January 2026
I said I needed reinforcements, and inexplicably a load of guys at better clubs than me were willing to sign, so here we go...
I'll just work my way down that list.
Massimiliano Torelli is a right winger with a decent enough level of technical ability, and a small amount of pace, so I'm pretty hopeful he can be a good source of chances. This will go for everyone, but he's better than he replaced.
Della Valle will be playing on the opposite wing to Torelli, and also looks pretty decent. His end product is abysmal, but I'm hoping that he can get enough chances to try crossing that inevitably some of them will be ok.
Zanotti is a right back - he's pretty average but the guy he's replacing are absolute garbage. Can also cover centre back, which is nice.
Francoini is a centre back and looks good, I'm quite pleased with him. All the basics look fine, and I think the basics are about all I can get in this league.
Verenucci will be playing centre midfield for me, and although his technical ability is average at an absolute push, mentally he's pretty decent and I think he should be a useful addition. Gives me some depth at the very least, as previously I couldn't make a substitution in midfield without an obviously huge drop in quality.
Zafferani is a striker who I spent actual money on. I mean, it was 500 quid but still. He scored 6 in 8 games for his last club, and at the very least they should miss him. His movement should help him get chances and his finishing, while not great, should see him get a reasonable amount of goals.
Cevoli is to be my other centre half. He's a full international and should provide some experience, which is good. Hopefully him and Francoini will form a good partnership.
Right, onto how the month went...
We finally ended our horror run against Juvenes. Genuienly shocked me as they're quite good, but we did our job. Then stormed into the semi final of the cup which would be lovely to win.
The rest of the month was weird. I don't think my new players have quite gelled yet, but we're certainly better than we were.
5 points ahead of Tre Penne, so we have a good chance to make the playoffs and take it from there. Basically just want to finish as high up as possible.