#atalanta

#atalanta

The fastest human in the world, according to the Ancient Greek legend, was the heroine Atalanta. Although she was a famous huntress who joined Jason and the Argonauts in the search for the golden fleece, she was most renowned for the one avenue in which she surpassed all other humans: her speed. While many boasted of how swift or fleet-footed they were, Atalanta outdid them all. No one possessed the capabilities to defeat her in a fair footrace.

Atalanta's latest gift to the football world, Marco Palestra, has emerged as the primary target for Europe's elite clubs heading into the winter transfer window. The 20-year-old starlet, a product of the Bergamo youth academy currently excelling on loan at Cagliari, is proving to be much more than a standard right-back. Combining high tactical intelligence with physical dominance, he is taking the market by storm.

Securing a famous bronze medal finish among Germany's elite last season, Dino Toppmoller's camp have secured back-to-back Bundesliga victories for the first time since the end of August. Last seen over the weekend marking their return from November's international break with an action-packed 4-3 victory away at Koln, Frankfurt could be smelling the chance to get their European charge back on track.

Starting with the hosts, managing to make a much-welcomed return to winning ways over the weekend as they clinched a 1-0 victory away at Auxerre, Marseille are now hoping to find some crucial stability. Last seen in Champions League action falling to a disappointing 2-1 loss away at Portuguese heavyweights Sporting Lisbon, Roberto De Zerbi's men will be excited to make a return to home soil here.

The position gives me more confidence in my game. I'm not a player who can run 12km, but I can produce a lot of intensity. In this position, I can do it better and I also feel stronger in the actions I carry out.

They have the third-best defence in the league, but their six draws in eight games shows that they are not scoring enough to win games regularly. Juric must understand why the team creates so much, shoots a lot but in six out of eight games has never scored more than one goal (and once zero). Understanding and remedying this is his big task at the moment.