Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[rendravolt]

Milan have spent 110 million euros on transfers already. But they have done this by spending this money on 6 players rather than 1 or 2. They don't like the idea of making one sensational transfer then I assume. They just want to strengthen multiple areas and increase the number of alternative players at the same time.

As far as I can see Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Chukwueze are the most impressive transfers. I don't have a wide knowledge about the other transfers. I can just criticize the Okafor transfer because he hasn't been a good scorer so far as the number of goals over the years isn't much good.

It's the way it should be so it's not too much of a waste of money on just one or two players and I think Milan's decision to spend so many players with that kind of money must be they want something more even than highlighting just one important position. The three recruits you mentioned have indeed proven their quality in the previous team, it's just that the two midfielders from Chelsea have experienced a decline in performance since last season but Milan seems to be able to revive their performance later.

On the other hand, I'm quite curious about the new Milan striker Noah Okafor, who was brought in from RB Salzburg. Statistically last season he recorded 10 goals and 5 assists in all competitions and this time he has to prove to Milan fans that his contribution will be better in Serie A later.

[emrecemsan]

Juventus spent 60 million euros for signing Locatelli and Kean permanently this summer. They did it for Milik as well but it was only for a few million euros that's all. They didn't pay a big amount for Weah either.

They must have much more money in their transfer budget to spend now. They had better do so to strengthen some specific areas such as midfield. This area has always been critical for this team to be more effective in defending and attacking both. It is like a bridge between defense and offense in the end. Pogba is a disappointment since the day he joined and I hope Juventus get rid of him sooner or later. With the increase in their wage budget it would be even better for them to bring a more reliable midfielder.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Milan have spent 110 million euros on transfers already. But they have done this by spending this money on 6 players rather than 1 or 2. They don't like the idea of making one sensational transfer then I assume. They just want to strengthen multiple areas and increase the number of alternative players at the same time.

As far as I can see Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Chukwueze are the most impressive transfers. I don't have a wide knowledge about the other transfers. I can just criticize the Okafor transfer because he hasn't been a good scorer so far as the number of goals over the years isn't much good.

AC Milan usually don't spend much money on player purchases. AC Milan are not as rich as Premier League teams. They refrain themselves from buying star players. While other clubs spent 100 million on just one player, Milan added 6 players to the squad by spending 110 million. But the players are not very well known. Christian Pulisic is a very talented player. I think Christian Pulisic will not disappoint AC Milan. Milan team will get better performance from Pulisic next season. Ruben Ira Loftus-Cheek also played with Chelsea for a long time. Milan can expect a better performance from Ruben Ira Loftus Cheek.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

I think it's due to the reason that Juventus can't play the cups, I'm sorry but they didn't deserve this harsh punishment
ok the penalty points, but this too was in my opinion excessive as a punishment
maybe they'll reconsider

That happened because they made a mistake so that the consequence was deducting points after going through the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Even if Juventus don't make mistakes maybe for this season they can play in the Champions League and even though they don't manage to come out as champions in Serie A.

Al Ahli is ready to accept on condition that Pogba is ready to compete. It was this matter that made Juventus hesitate, and did not dare to give guarantees. With the current salary of course Pogba is a heavy burden, because he has no contribution in the team. Pogba still cannot play optimally because of a knee problem that does not heal. As for the opening match against Udinese, it seems that it is still doubtful to play. So at the moment they are in a difficult situation after in pre-season losing a central midfielder.

There is no guarantee from the medical team regarding when Pogba will be able to fight again and it is estimated that maybe in a few weeks after the competition starts. That means it is very disadvantaged because Pogba has been injured for a long time and his contribution has not been seen after Juventus gave him a big salary. Facing Udinese will be the opening game for Juventus and they have a difficult situation going forward as they have to restore the confidence of the players to be able to finish in the top five at least at the end of the season.

They are not as aggressive as some of the other teams eyeing expensive players, but I think Juventus are struggling financially so they don't try to sign expensive players like some of their previous transfers. I don't know exactly if Juventus are in financial trouble, but my guess seems to be right. But that's not the case as long as Juventus are able to have a good form next season.

Four players for not too high a price is not what Juventus usually do in the transfer market and usually they are quite active in recruiting players for high prices. Rumors are circulating that Juventus are facing financial difficulties, but there are no sources that can corroborate and I also suspect that this has happened, so Juventus are not very active in pursuing quality players in this transfer market.

[len01]

Osimhem was already known in Europe before Napoli bought him and it is reflected on the transfer price of Osimhen from Lille to Napoli at €75.00M two seasons ago. He just became stronger, more goal productive and has a higher value on transfer market.

Rudi Garcia is a safe choice for Napoli as he already spent some seasons in Serie A with AS Roma. He failed to win Scudetto with Roma but at least he can help them to end at the second position which is a good position for Napoli too. It is unrealistic if Napoli think that they can win more Scudetto in coming years.

I think the quality of Osimhen career is thanks to the help of Spalletti but unfortunately Napoli did not appreciate Spalletti contribution while training Napoli players by sacking him right after winning the Scudetto just for failing to bring Napoli to win the champions league title and to be honest I would also doubt Garcia even though he has coached several teams previously including AS Roma but in reality he failed to bring Roma to the top of the standings and also has no experience of bringing a team to win the champions league cup and now Napoli appointed Garcia to train Napoli players.
I will strongly believe that Garcia will not be as good as Spalletti in providing strategy to this team and will only perform mediocre like last season.

[bering]

Juventus soon will be finished Facundo Gonzalez transfer from Valencia and it says Juventus have to spend 350.000 to gets this player and he will do medical check immediately and after Facundo Gonzalez performing well with Uruguay national team and bringing this team to being an the champion of U-20 world cup he has linked to several clubs but apparently he choose Juventus because Facundo Gonzalez was very interested to joined and he will gets 5 years contract duration with Juventus but Allegri will not putting Gonzalez into Juventus main squad because he will thinking to loan Gonzalez to other team to gets more minutes to play and so far Salernitana has showing their interest to loan Gonzalez

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Milan have spent 110 million euros on transfers already. But they have done this by spending this money on 6 players rather than 1 or 2. They don't like the idea of making one sensational transfer then I assume. They just want to strengthen multiple areas and increase the number of alternative players at the same time.

As far as I can see Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Chukwueze are the most impressive transfers. I don't have a wide knowledge about the other transfers. I can just criticize the Okafor transfer because he hasn't been a good scorer so far as the number of goals over the years isn't much good.

Ac milan relatively signed players with cheap clauses in building up their squad as finances that were not fresh meant that they had to think of ways to recruit quality players at cheap rates. Okafor, who was just brought in in this transfer window, will complement Ac milan increasingly aggressive front line for this season where Pioli can install a formation that is quite ideal 4-2-3-1 for this season.

With a very young age I think Okafor can develop well with ac milan. Apart from that, Giroud will still be the spearhead for AC Milan front line next season. Leao and Okafor would be good assists for Giroud if Pioli uses a 4-2-3-1.

[Jatiluhung]

Milan have spent 110 million euros on transfers already. But they have done this by spending this money on 6 players rather than 1 or 2. They don't like the idea of making one sensational transfer then I assume. They just want to strengthen multiple areas and increase the number of alternative players at the same time.

As far as I can see Pulisic, Loftus-Cheek and Chukwueze are the most impressive transfers. I don't have a wide knowledge about the other transfers. I can just criticize the Okafor transfer because he hasn't been a good scorer so far as the number of goals over the years isn't much good.

But I understand why in this transfer market AC Milan prefers to increase the quantity of players at the club rather than prioritizing the quality of buying 1 or 2 players. This was triggered by the club's experience last season, which had problems with the replacement player crisis. We remember that last season AC Milan had experienced a decline in the middle of the season due to injuries to several of their core players. And at that time AC Milan didn't have many good options from second tier players. So that at that time AC Milan really experienced inconsistency and made them lose several points that they shouldn't have lost. This time the club definitely wants to have a more mature preparation with more players to prevent them from having a player crisis when the core players are injured again.

[hahay]

Riccardo Calafiori has become the hottest topic right now. Basel is not interesting to loan him to the acmilan. Basel wants acmilan to buy him permanently, which is so difficult to happen. Acmilan is not interesting in acquiring him as a permanent transfer.
Rossoneri is looking for another option. Surprisingly, milan was promoting Davide Bartesaghi from the junior club to the serior club. Davide Bartesaghi is gonna be used as a backup for theo hernandez.

Im so glad acmilan was taking such a decision. It will give its junior player a chance to play in the serie which is giving him a lot of experience in his future career.

I think, Davide Bartesaghi is also still very young if he has to be played in Milan main squad to play in the Serie A competition. Because after all, Davide Bartesaghi also plays as a defender and of course, a player in defense must at least have a strong body and physique. Because if Davide Bartesaghi is still not too strong, then Milan defense will also be very threatened later. Also about Riccardo Calafiori, I think Milan decision to only make options as a loan player is the right choice. Because anyway, it would be very risky if Milan made it a permanent transfer, because Riccardo Calafiori also seems still not convincing to be able to play well for Milan defense.

[klidex]

Juventus soon will be finished Facundo Gonzalez transfer from Valencia and it says Juventus have to spend 350.000 to gets this player and he will do medical check immediately and after Facundo Gonzalez performing well with Uruguay national team and bringing this team to being an the champion of U-20 world cup he has linked to several clubs but apparently he choose Juventus because Facundo Gonzalez was very interested to joined and he will gets 5 years contract duration with Juventus but Allegri will not putting Gonzalez into Juventus main squad because he will thinking to loan Gonzalez to other team to gets more minutes to play and so far Salernitana has showing their interest to loan Gonzalez

It is good news even to the point that I traced how this young player is performing and I am surprised that Facundo Gonzalez has such a good performance and quality but actually I hope that Gonzalez will not be loaned to another club because right now Juven actually needs young players of this quality to get good player performance because if young players with senior players can work together I'm sure Juven will easily get through this difficult period even though they have to endure the violations that continue to occur.
I am not a Juventus fan but seeing every news related to signing new players I am very happy because Juventus must rise from its slump and get back to its best place like before which was known as a very strong club.
But however Juven is still a strong player with the evidence last season with the rest of the game being able to appear consistently to appear strong to maintain its position.

[Docnaster]

Osimhem was already known in Europe before Napoli bought him and it is reflected on the transfer price of Osimhen from Lille to Napoli at €75.00M two seasons ago. He just became stronger, more goal productive and has a higher value on transfer market.

Rudi Garcia is a safe choice for Napoli as he already spent some seasons in Serie A with AS Roma. He failed to win Scudetto with Roma but at least he can help them to end at the second position which is a good position for Napoli too. It is unrealistic if Napoli think that they can win more Scudetto in coming years.

I think the quality of Osimhen career is thanks to the help of Spalletti but unfortunately Napoli did not appreciate Spalletti contribution while training Napoli players by sacking him right after winning the Scudetto just for failing to bring Napoli to win the champions league title and to be honest I would also doubt Garcia even though he has coached several teams previously including AS Roma but in reality he failed to bring Roma to the top of the standings and also has no experience of bringing a team to win the champions league cup and now Napoli appointed Garcia to train Napoli players.
I will strongly believe that Garcia will not be as good as Spalletti in providing strategy to this team and will only perform mediocre like last season.

I agree with you to an extent because Luciano Spalletti played a very big role in bringing our the best from Victor Osimhen though the Nigerian has shown he has the potentials to become one of the best strikers in the world from when he was just 17.  Spalletti was the reason behind the club's scintillating performance last season. I was very surprised to see him leave as the manager after helping the club win the Italian League after over 30 years.
Rudi Garcia is a good manager but I'm unsure if he can have a good and successful spell at Napoli like Spalletti did

[Doell]

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Doubts about the new coach will surely continue to exist considering that what Spalletti gave last season was truly extraordinary and this will definitely be a pressure for Rudi Garcia. But on the other hand, of course, if they can maintain their performance like this then there will still be praise and I might not predict what they will be like now because last season I also talked about their condition and my prediction was wrong because it was too dependent on a number of players who they let go like Koulibally and Dries Mertens but it was Napoli's turning point.
There could be other possibilities now with the new Napoli coach being even better than last season although obviously this is definitely a pretty slim possibility.

Yes Sir, if Napoli can maintain their performance then they will get praise. Especially if Napoli can show a good performance in big competition UCL, then their fans will be very happy. By the way, currently Napoli already signed a defender player which has a great potential in the future. I mean Natan Bernardo de Souza, Brazil man is expected to be a suitable replacement in a defensive position. Although maybe not comparable with Min Jae because Natan is still relatively young, but at least Napoli strengthened their squad depth.

[QueenVera]

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Doubts about the new coach will surely continue to exist considering that what Spalletti gave last season was truly extraordinary and this will definitely be a pressure for Rudi Garcia. But on the other hand, of course, if they can maintain their performance like this then there will still be praise and I might not predict what they will be like now because last season I also talked about their condition and my prediction was wrong because it was too dependent on a number of players who they let go like Koulibally and Dries Mertens but it was Napoli's turning point.
There could be other possibilities now with the new Napoli coach being even better than last season although obviously this is definitely a pretty slim possibility.

Yes Sir, if Napoli can maintain their performance then they will get praise. Especially if Napoli can show a good performance in big competition UCL, then their fans will be very happy. By the way, currently Napoli already signed a defender player which has a great potential in the future. I mean Natan Bernardo de Souza, Brazil man is expected to be a suitable replacement in a defensive position. Although maybe not comparable with Min Jae because Natan is still relatively young, but at least Napoli strengthened their squad depth.

@Doell you're right because their performance last season got them the praise they've recieved and they have to do everything possible to maintain that performance as the defending champions of Italy, well I don't know much about Nathan Bernardo but looking Min Jae could really affect them this season if Natan doesn't have a good performance or fails to adapt quickly it means they'll have to look out for a better player for that position by the January transfer but hopefully he'll performance well since he's a young Brazilian.
 Napoli don't have to lose any key player this season if they really want to have a good challenge because having a second consecutive win won't come easily now that other top Italian clubs have strengthen their teams especially AcMilan who are really busy I the transfer window signing top talented players across Europe

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Yes Sir, if Napoli can maintain their performance then they will get praise. Especially if Napoli can show a good performance in big competition UCL, then their fans will be very happy. By the way, currently Napoli already signed a defender player which has a great potential in the future. I mean Natan Bernardo de Souza, Brazil man is expected to be a suitable replacement in a defensive position. Although maybe not comparable with Min Jae because Natan is still relatively young, but at least Napoli strengthened their squad depth.

Yeah Natan was prepared to replace Min-jae Kim's position who has moved to Bayern Munich, Napoli managed to bring him in with a transfer fee of 10 million it seems that Napoli is trying to invest again. Just as I said before not much has changed for the Serie A clubs almost all clubs still rely on the old squad this means that Napoli has the opportunity to dominate Serie A again, I personally predict Napoli's chances for the title this season is 70% and its main competitor is probably Inter Milan.

Has anyone noticed Roma transfer activity? they haven't spent any money this season some of the players who came were on loan and free transfers while outgoing transfers they get 40 million, it seems that the financial crisis is happening to almost every Serie A club.

[Mame89]

Napoli disrespect Spalletti after the coach helped them to win a first Scudetto after more than 30 years. They have never won it before that but after winning Scudetto,  they did not feel happy with it and asked more. They wanted to win Champions League and when Spalletti failed at quarter finals against AC Milan, they sacked him in suprrise of all.

Napoli's success last season was due to their consistency until the end of the season, and of course, Napoli's consistency cannot be separated from coach Spalletti who often rotates players so that the players have the mentality and confidence when performing. Spalletti also changed the stigma of the catenaccio of the famous game of Italian football. Spalletti tries to change the mindset of Italian football to not only defend but also attack. that's the art of football.

Of course, we hope that Napoli's success last season will not become a season sensation, even if coach Spalletti leaves. But now with a new coach, of course, this will be a challenge for him with the strategy he wants to implement. This season will be more difficult to win and the chances will likely shrink if the competitors can improve well in the late to early season. If you can return to performing consistently, it shouldn't be difficult for Napoli to defend the Scudetto title, at least finish as runners-up, and have the chance to win again.

[superman184]

Yes Sir, if Napoli can maintain their performance then they will get praise. Especially if Napoli can show a good performance in big competition UCL, then their fans will be very happy. By the way, currently Napoli already signed a defender player which has a great potential in the future. I mean Natan Bernardo de Souza, Brazil man is expected to be a suitable replacement in a defensive position. Although maybe not comparable with Min Jae because Natan is still relatively young, but at least Napoli strengthened their squad depth.

Bringing in young defenders to make the defense better is not wrong at all because that kind of thing is very wise for a club like Napoli. After all, Napoli still have to make themselves stronger in the UCL next season so as not to disappoint their fans, but if Napoli still fails in the UCL again, it will not be solely because they are not fighting. But maybe it's because they haven't had so much luck in the UCL, and even so the signing of young players won't be in vain for them in Serie A next season.

[indah rezqi]

Napoli's success last season was due to their consistency until the end of the season, and of course, Napoli's consistency cannot be separated from coach Spalletti who often rotates players so that the players have the mentality and confidence when performing. Spalletti also changed the stigma of the catenaccio of the famous game of Italian football. Spalletti tries to change the mindset of Italian football to not only defend but also attack. that's the art of football.

Of course, we hope that Napoli's success last season will not become a season sensation, even if coach Spalletti leaves. But now with a new coach, of course, this will be a challenge for him with the strategy he wants to implement. This season will be more difficult to win and the chances will likely shrink if the competitors can improve well in the late to early season. If you can return to performing consistently, it shouldn't be difficult for Napoli to defend the Scudetto title, at least finish as runners-up, and have the chance to win again.

My prediction is that it will be difficult for Napoli to defend the Scudetto next season, because of the loss of Spalletti. Rudi Garcia will need one or two seasons to reach Spalletti previous level, it's normal because everyone needs an adaptation process. In the defense sector they have lost Kim Min Jae who was released to Bayern Munchen, if Osimhen also leaves then it is likely that Napoli will not be able to finish in the Champions League zone.

If within this transfer deadline Napoli cannot retain their flagship players, then I think next season will be even more difficult for them.

[Leviathan.007]

Napoli's success last season was due to their consistency until the end of the season, and of course, Napoli's consistency cannot be separated from coach Spalletti who often rotates players so that the players have the mentality and confidence when performing. Spalletti also changed the stigma of the catenaccio of the famous game of Italian football. Spalletti tries to change the mindset of Italian football to not only defend but also attack. that's the art of football.

Of course, we hope that Napoli's success last season will not become a season sensation, even if coach Spalletti leaves. But now with a new coach, of course, this will be a challenge for him with the strategy he wants to implement. This season will be more difficult to win and the chances will likely shrink if the competitors can improve well in the late to early season. If you can return to performing consistently, it shouldn't be difficult for Napoli to defend the Scudetto title, at least finish as runners-up, and have the chance to win again.

My prediction is that it will be difficult for Napoli to defend the Scudetto next season, because of the loss of Spalletti. Rudi Garcia will need one or two seasons to reach Spalletti previous level, it's normal because everyone needs an adaptation process. In the defense sector they have lost Kim Min Jae who was released to Bayern Munchen, if Osimhen also leaves then it is likely that Napoli will not be able to finish in the Champions League zone.

If within this transfer deadline Napoli cannot retain their flagship players, then I think next season will be even more difficult for them.

I can't predict anything about Napoli yet because I didn't see anything and any games from this new version of Napoli coached by Rudi Garcia but I'm sure they won't have a good performance and win the Serie A title like the last season because in the last season when they won the first place of the league, other teams didn't have a good situation and they mostly had problem. Juventus is a good reason for these teams, that's why I think Napoli won't get these results anymore.

[marcous]

I can't predict anything about Napoli yet because I didn't see anything and any games from this new version of Napoli coached by Rudi Garcia but I'm sure they won't have a good performance and win the Serie A title like the last season because in the last season when they won the first place of the league, other teams didn't have a good situation and they mostly had problem. Juventus is a good reason for these teams, that's why I think Napoli won't get these results anymore.

Agree, if Juventus had not been sanctioned with a point deduction, of course last season's Serie A standings would have been different. My point is that Juventus decline was the biggest factor for Napoli to win the Scudetto last season. Spaletti made good use of the opportunity, supported by an in-form player like Osimhen.

For next season I think Napoli will still be the favourites, at least finishing in the Champions League Zone is still very realistic. AC Milan is the strongest candidate to win the Scudetto, if you look at their transfer market movements.

[fuguebtc]

Napoli's success last season was due to their consistency until the end of the season, and of course, Napoli's consistency cannot be separated from coach Spalletti who often rotates players so that the players have the mentality and confidence when performing. Spalletti also changed the stigma of the catenaccio of the famous game of Italian football. Spalletti tries to change the mindset of Italian football to not only defend but also attack. that's the art of football.

Of course, we hope that Napoli's success last season will not become a season sensation, even if coach Spalletti leaves. But now with a new coach, of course, this will be a challenge for him with the strategy he wants to implement. This season will be more difficult to win and the chances will likely shrink if the competitors can improve well in the late to early season. If you can return to performing consistently, it shouldn't be difficult for Napoli to defend the Scudetto title, at least finish as runners-up, and have the chance to win again.

My prediction is that it will be difficult for Napoli to defend the Scudetto next season, because of the loss of Spalletti. Rudi Garcia will need one or two seasons to reach Spalletti previous level, it's normal because everyone needs an adaptation process. In the defense sector they have lost Kim Min Jae who was released to Bayern Munchen, if Osimhen also leaves then it is likely that Napoli will not be able to finish in the Champions League zone.

If within this transfer deadline Napoli cannot retain their flagship players, then I think next season will be even more difficult for them.

Napoli will have to bring in good players. They need at least the same level of players that they had in the last season. Otherwise they are definitely not going to win the title again. As a defending champion, they have a duty to actually try and bring as better players as they can. But compared to the other clubs, they are probably the least active one in this transfer market. Probably that’s because of the new coach. He will have to work hard to make the team strong. Everyone is doubting the coach a lot. And I am going to be honest, I am also doubting him. Because first of all it is going to be the first season for him with Napoli. So the expectation is high from him. There is also a high chance that he’s not going to be able to deliver as expected.