Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[tulusikhlas]

At least Barcelona's strategy of always relying on Lewandowski has been read by many big clubs, Xavi must think harder to form a new strategy so that other attackers participate to score goals because Lewandowski has difficulty scoring goals when many opposing players are in charge of preventing him from getting the ball.

Your suggestion I think is also true because when many opposing players have been able to prevent Lewandowski from getting the ball, then it becomes an obstacle for Barcelona to score more goals because Barcelona rely more on Lewandowski in the striker line. So it's clear Xavi needs to change his tactics so his opponents can't read the movements of Barcelona's players in every game.

From what I see from their game they are on the ball for as long as possible that happens in almost every game. That's good because it can increase their chances, but if they don't have a lot of strategy then it will be like the game when they were beaten by Inter Milan. In this match Inter Milan could very well read their game and tried to stop Lewandowski. Barcelona have no other options on the front lines, as a result Inter Milan can really stifle them.

[TopT3ns]

From what I see from their game they are on the ball for as long as possible that happens in almost every game. That's good because it can increase their chances, but if they don't have a lot of strategy then it will be like the game when they were beaten by Inter Milan. In this match Inter Milan could very well read their game and tried to stop Lewandowski. Barcelona have no other options on the front lines, as a result Inter Milan can really stifle them.

Therefore Barcelona must try to have another strategy so that they do not have an attitude of dependence with Robert Lewandowski so that the embarrassing incident against Inter does not happen again because it was a shameful mistake a club as big as Barcelona was defeated just by keeping one player not to get the ball with easy.

[blue_hurricanger]

At least Barcelona's strategy of always relying on Lewandowski has been read by many big clubs, Xavi must think harder to form a new strategy so that other attackers participate to score goals because Lewandowski has difficulty scoring goals when many opposing players are in charge of preventing him from getting the ball.

Your suggestion I think is also true because when many opposing players have been able to prevent Lewandowski from getting the ball, then it becomes an obstacle for Barcelona to score more goals because Barcelona rely more on Lewandowski in the striker line. So it's clear Xavi needs to change his tactics so his opponents can't read the movements of Barcelona's players in every game.

Barcelona's attack may now be more dependent on Lewandowski. Because he is the most experienced player in Barcelona's attack. But Dembele and Raphinha are talented enough. Even if Lewandowski doesn't play well in any match, Raphinha and Dembele have the ability to bring victory to Barcelona. But I agree with you that Xavi needs to develop an alternative strategy. If the team becomes too dependent on Lewandowski, they will face problems in the future.

Barcelona won't bet all Lewandowski to score a goal, they also can count on their defense line since it is quite strong to stalk enough time to wear Inter down. Enough to score at least 1 goal and they're even. Inter need to score 1 goal back at the Camp Nou stadium to make it to their advantage, as a guest. Else, it was Barcelona's Camp Nou so expect strong pressure from their fans there. What I worry about most is Serginho Dest from Inter. He has made many mistakes and he was Inter's defender. Watch this clip where he uses his hand and touches the ball without any thinking.

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccercirclejerk/comments/xx867e/serginho_dest_69_great_control/

[G_Besar]

Barcelona's attack may now be more dependent on Lewandowski. Because he is the most experienced player in Barcelona's attack. But Dembele and Raphinha are talented enough. Even if Lewandowski doesn't play well in any match, Raphinha and Dembele have the ability to bring victory to Barcelona. But I agree with you that Xavi needs to develop an alternative strategy. If the team becomes too dependent on Lewandowski, they will face problems in the future.

The defeat against Inter Milan is certainly very painful for Barcelona. In fact, they were able to dominate the game as a whole. In this match Robert Lewandowski could not do much, Xavi should have been able to quickly respond to the situation and prepare alternatives. I think Xavi was so carried away by the good performances of his team that he only realized it when the game was over. With this result, of course, the Blaugrana's chances of qualifying are getting tougher.

Then, the victory achieved by Inter Milan can certainly make Inzaghi a little more relieved. Inzaghi's victory over Barcelona will certainly be used as a mission for Inter Milan's revival after having slumped in the Italian League. However, if Inter Milan fail to win against Sassuolo, it is not impossible that Inzaghi's fate will get worse.

[sana54210]

Allegri position is indeed quite threatened at this time at Juventus and even many fans have asked management to evaluate, but it seems that management still really trusts Allegri to train the Juve squad until his contract expires, the lack of creativity in the midfield I think is the current obstacle for Juventus in every attack which they have built, besides that maybe the ancient tactics used by Allegri so far at Juventus may also be the reason for other teams to beat Juventus too easily, the length of time Allegri has coach at Juventus and the absence of a change in scheme allows the opposing team to know every weakness that exists in every juventus game.

Most of these "we didn't get the results we wanted, we should sack the manager" type of questions and actions do not really reflect on the step afterwards and that causes a little bit of a trouble. I am not saying that it should be an easy task, but it needs to be carefully planned for the future.

Like let's assume they fired him, who are they going to get at this point? Are they really sure that they would be able to get someone that would be as good as him, or even better? I am not sure that many exists, Tuchel is the only one I can think of and I really doubt that they could get tuchel, both because of price reasons and he would rather go to a bigger name club too.

[Oneandpure]

Most of these "we didn't get the results we wanted, we should sack the manager" type of questions and actions do not really reflect on the step afterwards and that causes a little bit of a trouble. I am not saying that it should be an easy task, but it needs to be carefully planned for the future.

Like let's assume they fired him, who are they going to get at this point? Are they really sure that they would be able to get someone that would be as good as him, or even better? I am not sure that many exists, Tuchel is the only one I can think of and I really doubt that they could get tuchel, both because of price reasons and he would rather go to a bigger name club too.

High pressure for Allegri after several match failure and last two games before success made all public want to sack him quit because Juventus won last two games at domestic and Champion League. Bad started on Serie A and loss two games at Champion League made his position as Juventus manager got higher pressure actually from Juventus fans want him sacking as soon possible. But I think all expected fans want to sack him slowly gone after success give two won for Juventus from Bologna at Serie A and last won at Champion League after defeating Maccabi Haifa.

Have another higher pressure for next weeks if Juventus failed against with Milan, actually will be at the end this season pressure for Allegri, when Juventus loss all pressure want Allegri left his position, but later he win two or three match and make public voice as him sacking will be silent awhile.

[Pokapoka124]

Try to find the leak at Juventus, that is not an easy task. Where exactly is the problem? It's not that they don't have good players. with this team you should just become champion or at least finish in the top 3 without any problems. Unfortunately, you could only draw 1 conclusion and that would be that the trainer has not got things right. But to fire him now? That is a possibility, but then you also have to look for a good trainer in the very short term. I think that's a big problem.

I think, Juventus coach need to use those potential players that are good in first half to start the match so that they will create more opportunities for other potential players that know how to achieve goals in the second half. If Juventus coach can apply this new strategy in their next match, no doubt they will definitely win their next match to improve their points and to save their coach job. Juventus really demonstrated well in last season that made their fans to believed that they will definitely win this season title base on their performance in last season but this season performance is too low for them to achieve this Italian league title.

Yeah it will be a wise choice to start those players who have shown in the previous game that they understand exactly what is required of them on the pitch, they can create chances and control the ball and hold possession which is much needed at this time. When they hold the ball they have better opportunity to explore different options to get a win and I hope Allegri will adopt this strategy in the next game.

[ilovealtcoins]

Try to find the leak at Juventus, that is not an easy task. Where exactly is the problem? It's not that they don't have good players. with this team you should just become champion or at least finish in the top 3 without any problems. Unfortunately, you could only draw 1 conclusion and that would be that the trainer has not got things right. But to fire him now? That is a possibility, but then you also have to look for a good trainer in the very short term. I think that's a big problem.

I think, Juventus coach need to use those potential players that are good in first half to start the match so that they will create more opportunities for other potential players that know how to achieve goals in the second half. If Juventus coach can apply this new strategy in their next match, no doubt they will definitely win their next match to improve their points and to save their coach job. Juventus really demonstrated well in last season that made their fans to believed that they will definitely win this season title base on their performance in last season but this season performance is too low for them to achieve this Italian league title.

Yeah it will be a wise choice to start those players who have shown in the previous game that they understand exactly what is required of them on the pitch, they can create chances and control the ball and hold possession which is much needed at this time. When they hold the ball they have better opportunity to explore different options to get a win and I hope Allegri will adopt this strategy in the next game.

Juventus' main weakness is their attack. We are not seeing the expected performance from Juventus due to the lack of attacking players. The Juventus team is not weak. The team has a lot of talented players. Their defense is very strong. They conceded only 5 goals in 8 matches. Against AC Milan if Juventus attacking players can play well and score goals then the result will be in favor of Juventus. Another point against Milan is impossible for Juventus.

[Furious 7]

This they have to do especially with their current state of being reviled even by their own fans and expecting Allegri to be replaced.
At least they have to bring points in this match because otherwise this will surely be another target of anger for Juventus.
They are now faced with a difficult situation so inevitably and in any way they have to get points in this match.

Allegri position is indeed quite threatened at this time at Juventus and even many fans have asked management to evaluate, but it seems that management still really trusts Allegri to train the Juve squad until his contract expires, the lack of creativity in the midfield I think is the current obstacle for Juventus in every attack which they have built, besides that maybe the ancient tactics used by Allegri so far at Juventus may also be the reason for other teams to beat Juventus too easily, the length of time Allegri has coach at Juventus and the absence of a change in scheme allows the opposing team to know every weakness that exists in every juventus game.

The problem for now is actually blaming Allegri is also a bit risky because indeed we can't demand much when the condition of the Juventus players is in such a condition so that Allegri also has a little difficulty in my opinion in concocting when their players are currently not in a fit condition.
On the other hand, the financial condition actually has an effect because no matter how hard the fans want to get rid of Allegri, it will obviously be very difficult because their finances are currently hampered.

[Google+]

I think so , Inter are currently motivated by their win in the champions league after all the morale of the players will definitely increase
Sassuolo are also not a strong team even though they are 1 place above Inter but Inter deserve to be favorites with various considerations.

Sassuolo and Inter have the same points in the table, Sassuolo is one place above Inter because their goal productivity is better. The winning spirit that Inter just got from Barcelona in the UCL makes Inter players highly motivated to repeat their success from Sassuolo. Inter, who had dropped points in the previous match when they were beaten by AS Roma, will try to rise to improve their ranking in the standings, on paper Inter are able to beat Sassuolo. But if Inter are not able to play solidly, Inter must be prepared for the worst.

in the domestic league inter Milan seems to have a bit of difficulty in their form because in the last two games they suffered defeats to Roma and udinese so in the match against Sassuolo I think Simone Inzaghi squad will try a little hard to get 3 points. although statistically head  to head inter milan have dominated the victories of their last 5 encounter but in this match, Sassoulo squad have been able to perform better this season and they may be able to surprise in this match. Well I will also bet on Inter milan win in this, maybe by a narrow score and I hope brozovic and hakan can appear more aggressive at the start of the first half.

[coinlocket$]

It is almost time for big comebacks in Juventus.

Di Maria will be available in 1 week.
Chiesa will be available in 2 weeks.
Pogba will be ready in 3 weeks.

And then we will able to see the real strength of this team, hoping it will be not to late.

[izsara]

It's caused by bookmakers were taking the result from last match. Yeah milan will be playing at home but winning against juventus is a must caused by it can boost mentality from the players. The worst result will destroy the mentality from players before it will against chelsea on the upcoming match in the champion league. I think this will become a difficult time for milan. That's pretty interesting to see what will be the result from milan against juventus. I thought if this will become a tough game for both of clubs
Both teams are still under performances but juventus is quite better than ac milan

With the current condition of Juventus, I actually feel that it is still very difficult for them because regardless of what Milan can now be said to be better, especially with the player's fitness and the internal problems that occur at Juventus, this is clearly still a benchmark in my opinion.
This is evident when looking at their last 5 matches in Serie A Milan are still superior.
But indeed Juventus are still a big team and it is difficult to make an easy win with a team like this because both teams need a win obviously it will be a tough competition I think for both teams.

[Iranus]

I think so , Inter are currently motivated by their win in the champions league after all the morale of the players will definitely increase
Sassuolo are also not a strong team even though they are 1 place above Inter but Inter deserve to be favorites with various considerations.

Sassuolo and Inter have the same points in the table, Sassuolo is one place above Inter because their goal productivity is better. The winning spirit that Inter just got from Barcelona in the UCL makes Inter players highly motivated to repeat their success from Sassuolo. Inter, who had dropped points in the previous match when they were beaten by AS Roma, will try to rise to improve their ranking in the standings, on paper Inter are able to beat Sassuolo. But if Inter are not able to play solidly, Inter must be prepared for the worst.

in the domestic league inter Milan seems to have a bit of difficulty in their form because in the last two games they suffered defeats to Roma and udinese so in the match against Sassuolo I think Simone Inzaghi squad will try a little hard to get 3 points. although statistically head  to head inter milan have dominated the victories of their last 5 encounter but in this match, Sassoulo squad have been able to perform better this season and they may be able to surprise in this match. Well I will also bet on Inter milan win in this, maybe by a narrow score and I hope brozovic and hakan can appear more aggressive at the start of the first half.

Sassuolo's performance this season has been steady. They are also ahead of Inter Milan in the points table. Out of 8 matches, Inter Milan have lost four, Sassuolo have lost just two. Sassuolo also won the last two matches. On the other hand, Inter Milan lost two matches. However, Inter Milan was able to defeat Barcelona in the Champions League. So maybe the players will be confident against Sassuolo as well.
Sassuolo will be happy to get 1 point against Inter Milan. So Sassuolo will try to play defensive strategy to draw the match. If Sassuolo is able to score the first goal in this match then I think Inter Milan will not be able to get 3 points in this match.

[Zackgeno96]

This weekend AC Milan and Juventus play against each other. A good power measurement for Juventus. AC Milan will not have expected to have become champions last season, that was a bonus season. It is different with Juventus, they are expected to become champions with their selection every year and actually a 2nd place would feel like a disappointment. How different is the last 2 season and the current season? They never really had a chance at the championship. They can also lose the match against Milan. The question for me is also how much space Allegri will get from the coaching staff before he is fired. He is gradually running out of credit what he has built up as a player and coach?

[MoonOfLife]

This weekend AC Milan and Juventus play against each other. A good power measurement for Juventus. AC Milan will not have expected to have become champions last season, that was a bonus season. It is different with Juventus, they are expected to become champions with their selection every year and actually a 2nd place would feel like a disappointment. How different is the last 2 season and the current season? They never really had a chance at the championship. They can also lose the match against Milan. The question for me is also how much space Allegri will get from the coaching staff before he is fired. He is gradually running out of credit what he has built up as a player and coach?

The Juventus coach continues to do his best to stabilize his squad. But he is unable to stabilize the party. There are plenty of talented players in the Juventus squad. However, their performance is poor. I would say Juventus players are not able to play well because their match strategy is not good. Milan is definitely the favorite in AC Milan vs Juventus match.

[bekti3]

This weekend AC Milan and Juventus play against each other. A good power measurement for Juventus. AC Milan will not have expected to have become champions last season, that was a bonus season. It is different with Juventus, they are expected to become champions with their selection every year and actually a 2nd place would feel like a disappointment. How different is the last 2 season and the current season? They never really had a chance at the championship. They can also lose the match against Milan. The question for me is also how much space Allegri will get from the coaching staff before he is fired. He is gradually running out of credit what he has built up as a player and coach?

The Juventus coach continues to do his best to stabilize his squad. But he is unable to stabilize the party. There are plenty of talented players in the Juventus squad. However, their performance is poor. I would say Juventus players are not able to play well because their match strategy is not good. Milan is definitely the favorite in AC Milan vs Juventus match.

It's difficult for Allegri now because it's clear he's under a lot of pressure at the moment.
Apart from the fans demanding for Juventus to play well, he was also faced with the condition of the players being inadequate.
It will be very good in the match against Milan they can play and get points because at least this can be something that can cover the anger of the fans because otherwise the sacking will continue to be buzzed.

[Doell]

It is almost time for big comebacks in Juventus.

Di Maria will be available in 1 week.
Chiesa will be available in 2 weeks.
Pogba will be ready in 3 weeks.

And then we will able to see the real strength of this team, hoping it will be not to late.

Pogba is available 3 weeks later, there are still around 26 match waiting for him to strengthen Juventus in Serie A. The current difference with leader (Napoli) at standings is only 7 points, hopefully there will be no mistakes in the few match before Pogba arrives. But only matchday 9 tomorrow will be the biggest test against Milan, what do you think Sir, will can Juventus at least survive and share the points?

[Velvet78]

Milan - Juventus is going to be the main event of the day surely.

Milan have been in a little better condition than their opponent in the league recently. However Juventus have finally started to make improvement. First they won against Bologna comfortably and after that they defeated Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League. This must have improved their morale quite much already. Juventus can't get a win against Milan for three head-to-head games. Honestly this is likely to be another one as they are still in a recovery phase. I know that Milan lost to Chelsea but I still expect them to play much better in the Serie A. Maybe I can go for both teams to score and Milan choices for this game. The latter is riskier maybe but it feels like Milan might win by a small margin.

[Raflesia]

It is almost time for big comebacks in Juventus.

Di Maria will be available in 1 week.
Chiesa will be available in 2 weeks.
Pogba will be ready in 3 weeks.

And then we will able to see the real strength of this team, hoping it will be not to late.

Finally the awaited return.
Actually, in this case, I am really waiting for Chiesa because it has been a long time since I lost a controlling figure in the Juventus midfield.
I haven't found any news regarding Chiesa's re-debut after a long absence due to injury but if this is true it's definitely going to be very good and I really hope he will return to his previous form.

[alpamar99]

Milan - Juventus is going to be the main event of the day surely.

Milan have been in a little better condition than their opponent in the league recently. However Juventus have finally started to make improvement. First they won against Bologna comfortably and after that they defeated Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League. This must have improved their morale quite much already. Juventus can't get a win against Milan for three head-to-head games. Honestly this is likely to be another one as they are still in a recovery phase. I know that Milan lost to Chelsea but I still expect them to play much better in the Serie A. Maybe I can go for both teams to score and Milan choices for this game. The latter is riskier maybe but it feels like Milan might win by a small margin.

This is something for sure because this is the big match of the week. I expect an open game from the two teams later because the big match will not be too exciting if their game is monotonous.
On the other hand, I will watch the match between Lazio against Fiorentina and Atalanta and Udinese which incidentally are dark horse clubs this season.
Regardless of who wins later this will obviously make a change in the standings.