Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

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We cannot equate what Napoli achieved last season with this time, of course it will be different and Rudi Garcia needs time to build this team according to what he hopes, this is only Rudi Garcia's first season and I think Napoli's performance is not too bad.
And what happened to their mainstay player Osimhen had nothing to do with the coach because it was purely an internal problem between the team and Osimhen.

Napoli’s team have been playing averagely well for some time now and I won’t also equate it like that of the last season. I have a strong believe that the Napoli team will again above what they are now, but it will definitely take time because of how scattered everything is now. The new coach is yet to have a grasp of the team and put things together even though they haven’t been playing that bad from the beginning of the season. With the troubles Osimhen is having with his team, I am sure he will be leaving the club by the end of this season.

Napoli still have a good chance, either in Serie A or in the Champions League. However in these two competitions, Rudi Garcia squad was not a strong candidate this season, and if you really look closely, the luck factor played a bigger role last season when Napoli won the Scudetto. Therefore, I think we have too high expectations of their consistency, that Osimhen and his colleagues can appear consistent like last season.

The impact of the change of coach is clearly very obvious, and Spalletti departure leaving a legacy in the form of good players cannot yet be fully determined. Because after all, when we have too high expectations for Napoli performance, we also have to see how aggressive they are in the transfer market. Because at the same time Inter, Juventus and Milan are Scudetto competitors every season.

[borovichok]

Yes, Rudi Garcia has tough task because he has to return Napoli to its performance and strength like last season, but several of their players have experienced setbacks, plus the presence of Osimhen who is injured will make it difficult for Napoli to make changes.

Napoli is not in good shape this season, watching the defending champions facing difficulty is probably not a good chance for them to reach significant positions this season. Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis keen on making the team improve, he will make moves for potential players in January transfer window. We know the origination of Napoli inconsistent performance and hindrances, its trace back to the former manager, Luciano Spalleti exits Napoli with a whole set of whole left to be achieved. Meanwhile the new manager, Rudi Garcia is facing some challenges in his new club, this is probably not what he expected but he will try to figure out.

[Oluwa-btc]

Yes, Rudi Garcia has tough task because he has to return Napoli to its performance and strength like last season, but several of their players have experienced setbacks, plus the presence of Osimhen who is injured will make it difficult for Napoli to make changes.

Napoli is not in good shape this season, watching the defending champions facing difficulty is probably not a good chance for them to reach significant positions this season. Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis keen on making the team improve, he will make moves for potential players in January transfer window. We know the origination of Napoli inconsistent performance and hindrances, its trace back to the former manager, Luciano Spalleti exits Napoli with a whole set of whole left to be achieved. Meanwhile the new manager, Rudi Garcia is facing some challenges in his new club, this is probably not what he expected but he will try to figure out.

I hate comparisons but I'm forced to say that, comparing the position they seat this compared to the last two seasons by this time is crazzzzzzyyy. They have accumulated good number of points by this time and maintained a good position at the top of the league. They've lacked consistency and that hard retarded the momentum of the club. They currently occupies fourth position on the league standing and that is not so good for the defending Champions.

They've just seen few players leave prior to the start of the league and they didn't make good replacement for them. The loss of Luciano Spalleti has also been felt. Napoli should monitor tightly the results of Garcia and if he can't make it to the end of the season by remaining top amongst the best four he shouldn't be allowed to hold the job. He shoulda'v won the league too with same lads but he lacks capacity. How the hell he fvcked up yesterday night? Shit!

[hahay]

Yes, Rudi Garcia has tough task because he has to return Napoli to its performance and strength like last season, but several of their players have experienced setbacks, plus the presence of Osimhen who is injured will make it difficult for Napoli to make changes.

Napoli is not in good shape this season, watching the defending champions facing difficulty is probably not a good chance for them to reach significant positions this season. Napoli president, Aurelio De Laurentiis keen on making the team improve, he will make moves for potential players in January transfer window. We know the origination of Napoli inconsistent performance and hindrances, its trace back to the former manager, Luciano Spalleti exits Napoli with a whole set of whole left to be achieved. Meanwhile the new manager, Rudi Garcia is facing some challenges in his new club, this is probably not what he expected but he will try to figure out.

To defend the title is not easy, even if for example Luciano Spalletti is still the head coach of Napoli this season too, I'm sure Napoli will have bad results this season too. So, I think try to turn over a new leaf this season because after all, the Napoli team is not the same as last season, because there have been many changes in the team. Also, the competition in this season is definitely different from last season, as last season the favorites teams were also inconsistent and moreover, last season also team like Juventus got punished . Therefore, there is no guarantee for the title-winning team to defend the title this season, unless Napoli has a management as good as Manchester City or maybe Bayern Munich. But the truth is, Napoli don't have management as good as them so yes, it's natural for Napoli to experience a decline in performance this season. Try not to get your hopes up for something that is unlikely to happen. LOL

[posi]

What you say is true, Napoli is not as bad as imagined, it's just because they are the defending champions, so when there are results that are not so good, it will always be said that there is a decline and it looks increasingly bad because their competitors this season are performing better, such as Inter Milan, which is only one draw and the rest are wins so they can lead the standings.
Rudi Garcia might be said to have failed because the comparison is last season even though Napoli and Spalletti also didn't win straight away in their first season and they even failed to get it even though they started the season very well.
Osimhen at Napoli is increasingly not looking good at the club after the video scandal and now with the injury he is experiencing, more and more people are asking about his fate but we can see when he plays his commitment to Napoli is very big, but forget about the bad things the club has done to him of course It's not an easy thing, and it's a lesson for any club to respect its players and vice versa.

Napoli with Spalletti had amazing moments and they got perfect results in Serie A but in this season, Rudi Garcia failed to have the same performance. However, as I said before, we couldn't expect to see a good performance from Napoli because they lost some players and they are using a new coach while Garcia's past experience was not quite well. On the other hand, other top teams in Serie A have better and more stable performances than last season.

I will say that Napoli has definitely not done as well as they showed him. Especially as the defending champion. But I also agree that just because they are the defending champions, we are actually nitpicking the performance that they are showing a lot. Without them, being the defending champion, I think people actually wouldn't have said that they are performing really badly. They are defending the title. And that's why the inconsistent performance that they are showing has become really eye-catching.

A club is surely going to fail if they do not have respect for their players. Because a player can always move to another club. But a club might not find a player like him after that for a long period of time.

[Weawant]

Napoli's performance wasn't pretty bad but was just on the average, but playing against union Berlin in their home is a game everyone will expect they win because union Berlin has really been weak since this season even in their domestic league they are relegation prone.

Union Berlin has not been any better even with the champions league aswell so playing with Napoli we would expect Napoli to win but it's was even looking like Napoli at some point struggled with Berlin in their yesterday's game, but then Napoli bis now second on their group and still have a good chance to qualify regardless of the draw, the target has been for them to qualify for the next round of the UCL of which they seem to have achieved.

[Jody.Drummer]

Napoli's performance wasn't pretty bad but was just on the average, but playing against union Berlin in their home is a game everyone will expect they win because union Berlin has really been weak since this season even in their domestic league they are relegation prone.

Union Berlin has not been any better even with the champions league aswell so playing with Napoli we would expect Napoli to win but it's was even looking like Napoli at some point struggled with Berlin in their yesterday's game, but then Napoli bis now second on their group and still have a good chance to qualify regardless of the draw, the target has been for them to qualify for the next round of the UCL of which they seem to have achieved.

Napoli only need 1 more win to accompany Real Madrid to the round of 16, it looks like they will do it. Union Berlin, yes they didn't perform well from the start so they should be assured of elimination now that they've seen the points they've accumulated now it's very difficult to qualify. There's still a chance, but it's very small and it's dependent on other clubs losing their remaining 2 games, and when you look at the scenario, it's a very difficult thing to happen.
Braga still have a chance, but their chances are slim.

[Richbased]

Napoli's performance wasn't pretty bad but was just on the average, but playing against union Berlin in their home is a game everyone will expect they win because union Berlin has really been weak since this season even in their domestic league they are relegation prone.

Union Berlin has not been any better even with the champions league aswell so playing with Napoli we would expect Napoli to win but it's was even looking like Napoli at some point struggled with Berlin in their yesterday's game, but then Napoli bis now second on their group and still have a good chance to qualify regardless of the draw, the target has been for them to qualify for the next round of the UCL of which they seem to have achieved.

In football, no team ought to be underrated. Like if not for more experienced and tactical players that some clubs possess do you think that teams will be better than each other? Like are there not eleven players between the both clubs? So far as football is concerned, changes are meant to occur so no matter how much match a club loses they can still surprisingly do better when they face a stronger side.

Though Napoli is far stronger than Union Berlin in the sense that they've had much more champions league experience than Union Berlin. So at least they didn't loss the match so it's a nice one for the club.

[leonair]

Napoli's performance wasn't pretty bad but was just on the average, but playing against union Berlin in their home is a game everyone will expect they win because union Berlin has really been weak since this season even in their domestic league they are relegation prone.

Union Berlin has not been any better even with the champions league aswell so playing with Napoli we would expect Napoli to win but it's was even looking like Napoli at some point struggled with Berlin in their yesterday's game, but then Napoli bis now second on their group and still have a good chance to qualify regardless of the draw, the target has been for them to qualify for the next round of the UCL of which they seem to have achieved.

Napoli only need 1 more win to accompany Real Madrid to the round of 16, it looks like they will do it. Union Berlin, yes they didn't perform well from the start so they should be assured of elimination now that they've seen the points they've accumulated now it's very difficult to qualify. There's still a chance, but it's very small and it's dependent on other clubs losing their remaining 2 games, and when you look at the scenario, it's a very difficult thing to happen.
Braga still have a chance, but their chances are slim.

Napoli is enough good team. so it is possible for them to win one more match and and get chance in round of 16. Real Madrid is a good enough team and Napoli are good enough in the Italian league so Napoli can be expected to at least make it to the round of 16 even if they don't win the championship. They needed to win their match against Union Berlin but unfortunately they drew the match.  But the next match will be more important for them

[poodle63]

Yes, Rudi Garcia has tough task because he has to return Napoli to its performance and strength like last season, but several of their players have experienced setbacks, plus the presence of Osimhen who is injured will make it difficult for Napoli to make changes.

Actually, in this case, the increase or decrease in player performance also depends on how the coach gives trust and freedom to them so that this depends on the attitude of the coach whether his presence will make the player become as expected or decrease in terms of performance.
Napoli players who have decreased now also have a share of Rudi who cannot bring Napoli's performance to the best as before in the era of Spalletti even though this player must also be regretted due to the decline in quality and performance but still the one in control is the coach and Rudi cannot be separated from it.

I don't think Rudi Garcia has a difficult task here. Before he arrived, Napoli were champions last season under coach Luciano Spalletti. Garcia came here with a mission: to maintain the strength of the team. Coach Rudi Garcia and his team are in 4th place, and successfully defending the championship will probably be difficult for them. Therefore, he needs a quality alternative to ensure that the reigning Serie A champion is capable of competing with AC Milan, Inter Milan, or Juventus.

Osimhen is one of the keys to Napoli success so his absence from the Napoli squad will have a big impact and Rudi Garcia also needs to take firm steps to find replacement for Osimhen in the meantime.

Osimhen is one of Napoli's main strikers. Recently, he and the club have had many conflicts. Assuming he leaves in the upcoming transfer window, there's no telling how far Napoli will fall.

Osimhen was a key last season. His stat was a proof about how big his contribution to the napoli. It's not my first time to see napoli was always struggling when playing without him. it makes sense to call that if osimhen will leave then napoli may probably fall.
Even napoli is still struggle at this moment with him. The current standing was proof even though it will not determine the winner of this season but napoli is far from last season when club was always winning the game since the first match of serie a.
Its competitors have been aware if the key of napoli was osimhen.

The injury sustained by Osimhen has demonstrated that Napoli's performance has significantly declined in the absence of his presence. Missing osimhen meant missing something who can score for napoli.
Osimhen's performance is not that good like previous season but so far so good for now.

[Oluwa-btc]

Osimhen was a key last season. His stat was a proof about how big his contribution to the napoli. It's not my first time to see napoli was always struggling when playing without him. it makes sense to call that if osimhen will leave then napoli may probably fall.
Even napoli is still struggle at this moment with him. The current standing was proof even though it will not determine the winner of this season but napoli is far from last season when club was always winning the game since the first match of serie a.
Its competitors have been aware if the key of napoli was osimhen.

The injury sustained by Osimhen has demonstrated that Napoli's performance has significantly declined in the absence of his presence. Missing osimhen meant missing something who can score for napoli.
Osimhen's performance is not that good like previous season but so far so good for now.

Yeah! That's accurate! But you'll have to give credit to the fans at home  and those traveling to support the players and to the staffs and the rest of the squad who worked together to make sure they make the dream come through..
I want to point out a player who had a massive work rate for Napoli last season, no wonder Real Madrid was rumoured to want him.
Khivicha Kvaratskhelia is the name, the Georgian international played massively and supported Victor Oshime even though the credits and more goals scored all came from Victor Oshime.

They both deserve to play a better club honestly, they need not extend contracts further with Napoli honestly. No doubts, the absence of Victor Oshime has affected em in a way. Also the mockery on tick tock must have gotten him vexed. If that was done to the club by the player, they would've terminated his contract!

[topbitcoin]

Actually, in this case, the increase or decrease in player performance also depends on how the coach gives trust and freedom to them so that this depends on the attitude of the coach whether his presence will make the player become as expected or decrease in terms of performance.
Napoli players who have decreased now also have a share of Rudi who cannot bring Napoli's performance to the best as before in the era of Spalletti even though this player must also be regretted due to the decline in quality and performance but still the one in control is the coach and Rudi cannot be separated from it.

Luciano Spalletti significantly raised the expectations of the Napoli fans after he won the Italian scudetto with over 15 points difference from the second placed Lazio. When Spalletti left the club few weeks after the league triumph, the club has to hire another manager which happens to be Rudi Garcia and considering the high expectations of the club fans, I knew it'll be difficult for any manager to meet their expectations.
Napoli haven't performed like they did last season and the fact that Victor Osimhen who's been sidelined as a result of injury is yet to come back, things have become even more difficult for the manager. I think Garcia can still improve their performance but needs more time to find the best rhythm for the club

If I'm not mistaken Rudi was also recruited because of a suggestion from Spalletti who did say that his style of play was almost the same as Spalletti's and indeed looking at what Rudi Garcia did with the schemes and formations carried out when coaching Napoli it was indeed not too different from Spalletti's only that it was also not enough because in the end there must be more chemistry and closeness between players and coaches in order to create a strong bond and trust each other.
Now Osimhen is unplayable but his current case is actually more serious after there were some conditions where Osimhen's relationship with the club began to chaos even though it was still muted but still this will definitely interfere and become an obstacle and even this could also open the way for Osimhen to leave in the future.

[Zanab247]

Napoli's performance wasn't pretty bad but was just on the average, but playing against union Berlin in their home is a game everyone will expect they win because union Berlin has really been weak since this season even in their domestic league they are relegation prone.

Union Berlin has not been any better even with the champions league aswell so playing with Napoli we would expect Napoli to win but it's was even looking like Napoli at some point struggled with Berlin in their yesterday's game, but then Napoli bis now second on their group and still have a good chance to qualify regardless of the draw, the target has been for them to qualify for the next round of the UCL of which they seem to have achieved.

If Napoli display what they displayed in their last game, I believe union Berlin will secure victory from Napoli because many things has changed negatively with Napoli and is causing them draw games in this season. Since Napoli is coming to the home of union Berlin to play with them, I will predict for the favour of union Berlin to beat Napoli 2:1 to increase their points because, they have experienced many beaten from many teams in this summer, which their coach is not happy about it and he need positive change in this game.

But Napoli struggle to secured that victory they got from their opponent yesterday in the champion league because their coach warned the players not to play anyhow in that game that gave their players more concentration from the beginning of the game till the end of the game to win 3 points to come close to Real Madrid in that group.

[Belarge]

Napoli's performance wasn't pretty bad but was just on the average, but playing against union Berlin in their home is a game everyone will expect they win because union Berlin has really been weak since this season even in their domestic league they are relegation prone.

Union Berlin has not been any better even with the champions league aswell so playing with Napoli we would expect Napoli to win but it's was even looking like Napoli at some point struggled with Berlin in their yesterday's game, but then Napoli bis now second on their group and still have a good chance to qualify regardless of the draw, the target has been for them to qualify for the next round of the UCL of which they seem to have achieved.

I think Union Berlin was lucky to gain shared points against Napoli, they're very competitive when it comes to UCL football, no team would want to jeopardize their chances of gaining points. Rudi Garcia have numerous targets to meet up, he's a very busy man and will definitely strive harder to achieved his goals. Every team is facing various challenges and these team's boards will fixed them, one of the reason they put reliable managers who can lifts the team's progress to the next level. Napoli have just one problem that ought to be fixed only if they're keen on measuring incredible scores.

[tusandii]

The result beyond my imagination as acmilan has been beating PSG with narrow score. Giroud once again become a savior for acmilan. This is the main reason why playing without giroud was a disaster for acmilan. It's caused by giroud was the only reliable striker owned by acmilan. Milan has secondary striker but this guy was not as good as giroud. Milan is still having another chance to be qualified. Just two more matches then acmilan will be going to the knock out stage. Newcastle and dortmund are the last matches for milan.
A good result to boost the performance of acmilan in serie a which is still struggling at this moment. Giroud was really making it by helping milan to go to the another round.
That's pretty interesting to see milan to face lecce soon. I expect an easy match for milan as long as the club performs like the match against PSG. Giroud is the only best one for milan.
No giroud and no goals.

Yes, the scoring machine that Milan currently has is Giroud and if he is not present with Milan the match against PSG will probably only end in a draw and I am very impressed with Giroud performance, always saving Milan to bring home victory and have the opportunity to qualify for the final. Next, with the remaining matches, I want to guess that Milan will only continue to the European League because after all there are still 2 stronger clubs above it.
But to discuss the match against Lecce, Milan chances of winning are still very good, but the question is whether Giroud will appear in that match or just choose to rest.

[Bobrox]

Napoli still have a good chance, either in Serie A or in the Champions League. However in these two competitions, Rudi Garcia squad was not a strong candidate this season, and if you really look closely, the luck factor played a bigger role last season when Napoli won the Scudetto. Therefore, I think we have too high expectations of their consistency, that Osimhen and his colleagues can appear consistent like last season.

The impact of the change of coach is clearly very obvious, and Spalletti departure leaving a legacy in the form of good players cannot yet be fully determined. Because after all, when we have too high expectations for Napoli performance, we also have to see how aggressive they are in the transfer market. Because at the same time Inter, Juventus and Milan are Scudetto competitors every season.

Currently, Napoli remaining 7 points with Inter Milan in domestic league and should not huge problem depend on consistency performance will keep in the tittle race with other teams Juventus and Milan. Last season, Napoli easily for winning Scudetto behind many points left from Lazio or Inter Milan but Spaletti departure give huge problem and new manager Rudi Garcia have begin with new squad exactly some important players leave Napoli. In Champion League looks one slot for Napoli after Madrid won all matches and need to win from Braga automatically Napoli will play on knock out round.

Drop goals productivities from Napoli attacking such as Osimhen only scored 6 goals in this season and looks he can't raise Lutaro Martinez have scored 12 goals. I think lack goals scoring by Osimhen as one problem with Napoli inconsistency performance for defending their Scudetto last season.

[temple]

AC Milan is doing well right now although PSG is posing a threat to them no doubt about that, but the last counter attack was also worth watching the game. PSG hits the cross bar and the immediate counter attack almost led to a goal. This game is definitely as interesting as the game that Dortmund just won against Newcastle.

A win in the Champions League could lead AC Milan into better times in Serie A, too. After having all those setbacks recently, it is time to get their best performances onto the pitch again.

So far in this match, AC Milan was better than PSG and the game is currently 2-1 for AC Milan. Now I understand who Pioli was saving potential in this match because they wanted to have better performance in the hard games that are going to have in the Champions League. I think this season can be a little bit harder for AC Milan compared to Juvntos because while AC Milan is playing this hard match against PSG, Juventus players can take some rest and get ready for the next match they have in Serie A.

Do you think that one of the Juventus Turin players is lying on their couch being thankful to not play in the Champions League? I am sure that every single one of the Juventus players would like to switch positions with one of the AC Milan players. This talk about rest and free time is going nowhere. When you ask a Juventus player whether they want to be lying on their couches on a Tuesday evening or whether they want to play a game against PSG, what do you think their answer and their feeling will be?

When we discuss the big "C," the Champions League, and what it means for players; I can practically feel the animosity building. On a Champions League night, I'm willing to wager my last dollar that not a single Juventus player would rather be on the couch than the field. Come on, this is the dream: these men train to play against teams like PSG. Indeed, despite all the talk about relaxation and leisure time, let's face it—no player at that level appreciates staying home to watch the game. Without exception, they are rivals. I'm sure every player is dying for the UCL song to play as they line up, even with the attention on Serie A. The glory, the surge of excitement, and the legacy are more important than the game itself. Indeed, they are professionals who will perform their duties regardless of the circumstances, but you can guarantee that they are eager to get back into the spotlight at UCL

Amen!

I was really kind of puzzled by the number of posters here who claim that Juventus players would have a great advantage because they don't play in the Champions League, but my viewpoint is that I believe every player is willing and also able to give at least 10%-20% more when they are also playing in the highest level competitions. There is definitely a psychological effect and players are more focused in every single game they play as the incentive and the stakes to achieve something big in a season are much higher for as long as they are still in all competitions. That is why so many teams experience a crash when they dominate in the league but lose in the Champions League. I have seen it several times that losses in the league were the result subsequently.

[giammangiato]

Yes, Rudi Garcia has tough task because he has to return Napoli to its performance and strength like last season, but several of their players have experienced setbacks, plus the presence of Osimhen who is injured will make it difficult for Napoli to make changes.

Actually, in this case, the increase or decrease in player performance also depends on how the coach gives trust and freedom to them so that this depends on the attitude of the coach whether his presence will make the player become as expected or decrease in terms of performance.
Napoli players who have decreased now also have a share of Rudi who cannot bring Napoli's performance to the best as before in the era of Spalletti even though this player must also be regretted due to the decline in quality and performance but still the one in control is the coach and Rudi cannot be separated from it.

I don't think Rudi Garcia has a difficult task here. Before he arrived, Napoli were champions last season under coach Luciano Spalletti. Garcia came here with a mission: to maintain the strength of the team. Coach Rudi Garcia and his team are in 4th place, and successfully defending the championship will probably be difficult for them. Therefore, he needs a quality alternative to ensure that the reigning Serie A champion is capable of competing with AC Milan, Inter Milan, or Juventus.

Osimhen is one of the keys to Napoli success so his absence from the Napoli squad will have a big impact and Rudi Garcia also needs to take firm steps to find replacement for Osimhen in the meantime.

Osimhen is one of Napoli's main strikers. Recently, he and the club have had many conflicts. Assuming he leaves in the upcoming transfer window, there's no telling how far Napoli will fall.

I dont think it was a difficult task, lets say that bad luck got in the way and complicated things a lot

between mistakes, bad luck and misunderstandings we made a nice omelette, but not for eat.. a disaster i mean

Napoli will make a disaster this year, for sure.

[wmaurik]

Napoli is enough good team. so it is possible for them to win one more match and and get chance in round of 16. Real Madrid is a good enough team and Napoli are good enough in the Italian league so Napoli can be expected to at least make it to the round of 16 even if they don't win the championship. They needed to win their match against Union Berlin but unfortunately they drew the match.  But the next match will be more important for them

This season, Napoli is not as good as last season, so Napoli's chances of winning Serie A again are very difficult and even less convincing this season. And in the Champions League, Napoli still have to fight hard to win because Napoli are not completely safe at the moment even though they are in second place in the standings. The reason is that if in the next match Napoli can lose against Real Madrid and SC Braga is able to beat Union Berlin, it is very fearful that Napoli will be overtaken by SC Braga if something like that happens in the next match.

[bastisisca]

Napoli is enough good team. so it is possible for them to win one more match and and get chance in round of 16. Real Madrid is a good enough team and Napoli are good enough in the Italian league so Napoli can be expected to at least make it to the round of 16 even if they don't win the championship. They needed to win their match against Union Berlin but unfortunately they drew the match.  But the next match will be more important for them

It`s definitely not a team that will go to Serie B,
but at the moment Napoli are a mid-table team, without their striker Victor up and running they won`t do anything, the plans are broken and their current coach can`t make things work
I think Napoli never go in Champions League this season