Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

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Napoli should have been aware of the risks they faced when signing De Bruyne. This included the player's risk of injury or a recurrence of previous injuries. Knowing this risk, Napoli should have prepared for such a situation. After all, Napoli signed De Bruyne on a free transfer. They also recently secured substantial funds from the sale of Osimhen to Galatasaray. Therefore, Napoli should have brought in a quality backup player who could fill in for De Bruyne when he was absent due to injury or other reasons.
But now, Napoli is facing the consequences of their lack of preparation.

This is very true, even at Manchester City, one of his biggest challenge was in the fact that the was injury prone and often absent due to injury,  but he delivers absolutely well whenever he is in a good shape and form,  Manchester City had to suffer most often whenever he suffers injury and Napoli should have been aware of this so they can look for a way around it. Except for him been injury prone, he is indeed a very great player.

[martinom]

Roma are now in second  place in the table. This is surprising to all of us. We know that their squad is not that strong. But, the overall performance of the team is very stable. They may  not be able to do well in the long run , but Roma is the most likely to be in the top four of the table this season.

The work that Roma is doing is surprising and i think it will surprise us again. These guys are doing really well and i am happy for them and for Gasperini who is proving to be one of the best in the middle of the pitch and knows how to manage the team well.

[katanic97]

Bologna vs Napoli was also a tough one. The first half of the game came and went, leaving behind several clear opportunities for a goal that just either didn't get enough shot power to break through or enough accuracy to make it count. The game was boring for the first period but only got revived after Dallinga did that sorcery.. what kind of a goal was that? Quick flick in the corner, from an impossible angle, with not so much balance, with the right foot from the left flank, then boom-- ball was in the net!

A tough loss for Napoli. I’m just now realizing how powerless the team looks without KDB and Lukaku. It’s going to be difficult, but i think if they recover from injuries and have all their players available, they’ll be able to keep up that winning streak they once had. Di Lorenzo anyone who follows Napoli can tell he’s out of form and not the same player he was two seasons ago. I hope he gets back to his old form , because the captain has to play well.

It was very obvious that Napoli were going to suffer losses the moment it was confirmed that KDB was injured and was going to be sidelined for a long time. Some people were arguing that KDB absence won't be felt that much because he was new to the team, now look at it. If he was fit, Napoli wouldn't have dropped points the way they did in their last two matches. Napoli will be in big trouble if they don't find an immediate solution to manage the problem they are in now. How can you aim to win the league if you can't win Como and Bologna in your last two games.

He got injured in the match against Inter when he gave away that penalty. Napoli scored two more goals without him and beat Inter. I don’t know, but it all feels strange to me  losing points like this just makes no sense. I can see that Conte is nervous and out of ideas. They’re missing players Anguissa and McTominay can’t hold the whole team together on their own. It’s going to be tough, and like you said  how can they aim for the title if they’re dropping points against Como and Bologna? Simply put - very difficult.

[pewboy]

Okay, on matchday 11, we saw four surprises.

The Turin derby ended goalless, with Juventus wasting too many chances.
Milan drew against the 17th-placed team, their third draw in the last five weeks.
Last week's league leaders, Napoli, lost to Bologna, a result they deserved due to their poor performance.
And now they've dropped to fourth place. Conte needs to act immediately.
Finally, Atalanta lost 3-0 to Sassuolo. In conclusion, Atalanta is in disarray under Ivan Juric. Lol.

I don't know, maybe is better for the Bergamo club to fire Ivan Juric and it's about time, also because these are not concrete results for a team that has to do much more and that is not managing to do great things as the club wants, it cannot continue like this.

[Volgastallion]

The other day when i saw the game between Milan and Parma i cant believe how bad is the italian football right now, i mean the leader of the tournament cant beat a team like Parma who is super weak and not only that Milan cant even generate a real danger to the Parma goal, they only make a good move when Leao made a magic pass with his heel, and Pulisic miss the goal.

[fuguebtc]

I think this is a risk that Napoli have considered, because we know that before they signed KDB, she had just recovered from an injury. However, they still wanted to sign this player to fill the midfield position, but unfortunately now he has another injury that finally makes him have to be out for several months.
This has also had an impact on Napoli's performance, now they are struggling more in attack, it seems like they are confused and there is no creator of attack who can solve this problem. This is a new problem for them, because their position has also begun to fall.

Napoli's performance is not only weak because of De bruyne's injury. Napoli won Serie A last season. But the performance  of napoli's attacking players was not as good as  expected. But napoli did not take any necessary  steps to strengthen the attacking team.

Lukaku is out of the squad due to  injury. Napoli does not have a suitable replacement  for Lukaku. So Napoli's performance has been a bit unstable since the beginning of the season. Now , due to the injury of midfielder De bruyne , mnapoli's midfield  is also likely to be unstable. Napoli has lost the top spot in the table. If the performance of the attacking players is so erratic , it will not be possible for napoli to regain  the top spot in the table.

[Uruhara]

The other day when i saw the game between Milan and Parma i cant believe how bad is the italian football right now, i mean the leader of the tournament cant beat a team like Parma who is super weak and not only that Milan cant even generate a real danger to the Parma goal, they only make a good move when Leao made a magic pass with his heel, and Pulisic miss the goal.

Well at least it was one of the more disappointing games in the 11th match of the Serie A season. AC Milan, which is expected to beat Parma, is quite disappointing by only being able to get 1 point from the match. Even Parma made more shots in the match than AC Milan. But AC Milan I think is still understandable because the result of the match is just a draw. While the Napoli vs Bologna match I think is no less disappointing. because Napoli even seemed to be a helpless team in the match. The match that disappointed me more was Atalanta who also lost to Sassuolo with a score of 0-3. Looks like Ser

[ringgo96]

The other day when i saw the game between Milan and Parma i cant believe how bad is the italian football right now, i mean the leader of the tournament cant beat a team like Parma who is super weak and not only that Milan cant even generate a real danger to the Parma goal, they only make a good move when Leao made a magic pass with his heel, and Pulisic miss the goal.

Currently Parma is one of the teams that has developed compared to last year, they have played so dominantly even though there are several things they need to improve, and in the match against Milan, which was already 2 goals ahead, Parma, who appeared more aggressive, finally equalized through goals from Adrien Bernabe and Enrico Delprato, even though Parma is currently ranked 17th in the standings, Milan feels overwhelmed when playing with Parma, and many opportunities were wasted by Milan until they only brought home 1 point, so I think Serie A is still exciting for us to watch until now.

[Godday]

Well at least it was one of the more disappointing games in the 11th match of the Serie A season. AC Milan, which is expected to beat Parma, is quite disappointing by only being able to get 1 point from the match. Even Parma made more shots in the match than AC Milan. But AC Milan I think is still understandable because the result of the match is just a draw. While the Napoli vs Bologna match I think is no less disappointing. because Napoli even seemed to be a helpless team in the match. The match that disappointed me more was Atalanta who also lost to Sassuolo with a score of 0-3. Looks like Ser

The 11-th week of Serie A this season was a lot of disappointment. AC Milan, the team that was the top seed in Serie A, was able to be held to a draw when they should have won, seeing as the balance of the Parma team was not a tough opponent for AC Milan. The results of the match between AC Milan and Parma were not too bad, the most disappointing thing for me was that Napoli suddenly played very badly this week. This year, it is difficult to predict which team will be a candidate for champions. After the 11th week ended, it seems that Serie A is no longer interesting to watch.

[Kaliandra]

I think this is a risk that Napoli have considered, because we know that before they signed KDB, she had just recovered from an injury. However, they still wanted to sign this player to fill the midfield position, but unfortunately now he has another injury that finally makes him have to be out for several months.
This has also had an impact on Napoli's performance, now they are struggling more in attack, it seems like they are confused and there is no creator of attack who can solve this problem. This is a new problem for them, because their position has also begun to fall.

Napoli should have been aware of the risks they faced when signing De Bruyne. This included the player's risk of injury or a recurrence of previous injuries. Knowing this risk, Napoli should have prepared for such a situation. After all, Napoli signed De Bruyne on a free transfer. They also recently secured substantial funds from the sale of Osimhen to Galatasaray. Therefore, Napoli should have brought in a quality backup player who could fill in for De Bruyne when he was absent due to injury or other reasons.
But now, Napoli is facing the consequences of their lack of preparation.

Yes, Napoli must have known that signing De Bruyne would be very risky because he is always injured, so Napoli should have prepared a good replacement player because if De Bruyne gets injured, there will be a strong replacement player who will certainly keep Napoli's performance from dropping. Yes, Napoli must have earned a lot of money from Galatasaray for selling Osimhen, and if that money is used to buy a strong midfielder, it will certainly make Napoli more confident when facing situations like the current one.Of course, we'll have to wait and see what happens with Napoli, but there is still hope for Napoli to win the Scudetto this season, provided that Conte can coach Napoli well. Napoli's next match will be against Atalanta. I think this match will be exciting because both teams will certainly try to win. However, we'll have to wait and see what happens because Napoli could still bounce back even though De Bruyne is injured.

[ingiltere]

After Atalanta fired Ivan Juric, they replaced him with Raffaele Palladino. Palladino was pretty okay at Fiorentina last season. Atalanta started this season very badly. They are very behind in standings in Serie A. The draw with Slavia Prague in the Champions League can be seen as a bad result as well. The real problem was the lack of wins in the league. They weren't losing, but they were always getting a draw. When they lost in the last 2 weeks, board lost patience with Juric. I think Palladino can do well here because Atalanta has a good squad. If they solve Lookman problem, they will be alright. They can compete again at least for the top 6. It's not too late for anything.

[hyudien]

The work that Roma is doing is surprising and i think it will surprise us again. These guys are doing really well and i am happy for them and for Gasperini who is proving to be one of the best in the middle of the pitch and knows how to manage the team well.

I understand that Roma is performing better than last season but please don't overdo it, they are still playing with quite a lot of shortcomings, beating Udinese is also nothing special, they are currently in second place only because they are helped by their solid defense and it could also be that this Serie A competition is less competitive, to be clearer compare it with their achievements in the European League, where is their current position?

[minairia3]

I understand that Roma is performing better than last season but please don't overdo it, they are still playing with quite a lot of shortcomings, beating Udinese is also nothing special, they are currently in second place only because they are helped by their solid defense and it could also be that this Serie A competition is less competitive, to be clearer compare it with their achievements in the European League, where is their current position?

Roma are performing incredibly well. But you are right that roma's squad still has a lot of weaknesses. Roma are  in second place in  the table. But there is no way to say that the team's performance is very strong.

Roma's performance is stable , but not strong. Roma is now in second place in the table thanks to Gasperini's excellent  match strategy. If roma's attack was strong , I would  say that this team  would fight for the title. But roma has only managed to score 12 goals in 11  matches. It is very difficult for roma to  continue their  good performance until the end of the season. Roma will lose second place in the table in  the next few weeks.

[martinom]

It was very obvious that Napoli were going to suffer losses the moment it was confirmed that KDB was injured and was going to be sidelined for a long time. Some people were arguing that KDB absence won't be felt that much because he was new to the team, now look at it. If he was fit, Napoli wouldn't have dropped points the way they did in their last two matches. Napoli will be in big trouble if they don't find an immediate solution to manage the problem they are in now. How can you aim to win the league if you can't win Como and Bologna in your last two games.

Napoli is losing ground but not too much, they are still there fighting, it is clear that without Lukaku who fights for every ball the situation is tough, there is talk of a possible farewell of Antonio Conte, which does not surprise me given and considered the current level

[Shadiq]

The work that Roma is doing is surprising and i think it will surprise us again. These guys are doing really well and i am happy for them and for Gasperini who is proving to be one of the best in the middle of the pitch and knows how to manage the team well.

I understand that Roma is performing better than last season but please don't overdo it, they are still playing with quite a lot of shortcomings, beating Udinese is also nothing special, they are currently in second place only because they are helped by their solid defense and it could also be that this Serie A competition is less competitive, to be clearer compare it with their achievements in the European League, where is their current position?

Yes, Roma's recent performance has improved somewhat. But are they really doing well against the big teams? They haven't been able to win against Inter Milan, AC Milan and Torino. They still need to beat top teams like Napoli, Juventus and Como to do anything good. I don't think they are that strong yet. They have a strong defense, but with a weak attack they can't do much good.

If we talk about Serie A, I think the league is still competitive and can compete with other leagues. Inter Milan dominates the Champions League, we can't deny Juventus' dominance either. Juventus has played in the final twice and the quarter-finals twice in the last ten years. That is, there are competitive teams in Serie A too, which is enough to make Serie A exciting and competitive.

[cande86]

Fiorentina's performance still poorly bad until right now although have sacked Stefano Pioli from manager position last two week ago but last match Fiorentina still difficult for winning the match after playing draw against Genoa. Make longest week for Fiorentina not winning the match after playing 11 games and become two Serie A teams in this season not get one victory after Hellas Verona. Drop bottom standings position but Fiorentina have few points remaining with the higher standings team if want out from relegation position. If can win upcoming next match after international break automatically Fiorentina will move to 17th position standings but next match have to face Juventus.

Fully not believing last season Fiorentina finished at 6th standings but in this season have fight out from relegation standings, not close yet opportunity for Fiorentina if want secure the Europe League or Conference League spot standings if not loss points any more and must fight for getting three points every Serie A matches.

Stefano Pioli is an excellent coach and it seems so strange to me that he performed so poorly during his time there at that level.
With Milan he was a completely different coach but I have to say that what happened with Fiorentina was truly shameful.

[karabiber]

Bologna vs Napoli was also a tough one. The first half of the game came and went, leaving behind several clear opportunities for a goal that just either didn't get enough shot power to break through or enough accuracy to make it count. The game was boring for the first period but only got revived after Dallinga did that sorcery.. what kind of a goal was that? Quick flick in the corner, from an impossible angle, with not so much balance, with the right foot from the left flank, then boom-- ball was in the net!

A tough loss for Napoli. I’m just now realizing how powerless the team looks without KDB and Lukaku. It’s going to be difficult, but i think if they recover from injuries and have all their players available, they’ll be able to keep up that winning streak they once had. Di Lorenzo anyone who follows Napoli can tell he’s out of form and not the same player he was two seasons ago. I hope he gets back to his old form , because the captain has to play well.

Although Napoli's squad structure is strong, the absence of two influential players like Kevin De Bruyne and Lukaku seriously weakens both the creativity and finishing ability of the team. Without De Bruyne's ability to dictate play and Lukaku's physical strength to wear down the defense, Napoli's attacking organization becomes more predictable. Still, once injuries are resolved, this team can find its rhythm. When in form, Napoli possesses the quality to string together consecutive wins both in Serie A and in Europe. Especially if the midfield rotation is strengthened, they can regain their former momentum.

[Silikiem]

After Atalanta fired Ivan Juric, they replaced him with Raffaele Palladino. Palladino was pretty okay at Fiorentina last season. Atalanta started this season very badly. They are very behind in standings in Serie A. The draw with Slavia Prague in the Champions League can be seen as a bad result as well. The real problem was the lack of wins in the league. They weren't losing, but they were always getting a draw. When they lost in the last 2 weeks, board lost patience with Juric. I think Palladino can do well here because Atalanta has a good squad. If they solve Lookman problem, they will be alright. They can compete again at least for the top 6. It's not too late for anything.

I already saw this Ivan Juric sacking coming and I think the Juric himself also saw it coming. The issue with Ademola Lookman didn’t just start with Juric himself, it’s an internal issue with the club and this issue is one of the major reasons why the club is underperforming this season. Ademola lookman is one of the best player in the club, and a time comes when he wants to leave the club but the club blocked the move, When a certain player wants to leave a club, I think it’s better the club let him go because you can’t keep such a player happy anymore. We all saw what happened last time out between the player and the manager when he was substituted in a game. Even with the appointment of the new manager now I think If the club is yet to settle this issue with this player there’s every possibility that things might go even worst.

[slapper]

I see Napoli squad as very mature and complete, but De Bruyne injury is a big loss for Napoli because he is a key player in Antonio Conte squad. Napoli poor results have meant that KDB position is very difficult to replace, and he may not be able to return anytime soon as it will take time for him to be fit again.
Napoli may need to look for new players in the January transfer window to fill the void left by De Bruyne, but finding players who are creative and have good game vision is not as easy as it seems. Antonio Conte must find a way to cover the gaps in his squad. Napoli still has a chance to return to the top of the table, but if they don't get back to their best form soon, they might fall further behind Inter and Roma.

Since Kevin De Bruyne injured have difficulty for Napoli winning the match and previously defeating by Bologna last match and Napoli have dropped to 4th standings position after leading the top standings for several weeks. Based on several media reported, Kevin De Bruyne get longer injury and must absent for several matches and have possibility return back at the early next year, its mead De Bruyne will absent until the half season for Napoli.

Few points remaining from Inter Milan and Roma its not difficult yet for Napoli returning back to first standings position depend improving performance or not upcoming several matches later. Actually Napoli have much experienced wake up and return back to first position how did last season exactly few matches left of Serie A matches.

You speak of the comeback of last season... However, that is another team with other issues

Conte made De Bruyne (free transfer, appeared brilliant) the centre of everything. Ten games later, it's all gone. The irony? He was injured in a WIN against Inter and now the same tactical setup does not yield anything. What makes me bother is the drama of it. Conte goes on record to attack the players, De Laurentiis two days later responds that all is well, everybody moves on, but the real problem is not mental but tactical. They are not making opportunities because they no longer have someone they can pass forward. Como (a recently promoted side) held them at the home stadium of Napoli!

They are in pursuit of Mainoo to substitute the physical ability of Anguissa and not the creativity of De Bruyne. They are solving the wrong evil. By March when KDB is back, Inter will have gained a lead that will not be in points. It is structurally about being a better team

There is no way to motivate your way out of lacking a playmaker

[Sexylizzy2813]

The void left by Kelvin De Bruyne has not been filled with the right player, all competing teams want to find points, whoever Napoli is up against, take advantage of the opportunity because they know the front line without Kelvin De Bruyne will not be able to do anything.
Kelvin De Bruyne is the key to the team's victory, they should quickly find an equal replacement, the season is still long, they should not wait until he recovers from injury if they do not want to experience defeat in the next match. We realize how weak this team is when one of the important players is injured and do not know the fate of the team in the future.

I believe we all saw how well Napoli played without KDB as of last season and they didn't have to rely on any player even if Lukaku wasn't active last campaign they won't have missed him but this time around it seems like Napoli allowed one player to be the engine room of the squad and if he's off the pitch they become weak and it has become a bigger problem for the club. How are they going to turn things around for them to play like they used to? Getting a new player from outside the club will be very hard because in January is hard for clubs to sell their best players to other clubs and I wonder how they'll manger without KDB since we don't have the exact date of him coming back to join the squad, which means it will be another struggling chapter for Napoli.

Looking at Napoli's current squad depth, we can understand that the team needs new players who can propel it back up front. Waiting for KDB to recover will indeed take time. And he might not return anytime soon, as he often did at Man City. Because of this, Man City is reluctant to extend KDB's contract at the club, preferring to let him go. Although this player still possesses excellent qualities, he is highly injury-prone. And now, that's exactly what's happening at Napoli. Napoli must now prepare to find a player who can replace him. Perhaps Napoli should take advantage of the January transfer window.

The club Napoli need to wake up and restart the project they're on to now because nothing productive is happening at the club, it is either they lose or draw and winning has been a this for them to struggle. When Inter won the Scudetto they were fully prepared and they had a well balanced team that can go off the league and back to play by weekend and they did good and better than this current Napoli squad. So I'd say Napoli didn't plan for this season instead they're using that same play of last campaign which hasn't been good in any way. Napoli can't wait for someone who is injured to start giving