Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[lizarder]

I think Inter are one of the numbered teams in the league which can cause trouble for Napoli. Because their strength in offense has been really impressive until now. They have had serious issues in defense though but hopefully Inzaghi will create a solution for that. I don't know how strong Lukaku would return after seeing his bad performance at Belgium. But even if he doesn't play well the rest of the team can still be productive just as they have done so far in the absence of him.

I don't want to be seen like I'm favouring Inter for the title or something like that. I'd also like to see a different champion like Napoli. However if they finish the season early by opening the gap even more in a short time then the league would be a little boring in the remaining weeks to me.

Anyone can disturb Napoli's concentration in playing, not only Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus also have the same opportunity to put pressure on Napoli, so that their concentration can be disturbed and slip in the next few matches. This will actually look more attractive in the race for the Scudetto for the 2022-2023 season. However, Nopoli's consistency seems to be dominant enough that several strong clubs really need to be able to suppress them.

Inter Milan won big wins in every game in the first half of the season, at least in almost all the games they played they were always able to score two or more goals. This means that they have no problems in attacking positions, but what needs to be evaluated is the defense and midfield sectors, because in my opinion these two positions are still a problem for Inter Milan.

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[hahay]

Napoli team lost the second friendly game in a row and this time against lille, even if its a friendly game it seems there is a problem that need fixing, when the serie A resume there is an important game for them and its a crucial one if they perform this poorly they will certainly lose to inter, but still so far they did an amazing job especially after changing many players and most of them are inexperienced and did not play in such high level before.

Napoli lost 4-1 which is bad for their team, although the match was a friendly then a victory in this match would have boosted the confidence of all the players in the team. Which greatly encouraged the players in the subsequent matches.

Napoli's difficulties in the test match made Napoli only get goals in extra time, of course that made a bad record for them, where Napoli is a club above the LOSC club, this is unacceptable considering that the competitive season will start again, considering that Napoli is at the top of the Sire A League this season, if that continues to happen then Napoli will likely lose their position at the top of the standings.

I think friendly matches cannot be used as a benchmark to increase their morale because after all, friendly matches are just matches to try different strategies with different players. That is, when they return to play for matches in Serie A then of course Napoli will play the main players, so of course the results will be different too.
If friendly matches can get them to win a title, then of course they will also continue to play as they should.

Because with this friendly match, of course, it can be an arena for young players or reserve players to show their quality, but if they are still having trouble getting good results then of course these second tier players will find it difficult to get a place to play in official tournaments.
So yes, friendly matches for me, whatever results they get, it still won't affect their performance to then play in official competitions in Serie A and also the Champions League and other official tournaments. Because even when they play in official competitions like the Coppa Italia, sometimes they only play second-tier players, so there are always differences in the composition of the players and also the strategy applied.

[rendravolt]

Napoli team lost the second friendly game in a row and this time against lille, even if its a friendly game it seems there is a problem that need fixing, when the serie A resume there is an important game for them and its a crucial one if they perform this poorly they will certainly lose to inter, but still so far they did an amazing job especially after changing many players and most of them are inexperienced and did not play in such high level before.

Napoli lost 4-1 which is bad for their team, although the match was a friendly then a victory in this match would have boosted the confidence of all the players in the team. Which greatly encouraged the players in the subsequent matches.

Napoli's difficulties in the test match made Napoli only get goals in extra time, of course that made a bad record for them, where Napoli is a club above the LOSC club, this is unacceptable considering that the competitive season will start again, considering that Napoli is at the top of the Sire A League this season, if that continues to happen then Napoli will likely lose their position at the top of the standings.

Unknowingly this is a defeat that several clubs in Serie A might want, Napoli has started to falter and it seems that several Serie A clubs will be ready to destroy their winning streak. If Napoli doesn't immediately improve the performance of the players, this will be an opportunity for their opponents to steal points when the league season has restarted.

[masulum]

I have not seen any news that Zidane will coach Juventus. There is no doubt that Zidane is an experienced coach. He is an excellent coach. But he is interested in being the coach of a team like Juventus? Earlier I heard rumors that Zidane was offered by PSG to become coach, but Zidane withdrew PSG's offer. I don't think Zidane would be interested in taking charge of a team as unstable as Juventus right now.

Asriloni is right, the article that i found is that, there not mentioned will joined Juventus, only making juventus as options. However, some of local media here already mentioned if Zidane close to Juventus* ^{(article in Indonesian)}. Thats why, i asked community here, maybe I missed something about this news, since the rumors not become a trend so far. We never know, he need a job, if in the past he was refused offer from PSG, maybe he can accept Juventus offer at this time, since with Juventus, he can manage team from bad positions to be a champion again.

[SquallLeonhart]

It seems that of all the matches that will be held in Week 16, only the Napoli vs Inter match is the most talked about. Meanwhile, other matches, such as Milan vs. Salernitana, Roma vs. Bologna, and Juventus vs. Cremonese, were not much talked about. maybe because we think that the opponents that will be faced by Milan, Roma and Juventus don't seem too favored. and we probably almost all agree that in that match Juventus, Milan and Roma will be far superior. But because this Season has just restarted after a break. I hope we are all not caught off guard by the possible surprises that are about to happen.

I do not think that any of those games will have anything that is a shocking result. It will be favourites that win that game. The "fun" part about the Napoli vs Inter is the fact that Inter lost games and not ranked high, whereas Napoli hasn't lost a single game yet and they are at the top with some huge points to give, and yet the odds are looking like house favours Inter over Napoli to win this game.

That makes this game so fun, if you look at other games the favourites have better odds, but when you look at Napoli the team that is leading the league having worse odds than it means this will be talked a lot more until the game starts and ends.

[KTChampions]

Napoli team lost the second friendly game in a row and this time against lille, even if its a friendly game it seems there is a problem that need fixing, when the serie A resume there is an important game for them and its a crucial one if they perform this poorly they will certainly lose to inter, but still so far they did an amazing job especially after changing many players and most of them are inexperienced and did not play in such high level before.

I do not think that there is any point in paying attention to the results of friendly games. Compare the results of the French team in the League of Nations (which most teams refer to as a tournament consisting of friendly games) and in the World Cup - the difference is obvious. I think Napoli are still as dangerous as they were at the beginning of the season + Inter still have the same problems so I don't think Inter will be the favorite in this game.

[Altryist]

Unknowingly this is a defeat that several clubs in Serie A might want, Napoli has started to falter and it seems that several Serie A clubs will be ready to destroy their winning streak. If Napoli doesn't immediately improve the performance of the players, this will be an opportunity for their opponents to steal points when the league season has restarted.

Are you talking about those few defeats in friendly matches? I would not even take them into account, since the results of these matches do not reflect the real shape of teams are now. Napoli maintains an 8-point lead over Milan, the advantage is more than confident, and in Serie A, Napoli have a great winning streak, so there is nothing to worry about, so far everything is fine.

[Jody.Drummer]

I have not seen any news that Zidane will coach Juventus. There is no doubt that Zidane is an experienced coach. He is an excellent coach. But he is interested in being the coach of a team like Juventus? Earlier I heard rumors that Zidane was offered by PSG to become coach, but Zidane withdrew PSG's offer. I don't think Zidane would be interested in taking charge of a team as unstable as Juventus right now.

Asriloni is right, the article that i found is that, there not mentioned will joined Juventus, only making juventus as options. However, some of local media here already mentioned if Zidane close to Juventus* ^{(article in Indonesian)}. Thats why, i asked community here, maybe I missed something about this news, since the rumors not become a trend so far. We never know, he need a job, if in the past he was refused offer from PSG, maybe he can accept Juventus offer at this time, since with Juventus, he can manage team from bad positions to be a champion again.

I also don't know if Zinédine Zidane is interested in returning to coaching in the near future or not. Since the last I knew he chose to take a temporary break from his coaching career. I heard that Zinédine Zidane has been linked with coaching several clubs, Paris Saint Germain and now Juventus, even the French national team is rumored to be held by Zinédine Zidane. Meanwhile, Zinédine Zidane has not confirmed any rumors linking his name. I even saw that he didn't respond to the rumors at all.
He is indeed a very good coach, so it is only natural that his name is associated with clubs that are not in good condition, of course this is nothing but to improve their performance in the game.

[emrecemsan]

Zidane would cost Juventus too much money even if the rumours turn out to be true. Because before anything else his salary would be really high. Even Graham Potter has signed a huge deal with Chelsea so I can't even imagine Zidane's cost of returning to club management. Aside from his salary, Juventus' current squad wouldn't be enough for Zidane to reach their and his targets with the club. I think they still have serious weaknesses in some positions despite their good form in the Serie A lately.

Zidane would like to make new signings and I don't know if Juventus can spend that much money these days. Because as far as I know their finance is not in good condition now.

[MuffinMaster]

Unknowingly this is a defeat that several clubs in Serie A might want, Napoli has started to falter and it seems that several Serie A clubs will be ready to destroy their winning streak. If Napoli doesn't immediately improve the performance of the players, this will be an opportunity for their opponents to steal points when the league season has restarted.

Are you talking about those few defeats in friendly matches? I would not even take them into account, since the results of these matches do not reflect the real shape of teams are now. Napoli maintains an 8-point lead over Milan, the advantage is more than confident, and in Serie A, Napoli have a great winning streak, so there is nothing to worry about, so far everything is fine.

Really surprised to see Napoli lose their first friendly after the World Cup. The match did not show any signs of the kind of excellent performance they had before the World Cup. Hope they will come back in the next match.

[Velvet78]

Atalanta have been in a miserable position for many weeks in the league. They have lost so many games in the recent times. I think this break must be enough for them to collect themselves. They have a Spezia game up next and I don't expect any mistakes from Atalanta in this one. There have been some times they lost against smaller teams recently.

However they have a strong lineup to make up for these bad results. They are looking worse than the previous season for now. Because they dropped down from the title race much later in the previous season. But this time maybe the scenario can be the other way around. But I don't know if they can enter any title race even if they improve their game.

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Really surprised to see Napoli lose their first friendly after the World Cup. The match did not show any signs of the kind of excellent performance they had before the World Cup. Hope they will come back in the next match.

Friendly matches are sometimes matches where the players are not serious and play more casually because there is no stress in the final result. they only play to recover their fitness and many of them do it for charity. I wouldn't be surprised if Napoli lost to a weak team or a team from another league. Napoli will be awaited by Inter Milan in the 16th match of this season. this is exactly what spalletti has to think about where this match is a big match which allows them to have difficulty getting 3 points. inter milan has a good trend of playing at home and they will give or break napoli's winning trend this season, this game is definitely worth watching.

[alpamar99]

Atalanta have been in a miserable position for many weeks in the league. They have lost so many games in the recent times. I think this break must be enough for them to collect themselves. They have a Spezia game up next and I don't expect any mistakes from Atalanta in this one. There have been some times they lost against smaller teams recently.

However they have a strong lineup to make up for these bad results. They are looking worse than the previous season for now. Because they dropped down from the title race much later in the previous season. But this time maybe the scenario can be the other way around. But I don't know if they can enter any title race even if they improve their game.

At the start of the season they went well and I am very happy with that, but over time their performance has actually decreased and this is not too different from last season even though if you look at their conditions they should be now still quite superior because their main focus is only Serie A .
It would be a shame if Atalanta returned to the same condition as last season even though they are dark horses which, even though they are not too favorite, but they always surprise.

[coinlocket$]

Zidane would cost Juventus too much money even if the rumours turn out to be true. Because before anything else his salary would be really high. Even Graham Potter has signed a huge deal with Chelsea so I can't even imagine Zidane's cost of returning to club management. Aside from his salary, Juventus' current squad wouldn't be enough for Zidane to reach their and his targets with the club. I think they still have serious weaknesses in some positions despite their good form in the Serie A lately.

Zidane would like to make new signings and I don't know if Juventus can spend that much money these days. Because as far as I know their finance is not in good condition now.

Money isn't a problem for Juventus.
The problem is if they wanna spend the money.

The holding of Juventus is quite rich.



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It is rumored that Juvntus will exit from Stock market in 2023 so after that they can spend whatever they want.

[Minecache]

Francesco Camarda. He's 14-year old and has scored 485 goals in 89 games in the AC Milan academy.

He was promoted to the Milan u19s yesterday for a friendly and he bagged a brace. Next year debut maybe ?

It is always too early to talk about young kids that are under 16 years old and how their future could be. We have seen plenty of superstar potential players at those ages, end up not being good at all when they grow up. There are few reasons for this, one of them is the fact that they are talented but also have physical advantages over their teammates and opponents at that age, some players could be super fast and be 6+ feet tall anyway, while everyone else is closer to 5 feet tall for example.

Or it could be because they grow and the stardom takes their eye and they start to go to clubs too much. It could be anything, but in the end we are talking about a 14 year old, we have to wait at least another 3-4 years to see if they will be legit great.

There is a problem I’m going on in the football world which is people tend to hype up very young players too much.

Remember bojan kirkić? Messi’s cousin.

He was the youngest player to score for Barcelona. He was supposed to be the best and compete alongside Messi. But he did not live up to the expectation. He could not handle the pressure of such expectations.

I think these are some reasons why a lot of players are not growing up to be very good because the expectation is very high for them at a very young age.

And another thing is that some of the players who are actually very good get caught up in the money and fame.

[Lillominato89]

Atalanta have been in a miserable position for many weeks in the league. They have lost so many games in the recent times. I think this break must be enough for them to collect themselves. They have a Spezia game up next and I don't expect any mistakes from Atalanta in this one. There have been some times they lost against smaller teams recently.

However they have a strong lineup to make up for these bad results. They are looking worse than the previous season for now. Because they dropped down from the title race much later in the previous season. But this time maybe the scenario can be the other way around. But I don't know if they can enter any title race even if they improve their game.

At the start of the season they went well and I am very happy with that, but over time their performance has actually decreased and this is not too different from last season even though if you look at their conditions they should be now still quite superior because their main focus is only Serie A .
It would be a shame if Atalanta returned to the same condition as last season even though they are dark horses which, even though they are not too favorite, but they always surprise.

atalanta, like every year, starts really strong, in the last 5 years they have always behaved like this, so much so that playing against them is now considered a big match, unfortunately the game that mr Gasperini offers squeezes too much on the team and they are affected throughout the tournament, however their goal is to play in the Champions League or the Europa League

[giammangiato]

Zidane would cost Juventus too much money even if the rumours turn out to be true. Because before anything else his salary would be really high. Even Graham Potter has signed a huge deal with Chelsea so I can't even imagine Zidane's cost of returning to club management. Aside from his salary, Juventus' current squad wouldn't be enough for Zidane to reach their and his targets with the club. I think they still have serious weaknesses in some positions despite their good form in the Serie A lately.

Zidane would like to make new signings and I don't know if Juventus can spend that much money these days. Because as far as I know their finance is not in good condition now.

As a Juventus fan, I have to agree with what you're saying
I would very much like Zidane to coach my beloved team
I loved zidane when he was playing for Juventus and it would be a dream, but at the moment I don't think it's possible unfortunately

[Pulsar77]

Napoli have a quite tough schedule ahead of them especially for five weeks in the league. There are three big matches in the meantime I mean. These are against Inter (A), Juventus (H) and Roma (H) respectively. They are still advantageous actually because of playing two of those in their home stadium. But there is no guarantee for anything of course. We don't even know how determined they will be by their upcoming match against Inter. I wonder if this break can cause some players to have issues with getting rid of the complacency.

But if we see the same Napoli still then I will be worried about the rest of the teams considering Napoli's potential.

[coinlocket$]

There is a problem I’m going on in the football world which is people tend to hype up very young players too much.

it is normal nowadays.

With the following year's Premier League income equal to 7billions, how can Serie A, Liga(except Real), and Bundesliga can compete in the market?

They can't they need to go and gamble on young players otherwise big sharks will come and eat all (like real paid 70milions fo a 16yo players)

[giammangiato]

Napoli have a quite tough schedule ahead of them especially for five weeks in the league. There are three big matches in the meantime I mean. These are against Inter (A), Juventus (H) and Roma (H) respectively. They are still advantageous actually because of playing two of those in their home stadium. But there is no guarantee for anything of course. We don't even know how determined they will be by their upcoming match against Inter. I wonder if this break can cause some players to have issues with getting rid of the complacency.

But if we see the same Napoli still then I will be worried about the rest of the teams considering Napoli's potential.

True, they are very demanding matches, it will be a month of fire for Napoli
but if he manages to get through this bad period as a winner, the championship will surely be his and therefore the Scudetto
with all that goes with it
I am confident and in my opinion Napoli will win the Scudetto, my Juventus this year must aim only for the UCL