Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Unknown Op]

This is still early in the season and this is also Napoli's first defeat so why do you have to always compare the present and the past when coached by Spalletti, of course Napoli will not be as strong as last season when coached by Spalletti but I think the Napoli coaches are now trying to maintain performance this team, I think even though it is not as strong as last season but Napoli's performance has not decreased that much.
Napoli fans' expectations that are too high will certainly make it difficult for Rudi Garcia to make Napoli much stronger than last season. I think that's a mistake because every coach has a different way or style of play and you should also know that Napoli last season was very strong, so any coach will not be able to make it the same as only 1 season with Napoli.

It is true that Napoli loss to Lazio does not necessarily end their prospects of winning the title. They should keep concentrating on being consistent against lower ranked clubs because that was the key to their success the previous season. Garcia might need some time to get used to the quirks of Serie A, but it is important to be patient and allow him pick things up. Although Spalletti consistently provided satisfaction, it is crucial not to rush to judgement about Garcia. Napoli may be able to successfully defend their Scudetto title if their coach discovers a winning formula close to that of the Spalletti era. The fans perseverance and support will be crucial during this transitional phase.

[budi691]

Napoli certainly played very well last season and also scored several goals with Victor unleashed.
but I remind you that football is also a little bit of luck, and Napoli had it (it fits).
this year the competitors are very tough and it won't be as easy as last season, see the match against Lazio

Napoli did lose to Lazio which is fair because the league just started , it's better to lose now than to lose when it matters most, after all last season Napoli did lost some games but went to win the league title.

Moreover their star man Victor Osimhen is recently nominated for the BAllon d' Or and it's the first time a African is nominated since George Weah of Sierra Leone. I am sure it will motivate him to  perform better for Napoli for the next game against Genoa. This is a match that Napoli have to win because they lost against their noisy neighbors Lazio in their last game and they can't continue dropping points.

Agreed, early season results are not a definitive indication of how the season will end. All teams have their own challenges, and what's most important is how they respond to defeat and keep improving throughout the season.
With the new coach, Rudi Garcia, Napoli changed their playing style a little and that took time. The process of adapting and adjusting the team's playing style takes time.
Early season results are not a definitive indication of how the season will end. All teams have their challenges, and what matters most is how they respond to the losses and continue to improve throughout the season.
*and a slight correction George Weah is not from Sierra Leone but from Liberia

[hahay]

Napoli certainly played very well last season and also scored several goals with Victor unleashed.
but I remind you that football is also a little bit of luck, and Napoli had it (it fits).
this year the competitors are very tough and it won't be as easy as last season, see the match against Lazio

Napoli did lose to Lazio which is fair because the league just started , it's better to lose now than to lose when it matters most, after all last season Napoli did lost some games but went to win the league title.

Moreover their star man Victor Osimhen is recently nominated for the BAllon d' Or and it's the first time a African is nominated since George Weah of Sierra Leone. I am sure it will motivate him to  perform better for Napoli for the next game against Genoa. This is a match that Napoli have to win because they lost against their noisy neighbors Lazio in their last game and they can't continue dropping points.

Last season Napoli did experience several defeats but, the defeat occurred when Napoli were already strong at the top of the standings. Unlike the current Napoli who suffered a defeat at the start of the season and of course, it is a sign that Napoli will not be as good as last season. Also, about Victor Osimhen being nominated in the Ballon d'Or I think, it is only for personal achievement only and will not boost the team's performance to be better too. Anyway, there are many players who are nominated for the Ballon d'Or but still, their play in their respective teams will not change for the better either.

[Davian144]

The most appropriate decision would be for Pogba to go to the Arab League because anything could happen with money, but in reality Poga still wants to stay and convince the management and Massimiliano Allegri that he still deserves to be at Juventus, now the decision is on both sides because Poga still has contract until 2026, of course if Poga leaves it will be detrimental to Poga. I hope that Pogba is able to overcome his injury which always interferes with his good performance this season and returns with the team.

The Juventus team has more central midfielders this season or players who can play in Pogba's position so Pogba's injury is actually not a big problem for Juventus because the team has quite a lot of substitute players. If Pogba has the desire to stay at Juventus, I think the temptation of money from the Saudi Arabian team will be ignored because Pogba's desire to stay is a pretty wise decision for now.

[Jody.Drummer]

Defending the title will be more difficult than winning the title. Certainly with the status they hold makes them the leading contender because many people will see from their success last season which won the title with extraordinary. Expectations will also be high pinned on them and that's where the pressure will be even greater for them. How could it not be, because they are required to play as well as last season or even better than last season, that's what causes the pressure to come bigger. And if they can't handle it then they will become a club that may be far from expectations.

The problem of many people's uncertainty right now is about the new coach.
What Rudi Garcia does will definitely be very different from Spalletti although with almost the same goal but the way of treatment and work done will be very different and Napoli's first defeat in the early match will definitely make more people skeptical for Napoli because in the previous 2 seasons despite the best achievement last season but Napoli never even lost at least until 10 matches but this time it's different.
Although like that, actually with the composition of their players now with the statistics of this season's matches I still feel they will be one of the clubs that can compete again in Serie A.

Exactly, from the beginning, from the moment Napoli announced that they would no longer be working with Spaletti there were a lot of doubts, no wonder because it was an incredible season that they showed with Spaletti who was the brains of what Napoli showed last season. and maybe you even remember when they implemented the strategy when they started the match and the first ball was theirs, yes it was the Spaletti Kick Off. There are several coaches who implement it, but somehow the strategy was attached to Spaletti last season with Napoli.
So far what they've done with their new coach has been good, but let's see what the future holds.

[iamsange]

It is true that Napoli loss to Lazio does not necessarily end their prospects of winning the title. They should keep concentrating on being consistent against lower ranked clubs because that was the key to their success the previous season. Garcia might need some time to get used to the quirks of Serie A, but it is important to be patient and allow him pick things up. Although Spalletti consistently provided satisfaction, it is crucial not to rush to judgement about Garcia. Napoli may be able to successfully defend their Scudetto title if their coach discovers a winning formula close to that of the Spalletti era. The fans perseverance and support will be crucial during this transitional phase.

Even though this is still the start of the competition, at least we already know Napoli's strength level this season under Garcia's control. I certainly really respect Napoli's success last season but for this season I am very pessimistic about their existence. If you don't say arrogant and exaggerated then I'm willing to bet that this season the Scudetto will belong to another team and it will be difficult for Napoli to maintain it.

This season the teams in Serie A have improved and of course these teams will compete fiercely to be the best. I am sure that this season Serie A will be very competitive and most likely will no longer be dominated by one team. Milan and Inter have a big chance to win the Scudetto and Juventus will try to improve their position.

[babo]

Napoli certainly played very well last season and also scored several goals with Victor unleashed.
but I remind you that football is also a little bit of luck, and Napoli had it (it fits).
this year the competitors are very tough and it won't be as easy as last season, see the match against Lazio

Napoli did lose to Lazio which is fair because the league just started , it's better to lose now than to lose when it matters most, after all last season Napoli did lost some games but went to win the league title.

Moreover their star man Victor Osimhen is recently nominated for the BAllon d' Or and it's the first time a African is nominated since George Weah of Sierra Leone. I am sure it will motivate him to  perform better for Napoli for the next game against Genoa. This is a match that Napoli have to win because they lost against their noisy neighbors Lazio in their last game and they can't continue dropping points.

Last season Napoli did experience several defeats but, the defeat occurred when Napoli were already strong at the top of the standings. Unlike the current Napoli who suffered a defeat at the start of the season and of course, it is a sign that Napoli will not be as good as last season. Also, about Victor Osimhen being nominated in the Ballon d'Or I think, it is only for personal achievement only and will not boost the team's performance to be better too. Anyway, there are many players who are nominated for the Ballon d'Or but still, their play in their respective teams will not change for the better either.

that's exactly what I'm saying about it
this season we need more commitment from Napoli, it's not enough for them to do like last season, they have to put in more effort given that now the other teams are equipped to give them battle (I say give battle to Napoli)

[shinratensei_]

Lecce may be the only team that is quite underrated and currently they are in 4th position. They were able to beat Lazio early in the match and also held Fiorentina to a draw. That's especially impressive for a team that finished 16th last season. It seems that Lecce is very confident for this season and they don't want to experience the same thing as last season which required them to fight very hard to avoid the relegation zone. In the next match, Lecce will face quite comparable opponents, such as Monza and Genoa, but when they face Juventus, they may encounter difficulties again, because Allegri's troops are currently full of motivation to focus fully on the Serie A competition.

The most impressive result once lecce was able beating lazio. I never thought that if lecce would be able to do that. It's still early season. Even though this club is improving a lot but the real test is not yet coming at this moment.
Lecce needs to be consistent with its performance. I think that the situation can 180 degree different during the mid till end of season. Lecce finished at 16th position last season.
The club can perform better to be on the midtable this season. The consistency is the key must be owned by lecce.

[samuraijin]

This is still early in the season and this is also Napoli's first defeat so why do you have to always compare the present and the past when coached by Spalletti, of course Napoli will not be as strong as last season when coached by Spalletti but I think the Napoli coaches are now trying to maintain performance this team, I think even though it is not as strong as last season but Napoli's performance has not decreased that much.
Napoli fans' expectations that are too high will certainly make it difficult for Rudi Garcia to make Napoli much stronger than last season. I think that's a mistake because every coach has a different way or style of play and you should also know that Napoli last season was very strong, so any coach will not be able to make it the same as only 1 season with Napoli.

It is true that Napoli loss to Lazio does not necessarily end their prospects of winning the title. They should keep concentrating on being consistent against lower ranked clubs because that was the key to their success the previous season. Garcia might need some time to get used to the quirks of Serie A, but it is important to be patient and allow him pick things up. Although Spalletti consistently provided satisfaction, it is crucial not to rush to judgement about Garcia. Napoli may be able to successfully defend their Scudetto title if their coach discovers a winning formula close to that of the Spalletti era. The fans perseverance and support will be crucial during this transitional phase.

It's not surprising that Lazio was able to topple Napoli so stunningly, at least that's according to his former Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri, Maurizio Sarri knows very well the style of play of the Napoli players who dominated the Italian League last season, so it's not surprising that this season it looks like Napoli are no longer it will be easy like last season, to continue dominating the Serie A League, because all clubs are racing to improve their defense and style of play which is so good to watch, even though this is only the beginning at least other clubs can tackle Napoli to go down to become the defending champions this season .

[giammangiato]

Lecce may be the only team that is quite underrated and currently they are in 4th position. They were able to beat Lazio early in the match and also held Fiorentina to a draw. That's especially impressive for a team that finished 16th last season. It seems that Lecce is very confident for this season and they don't want to experience the same thing as last season which required them to fight very hard to avoid the relegation zone. In the next match, Lecce will face quite comparable opponents, such as Monza and Genoa, but when they face Juventus, they may encounter difficulties again, because Allegri's troops are currently full of motivation to focus fully on the Serie A competition.

at the beginning the little ones play well, it often happens if you pay attention and follow the history of the various seasons
but then during the season fatigue sets in and also turnover which cannot be done given that they have a small squad
and the decline begins

in fact they must score as many points as possible to accumulate them in view of salvation

[tiCeR]

This is still early in the season and this is also Napoli's first defeat so why do you have to always compare the present and the past when coached by Spalletti, of course Napoli will not be as strong as last season when coached by Spalletti but I think the Napoli coaches are now trying to maintain performance this team, I think even though it is not as strong as last season but Napoli's performance has not decreased that much.
Napoli fans' expectations that are too high will certainly make it difficult for Rudi Garcia to make Napoli much stronger than last season. I think that's a mistake because every coach has a different way or style of play and you should also know that Napoli last season was very strong, so any coach will not be able to make it the same as only 1 season with Napoli.

It is true that Napoli loss to Lazio does not necessarily end their prospects of winning the title. They should keep concentrating on being consistent against lower ranked clubs because that was the key to their success the previous season. Garcia might need some time to get used to the quirks of Serie A, but it is important to be patient and allow him pick things up. Although Spalletti consistently provided satisfaction, it is crucial not to rush to judgement about Garcia. Napoli may be able to successfully defend their Scudetto title if their coach discovers a winning formula close to that of the Spalletti era. The fans perseverance and support will be crucial during this transitional phase.

Even though this is still the start of the competition, at least we already know Napoli's strength level this season under Garcia's control. I certainly really respect Napoli's success last season but for this season I am very pessimistic about their existence. If you don't say arrogant and exaggerated then I'm willing to bet that this season the Scudetto will belong to another team and it will be difficult for Napoli to maintain it.

This season the teams in Serie A have improved and of course these teams will compete fiercely to be the best. I am sure that this season Serie A will be very competitive and most likely will no longer be dominated by one team. Milan and Inter have a big chance to win the Scudetto and Juventus will try to improve their position.

There is no need to be pessimistic about their existence because there haven't been any threat against them neither is there a risk that they could be relegated. That is nonsense in my opinion.

But they might be facing much harder competition this season than they did last season. Last season they had the privilege to pretty quickly get into a comfort zone with a points advantage in the double digits. This is not normal and it was because Juventus Turin got their penalty and then AC Milan and Inter had their own type of issues and couldn't keep up with the winning streaks that Napoli performed all the time.

This season things have changed a little and AC Milan and Inter are ready to take on the challenge with any club from Serie A. It won't be as easy for Napoli as it was last season.

[shogun47]

Not because you have lost faith in yourself, but it all depends on the injury you are experiencing if this injury is not too severe, as Victor Osimhen did last week, he has an injury that is not too severe, so he still has the courage to appear on the field, but for Eden Hazard's injury, it is the same as Paul Pogba a bit severe which made it difficult for him to appear in several matches and if he forced himself to compete it would be the same as worsening his injury so he chose to rest for a few matches so he could really recover and be able to appear strong again.
It could be that an injured player forces him to appear, but what Paul Pogba is afraid of is only if it gets worse and forces him to compete.[/left]

Believe me faith in your body, in your ability and willingness to perform physically, is one of the primary reasons why some players never fully recover from severe injuries. Taking on tough duels with players you know are very intense in their attacks is a different thing once you have been injured severely in the past. Sometimes little pieces of doubt remain on the minds of formerly injured players for a very long time and that can make a difference during a game.

[emrecemsan]

This season Inter, Milan and Juventus all want to be competitive for the Serie A title. At least the kind of start these teams have made is telling me that. I don't exclude Napoli from this competition of course. I already see Napoli as one of the biggest title contenders. Losing to Lazio doesn't change anything and this loss happened last season as well by the way.

But it feels like Juventus might be likely to have problems after some time again. Their look in the last season was really worrying and I'm not sure yet about if they have solved the most of their issues. On the other hand they won't compete in any European competition this season. Hence they can concentrate on the Serie A easier. I think they will manage to finish in top 4. What is your opinion?

[Swordsoffreedom]

Napoli won the title last season. More importantly, Napoli's dominance was evident throughout the season. The team has consistently played well since the start of the season and won. We have not seen a worse performance from Napoli in any match and also Napoli had a bigger points gap than other teams. And so Napoli fans will have high expectations from the team this season as well. But I don't think new coach Garcia will be able to live up to these expectations. Inter Milan, AC Milan and Juventus have strengthened themselves. And the fact that they are playing for the title this season makes it much more difficult for Napoli to dominate Serie A. I think the Bon Juventus team is stronger than Napoli this season at Inter Milan.

Napoli certainly played very well last season and also scored several goals with Victor unleashed.
but I remind you that football is also a little bit of luck, and Napoli had it (it fits).
this year the competitors are very tough and it won't be as easy as last season, see the match against Lazio

The Napoli team is not able to perform as well as the last season this season. Their performance is slow. I also don't think Coach Garcia is doing a very good job. Luciano Spalletti was an excellent coach. If he was still the coach of Napoli then maybe we could have expected a stable performance from Napoli this season as well. But Garcia is not yet familiar with the group. This is why Napoli had to admit defeat against Lazio. However, Napoli will remain at the top of the table for some time. Because their opponents are relatively weak in the upcoming matches. When Napoli perform against Inter Milan, Juventus and AC Milan, it will be clear how much the team deserves to win the title.

[skarais]

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Players who have suffered serious injuries will often experience injuries. That is something that cannot be denied. Kaka, is an example. When he was in Milan, he often suffered injuries, moving to Madrid, these problems were always the cause for him not being able to perform optimally. Pogba may be experiencing something similar. He is a good player, unfortunately Juventus cannot currently use him as a main player due to his injury. From this data^[1], Pogba has suffered 2 injuries which kept him out for more than 100 days. Last season, Pogba suffered 7 injuries. So, I think he has become a player who is very easily injured.

_{[1]: https://www.transfermarkt.com/paul-pogba/verletzungen/spieler/122153}

In fact, having a player like Pogba in the team will ultimately only disrupt the team's plans for the season itself. I mean, the coach couldn't make the most of it for the benefit of the team because of injuries and so far Juventus may have really realized that since they re-signed Pogba from Manchester United. Last season Pogba only made 6 appearances for Juventus, while he had to undergo longer treatment for his injury. It's really not a very favorable situation for Juventus and I wouldn't be surprised if in the end Pogba will be sold or agree to terminate the contract.

It is reported that Juventus will soon negotiate to reduce Pogba's salary, that is a really good plan considering Pogba's contribution to the team is very low. He was an important figure in the Juventus squad several seasons ago, but in the end Pogba may need to agree to Juventus' demands given his very unstable fitness condition.

[hahay]

This season Inter, Milan and Juventus all want to be competitive for the Serie A title. At least the kind of start these teams have made is telling me that. I don't exclude Napoli from this competition of course. I already see Napoli as one of the biggest title contenders. Losing to Lazio doesn't change anything and this loss happened last season as well by the way.

But it feels like Juventus might be likely to have problems after some time again. Their look in the last season was really worrying and I'm not sure yet about if they have solved the most of their issues. On the other hand they won't compete in any European competition this season. Hence they can concentrate on the Serie A easier. I think they will manage to finish in top 4. What is your opinion?

If Juventus have no problems this season and also, the fact that Juventus will only focus on Serie A because Juventus will not play in any European tournament. So with these factors, it is the right moment for Juventus to be able to dominate Serie A again this season. Although Juventus cannot dominate Serie A completely, then of course I hope for Juventus not only to finish in the top four, but also to become a candidate team for winning the Scudetto. Also, if I consider the loyalty of the players in the current Juventus squad, then it should also really be able to boost Juventus performance this season to be able to win the Scudetto.

[bitgolden]

Pogba played for a really short time period in 2 games so far and now there is an information like he has muscle fatigue. But this one doesn't convince me either. What happened all of a sudden? I haven't heard of any injury report during a game or training. Maybe this time it is due to some problems between him and the team.

Pogba should have left the team already actually. He hasn't played properly for Juventus so far and I don't think Juventus are very happy to have him in the squad now. It would be better for both sides if he joins a Saudi Arabia team instead for example.

I guess he is kind of done, you know what I mean? I had my doubts all along, but this only confirms my expectation that Pogba won't have the comeback many were hoping for. He has been injured so many times and with so many different things that this doesn't even surprise me anymore.

How would a coach try to integrate him into the team for the long-term when he is most likely injured two weeks later the latest again? This won't work and I can understand when Pogba is substituted for other players that they are not very amused about that. Pogba won't become a top performer again.

I agree with you definitely. He is really done after struggling with lasting injuries for a long time. I don't think he can be very useful for any big team from now on. The best route for him is Saudi Arabia because of that. I'm pretty sure he would get offers from there in January or next summer latest.

He should just concentrate on making more money from now on. Juventus should have parted ways with him already but maybe Pogba didn't want to leave yet. He still has a contract until 2026 so they would hope for him to decide to leave.

Pogba definitely should go to Saudi league without a doubt, dude is not good enough to play here, and he is never healthy, even when he can play he is not at 100% so that feels like it is not going to be easy for them to handle this. I get that this is a tough deal but I think we should be able to see the situation and not really worry about it.

I get that it is going to be tough, but we should be able to send him even if it means it would be for free, he should leave, that would make a lot more sense. I get that it is tough decision and fans like him and all that, but that doesn't mean he is helpful to the club. Selling him for any money would be a better benefit to the club, but I am fine even for free to get rid of his salary.

[Oneandpure]

This season Inter, Milan and Juventus all want to be competitive for the Serie A title. At least the kind of start these teams have made is telling me that. I don't exclude Napoli from this competition of course. I already see Napoli as one of the biggest title contenders. Losing to Lazio doesn't change anything and this loss happened last season as well by the way.

But it feels like Juventus might be likely to have problems after some time again. Their look in the last season was really worrying and I'm not sure yet about if they have solved the most of their issues. On the other hand they won't compete in any European competition this season. Hence they can concentrate on the Serie A easier. I think they will manage to finish in top 4. What is your opinion?

Current from three matches, Inter Milan have quit well performance from Juventus but seems both teams has chance for winning Scudetto in this season, not only with both teams between Inter and Juventus but also AC Milan still in 100% winning trend and keep in tittle race. But have advantage for Juventus without participating in European competition after UEFA suspending from UEFA Conference League not focus only with domestic league. For top fourth standings finish seems not difficult for Juventus but still doubt with consistency for winning scudetto in this season and early due have played three matches.

There are any unpredictable thing happening for becoming the winner of domestic league depend teams consistency actually after second half season and face problem with their main players get injury.

[koang]

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When you look at matches at the start of the season like this, it is normal for Napoli to often lose, but in the middle of the season, Napoli will show their strength. Like last season, when they managed to take first place in the middle of the ongoing season, Napoli has the strength to win. In this season, they are currently in sixth place, and I am sure it will be easy to take first place because they are only three points away from victory to get into first place.

I hope so. Napoli has many quality players. Even two players, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, are on the nomination list for the 2023 Ballon d'Or.
But losing at home is not normal. This defeat will make it even more difficult for Napoli to become a strong competitor to win the Scudetto.

[kawetsriyanto]

The problem of many people's uncertainty right now is about the new coach.
What Rudi Garcia does will definitely be very different from Spalletti although with almost the same goal but the way of treatment and work done will be very different and Napoli's first defeat in the early match will definitely make more people skeptical for Napoli because in the previous 2 seasons despite the best achievement last season but Napoli never even lost at least until 10 matches but this time it's different.
Although like that, actually with the composition of their players now with the statistics of this season's matches I still feel they will be one of the clubs that can compete again in Serie A.

Indeed. Each manager (coach) must have a different treatment/approach to the players and probably applied a different tactics/strategy as well. With this fact, we can't expect the same result to repeat. Although it is not impossible, but we must understand if Napoli isn't as strong as the last season. They are no longer the same Napoli in the last year even they still keep most key players. Rudi Garcia may still adapt with his new players and the atmosphere of Serie A competition. So, since it is the first year of Rudi Garcia in Napoli, we can understand if he can't manage Napoli like Spalletti ever did the last season. It is not easy to maintain the best performance of a team, Rudi Garcia needs time.

Anyway, although it seems not easy for Napoli, Napoli surely has a chance to compete for the title. It is still the early season, they just failed to win on 1 match. There are still many remaining matches, Napoli has a chance to improve their performance.