Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[ginsan]

Well, I take that back

Feels like Bayern and Milan obliterating their opponents was some sweet revenge for Juve and Liverpool and their goalless tactics, but too little too soon. Not only should I have taken bets on the score but also on the timing of the goal, this round was like a competition in which scores in the first minutes (or doesn't score at all)

Next round it's the Derby della Madonnina, so we will see if this was a fluke against the last team in the league or if they can actually play.

A landslide victory also began with a victory at the beginning of this season, a process that took a lot of time for Fonseca to bring AC Milan to 3 points. This match also became a savior for Fonseca because if he lost, the fans would call for his dismissal. Whether the opponent they faced was really weak or AC Milan's performance had found their best game, what is clear is that 3 points bring changes to their performance.

Fonseca must understand that 4-3-3 is the best formation for the team to find victory, he does not have to fiddle with his actions because it can harm the team like in the previous match. Another good performance was also shown by their new star because Abraham managed to score his name on the scoreboard, Abraham is better than Okafor in terms of appearance today. Today's victory is certainly good for AC Milan for the derby later.

[Sexylizzy2813]

I don't know if Ac Milan has been sleeping all these while since the beginning of this season and is today they remembered to wake up and start getting things right, a big win for them with a clean sheet, that score is a strong message to the other clubs that they (Ac Milan) are back to become one of the best and also a title contenders. I thought Ac Milan would have gotten more goals after the end of first half, but they allowed a team with one man down to stop them from scoring more goals in the second half, this isn't how a team as the favorite are suppose to handle such chances of getting goals.

[imamusma]

I don't know if Ac Milan has been sleeping all these while since the beginning of this season and is today they remembered to wake up and start getting things right, a big win for them with a clean sheet, that score is a strong message to the other clubs that they (Ac Milan) are back to become one of the best and also a title contenders. I thought Ac Milan would have gotten more goals after the end of first half, but they allowed a team with one man down to stop them from scoring more goals in the second half, this isn't how a team as the favorite are suppose to handle such chances of getting goals.

From another point of view, the big win actually motivated the AC Milan squad itself, instead of sending a message to the competitors that they have now woken up after sleeping for the previous 3 weeks. Venezia is a promoted club, and it is very natural that AC Milan is able to secure full points convincingly. If AC Milan fails to win this week, Paulo Fonseca could be fired. The 4-0 win has saved his career, and hopefully they can maintain that performance consistently in the future. We realize that it is difficult to happen, because they will face Liverpool and Inter Milan next. Obviously, it is a very troublesome opponent, which I think has the potential to put Paulo Fonseca under great pressure again.

[TelolettOm]

Yes, Juventus have not conceded a single goal, and the club has also not lost, only in their last match they drew against Roma.

Juventus' success usually is built on a strong defense and with what Thiago Motta did in Bologna with foundation of success from their defense system, I believe that Juventus will have better defense system in this season. Early matches in Serie A give us some signals of their strong defense system that needs to be tested more by more teams in Serie A.

Damn, I had hoped that Juventus would also win this time by getting the full 3 points. Indeed, until today they have not conceded a goal, but the 0-0 draw against Empoli this time was not according to predictions and expectations. We thought that Juventus would definitely win, but it didn't happen.


Source: Empoli vs Juventus

How many times Vlahovic tried to attack and score, but nothing happened. Defenders and also the opposing goal keeper always managed to block it very well.
And I really appreciate Empoli's efforts in successfully blocking Juventus' attacks, and also being able to carry out quite a worrying counter attack.

[Tauja]

I don't know if Ac Milan has been sleeping all these while since the beginning of this season and is today they remembered to wake up and start getting things right, a big win for them with a clean sheet, that score is a strong message to the other clubs that they (Ac Milan) are back to become one of the best and also a title contenders. I thought Ac Milan would have gotten more goals after the end of first half, but they allowed a team with one man down to stop them from scoring more goals in the second half, this isn't how a team as the favorite are suppose to handle such chances of getting goals.

AC Milan's performance cannot be said to be getting better because the opponent they are facing is the team at the bottom of the standings. Both teams have different strengths because AC Milan has many star players while Venice is a promotion team. Although there are many assumptions that AC Milan's performance has improved, I think we have to watch AC Milan face a team that is equally strong like Inter Milan.

AC Milan has not found a replacement for Giroud in the front line, that is a big problem for them at the start of this season. The players also have difficulty understanding the strategy, so it really disrupts their performance at the start of the season. The victory in this match brought AC Milan to 8th place, they must be able to improve their performance if they want to compete in the scudetto this season.