Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A)

[Luzin]

Crazy how the abscense of KDB affected them.

Losing 3 goals is pretty bad. There are several problems that I see besides dependence on KDB. Napoli's defensive transition was poor. When losing the ball, the distance between the lines is too far. Central defenders often lose one-on-one duels, especially when countering quickly. Napoli lost physicality and intensity in the middle. Bad decision making and unsettled finishing. But indeed, apart from that Juventus performed well, Juventus was able to appear very disciplined. Losing KDB made Napoli fail to break Juve's low blocks, send through passes accurately and they were unable to Control the tempo when falling behind.  IMO

[pewboy]

Juventus is often strong at home, so this isn't really surprising, as Juventus is a team capable of putting up a strong fight against any team. However, I also think Napoli may not have considered Juventus a strong team, which is why they suffered a bad result because surprises like this are so common in Serie A. And because of Napoli's defeat, I'm starting to doubt Napoli's ability to stay in the top four of the Serie A standings for long if they continue to play poorly in their upcoming matches.

I think Juvenrtus is doing very well right now and it's not all a coincidence, it's not just because he always plays well at home, it's a very competitive team and he's doing everything to prove it, Spalletti is doing a great job in this league and with this team.

[1kodumtek7]

I'm still not sure about where Juventus will be by the end of the season. But I must say that I like them in big matchups. Especially their performance against Napoli was spectacular! 

But their biggest enemy is consistency... They can still lose points in very easy matches. Like the Cagliari one earlier. This is keeping them away from being a title contender.

They will once again finish in top 4 probably but this won't be much progress unless they fight for the championship.

[Frankolala]

the result was very surprising because the match ended with a score of 3-0 for Juventus' victory, ii a very surprising news from Napoli's huge defeat in this match, has Napoli really lost its identity this season so that it was easily defeated by Juventus? I think no one expected Napoli's huge defeat in this match, Juventus gave us a surprise this week, unfortunately being a place to bet is difficult because they are not as stable as what Inter Milan did in Serie A, they are far more reliable to bet on.

Obviously nobody expected Juventus to get such an easy win, a barely gotten victory would have been normal but a 3-0 easy win over Napoli seems bad for Napoli. To be fair Napoli has only one victory in the last five weeks, that is not ok and that is why they dropped so much far away from the league top.

Juventus is trying super hard to catch Roma and Napoli, because Juventus wants to be in UCL next season and there is a very big possibility that it can be done and we are going to see that as a possibility. Juventus took a while to overcome that financially bad period, but they are looking like in a year or maximum two years they can be fighting for the top places yet again. They are building a very good squad again.

Of course, due to the current form of Juventus it's certain that they will take over Roma and Napoli who are one point or two above them. Roma is still trying to their best to make sure that they maintain staying on top four till the end of the season but it looks like Napoli has already given up in the title race. Time shall tell.

[rangga28]

I cant believe how Napoli team falls from grace, i mean a few months back they were a complete machine and now they are much more close to a shit team with less chances of becoming champions in SerieA and not only that they are gonna be out of the Champions League in the first stage of the tournament if they dont win against Chelsea, which is super hard to do.

Crazy how the abscense of KDB affected them.

Napoli is facing a tough time, and Conte is trying to manage the team effectively, but several of their key players are starting to fall, complicating the situation. I believe it's not just the loss of KDB that's causing the decline in performance, but almost the entire first-team squad is experiencing situations the manager doesn't want. This drastic decline in performance will undoubtedly diminish their chances of winning the Scudetto again. Although Conte remains confident, it seems very difficult to achieve. Conte must also be able to salvage the team in the Champions League. The match against Chelsea is also very tough, but they will fight with all their might to get out of the hole.

So, when the injury crisis hits, why aren't Napoli looking for new players in the transfer market? So far, there's been no sign of any new players coming to Napoli? Is Conte growing frustrated with the lack of capital injection from the club's owners?

[Zanab247]

I cant believe how Napoli team falls from grace, i mean a few months back they were a complete machine and now they are much more close to a shit team with less chances of becoming champions in SerieA and not only that they are gonna be out of the Champions League in the first stage of the tournament if they dont win against Chelsea, which is super hard to do.

Crazy how the abscense of KDB affected them.

I guess Napoli strength is reducing these days, because they have missed some points that made their position in the Italian league table to drop again after lose against their opponent. That is game for you, because when a coach don't add more tactics to their players it will be hard for them to be stable in their performance and it can make them to make some mistakes that will give their opponent opportunity to beat them like what happened to them in their last game.

For champion league game, I don't think Chelsea will beat Napoli in their next game because if Napoli allow them to secure victory from them it will be hard for Napoli to recover from their mistakes because it has showed that Napoli is not going to lift Italian league trophy this season but there is a hope for them to go far in this champion league tournament.

[KTChampions]

I cant believe how Napoli team falls from grace, i mean a few months back they were a complete machine and now they are much more close to a shit team with less chances of becoming champions in SerieA and not only that they are gonna be out of the Champions League in the first stage of the tournament if they dont win against Chelsea, which is super hard to do.

Crazy how the abscense of KDB affected them.

I think you're exaggerating, Napoli started well, but their advantage over second place was never significant, there wasn't a single round when they could make a mistake and be guaranteed to stay at the top. In the Champions League they played poorly from the start (for example, the 6-2 defeat to PSV), so it’s logical that they found themselves in this very bad position. Chelsea wants to stay in the top 8, so they will play to win, which is probably good for Napoli, because if Chelsea were satisfied with a draw, the game could have been more closed with fewer chances.

[Webetcoins]

That third, fourth and fifth places are changing so much. Napoli was fighting for a league title only a month ago, and now they are fighting not to be fifth place instead.

Conte must be super furious, he is not known as a calm manager and he must be chewing the ears of the players since the loss, could have probably added another training without caring about how tired the players are. One thing I am certain is that we are seeing Napoli players are getting tired of playing this much, and could end with Conte leaving eventually.

[$weetne$$]

I have been seeing Napoli in a somewhat uncomfortable position lately, it has gone from being able to win everything and not being able to win again, it is true that Inter in this championship is too strong than the others, but i don't understand why Napoli has had this collapse, very strange i dont thinkn is possibile.

One thing about Inter that has continually distinguished them from every other team here on, that makes them want to look like they are always able to maintain that top position is their consistency and stability meanwhile as it concerns Napoli, from last season I taught to observe their pattern and you will agree it was not one that was defined enough to be as sustainable and consistent, they may even likely be just lucky to have been able to win the title, it is even in recent times they got the ability to contend at top level, they have always been an average team so expect not much from them.

[Velvet78]

I cant believe how Napoli team falls from grace, i mean a few months back they were a complete machine and now they are much more close to a shit team with less chances of becoming champions in SerieA and not only that they are gonna be out of the Champions League in the first stage of the tournament if they dont win against Chelsea, which is super hard to do.

Crazy how the abscense of KDB affected them.

Napoli were already not amazing in the previous season. They somehow won the league by scoring only 59 goals in 38 games... It is on Inter of course because of not being able to collect more points despite scoring 20 more.

But this season won't be a similar one obviously. Napoli struggle more with the same game plan. Of course not having KDB is extra bad but the same system doesn't work that well either. Inter are scoring great and it reflects on the points for quite a while too.

[bangjoe]

Napoli on the other hand wasn't expecting such performance from Juventus considering how Juventus have declined in over a couple of years. I think juventus is gradually getting back to the old Juventus we all knew before, and if they do get back  then no team in the serie A will be able to snatch the trophy from them, they will really dominate the league for more years.

I have been seeing Napoli in a somewhat uncomfortable position lately, it has gone from being able to win everything and not being able to win again, it is true that Inter in this championship is too strong than the others, but i don't understand why Napoli has had this collapse, very strange i dont thinkn is possibile.

There are two possibilities, either Napoli is in decline or the others in the Serie A league have made much better progress so they can beat Napoli in their meeting. We can't just think about decline, but we can also assume that they are not developing and changing. Using old strategies, it will be easy to identify their weaknesses which will make it easier for their opponents to score goals and win the match.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Crazy how the abscense of KDB affected them.

Losing 3 goals is pretty bad. There are several problems that I see besides dependence on KDB. Napoli's defensive transition was poor. When losing the ball, the distance between the lines is too far. Central defenders often lose one-on-one duels, especially when countering quickly. Napoli lost physicality and intensity in the middle. Bad decision making and unsettled finishing. But indeed, apart from that Juventus performed well, Juventus was able to appear very disciplined. Losing KDB made Napoli fail to break Juve's low blocks, send through passes accurately and they were unable to Control the tempo when falling behind.  IMO

I am not surprised at all by napoli's poor performance. It was bound to  happen. Even after winning the title last season , the team took sufficient steps to strengthen  their attack. And they are now suffering the consequences.

First of all, they should have kept osimhen in the squad. He has the ability to score a lot. Lukaku is out of the squad due to injury. Even if lukaku was in the squad, napoli's attack would have been a little  stronger.

Juventus are in a better rhythm  compared to napoli now. Their performance has  returned to stability. Juventus will try their best to stay in the top four of the table. Also, como's performance is stronger than Napoli's.

[Jaycoinz]

Napoli on the other hand wasn't expecting such performance from Juventus considering how Juventus have declined in over a couple of years. I think juventus is gradually getting back to the old Juventus we all knew before, and if they do get back  then no team in the serie A will be able to snatch the trophy from them, they will really dominate the league for more years.

I have been seeing Napoli in a somewhat uncomfortable position lately, it has gone from being able to win everything and not being able to win again, it is true that Inter in this championship is too strong than the others, but i don't understand why Napoli has had this collapse, very strange i dont thinkn is possibile.

There are two possibilities, either Napoli is in decline or the others in the Serie A league have made much better progress so they can beat Napoli in their meeting. We can't just think about decline, but we can also assume that they are not developing and changing. Using old strategies, it will be easy to identify their weaknesses which will make it easier for their opponents to score goals and win the match.

Napoli has been trash this reason days and they have failed to evolve just as you have started, I think other teams actually see their weaknesses and that's how they utilize it, they will be facing Chelsea who is also at the verge of transitioning with their new coach in the champions league and for Chelsea it's been a good transition and am very certain that Napoli even playing from home will be very difficult for them to actually hold up this game.

[jakdanyel]

22 matches, 27 goals but still in 3rd place... Roma are doing a really interesting work in the Serie A this season.    It is thanks to Gasperini. We shouldn't forget about Ranieri too though as he started this process.

Their rise continues however there is an issue. Everything seems okay for them with this squad for now. But if they will aim to do more than finishing in top 4 next season then this squad needs to get consolidated with new players.

[snipie]

22 matches, 27 goals but still in 3rd place... Roma are doing a really interesting work in the Serie A this season.    It is thanks to Gasperini. We shouldn't forget about Ranieri too though as he started this process.

Their rise continues however there is an issue. Everything seems okay for them with this squad for now. But if they will aim to do more than finishing in top 4 next season then this squad needs to get consolidated with new players.

Roma during the last two seasons finished fifty and sixth although they weren't in a good shape. This season they are better, yet nothing guarantees they will end among the top four because the points gap between them and the teams above them until Como is just three points making their position fragile and can shift from 3rd to 6th in less than two rounds. This doesn't mean they didn't improve and means also they do need to reinforce their team even better.
Meanwhile, Roma made a partnership with Gissah, a luxury fragrance brand in the Gulf region which includes Saudi Arabia and the other rich oil countries, so I assume they will have more funds to spend on players.

[savetheFORUM]

I disagree too, missing KDB wasn't the reason, de bruyne is a wonderful player and there is no doubt that when he is playing that makes Napoli a better team. But just because De Bruyne wasn't playing doesn't mean that we should be seeing them do worse, they are doing a fine job normally and should keep that up.

I understand this isn't really that much of a great problem though because they are still not that far away and if they can start winning again then they can get back to top four and be there for good. Juventus is doing a fine job too, they are battling for that same fourth and we are going to see which one will do better rest of hte season to get it. Roma is about there too, they are close, and these three will have a battle all season long.

[Bobrox]

I cant believe how Napoli team falls from grace, i mean a few months back they were a complete machine and now they are much more close to a shit team with less chances of becoming champions in SerieA and not only that they are gonna be out of the Champions League in the first stage of the tournament if they dont win against Chelsea, which is super hard to do.

Crazy how the abscense of KDB affected them.

Really inconsistent performance of Napoli last 5 matches in a row at Serie A by winning and loss 1 match and have drawn 3 matches make many gap points with Inter at the top position. Napoli actually has crucial position for right now after failure in champion league get three points against Copenhagen next match have to face Chelsea and must get three points if won't eliminate at Champion League.

Right, since Kevin De Bruyne absent with Napoli after getting injury the team performance not good yet and loss many crucial points from leading first position and today have dropped to 4th standings has 9 points left with Inter Milan.

[Silence Scream]

22 matches, 27 goals but still in 3rd place... Roma are doing a really interesting work in the Serie A this season.    It is thanks to Gasperini. We shouldn't forget about Ranieri too though as he started this process.

Their rise continues however there is an issue. Everything seems okay for them with this squad for now. But if they will aim to do more than finishing in top 4 next season then this squad needs to get consolidated with new players.

Roma during the last two seasons finished fifty and sixth although they weren't in a good shape. This season they are better, yet nothing guarantees they will end among the top four because the points gap between them and the teams above them until Como is just three points making their position fragile and can shift from 3rd to 6th in less than two rounds. This doesn't mean they didn't improve and means also they do need to reinforce their team even better.
Meanwhile, Roma made a partnership with Gissah, a luxury fragrance brand in the Gulf region which includes Saudi Arabia and the other rich oil countries, so I assume they will have more funds to spend on players.

New sponsorship deals are certainly very meaningful and financially relieving for Roma. Everyone knows they need a striker. Perhaps they can use this opportunity to sign a good striker. Roma, who compete against the best teams in the Italian league, have to do their best to qualify for the Champions League. They have to win against every team, and they have no other choice. We know Inter are contenders for the championship, but Roma are determined to follow them. However, their primary goal is to stay in the Champions League.

[Arenga pinnata]

Really inconsistent performance of Napoli last 5 matches in a row at Serie A by winning and loss 1 match and have drawn 3 matches make many gap points with Inter at the top position. Napoli actually has crucial position for right now after failure in champion league get three points against Copenhagen next match have to face Chelsea and must get three points if won't eliminate at Champion League.

Right, since Kevin De Bruyne absent with Napoli after getting injury the team performance not good yet and loss many crucial points from leading first position and today have dropped to 4th standings has 9 points left with Inter Milan.

There are many reasons behind Napoli's poor performance lately. Especially since Napoli currently has many players who are injured. R. Lukaku may have recovered, but he is still not in good form after his injury. As for KDB, I think he is still injured and is expected to return to play in April. and well, that's at the end of the season. In fact.. many other Napoli players have also been injured recently, and most of them are expected to return to action in mid-February.

These are the names of players who are reportedly still injured:
1. Kevin de Bruyne
2. Billy Gilmour
3. David Neres
4. Matteo Politano
5. Vanja Milinkovic-savic
6. Amir Rrahmani
7. Pasquale Mazzocchi
8. Frank Anguissa

With these eight injured players, I don't think we can expect much from the Napoli vs Chelsea match in the UCL tomorrow. 

[kbhutto]

22 matches, 27 goals but still in 3rd place... Roma are doing a really interesting work in the Serie A this season.    It is thanks to Gasperini. We shouldn't forget about Ranieri too though as he started this process.

Their rise continues however there is an issue. Everything seems okay for them with this squad for now. But if they will aim to do more than finishing in top 4 next season then this squad needs to get consolidated with new players.

Roma during the last two seasons finished fifty and sixth although they weren't in a good shape. This season they are better, yet nothing guarantees they will end among the top four because the points gap between them and the teams above them until Como is just three points making their position fragile and can shift from 3rd to 6th in less than two rounds. This doesn't mean they didn't improve and means also they do need to reinforce their team even better.
Meanwhile, Roma made a partnership with Gissah, a luxury fragrance brand in the Gulf region which includes Saudi Arabia and the other rich oil countries, so I assume they will have more funds to spend on players.

Starting from the beginning of the season, Roma gave their best, even though Roma is no longer the choice of many people as a potential champion, even being in the top 5 is very difficult. During the past two seasons, Roma seems to have lost their performance and experienced players, so it is a serious matter for the team to rise to its glory days.
We hope that as long as they work with luxury perfume brands, there will be additional new players brought in when the transfer market opens. I admit that this season Roma has done their best.