Julian De MartinisRoma’s 2017–2018 Champions’ League Season: Monumental Progress, In PicturesI wanted to codify a couple of tweet threads I put up this morning in one post that may be easier to read and to look back upon.May 1, 2018May 1, 2018
Julian De MartinisIt was grainy- at least I remember it that way, and I enjoy the memory too much to rewatch and…Two years, maybe to the day for all I know, after that video happened, I felt like Marco Materazzi. It was my senior year at Boston College…Apr 24, 2018Apr 24, 2018
Julian De MartinisTwin Peaks, Roma, and Me: Things That ReturnIt’s been a long time.Apr 22, 2018Apr 22, 2018
Julian De MartinisBeIN’s Laughable Coverage of Serie A Can’t Go Overlooked Any LongerSince the 2012–2013 season, BeIN has exclusively held the rights to broadcast live Serie A matches in English. It seemed an exciting new…May 21, 20171May 21, 20171
Julian De MartinisPart One.First it was the fingers that emerged through the soil, the nails that had grown far too long and cracked, in no condition to strike the…Mar 29, 2017Mar 29, 2017
Julian De MartinisRevising the Past, Part TwoIn July 2014, Roma signed Ashely Cole; given Douglas Maicon’s success, signed just the previous summer, it looked like Roma were trying to…Mar 22, 2017Mar 22, 2017
Julian De MartinisRevising the Past, Part 1This is the start of a new series (maybe, hopefully, but we’ll see). I’ve always been interested in the mechanics of writing, revising, and…Mar 21, 2017Mar 21, 2017
Julian De MartinisAn Ode to Pep: Why Guardiola and Roma are Inextricably LinkedPep Guardiola’s playing career for Roma was short; at 32-years-old, the midfielder only made four appearances during the 2002–2003 season…Jan 6, 2017Jan 6, 2017
Julian De MartinisIt’s 4:54 PM — maybe 20 minutes or so since Roma were knocked out of the Champions’ League by Porto.I thought I’d feel sadder. I can’t shake that feeling. Part of me felt for sure that this would be a gimme — a 1–1 draw away with 10 men…Aug 23, 2016Aug 23, 2016