Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[BITCOIN4X]

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If Rudi Garcia wants to makeup with all of his blunders, he should make sure he has a fine relationship status with his finest players, those that were available for the fans and club to win the first Seria A in over 30 years.
Expectations are meant to rise, they're definitely defending Champions and should ensure they put up a good fight not to just let go of the Seria A tittle easily even if they would still lose.

Victor Oshime should be protected, he is not just a great asset to Napoli but same with his country Nigeria. If he is fit enough, Nigerians are sure of the goals they would get whenever the African Cup of Nations kicks off.

Napoli will not be able to defend their title this season as I am sure Rudi Garcia will have great difficulty getting his team to play consistently throughout the season. Napoli's form has dropped this season and the increase in form of Inter and Milan and Juventus will also be the reason why Napoli will fail.

Rudi Garcia is not a coach who has much experience in Europe, but if he is able to adapt well by managing his players with the right strategy, then Napoli can remain competitive even if they fail to defend the title.

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[Marvell1]

It must be time for Napoli to stand up again. Their next game is going to be against Verona away. Verona are in a really bad condition now. Despite the drop in Napoli's performance recently they are still a way stronger team here. This game should be a good opportunity for Napoli to make up for that Fiorentina loss as well.

Besides winning this game is important for Napoli to improve their morale before facing Milan home next time. Because that game is going to be hell of a challenging one.    Milan are at the top of the standings you know. Just as Fiorentina did Milan can also beat Napoli away if Napoli don't make progress.

Many people talk about Napoli as if they are the only team in serie A, but I believe that we should change our perspective and take other teams into consideration. Even if we talk from now until tomorrow, if a game were to change, Napoli would not win the league title, and a game could even change whether or not they would qualify for the champions league the following season. Every team experiences poor performance  throughout the course of the season, as we all know. Let's look at Manchester United and Chelsea's performance in the Premier League this year. Manchester United and Chelsea are two of the best teams in the league and have won the league title in the past, but their performance has changed recently. Manchester United and Chelsea started the season poorly and are still not fully fit to play at their best, but I think there will come a time when their play will be impressive.

The league hasn't progressed very far, and the match that Napoli will play against Verona won't be a problem because we know that Napoli can defeat the team, but the match between Napoli and Milan will be extremely difficult to predict because we know how good Milan performance is this season; Milan are at the top of the league table and I don't think there's a team that will defeat them.

The current performance from Napoli really does not seem good to be honest. They have been a little inconsistent in recent times. But the thing is I believe they are far better compared to Verona. And at the same time, I believe Verona does not have a single win in the last five matches. So I don't think it is going to be a problem for Napoli to win this match.

But in the Champions League matches, I am not confident about Napoli at all. even though the next match is going to be played against Union Berlin, I think Napoli will still not be able to win that match.

[Jody.Drummer]

AC Milan vs Juventus, is the biggest match of the week. Both clubs will be scrambling for victory, for Juventus it is important because it will cut their points gap with AC Milan who are at the top of the standings, while for AC Milan the victory will bring them to remain perched at the top of the standings by collecting 24 points. This is definitely not an easy match for AC Milan or Juventus. AC Milan are in a better situation, as they are on a winning streak with their 4 wins. While Juventus they have slipped up several times in the last 4 matches. AC Milan emerged as the favorites, but Juventus did not come to bring home a defeat.

[QueenVera]

AC Milan vs Juventus, is the biggest match of the week. Both clubs will be scrambling for victory, for Juventus it is important because it will cut their points gap with AC Milan who are at the top of the standings, while for AC Milan the victory will bring them to remain perched at the top of the standings by collecting 24 points. This is definitely not an easy match for AC Milan or Juventus. AC Milan are in a better situation, as they are on a winning streak with their 4 wins. While Juventus they have slipped up several times in the last 4 matches. AC Milan emerged as the favorites, but Juventus did not come to bring home a defeat.

This is a very tough match cause both teams are currently the best performing so far and are I the top 4 of the table, but I feel Acmilan has more advantage to win the game, cause Juventus would be without most of their players due to injury, recentlytheir captain Danilo just got injured in a match against Venezuela, and is in doubt to face Àcmilan asides that Acmilan are performing better than Juve and that's why they're currently at the top of the table.

 Moreover they'll be playing at home in front of their fans which gives them more advantage to win, also Acmilan have been dominant in their past 5 matches as well but i won't write off Juventus cause they may get a draw out of the match, among the last 5 games they've played they've got 2 draws so there's a possibility that the game could even in a draw.

[borovichok]

AC Milan vs Juventus, is the biggest match of the week. Both clubs will be scrambling for victory, for Juventus it is important because it will cut their points gap with AC Milan who are at the top of the standings, while for AC Milan the victory will bring them to remain perched at the top of the standings by collecting 24 points. This is definitely not an easy match for AC Milan or Juventus. AC Milan are in a better situation, as they are on a winning streak with their 4 wins. While Juventus they have slipped up several times in the last 4 matches. AC Milan emerged as the favorites, but Juventus did not come to bring home a defeat.

We know how difficult it is for the Rossoneri to lose at home facing the Bianconeri, but we should hope for the best results in favours of the home team because they're ranked #1 on Seria A table. Stefano Pioli will face Massimiliano Allegri for the first time this season, though they have had their differences last season but it's a new campaign, we could refresh all actions to default and wait for the big game to be play. AC Milan hosts Juventus at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Seria R9. Both clubs are elite in Seria A and capable of winning, but it would take only the best team to grab three winning points.

[superman184]

AC Milan vs Juventus, is the biggest match of the week. Both clubs will be scrambling for victory, for Juventus it is important because it will cut their points gap with AC Milan who are at the top of the standings, while for AC Milan the victory will bring them to remain perched at the top of the standings by collecting 24 points. This is definitely not an easy match for AC Milan or Juventus. AC Milan are in a better situation, as they are on a winning streak with their 4 wins. While Juventus they have slipped up several times in the last 4 matches. AC Milan emerged as the favorites, but Juventus did not come to bring home a defeat.

The AC Milan vs Juventus match will be very interesting even though it is at the San Siro, because the two teams can actually still be said to be good with the current point difference not being too far away. And I think Juventus will also try with all their abilities to win at AC Milan's home ground, while AC Milan also won't want to be embarrassed in front of its own fans so it will also try to appear as strong as possible in order to be able to make points at the top of the standings.

[Jody.Drummer]

AC Milan vs Juventus, is the biggest match of the week. Both clubs will be scrambling for victory, for Juventus it is important because it will cut their points gap with AC Milan who are at the top of the standings, while for AC Milan the victory will bring them to remain perched at the top of the standings by collecting 24 points. This is definitely not an easy match for AC Milan or Juventus. AC Milan are in a better situation, as they are on a winning streak with their 4 wins. While Juventus they have slipped up several times in the last 4 matches. AC Milan emerged as the favorites, but Juventus did not come to bring home a defeat.

This is a very tough match cause both teams are currently the best performing so far and are I the top 4 of the table, but I feel Acmilan has more advantage to win the game, cause Juventus would be without most of their players due to injury, recentlytheir captain Danilo just got injured in a match against Venezuela, and is in doubt to face Àcmilan asides that Acmilan are performing better than Juve and that's why they're currently at the top of the table.

 Moreover they'll be playing at home in front of their fans which gives them more advantage to win, also Acmilan have been dominant in their past 5 matches as well but i won't write off Juventus cause they may get a draw out of the match, among the last 5 games they've played they've got 2 draws so there's a possibility that the game could even in a draw.

Yes, the host status and playing at home is an advantage that AC Milan will indirectly get. They will get full support from supporters who we know that the role of supporters can provide better motivation for players and supporters are referred to as the 12th player in a club.
Yes you are right, a draw could happen in this match because their strengths are actually not much different but AC Milan is better so far. There is another factor to be discussed which is that luck plays an important role in a match to give a good or bad result to a club, and we might see that in this match.

[JeffBrad12]

What the hell is wrong with serie a players. We have seen some worst care related to the pogba, but it's not yet stopping there. Accord to the news below that if there will be so many players may be banned from serie a.
The news said that if there may be other player than fagioli which has been also involved in this case. Based on that article if there will be so many players to be investigated by the police.
May we see massive ban to happen in serie a? This is a very interesting drama to watch. I have seen a lot in EPL but it's time for serie a.
The players who cooperate may get easy punishment.

Page 42 of today’s La Repubblica details how the investigation has now uncovered more than a dozen Serie A players – including one of Fagioli’s Juventus teammates – who have allegedly also placed bets on the illegal platform.

The investigation has been ongoing for a few weeks now after an inquiry was opened following anomalous betting by a criminal group. By chance, Fagioli’s bets – worth €100,000 over the last 18 months – were discovered.

The scandal is quickly growing and threatens to see a number of players handed bans from football, which could last up to three years for those who don’t cooperate. Updates are expected within the coming hours and days as further details are revealed.

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It seems Juventus is not going to have good days anytime soon. After everything that happened to this team in the last season and even at the start of this season. Now their captain Danilo is injured.
After AfterLeonardo Bonucci left Juventus for Union Berlin, their Brazilian palyer, Danilo is the first captain of Juventus but in the game between Brazil and Venezuela, he left the game and he couldn't continue because of getting injured and this can make Alegro worried.

Juventus' thorny problems have occurred again this season after last season they received a series of many problems this season also seems like they will experience the same thing where after the case that befell Pogba occurred at this time the problem of player fitness could increasingly affect Juventus.
This will really be troublesome for them if it continues to happen like this especially their current goal is clearly to return to a decent position.
Danilo is one of their mainstay defenders as well as a leader for Juventus players on the field and when he is currently injured then this will be a blow for them.

This team seems to be cursed and always experiences bad luck, but it is all the result of their actions in the past which in the end makes the players now infected with problems in sequence. I was quite sad to hear the news that Danilo was injured and he is one of the veteran players at this club and his role is very important because he is also the captain. Juventus still have to play important matches which require them to get 3 points in every match if they want to stay at the top and with the current complicated situation I hope they can continue to provide a fairly stable performance. Even though there are several Juventus players who are still injured, such as Alex Sandro and Mattia De Sciglio, as a replacement for Danilo, they will still have other defenders such as Rugani or Gatti who are ready to replace his role.

I can't help but laugh at Juventus' fate; a club that once frightened their opponents but is now clearly in danger. Aren't you nervous about the San Siro match versus AC Milan? Even with AC Milan distracted with the Champions League match against PSG, the stadium, filled with Milan fans' euphoric roars, may not be Juventus' refuge. I know we have 1 loss in 8 matches, but I feel like we're on a precarious cliff. I suspect that if those injuries keep coming, those excellent stats may be a memory of a promising season

[Texac]

Juventus' thorny problems have occurred again this season after last season they received a series of many problems this season also seems like they will experience the same thing where after the case that befell Pogba occurred at this time the problem of player fitness could increasingly affect Juventus.
This will really be troublesome for them if it continues to happen like this especially their current goal is clearly to return to a decent position.
Danilo is one of their mainstay defenders as well as a leader for Juventus players on the field and when he is currently injured then this will be a blow for them.

Allegri isnt the same coach like he was a couple of years ago with Juventus. They are playing more defencive and losing points to some really bad teams. I dont think they can win the title with him and it is the main problem for Juventus currently. Also they need a good midfielder that can push the ball to the strikers to create more chances.

Another sad thing is incoming for Juventus about their player, Nicolò Fagioli. Recently there was some news about this player and gambling while it's forbidden for players and he also said he did some gambling which means the news is right about him and there is he possibility for this palyer to get suspended for a long time.
Now Fabrizio Corona started talking about this case and he said maybe Juventus was aware of this case and what their player was doing which can be another problem for this team.

 

https://www.fanpage.it/sport/calcio/corona-svela-cosa-ha-fatto-la-juventus-quando-ha-saputo-di-fagioli-e-un-reato-da-retrocessione/

Why can Juventus not actually be a little careful they just got punished for something like this in the last season. But now seems like they have not learned their lesson.  They got 10 points taken away from them. Which definitely could have made them compete for the title. Knowing that they should have made the system very strict and they should not have let anything like this happen at all.  I don't think that this will have any punishment for them like the last season. But the player being punished is eventually going to affect the team. I still don't know if any official news of punishment for the player has been announced or not.

[xzone]

It must be time for Napoli to stand up again. Their next game is going to be against Verona away. Verona are in a really bad condition now. Despite the drop in Napoli's performance recently they are still a way stronger team here. This game should be a good opportunity for Napoli to make up for that Fiorentina loss as well.

Besides winning this game is important for Napoli to improve their morale before facing Milan home next time. Because that game is going to be hell of a challenging one.    Milan are at the top of the standings you know. Just as Fiorentina did Milan can also beat Napoli away if Napoli don't make progress.

Napoli is actually not that bad, but interestingly their performance is very bad in some matches. For example, losing points against Fiorentina was not something we expected. But we see such things from time to time.
Verona is already a very weak team. I don't think Napoli will lose any points in this match next week

[marcous]

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The AC Milan vs Juventus match will be very interesting even though it is at the San Siro, because the two teams can actually still be said to be good with the current point difference not being too far away. And I think Juventus will also try with all their abilities to win at AC Milan's home ground, while AC Milan also won't want to be embarrassed in front of its own fans so it will also try to appear as strong as possible in order to be able to make points at the top of the standings.

AC Milan versus Juventus, if Milan loses or draws then Inter Milan will be at an advantage, but with the condition that Inter must secure 3 points over Torino first. Seeing Milan and Juventus readiness for this derby match, neither of them has full strength due to injuries to several key players. On the one hand, I hope Milan can play better in big matches, I mean no longer lose humiliatingly like they experienced in the fourth week when they met Inter.

Juventus will play without their captain Danilo due to injury, but will benefit from the news of the return of their two strikers, Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic. On Milan side, Pioli seems to be able to rely on Loftus Cheek again, who has also just returned from injury. I hope Pulisic can give his best performance and make a difference this time.

[QueenVera]

Why can Juventus not actually be a little careful they just got punished for something like this in the last season. But now seems like they have not learned their lesson.  They got 10 points taken away from them. Which definitely could have made them compete for the title. Knowing that they should have made the system very strict and they should not have let anything like this happen at all.  I don't think that this will have any punishment for them like the last season. But the player being punished is eventually going to affect the team. I still don't know if any official news of punishment for the player has been announced or not.

Juventus players have to be very careful so as to avoid being punished, the team had already faced a lot last season due to the punishment they faced in breaking the FFP rule their point got deducted and they couldn't participate in the UCL, currently their players are being punished for wrong acts, first it was Paul Pogba who got punished for a failed doping test, now one of their midfielder Nicolo Fagioli could be facing a ban for illegal gambling.

 Allergri would be very furious about this and would need to talk to his  players to be careful with the lifestyle they live outside football cause if it keeps happening it would affect the clubs performance this season, they're already starting to face injury crisis and can't afford to still be getting players banned as well.

[Oneandpure]

Napoli will not be able to defend their title this season as I am sure Rudi Garcia will have great difficulty getting his team to play consistently throughout the season. Napoli's form has dropped this season and the increase in form of Inter and Milan and Juventus will also be the reason why Napoli will fail.

Rudi Garcia is not a coach who has much experience in Europe, but if he is able to adapt well by managing his players with the right strategy, then Napoli can remain competitive even if they fail to defend the title.

Looks difficult for Napoli defending their Scudetto last season looking on current performance and remaining 7 points left from AC Milan who managed top standings awhile. Its bad started with Napoli under new tactician Rudi Garcia replacing Spaletti position as success manager bring Napoli become the winner last season. Problem faced by Napoli not only with new tactician but also have some important player leaves in this season and difficult to find right replacement exactly on defender position.

Have rumored Antonio Conte will be next tactician for Napoli, depend its true or not but seems good replacement if Antonio Conte who most experienced manager replace Rudi Garcia position.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I obviously am going to support Juventus in this match. But that does not disregard. The fact that their opponent is actually playing better compared to them. I also want to see Juventus win the league title because what happened with them in the last season was just unfair.

I am also very happy if Juventus can continue to be consistently very good this season and make it a candidate to compete for the title in Serie A this season. Because Juventus is basically a pretty solid and strong team, if only last season Juventus didn't experience problems that you consider unfair, everyone would definitely see Juventus being in the UCL and competing with the other top teams there. And this season Juventus is still very enthusiastic about making that happen again by winning more matches in Serie A this season.

But unfortunately, it is still not easy for Juventus to regain its great dominance in Serie A. Because anyway, even though this season Juventus only plays in Serie A, but from the 8 matches Juventus played so far. In fact, Juventus still not get good results and yes, at least those results made Juventus should to work even harder. So yes, although Juventus have a chance to get the scudetto agsin this season, but the reality will never easy. Also, there is no strong guarantee for Juventus to win the scudetto this season, because Juventus performance still not been completely consistent.

Juventus will still have difficulty winning the Scudetto because this is not without reason because they often lose momentum when they need points. Apart from that, the club's internal problems will certainly also disturb the players and maybe they will have time to think about where the fate of this team will take them next. We know that it is very difficult for Juventus to escape the problems they have caused in the past and that makes them vulnerable and also quite difficult to focus on competing with other teams. I don't think Juventus will be the same as at that time when they dominated Serie A which even other strong teams like Milan, Inter and Roma found very difficult to stop.

Without a doubt it is very difficult to move forward when you have an entire UEFA giving pure sanctions, but in some way it has to be done, because it Makes no sense for them to stay like this, so in this order of Ideas we have to take something into consideration, It is the only solution for Juve to do something quickly, like winning Serie A, it is the only Championship where they are having life, there is no other way, they have everything to do it, so it could be said that when they go to play they have to do it in a way I am very inspired because how else are they going to be able to do things better? There is no other option, they do not have a Europa League, or anything, that is something that made them a very ugly and bad move, I do not agree that they do these things, because I consider that the people who are in a team playing for them It's not their fault , those players stop being seen so well because of a team or a series of executives who Did very bad things, my question is, why don't they pay ? Why don't they put them in prison and stop sending punishments that in the end are of no use? Why don't those who are at fault really touch? That would be justice, because messing with those who are on the team is very easy, it is easy for others to pay for what others did, so the corruption Continues and that type of problems that they Caused in the beginning, then nothing is learned.

  Due to the performance that Napoli has done Regarding the current competitions, it seems to me that they are below the level. In fact, they Managed to win many things because they took away those 14 points from Juve, which was too much , then any Team could have gone Ahead , In this Case Napoli did it, although for me they came by luck and it was all mere luck, because now it is clear that if what I say is true, it is more Luck than a good game , because they have not done anything the level has Gone down, and The level of the Other teams is Increasing.

Why can Juventus not actually be a little careful they just got punished for something like this in the last season. But now seems like they have not learned their lesson.  They got 10 points taken away from them. Which definitely could have made them compete for the title. Knowing that they should have made the system very strict and they should not have let anything like this happen at all.  I don't think that this will have any punishment for them like the last season. But the player being punished is eventually going to affect the team. I still don't know if any official news of punishment for the player has been announced or not.

Juventus players have to be very careful so as to avoid being punished, the team had already faced a lot last season due to the punishment they faced in breaking the FFP rule their point got deducted and they couldn't participate in the UCL, currently their players are being punished for wrong acts, first it was Paul Pogba who got punished for a failed doping test, now one of their midfielder Nicolo Fagioli could be facing a ban for illegal gambling.

 Allergri would be very furious about this and would need to talk to his  players to be careful with the lifestyle they live outside football cause if it keeps happening it would affect the clubs performance this season, they're already starting to face injury crisis and can't afford to still be getting players banned as well.

Well, when I think that Juve refers to the fact that they may have more sanctions, it is something that I cannot believe. Since last season, they have had to do many things so that they can be well. In the case of Allegri, I don't know how he has been able to resist. so many attacks that are made, sometimes it could be regrettable that these attacks on the youth are because they bring it on themselves, they do not have the necessary care to say not to look for more problems, they cannot and should not be doing things that put them in trouble. evidence for a sanction, really that Juve's situation is so strong, that every time they think they can achieve something, they are immediately told no, then this is not good, this is something that can be marked as an option that is ready to be used, like Allegri I focus on winning and that's it, I don't see any other option, the only championship they have is Serie A, they have to take advantage of it because it is the only option I see for them.

Juventus struggling with their interest in 50m euros Bayern Munich man

Leon Goretzka remains a target for Juventus, who are in need of new midfielders as they face the potential loss of Paul Pogba and Nicolo Fagioli for extended periods.

Juventus has been exploring various options, including targeting young talents for long-term development. However, the club also acknowledges the importance of acquiring players who possess the experience and ability to make an immediate impact.

Goretzka has emerged as a significant target, and Juventus has been closely monitoring the German midfielder. Nevertheless, securing his services would be a challenging task, as Juventus is reportedly struggling to meet his valuation.

Goretzka is an integral part of Bayern Munich’s squad, and a report from Tuttomercatoweb suggests that Bayern would demand a fee of at least 50 million euros to allow him to leave. This valuation poses a substantial hurdle for Juventus and could potentially hinder their pursuit of the player.

Source: https://www.juvefc.com/juventus-struggling-with-their-interest-in-50m-euros-bayern-munich-man/

[wiss19]

It's not possible for napoli to finish at the fourth place with the current performance. Napoli has been also planning to sack its coach to be replaced by a new coach. Conte has become the first candidate but he rejects napoli's offer.
I wonder what will be the next name to receive napoli's offer. This will be also very interesting to watch it. Napoli is trying to make sure its team can defende the title this season but it's likely that is still far from being real.

Napoli needs more than replacing its coach. There have been also some concerns about the clubs like the defenders and attackers. Napoli lose its best performances on these positions.

The attackers less creative and aggressive compared with last season. The defenders are also very inconsistent at this moment. Im doubting napoli to win the scudetto again this season. I would rather than pick duo milan as potential clubs to win scudetto.

"Current performance" is the keyword there, I agree that they can't with their current system but that doesn't mean that they will get nothing out of it neither, they may get better as well. And what I talked about is getting better and if they do, then they are not too far off from fourth place to get it. I would say Conte could be a good deal, but no matter who they get, they need to aim at getting stable results, and this isn't just game by game basis, I mean like literally season by season.

Because, if you end up being champions once and not be champions again for another 30 years, that is not going to be good for the team, but if you are champions once every even 10 years, that is better, once every 5-6 years, that is amazing for a league like Serie A and anytime that happens you should end up keeping all the situation intact and not suddenly get too worse. Some players should see two championships, even maybe rarely see three championships when they play for Napoli, that's how you become good.

[QueenVera]

"Current performance" is the keyword there, I agree that they can't with their current system but that doesn't mean that they will get nothing out of it neither, they may get better as well. And what I talked about is getting better and if they do, then they are not too far off from fourth place to get it. I would say Conte could be a good deal, but no matter who they get, they need to aim at getting stable results, and this isn't just game by game basis, I mean like literally season by season.

Because, if you end up being champions once and not be champions again for another 30 years, that is not going to be good for the team, but if you are champions once every even 10 years, that is better, once every 5-6 years, that is amazing for a league like Serie A and anytime that happens you should end up keeping all the situation intact and not suddenly get too worse. Some players should see two championships, even maybe rarely see three championships when they play for Napoli, that's how you become good.

I think the whole issues started from when they decided to allow Spalletti leave the club and brought a man that incompetent to manage the team, I had doubts over Rudi Garcia when he  took over this summer cause he's not really done anything important to deserves coaching a club that just won the Serie A, they would signed someone that's got a winning mentality like Spalletti and has won trophies.

 Things might get worst under his regime now their striker Osimhen is currently injured, it would affect their final third and they could decline in form so badly, I also believe it might take a while before Napoli win the Scudetto again, and most of the top players might even end up leaving the club to continue their career in another team across Europe especially Victor Osimhen that's wanted by several top European teams.

[tusandii]

It must be time for Napoli to stand up again. Their next game is going to be against Verona away. Verona are in a really bad condition now. Despite the drop in Napoli's performance recently they are still a way stronger team here. This game should be a good opportunity for Napoli to make up for that Fiorentina loss as well.

Besides winning this game is important for Napoli to improve their morale before facing Milan home next time. Because that game is going to be hell of a challenging one.    Milan are at the top of the standings you know. Just as Fiorentina did Milan can also beat Napoli away if Napoli don't make progress.

There is a possibility that Napoli will rise as soon as possible but not to become the leader in Serie A because I seem to be starting to realize that Napoli only got the title last season because it was managed by Luciano Spalletti but after he leaves Napoli everything will change and the title holders in Serie A will only be there are Inter, Milan and Juventus but the power of my mind goes to the Juventus club which will win the Serie A title this season.
Against Verona and away from home it is quite easy for Napoli to beat Verona but if a surprise happens I would not think that Napoli are bad but just that their glory is over.
But still Napoli is still the bookies' favorite and I will guess the final score 1-4 for Napoli.

[Ruttoshi]

Allegri isnt the same coach like he was a couple of years ago with Juventus. They are playing more defencive and losing points to some really bad teams. I dont think they can win the title with him and it is the main problem for Juventus currently. Also they need a good midfielder that can push the ball to the strikers to create more chances.

Juventus have declined in performance over the years, bianconeri should make crucial signings in the January transfer window because that would push them to become competent enough to win. Massimiliano Allegri is incompetent to lead Juventus road to glory. The Old Lady's have declined in performance and have zero fate to compete for the scudetto this season because they're yet to proof to everyone that they're back to streak winnings. They're currently ranked 3rd, we're aware about their inconsistency in league games, I just hoped Massimiliano and his men are able to maintain his good performance because that's the only way they would be able to apprehend the team to encounter elite opponents.

Juventus has really gone below expectations most recently because they are underperforming unlike them as we did know few seasons back where they were like one of the biggest in serie A but they currently put on some level of mediocrity with their most recent performance, it's has become crucial and important they make some good signings by next transfer window.

Personally I think their issues is more of a technical issues and they aswell need some good exceptional players who would complement the efforts of the current players, the last time they had a very exceptional key player who put them at the forefront was few seasons back with Ronaldo, this is a personal view tho, ever since after tho they have been thriving but not as much as when he was there with the morale boost the so needed so by the next transfer window it will be very fine if they careful bring in a talent who can get the job done.

That is the fact, when Juventus was an outstanding club was when they had a great player like Ronaldo in the club. We saw how his presence added valuable impact on the club performance and they did perfectly well and won the league. Juventus need a player with such value, who can intimidate other club players with his presence and his way of playing.

It is really sad to see how clubs decline in performance base on the absence of some players but that shouldn't be an excuse for their current performance because, no player will play in one club for the rest of his life and this where the coach comes in play by looking for an alternative player that will be able to perform as good as the player that left the club, if not the club will decline in their performance.

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If Rudi Garcia wants to makeup with all of his blunders, he should make sure he has a fine relationship status with his finest players, those that were available for the fans and club to win the first Seria A in over 30 years.
Expectations are meant to rise, they're definitely defending Champions and should ensure they put up a good fight not to just let go of the Seria A tittle easily even if they would still lose.

Victor Oshime should be protected, he is not just a great asset to Napoli but same with his country Nigeria. If he is fit enough, Nigerians are sure of the goals they would get whenever the African Cup of Nations kicks off.

Napoli will not be able to defend their title this season as I am sure Rudi Garcia will have great difficulty getting his team to play consistently throughout the season. Napoli's form has dropped this season and the increase in form of Inter and Milan and Juventus will also be the reason why Napoli will fail.

Rudi Garcia is not a coach who has much experience in Europe, but if he is able to adapt well by managing his players with the right strategy, then Napoli can remain competitive even if they fail to defend the title.

I'm not inside the dressing room but I'm having the feeling Rudi Garcia is gradually losing the hold of the dressing room and that's the fastest way to get a manager sacked.
It's almost like he is not fit for the job. I feel bad supporting the sack of a manager ( I do feel like this;what if he is my dad ?)
I'm not amongst the management of Napoli, but they should make quick decisions else they'll be dumped down the pit of hell.

God help me I'm not occupied, I do want to watch the game between AC Milan and Juventus. Legends will be there watching the game live.