Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[el kaka22]

UCL is something that they would love to play at, but at the same time they realize that it's not the reality for this season so it's better to work towards that. I know that it is not going to be easy to handle, but it's quite obvious that we are going to end up with something that will benefit them one way or another if they finish top four and go to UCL next season.

I think it's quite tough deal, because we are talking about something that would be not all that fine if they miss it too, when there was points penalty and they missed it, everyone was understandable of it, because they were good enough to be top four without it, but now that they have no points penalty, they should be able to go into top four and go to UCL next season.

[tusandii]

Do you think that one of the Juventus Turin players is lying on their couch being thankful to not play in the Champions League? I am sure that every single one of the Juventus players would like to switch positions with one of the AC Milan players. This talk about rest and free time is going nowhere. When you ask a Juventus player whether they want to be lying on their couches on a Tuesday evening or whether they want to play a game against PSG, what do you think their answer and their feeling will be?

That's a quite confusing question actually, but I'm sure they (Juventus players) will definitely give a specific answer with their intention to play in the Champions League. Because whatever the team is, it will obviously be very happy when they can compete in the Champions League against many extraordinary teams there rather than just lying on the sofa on a Tuesday night. This can be seen quite clearly through the struggle of the Juventus players themselves this season to continue to be in the UCL zone so that they can experience playing in the UCL again next season.

It seems that the right answer is that this season we will focus on Serie A and will play in the Champions League next season too. Maybe not only that, because Juventus is prohibited from playing in UEFA European competitions this season, of course Juventus will again have a good chance of winning the Scudetto this season. Although indeed, every player certainly wants to play in the Champions League, but considering Juventus situation last season and this season, then I am sure Juventus players can also accept that, and it has been proven that up to now at least their morale remains good.

It possible that it last season there were no violations this club would look very shining and would continue to be discussed here because even without high quality players this club was able to consistently continue to perform perfectly and was proven that towards the end of last season was able to get 7th place with there are only a few games left and this season Juventus wants to show everyone who doesn't like this club that Juventus will be able to end the season with very good ranking.

[EarnOnVictor]

Sassuolo is really in a position to be a troublemaker among the big teams in the league. They beat Juventus 4-2, Inter 2-1 and defeated both teams competing for the championship. Sassuolo is probably the only one who has defeated both teams at the moment, but they also lost points against simple teams. If we talk about the Atalanta match, Inter played a successful match and won 2-0. The biggest advantage for the championship is 3 points and they managed to get these 3 points.

It seems that we will not forget the initial incident when Sassuolo defeated the two Serie A giants and in the end they were unable to maintain an advantage like that until now. Most recently Sassuolo lost against Torino and I think it was another defeat they couldn't stop. In the last 5 matches, Sassuolo did not win a single win and now they only sit in 15th position in the standings and are getting closer to the red zone. Regarding Inter, they are different from their city team, namely Milan, and Inzaghi's squad continues to move up the ladder in the race for the Scudetto this season.

Sassuolo was performing like a mediocre team once it was facing a low tier club. I think that this related to the adrenaline that was pushing the players of sassuolo to play even better. Sassuolo needs to take bologna as an example about how the club needs to make sure it will have consistent performance.Sassuolo has stole three points from juventus and inter but this club unable to manage its performance to be stable. I think there there is something wrong with the club at this moment.

Just like I always say, psychology plays an important role in the performance of clubs and not only the star there and the tactics of their coach. First, some would believe in themselves and play excellently when they face any top clubs or a certain club in particular but might even perform disgracefully when they face a lesser club. Just like the case of Chelsea and Liverpool over a decade ago when Chelsea was still hot and Liverpool weak. Liverpool often beat them even as they (Liverpool) are nowhere to be found on the league table.

This thing we call determination is powerful and is key in this regard, it helps boost the morale of such players, but the problem is that it is not consistent with them which is the reason why they disappoint while they play with lesser teams. The case of Sassuolo is a typical example, they couldn't continue with the good tempo they played with when they scored 4 goals against Juventus and 2 goals against Milan to win them both. September was so good for them but they are doing so badly now, a very close point to the relegation zone, which is too poor. If they could beat the biggest teams in the league, I see no reason why they should be lower than the middle of the table if they are indeed serious.

[Belarge]

Do you think that one of the Juventus Turin players is lying on their couch being thankful to not play in the Champions League? I am sure that every single one of the Juventus players would like to switch positions with one of the AC Milan players. This talk about rest and free time is going nowhere. When you ask a Juventus player whether they want to be lying on their couches on a Tuesday evening or whether they want to play a game against PSG, what do you think their answer and their feeling will be?

Tuesday and Wednesdays are for the big boys, and weekend for regular teams. AC Milan are also trying to compete in UCL which is not a simple contest. The Old Lady have developed ambition to compete in elite tournaments but due to the restricting actions they faced, they have no other options than to wait till end of the season. Juventus are willingly to give everything within their reach to make the spots for UEFA Champions League competition next season. They're currently ranked second on Seria A table, that alone means they're not taking their chances, Massimiliano Allegri keen on the very best actions.

[jeha2015]

Yep, so far, Krunic and Leao are the main players in Pioli's strategy, if these two cannot be played, then Pioli will find it difficult to create an alternative strategy. That's why Milan fans are bored with Pioli. Of course we have not forgotten his success in providing the Serie A trophy for Milan, however, currently Milan needs a better strategy. Stop relying on strategies only on players that Pioli likes, but must be more objective in providing opportunities for other players who can increase the team's creativity on the field. If he only rely on 1 or a few players, no matter how good that player is, they won't be able to fight against 11 opposing players and the strategy created by the opposing coach.

I also agree with you. I find Pioli's strategy boring and very easy to read by passersby, and he should stop relying on a strategy like that. Even though Milan was slow to recover because they lost Kessie, Calhanoglu and Brahim Diaz, with that squat Milan should have been great two years ago, this season just adding a few new players will be great. As long as Pioli dares to modify his current strategy again.

Moreover, Milan is now also good at the players coming in, just maximize the potential of Tijjani, Okafor, Chukwese, RLC, Leao especially, and look for a replacement striker or replacement for Giroud, (Nikolas Jakson if possible). If this can be maximized, I think AC Milan will be a serious contender in Serie A.

[hahay]

UCL is something that they would love to play at, but at the same time they realize that it's not the reality for this season so it's better to work towards that. I know that it is not going to be easy to handle, but it's quite obvious that we are going to end up with something that will benefit them one way or another if they finish top four and go to UCL next season.

I think it's quite tough deal, because we are talking about something that would be not all that fine if they miss it too, when there was points penalty and they missed it, everyone was understandable of it, because they were good enough to be top four without it, but now that they have no points penalty, they should be able to go into top four and go to UCL next season.

Juventus have received penalties last season and also this season, because Juventus also received penalties related to the ban on playing in the Conference League this seasons . Therefore, when Juventus get a lot of punishment but in fact, Juventus still have great ambitions to be able to return strong in the race for the Scudetto this season. Therefore, if only to finish in the top four positions ofcourse, I believe Juventus will be able to do it easily too. Because anyway, this season Juventus should at least be able to target to get the Scudetto again, and not just to finish in the top four.

[Weawant]

In the Italian League yesterday Torino vs Sassuolo two teams have enjoyed a very beautiful match. From the beginning to the end of the game Torino team has performed very well for which Torino team has won this match by scoring 2 goals. A scored the first goal in the first 5 minutes of the game.  Sanabria. The 2nd goal was scored by N. Vlašić in 68 minutes. Sassuolo team tried hard to draw this match but they could not draw it. Sassuolo team performed well in the first half but Sassuolo team did not perform well in the end of the game. Sassuolo team player K.  Thorstvedt scored 1 goal in 18 minutes.

Torino hosted Sassuolo at home, and they had the advantage. The result was pretty much as expected. Sassuolo had a hard time scoring against Torino, and their performance declined, except for an 18th-minute goal. It was expected that Torino would score and win, and they did, maintaining their lead with a 2-1 victory over Sassuolo.

Sassuolo is an average team and much isn't really expected of them as this season they have been on an average performance especially when they meet teams that are almost equal their strength, but they do have a relatively poor performance with teams stronger than them.

Torino did use their home advantage well enough and the early goal was an edge for them as it kept their morale and confidence high enough to sustain their strength through the match, which made sassuolo had it tough although the game, they did try to get an equalizer but sadly couldn't but managed to get a goal, Torino is now at 12th position on the table with 15 points.

[QueenVera]

Milan victory over PSG was phenomenal, and Giroud deserves to be called the hero of the victory with Leao. Maybe this victory is a turning point for Pioli squad to restart their positive trend in Serie A, and I think Lecce can be beaten this time even though they act as hosts. Even though Milan is currently in 3rd place in the standings, it is still possible for them to overtake Inter at the top of the standings. With so many games remaining, I think this makes perfect sense.

On the other hand, I think Pioli will still field the same squad when they won over PSG, there are only a few who might be rested. Lecce certainly won't let Milan win without putting up significant resistance, I don't think this match will end in a draw, because statistically Milan is still better than Lecce.

Every team sometimes needs a push to give them the stronghold and courage for their subsequent games. Milan to some extent have been trying once in a while but it is believed that their league games can still be a secured win and they can still contest for the league title.

 They've had challenging opponents and they'd still have but all they actually need as the courage. Yes, losses cause derailment in zeal but if regardless they still put their mind and focus in the race, they can still make the difference not to even talk of when they secure a win in their last game, they'd be over confident of their next match.

 The Series A league has been a tough one of recent and home advantage sometimes help and sometimes do not help, I believe that Milan can still make the title race tough for Inter, there's still the last part of the 1st half of the season, and there's still a whole second half left, difference can be made. Let's keep a close eye on them.

[snipie]

Tuesday and Wednesdays are for the big boys, and weekend for regular teams. AC Milan are also trying to compete in UCL which is not a simple contest. The Old Lady have developed ambition to compete in elite tournaments but due to the restricting actions they faced, they have no other options than to wait till end of the season. Juventus are willingly to give everything within their reach to make the spots for UEFA Champions League competition next season. They're currently ranked second on Seria A table, that alone means they're not taking their chances, Massimiliano Allegri keen on the very best actions.

Juventus are willing to return to Champions League again next season for sure and they can especially with the fall of Napoli, Lazio and Roma.
The defence line of Juventus is as effective as Inter but the number of goals they scored is lower. It is like a mean of 1.5 goal per match which Allegri should work hard.
Otherwise in Champions League, Milan did well vs PSG, same for Lazio at the opposite of Napoli which just got a draw vs Union Berlin which is a falling team in Bundesliga..

[Leviathan.007]

Tuesday and Wednesdays are for the big boys, and weekend for regular teams. AC Milan are also trying to compete in UCL which is not a simple contest. The Old Lady have developed ambition to compete in elite tournaments but due to the restricting actions they faced, they have no other options than to wait till end of the season. Juventus are willingly to give everything within their reach to make the spots for UEFA Champions League competition next season. They're currently ranked second on Seria A table, that alone means they're not taking their chances, Massimiliano Allegri keen on the very best actions.

Juventus are willing to return to Champions League again next season for sure and they can especially with the fall of Napoli, Lazio and Roma.
The defence line of Juventus is as effective as Inter but the number of goals they scored is lower. It is like a mean of 1.5 goal per match which Allegri should work hard.
Otherwise in Champions League, Milan did well vs PSG, same for Lazio at the opposite of Napoli which just got a draw vs Union Berlin which is a falling team in Bundesliga..

Juventus can definitely be in the next Champions League but the problem with this team is they are currently not in a good situation because of the penalty and every drama they had before. I think now they have much better situation and now Juventus can focus on the Serie A because that's the chance for them to achieve a title and then this team can have them for the next Champions League.

[temple]

Do you think that one of the Juventus Turin players is lying on their couch being thankful to not play in the Champions League? I am sure that every single one of the Juventus players would like to switch positions with one of the AC Milan players. This talk about rest and free time is going nowhere. When you ask a Juventus player whether they want to be lying on their couches on a Tuesday evening or whether they want to play a game against PSG, what do you think their answer and their feeling will be?

That's a quite confusing question actually, but I'm sure they (Juventus players) will definitely give a specific answer with their intention to play in the Champions League. Because whatever the team is, it will obviously be very happy when they can compete in the Champions League against many extraordinary teams there rather than just lying on the sofa on a Tuesday night. This can be seen quite clearly through the struggle of the Juventus players themselves this season to continue to be in the UCL zone so that they can experience playing in the UCL again next season.

Yes but I asked that question not out of context, I was referring to people making the point that players not playing the Champions League are better off than players who have to play the Champions League and then compete on the weekend again. I disagree. This may apply to someone who is either very old or very young as a football player, but the vast majority is taken care of in a highly professional way to recover as quickly as possible, the training is optimized and these guys are healthy and willing to go the extra mile if they are privileged to play in all possible competitions. It often sounds as if some players were happier when they could get more rest, but that is not true for the vast majority of top professionals. They want and can play every game.

[TelolettOm]

Actually AC Milan is a strong team but they are not consistent, I think there is no need to change anything in terms of tactics or anything else, the coach just needs to maintain team stability so that the AC Milan team can be consistent.
It can be seen that now AC Milan has managed to beat PSG in the UCL match, which makes AC Milan's chances of qualifying from the group even more wide open.

But this season, they looked weaker than the previous season.
If AC Milan continues to get loses, it is very necessary to change the tactics or the starting lineup. If they want to get better results, they must change something. If you look at their stats in the last 3 matches, we can't say anything about maintaining the stability. Their performance is decreasing, do they need to maintain the decrease? Come on, they need to change somethings!!

I don't doubt AC Milan's strength this season but I just hope they can be consistent, so far AC Milan's problem is still the same as last season, namely consistency.

If they are strong, they can play consistently. When they are not consistent, it means they are not strong enough. All the teams have the same problem in maintaining their consistency, it is not for AC Milan only.

[Google+]

I also agree with you. I find Pioli's strategy boring and very easy to read by passersby, and he should stop relying on a strategy like that. Even though Milan was slow to recover because they lost Kessie, Calhanoglu and Brahim Diaz, with that squat Milan should have been great two years ago, this season just adding a few new players will be great. As long as Pioli dares to modify his current strategy again.

Moreover, Milan is now also good at the players coming in, just maximize the potential of Tijjani, Okafor, Chukwese, RLC, Leao especially, and look for a replacement striker or replacement for Giroud, (Nikolas Jakson if possible). If this can be maximized, I think AC Milan will be a serious contender in Serie A.

Maybe for me AC Milan should look for another coach who is better at managing tactics in each match. AC Milan has many good players but if they are not supported by a more effective strategy then it will be difficult for them to win the title. I think AC Milan performance this season is still quite good because they still have hope of winning the Scudetto if they are able to change their style of play in the upcoming match. Competitive competition will probably be seen this season in the race for the title because several teams are starting to show stronger strength, such as Juventus.

AC Milan must be able to return to winning ways in the Serie A match in the coming week and from PSG victory could be a motivation for them to continue to be consistent to improve their ranking. For Pioli, maybe if he fails again this season in the race for the Scudetto trophy, Ac milan management will fire him. AC milan often loses points in every easy match and this must be corrected by Pioli in the upcoming match.

[Leviathan.007]

It's quite impossible if napoli keeps perform so average like that. I meant if we must also try to see how garbage acmilan is right now. Napoli is not playing like last season. It's less synchronized compared with last season.
It would be so dumb if napoli lost against salernitana. There would be many people are going mad to the napoli. It's caused by napoli was a strong team and it's unacceptable result if the club would not able to take three points from salernitana.

Salernita is one of the worst club in serie a. Beating it could become an easy task for napoli. If Rudi's club fails to secure three points against Salernitana, it would be a source of great embarrassment for him. However, despite the setback, Napoli still has a chance to compete for the title. Nonetheless, it is worth noting that Inter Milan currently outperforms Napoli.
I strongly believe that if napoli can perform even better than before. The upcoming game will not be a hard game for napoli.

Shall napoli sack rudi? i remember many people were supporting this.

I don't think Rudi Garcia should get sacked. There is no reason for that now. In the end the previous season was a rare example for Napoli. They haven't had a season like this until winning the title after so many years. The fans shouldn't be too expectant to see the same performance two seasons in a row.

Rudi Garcia is just trying to keep this team in top 4 being as competitive as possible for the league title. For now Inter and Juventus are really unstoppable but the season is still long of course.

Unlike you, I don't think if Rudi Garcia will stay in Napoli for a long time because the fact about Napoli is they had good times in the last season and this team is not in a good situation right now. As a manager Rudi Garcia should understand he has to make the team atmosphere better than this but he can't and the bad relationship between Osimhen and Napoli is one good example for it.

[asriloni]

Tuesday and Wednesdays are for the big boys, and weekend for regular teams. AC Milan are also trying to compete in UCL which is not a simple contest. The Old Lady have developed ambition to compete in elite tournaments but due to the restricting actions they faced, they have no other options than to wait till end of the season. Juventus are willingly to give everything within their reach to make the spots for UEFA Champions League competition next season. They're currently ranked second on Seria A table, that alone means they're not taking their chances, Massimiliano Allegri keen on the very best actions.

Juventus are willing to return to Champions League again next season for sure and they can especially with the fall of Napoli, Lazio and Roma.
The defence line of Juventus is as effective as Inter but the number of goals they scored is lower. It is like a mean of 1.5 goal per match which Allegri should work hard.
Otherwise in Champions League, Milan did well vs PSG, same for Lazio at the opposite of Napoli which just got a draw vs Union Berlin which is a falling team in Bundesliga..

Juventus must have returned to the champion league and this is the main target by allegri rather than winning scudetto. Remember when in an interview allegri said that if juventus is having capability to go to the UCL and it's the main target. Juventus really need money and this is the main reason the club sees UCL as a very important achievement by the club. The fact that if juventus is still performing so well by achieving more good result.
This makes me think that if juventus will cook it till the end of season. No doubt about that. Allegri has been trying to make juventus qualify for UCL coz the conflict against FGIC and UEFA have already ended.
No reason for juventus to stay mediocre. The club needs to move forward as soon as possible. Juventus is on the way to go to the UCL now. The old lady may also feel happy if the club will get scudetto as a bonus.

[Smack That Ace]

In the Italian League yesterday Torino vs Sassuolo two teams have enjoyed a very beautiful match. From the beginning to the end of the game Torino team has performed very well for which Torino team has won this match by scoring 2 goals. A scored the first goal in the first 5 minutes of the game.  Sanabria. The 2nd goal was scored by N. Vlašić in 68 minutes. Sassuolo team tried hard to draw this match but they could not draw it. Sassuolo team performed well in the first half but Sassuolo team did not perform well in the end of the game. Sassuolo team player K.  Thorstvedt scored 1 goal in 18 minutes.

Torino hosted Sassuolo at home, and they had the advantage. The result was pretty much as expected. Sassuolo had a hard time scoring against Torino, and their performance declined, except for an 18th-minute goal. It was expected that Torino would score and win, and they did, maintaining their lead with a 2-1 victory over Sassuolo.

Sassuolo is an average team and much isn't really expected of them as this season they have been on an average performance especially when they meet teams that are almost equal their strength, but they do have a relatively poor performance with teams stronger than them.

Torino did use their home advantage well enough and the early goal was an edge for them as it kept their morale and confidence high enough to sustain their strength through the match, which made sassuolo had it tough although the game, they did try to get an equalizer but sadly couldn't but managed to get a goal, Torino is now at 12th position on the table with 15 points.

Both of the teams have been pretty inconsistent so far. But when we look at the current form, at least the last five matches of both teams, we can say that Torino has been a little better compared to Sassuolo. But I did not think that was going to make any difference in this match. But what I can actually say is that Torino actually played far better compared to their opponent in this match. They even probably deserved to score more goals in this match. But in the end, they would be happy to get the three points from this match. A good match for the team. This is going to give them good confidence going forward. this also means that they are in the 12th position and have the potential to go further ahead on the table.

Regards

Duke

[Uruhara]

Tuesday and Wednesdays are for the big boys, and weekend for regular teams. AC Milan are also trying to compete in UCL which is not a simple contest. The Old Lady have developed ambition to compete in elite tournaments but due to the restricting actions they faced, they have no other options than to wait till end of the season. Juventus are willingly to give everything within their reach to make the spots for UEFA Champions League competition next season. They're currently ranked second on Seria A table, that alone means they're not taking their chances, Massimiliano Allegri keen on the very best actions.

Juventus are willing to return to Champions League again next season for sure and they can especially with the fall of Napoli, Lazio and Roma.
The defence line of Juventus is as effective as Inter but the number of goals they scored is lower. It is like a mean of 1.5 goal per match which Allegri should work hard.
Otherwise in Champions League, Milan did well vs PSG, same for Lazio at the opposite of Napoli which just got a draw vs Union Berlin which is a falling team in Bundesliga..

If Juventus can maintain their current quality of play and even improve it then a ticket to the Champions League will be in their hands at the end of this season. Currently we can't expect Napoli and Roma too much. Their performance is not as good as last season. The change of coach at Napoli also seems to have had a slight effect on Napoli's performance. In fact, I am disappointed with Napoli this season. Because now they are not a scary opponent even though they are playing as hosts. I think being held to a draw by Union Berlin at home is not a good thing. Rudi Garcia must also feel pressured by this. But fortunately Napoli have pretty good points in the UCL. And even though Napoli were held to a draw by Union Berlin, Napoli still has the best chance of qualifying for the next stage in the UCL along with Real Madrid.

Inter Milan's condition is even better. Because Inter Milan's current points can also ensure that they will qualify for the next stage if they win again in the next match. Meanwhile, Lazio and Milan also have the opportunity to qualify for the next stage. But the conditions are more difficult. especially Milan who are in the Hell group this season.

next season, Juventus looked like they could compete again in the UCL.

[poodle63]

In the Italian League yesterday Torino vs Sassuolo two teams have enjoyed a very beautiful match. From the beginning to the end of the game Torino team has performed very well for which Torino team has won this match by scoring 2 goals. A scored the first goal in the first 5 minutes of the game.  Sanabria. The 2nd goal was scored by N. Vlašić in 68 minutes. Sassuolo team tried hard to draw this match but they could not draw it. Sassuolo team performed well in the first half but Sassuolo team did not perform well in the end of the game. Sassuolo team player K.  Thorstvedt scored 1 goal in 18 minutes.

Sassuolo was playing so garbage and i don't even know what the reason is sassuolo's performance is dropping so hard like that. The team's complete lack of understanding during the game. The sassuolo players didn't even knwo what they were doing.
5 shots and 2 goal attempts and this is very bad consider sassuolo was just winning the copa italia match against spezia before. The main problem was on the defenders. Torino has been always threatening sassuolo's goal keeper through so many attacks.

Sassuolo shall be thankful to its goal keeper caused by he has been blocking so numerous shoots. It would be more than 2 goals if there was no consigli who was protecting the goal net of sassuolo.
I can't really accept this result as sassuolo was able beating intermilan and juventus but this team loses against a shitty team.

[Republikcoin.com]

Unlike you, I don't think if Rudi Garcia will stay in Napoli for a long time because the fact about Napoli is they had good times in the last season and this team is not in a good situation right now. As a manager Rudi Garcia should understand he has to make the team atmosphere better than this but he can't and the bad relationship between Osimhen and Napoli is one good example for it.

We cannot equate what Napoli achieved last season with this time, of course it will be different and Rudi Garcia needs time to build this team according to what he hopes, this is only Rudi Garcia's first season and I think Napoli's performance is not too bad.
And what happened to their mainstay player Osimhen had nothing to do with the coach because it was purely an internal problem between the team and Osimhen.

[Pandu Geddon]

Sassuolo shall be thankful to its goal keeper caused by he has been blocking so numerous shoots. It would be more than 2 goals if there was no consigli who was protecting the goal net of sassuolo.
I can't really accept this result as sassuolo was able beating intermilan and juventus but this team loses against a shitty team.

Torino implemented the right strategy. they cut off the flow of Sassuolo's attacks from the middle. and that means there are not many options for Sassuolo players to do. they didn't have many chances and instead, they kept under pressure from Torino players who created a lot of chances.

Sassuolo did win against Juventus and Inter, but at that time they managed to see a gap to get lots of opportunities. but facing Torino, they had difficulty finding opportunities. when there are fewer opportunities, it means that Sassuolo's strategy is being read by Torino.