shirt still fits. Alessandro Coppola is back at Trento, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Pasquale Giannotti plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
The fee is $190.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Lecco drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Simone Corazza arrives at 36 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
A new face in his position, and Nicola Dalmonte suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Trento have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Trento, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Christian Aucelli may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Trento can pretend not to have heard.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Trento, and both men came out saying it was fine.
A new face in his position, and Tom Negrel suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Trento have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Trento they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Trento have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Trento can pretend not to have heard.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Trento, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Trento have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Trento, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Trento is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Sergio Barlocco knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
Every touch is being weighed now, in print and everywhere else. Some players grow into that and some are quietly ruined by it, and nobody knows which in advance.
Every debut is a small story about the future: Simone Tarolli, 20 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
A 2-1 win over Virtus Verona, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Trento is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Trento have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Trento, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Trento they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
He is the name in every column and on every phone-in, which is a heavy thing to carry at any age. Some footballers thrive on it; others are quietly finished by it.
A defender's mistake gets tidied up by somebody else; a goalkeeper's ends up in the net. He knew before the ball crossed the line, and so did everybody in the ground.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Trento, and 1 appearances in 30 say he has earned the hearing.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Trento they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Christian Aucelli has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Trento know, and have known for weeks.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Trento, and 1 appearances in 26 say he has earned the hearing.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Trento, and 1 appearances in 25 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Trento, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
In brief
MarketThe window shut and Zylyf Muça is still in the building
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Trento have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Sergio Barlocco knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Trento, and 1 appearances in 22 say he has earned the hearing.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Triestina defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Trento have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The speculation has reached the stands, and the stands have answered. Trento would like this settled before it becomes the only thing anybody asks about.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Pietro Candelari plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
He came through the session, took part in everything and finished it smiling. Trento will not rush him, and he will spend the next fortnight trying to rush them.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Trento, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Trento can pretend not to have heard.
A season average of 7.01 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Trento know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Alcione Milano go through and Trento go home, 0-0 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
1 kept out in the shoot-out, and a stadium that will still be describing them in twenty years. A goalkeeper only needs one of these to be remembered forever.
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.
Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Trento have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Trento know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Trento have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Trento have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
The fee is $350.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Carpi drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.
Frederik Tosku is 20, and Trento have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
He came through the session, took part in everything and finished it smiling. Trento will not rush him, and he will spend the next fortnight trying to rush them.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Trento, and 0 appearances in 0 say he has earned the hearing.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Trento, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The minutes were not coming at Trento, so he will look for them at Novara. Everybody involved calls it development; for the player it is simply a chance to play.