At the mid-way point of the 2021/22 campaign the young Atalanta squad were sitting nicely in third position, albeit a fair way behind runaway leaders Inter Milan who were still unbeaten. However, we had been knocked out of the Champions League, which meant spending the second half of the season in the Euro Cup. January... Continue Reading →
We came into the fourth season with Atalanta having broken the club's record league finish in the previous two campaigns - finishing third in 2019/20 and second in 2021/22. So prospects of improvement in 2021/22 were unlikely - especially as rivals Inter Milan and Juventus spent £229 million and £65 million respectively. We, in comparison,... Continue Reading →
My Atalanta save is swiftly becoming one of my favourite ever on Football Manager. We've not won silverware after three seasons in charge, but realistically we were never expected to and we're performing far beyond what I - and certainly the Board - expected. Seasons two and three have resulted in the two highest-ever finishes... Continue Reading →
Mid-way through the 2020/21 campaign we found ourselves once again exceeding expectations, sitting nicely in the top four and with a decent chance of challenging the mighty Inter Milan, AS Roma and Juventus for the Serie A title.
After recording the best-ever finish in Atalanta's history, expectations increased heading into the 2020-21 campaign. Indeed, the board bumped our lowest possible expectation for the season from 'mid-table finish' up to 'top-half finish.' Another summer of outgoings preceded the campaign, with 26 players exiting the club either on permanent transfers, being released or on loan.... Continue Reading →
The summer of 2019 saw plenty of change in Bergamo, with more than 50 players departing the club and a decent handful coming in. With that in mind, and given the fact that most the new arrivals were youth prospects, I wasn't expecting much. However, I've somehow managed to build an Atalanta team that is... Continue Reading →
Having wrapped up a sixth-placed finish in Serie A in season one, a busy summer was now ahead with a mass of players returning from loans and several players becoming unsettled.
Atalanta went into 2019 pushing towards the top six after a couple of strong victories over Juventus and Inter Milan. But that set expectations to keep pushing high through the remainder of the season, especially with Euro Cup involvement out the window. Transfer business I was slightly concerned about our defensive strength, so I moved... Continue Reading →
The 2018/19 season began very early indeed for the Atalanta boys, but set us up for a decent start to Serie A
Back in 2000, the likes of Fausto Rossini, Fabio Rustico and Cristiano Doni made Atalanta an exciting Championship Manager prospect. 18 years later, our new FM Series will see how their new compatriots stack up in comparison.
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