I don’t think that is underrated, obviously serie a is not at his best at the moment, but one time was the most difficult and important league, even more than la liga or premier, as ronaldo says in an interview with inter
I'm Italian, and I ensure you that it's not. Napoli is the only good team among the the big teams right now. Juve is weak af and still somehow got to the 4th position, without considering small teams that are serie b level (no joke), slow rythm, no skills nor tactics, when I watch la Liga or Premier I see many good times even in low positions. cremonese, Sampdoria, Verona, lecce, spezia, salernitana, Empoli they all deserve to get relegated instead, every year, teams don't thanks to other bad teams who barely reach 20 points at the end of the year
@@GianmarcoFabbriciani thats straight up wrong lmao the lowest point total ever was salernitana with 31, who have also invested well in their squad this summer and are looking really solid. Inter, Milan and Napoli are all solid champions league squads, and juve are looking really good in the past month, lazio are a bit inconsistent but also are lethal on their day, the fact that good squads like sassuolo and fiorentina are struggling shows just how competitive the league is. Theres also teams like Roma and Atalanta that have the potential to compete for titles in the future and some great pieces. Just because you are Italian does not mean you have any clue what you are talking about. Serie A is literally the 2nd most invested in league behind the prem in both wages and transfer fees. There's no way your delusional ass thinks teams like Almeria and Cadiz who play some of the worst, most ugly to watch football are better than fun teams like Empoli and Cremonese who focus on pushing through youth and giving bigger teams a tough time (not to mention they also have much higher quality players than their laliga counterparts, not an opinion, laliga teams outside their big 3 haven't been able to spend money on transfers for years)
Nice to hear this...as an Atalanta supporter (before moving to Sweden) I lived exactly in the house behind Curva Nord and I was there for every home match. Adoss!
Mad how you’ve posted this, Atalanta are my Italian team, love watching them over the last few years on BT. Desperate to get to Bergamo to soak up the atmosphere myself 🔥
Growing up one of the top footballers of Sweden moved to Atalanta and became a legend at the club, Glenn Strömberg. And even though they didnt become a favourite team, I mean how could they - he played for the wrong club here in Sweden - I've kept an eye on the club and it's great to see how they have started to establish themselves as a proper top club in Italy. Great video Smiv.
yes...he is a big thing in Bergamo...where I come from...but actually living in Sweden...anyway as an Atalanta supporter Glenn is still The Captain...very nice guy btw. I have met him sometimes in Bergamo.
Loved it, it's great when a 'proper' football fan get's such a trip. It's sad they couldn't have extended the invitation to Charlie, breaking up the gang
what crazy people are telling you to slow down. your contents awesome. Emigrated to Australia and miss the football Dorking wanderers fan and you videos bring it all back. keep them coming
Serie A is so underrated, sure the teams aren't at the height they were in the 2000s but they are rebuilding. The reason why it's so underrated tho is because it's probably the best Football you'll see. Italian Tifosi are always brilliant, even when you just watch from TV. The league is the most competitive in the world, Nowhere else do you have 4-6 teams fighting for the Top, sometimes even until April. Serie A makes a good League because it gives you the best of what football is all about. Fans, Competitiveness and pure joy
We play in Black and blue because first Atalanta was an athletics society with blue like prima color and the football team of Bergamo called Bergamasca Calcio had blue and White kit. In the years these 2 society combined in one called Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio with social colours Black and blue 🖤💙
It never was boring. Its money that the premier league has which serie A doesn't which has meant serie A clubs have to buy youngsters and coach them to then sell on.
@@Micfri300 I thought it was quite boring in the 80's and part of the 90's when one goal often was enough to win games. So for the neutral viewer it wasn't great unless you're really into the tactical side of the game, or you are like Gianni Brera, who thought that the perfect game had no goals in it (no goals = no mistakes made).
@@WhiteHartDane the 80s and 90s serie A was levels above present day premier league. Football should be about superior technical/tactical quality winning out over physical qualities. Whilst gegenpress is exciting to watch i honestly prefer players like Ronaldinho deco snejider etc essentially the no10 which in current football has become nonexistent because they are seen to be lazy off the ball.
Fab video...Italy is a dream destination. Be nice if BT Sport offered this sort if stuff once in a while to their subscribing customers :) The vloggers game is heading for that glass ceiling....unless Thogden or Ellis get a VIP trip to the first Super League game played on the moon!
I’ll pass that suggestion onto them for sure! To be clear though Ellis and I have the same stance, we’d never take tickets in place of genuine fans. This allocation would have been available via BT Sport and as you saw wasn’t in the fan sections. It’s the reason you’ll never see me at derby marches or generally big games as I feel it’s the fans that deserve it first. Once it hits general sale it’s fair game but games of that stature rarely get to that stage. Either way, glad you enjoy the video my man 👌
The only issue with going to Italy to watch a game is finding someone to drag me out of whatever restaurant I stumbled in to 3 hours before. I do have to say, I don't get the large flag waving (doesn't it block the game?) and the flares ( blinded by the light and smoke inhalation) but fair play, seems to be an accepted part of the Italian game and of course waving a bigass flag around for 90 minutes means you work up an appetite for more food !
Atalanta should be doing well with billionaire Stephen Pagliuca a private equity investor and co-chairman of Bain Capitol that also co-owns the Boston Celtics and is the majority shareholder at Atalanta who has £160bil of assets to his name, twice that of Man City owner. The guy is the favourite to take over at Liverpool. It wouldn't surprise people if Atalanta dominates Italian football at some point in the future.
It will never happen, and I mean the "dominate" part, I grew up less than 1 km from the Azzurri d'Italia (now Gewiss), Pagliuca brought in indeed a lot of investments, but the city is small and very close to Milan, there simply isn't a big enough pool of people to maintain it at the top level for years. Even now that they are doing great half of my friends are for Inter, Milan or Juve and again population is a factor Bergamo is roughly 120k people.
Smiv love the vid mate..thoughts on not signing Kim Min Jae even though Spurs were his #1 destination and Conte & Patrici wanting Khiva but Levy bought Spence instead 😂 (which is why he doesn’t play as far as rumours go lol)
It’s a strange situation for sure! I like how cut throat Conte is but at the same time feel for Spence, I think there’s times he couldn’t have easily played instead of a couple of 2 minute cameos
@@smivadee True man..him and Bryan Gil gotta use it as character development I guess..also consider the Soweto derby in South Africa (Kaiser Chiefs vs Pirates) it will shock you how good the vibe is..thanks for all the great content man 👍🏿
Are they the next giants? Well, if you have followed this a bit then you know that they were top class all the sudden, but came down to earth a bit last years.
No, they aren't. In Italy, every once in a while, a tier 2/3 team rises from the ranks for some time, has good results and placements, produces good talents that goes to tier 1 teams, maybe wins some trophy (less likely to happen) but then they return back to the ranks of tier 2/3 teams, if not less.
@@smivadee you are welcome Smiv!!! Please visit Welwyn Garden City, Bradford City, Oxford City, Hitchin Town, Coalville Town, Hemel Hempstead Town, Hertford Town and many more grounds to name a few! Enjoy!
Someone explain to this guy that the gesture he makes and that many foreigners imitate, in Italy has a precise meaning and that doing it without sense like he does makes it decidedly ridiculous...
@@smivadee 😂😂 Absolutely not, unfortunately this gesture is inflated and is very often used inappropriately without knowing its meaning. My intention is only to emphasize this aspect of the question.
@@smivadee hi, thank you for your answer and for your patience and tolerance towards me. The gesture shown at the beginning of the video is wrong, because it has more the meaning of a request, a question, it means: "what are you saying?". The correct gesture that has the meaning of "excellent food" and by extension any situation in which you want to indicate a wonderful thing of great quality, would be (in my opinion) to bring the hand in exactly that pose, almost touching the lips simulating a kiss, with a facial expression of wonder and ecstasy. I know it seems complicated and unreasonable, but gestures (a much more widespread habit in southern Italy than in the rest of the country) have precise and codified meanings. Sorry for the length and pedantry, I hope this explanation is useful to you.
