⚽ Lega Serie A 🇮🇹 (Italian League) Prediction Thread 2024/2025⚽

[piebeyb]

We can take Xabi Alonso as an example also. He didn't have even any manager experience until coming to Leverkusen. I mean only managing a U21 team before. But we have all seen what he has done so far. I don't say Motta is guaranteed to be like him but he has potential to be one of the very good managers of our time. But to make this happen first he needs to make some immediate additions to Juventus squad this summer. 

The point is that we shouldn't underestimate someone's abilities just from the achievements they haven't received, let alone a prestigious title. I think Xabi Alonso learned a lot about being a coach and how to make a team strong and able to survive even under pressure from opponents. Motta may not have the achievements yet. Even though he can only bring Bologna to the best position in the standings this season and also qualify for the UCL competition next season, with time, everything will definitely be achieved if he doesn't waste the opportunity as the new head manager at Juventus.

Next season the competition will definitely be tougher, maybe Juventus should be able to change the players they have. The most important thing is to add players in the front line so they can be more productive in scoring goals as well as in the back line so that the defense is also strong and doesn't concede goals easily, I hope Also, Motta will bring something new to Juventus compared to Allegri, who has actually not been very good at managing Juventus in several seasons.

[Hirose UK]

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Next season the competition will definitely be tougher, maybe Juventus should be able to change the players they have. The most important thing is to add players in the front line so they can be more productive in scoring goals as well as in the back line so that the defense is also strong and doesn't concede goals easily, I hope Also, Motta will bring something new to Juventus compared to Allegri, who has actually not been very good at managing Juventus in several seasons.

If look at how Juventus is playing this season, they actually have more than enough front line players to be able to make mess of the opponent defense, they can play very well when making attacks.
Just look at Dusan Vlahovic, Federico Chiesa and also those who always perform amazingly, assisted by several other midfield players, making these two players really very sharp when assigned as the leading players in match.
What needs to be done is to add defensive line players, several times Juventus defense has experienced significant decline in performance which makes it even more difficult to block counterattacks from opponents.
I think Thiago Motta will do what he thinks is good for Juventus and make it easier for them to develop well to win the Scudetto next season.

[bastisisca]

I also hope that with Juventus' condition last season, at least next season there will be significant changes and the arrival of Tihago Motta can at least change the style of play applied by Massimiliano Allegri, it is clear that mistakes were made at the start.   season and at the end of the season, Juventus wasted too many points and lost the title race to Inter Milan, hopefully this can be a motivation for Juventus with its new coach and have a positive impact.   impact on the Juventus squad next season.

in my humble opinion Thiago Motta can make the difference, young and ambitious he has everything to prove and consequently he will commit himself a lot
then with players of another level he will be able to do some not insignificant tests, in my opinion
better than the stagnant situation of now

[giammangiato]

Bologna had a marvellous season there is absolutely no doubt about that, but the hype around Motta doesn't seem like a good one to me. This dude hasn't had "that" much of a success aside from this season, he hasn't done much else but keep Bologna high at the Serie A for one single season to be considered such a good catch.

Don't get me wrong, maybe he will do fine at Juventus and that is understandable but that doesn't mean that we are going to end up seeing him do that great, it could go either way. I feel like he is being overhyped though, he is not going to be insanely well, I think Juventus still has a lot of trouble that they need to take care of and as long as they have that, it is not going to be really that great for them.

very true, they had a spectacular season!
they even did better than Roma who started with fireworks and even better than Napoli who has a champion like Osimhen among its players
I was really surprised, the revelation of this season in fact is Bologna, well done!

[SmartCharpa]

Wanting to take stock, obviously this season I was mainly disappointed by two teams, in addition to my beloved Juventus who at least barely reached the Champions League zone
I was disappointed by Napoli, really disappointing this season
and from Roma, she seemed close and then in the end she wasnt able to finish in UCL zone

Roma was unable to qualify for the next Champions League because of Atalanta taking its games seriously at the end of the season. Roma will play in European competitions next season, but Napoli, who won the Seria A league the previous season finished in 10th position this season. I was disappointed that Napoli would not compete in the next Champions League, despite having a top striker like Osimehn. These two teams must improve their games next season to have a chance to finish in the top four.

Bologna had a marvellous season there is absolutely no doubt about that, but the hype around Motta doesn't seem like a good one to me. This dude hasn't had "that" much of a success aside from this season, he hasn't done much else but keep Bologna high at the Serie A for one single season to be considered such a good catch.

Don't get me wrong, maybe he will do fine at Juventus and that is understandable but that doesn't mean that we are going to end up seeing him do that great, it could go either way. I feel like he is being overhyped though, he is not going to be insanely well, I think Juventus still has a lot of trouble that they need to take care of and as long as they have that, it is not going to be really that great for them.

That was not a rumor, Thiago Motta has already signed a contract as a new Juventus manager, after having a great season with Bologna Motta decided to move to Juventus next season. Many people praised Motta for his outstanding performance this season, and he agreed to accept an offer from Juventus. However, he did a great job for Bologna, they finished in 9 position last season, while they ended up in 5th position this season, and qualified for the next Champions League. Thiago Motta may be the best manager for Juventus, despite this being his only successful season. But, since Juventus will compete in the next Champions League, I think they may hire a manager with an impressive history of winning trophies.

[tygeade]

If look at how Juventus is playing this season, they actually have more than enough front line players to be able to make mess of the opponent defense, they can play very well when making attacks.
Just look at Dusan Vlahovic, Federico Chiesa and also those who always perform amazingly, assisted by several other midfield players, making these two players really very sharp when assigned as the leading players in match.
What needs to be done is to add defensive line players, several times Juventus defense has experienced significant decline in performance which makes it even more difficult to block counterattacks from opponents.
I think Thiago Motta will do what he thinks is good for Juventus and make it easier for them to develop well to win the Scudetto next season.

I do agree that they have the talent, I always said that what they are lacking was alternatives. They had some injury issues this season, and when you have just one player injured, then I am sure you have at least one great player at bench that you can put in, a versatile player that can play in many different positions to cover that missing player.

But, if you have like 3-4 injured players then you are going to be in trouble (booked ones included) which means that you need a lot of player who can be alternatives. Juventus got unlucky, had a lot of players injured or booked, and they had absolutely nobody on the sides that could be played. They really need to figure out how to get players that would be willing to wait on the sideline.

[Roseline492]

Bologna had a marvellous season there is absolutely no doubt about that, but the hype around Motta doesn't seem like a good one to me. This dude hasn't had "that" much of a success aside from this season, he hasn't done much else but keep Bologna high at the Serie A for one single season to be considered such a good catch.

Don't get me wrong, maybe he will do fine at Juventus and that is understandable but that doesn't mean that we are going to end up seeing him do that great, it could go either way. I feel like he is being overhyped though, he is not going to be insanely well, I think Juventus still has a lot of trouble that they need to take care of and as long as they have that, it is not going to be really that great for them.

very true, they had a spectacular season!
they even did better than Roma who started with fireworks and even better than Napoli who has a champion like Osimhen among its players
I was really surprised, the revelation of this season in fact is Bologna, well done!

The season ended very good for them because qualifying to the champions League is what every club would wish for themselves, I'm sure that before Bologna started the league they never believe that they will even be able to get to the 6 position of the table let alone qualifying for the next season champions league, perhaps that's why is good for a club to have an understanding and vision because that would be there source of determination, however Napoli on the other hand was a club I was actually thinking they will go very far on the league but they failed, it was actually surprising because with there level of performance on there previous seasons they were actually supposed to at least qualified for the champions League next season, and funny enough even Roma was far better than Napoli because they were the only competitor against Bologna.

[Lillominato89]

Bologna had a marvellous season there is absolutely no doubt about that, but the hype around Motta doesn't seem like a good one to me. This dude hasn't had "that" much of a success aside from this season, he hasn't done much else but keep Bologna high at the Serie A for one single season to be considered such a good catch.

Don't get me wrong, maybe he will do fine at Juventus and that is understandable but that doesn't mean that we are going to end up seeing him do that great, it could go either way. I feel like he is being overhyped though, he is not going to be insanely well, I think Juventus still has a lot of trouble that they need to take care of and as long as they have that, it is not going to be really that great for them.

very true, they had a spectacular season!
they even did better than Roma who started with fireworks and even better than Napoli who has a champion like Osimhen among its players
I was really surprised, the revelation of this season in fact is Bologna, well done!

Bologna have had an incredible season and their fans are very happy. They had an extraordinary season, but now come the first problems, Thiago Motta has now signed for Juventus and most probably Zirkzee will leave Bologna. They will have to face next season and the new Champions League without their key men, will the new coach and new players be able to continue what T.Motta did last year?

[babo]

Bologna have had an incredible season and their fans are very happy. They had an extraordinary season, but now come the first problems, Thiago Motta has now signed for Juventus and most probably Zirkzee will leave Bologna. They will have to face next season and the new Champions League without their key men, will the new coach and new players be able to continue what T.Motta did last year?

among other things I see Bologna fans very relaxed, I don't see angry people but they always support their team and if they win they are happy and drink a nice beer in honor of the victory
this is how football and fandom should be, I take inspiration from Rugby, at the end of the match the losers and winners go drinking, and they win! This is what sport should do

regarding Thiago Motta, well they will look for another coach..

[Lillominato89]

Bologna have had an incredible season and their fans are very happy. They had an extraordinary season, but now come the first problems, Thiago Motta has now signed for Juventus and most probably Zirkzee will leave Bologna. They will have to face next season and the new Champions League without their key men, will the new coach and new players be able to continue what T.Motta did last year?

among other things I see Bologna fans very relaxed, I don't see angry people but they always support their team and if they win they are happy and drink a nice beer in honor of the victory
this is how football and fandom should be, I take inspiration from Rugby, at the end of the match the losers and winners go drinking, and they win! This is what sport should do

regarding Thiago Motta, well they will look for another coach..

It's true! Bologna fans are simply enjoying the moment, and rightly so. I totally agree with what you say, all fans should be like this, instead for some unknown reason there are always diatribes with opposing fans, I don't actually know why but that's how it is. I remember once they introduced the third half, called that because of fair play... It was short-lived LOL and who knows why

[bastisisca]

Bologna have had an incredible season and their fans are very happy. They had an extraordinary season, but now come the first problems, Thiago Motta has now signed for Juventus and most probably Zirkzee will leave Bologna. They will have to face next season and the new Champions League without their key men, will the new coach and new players be able to continue what T.Motta did last year?

here I wanted to make a point on the matter, we are all focused on the Champions League and on Thiago Motta at Juventus, but who will coach Bologna now? Next season will be very tough and on top of that they will also have the commitment of the Cup, it is not a small thing.
Now they are in an emergency.

[emrecemsan]

here I wanted to make a point on the matter, we are all focused on the Champions League and on Thiago Motta at Juventus, but who will coach Bologna now? Next season will be very tough and on top of that they will also have the commitment of the Cup, it is not a small thing.
Now they are in an emergency.

A good question... Maybe Allegri to coach Bologna after leaving Juventus?    I don't know who it would be but I would advise them to find a dynamic coach like Motta again. An Italian coach if possible too.

Motta had a really strong relationship with the players. I wouldn't like to see their self confidence being broken next season. They are going to the Champions League so making right choices has utmost importance this summer.

By the way, there is news such as Vincenzo Italiano has been appointed already. Is this true? According to Transfermarkt he is expected to take over by the end of the month until 2026.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/vincenzo-italiano/stationen/trainer/47288

[giammangiato]

The season ended very good for them because qualifying to the champions League is what every club would wish for themselves, I'm sure that before Bologna started the league they never believe that they will even be able to get to the 6 position of the table let alone qualifying for the next season champions league, perhaps that's why is good for a club to have an understanding and vision because that would be there source of determination, however Napoli on the other hand was a club I was actually thinking they will go very far on the league but they failed, it was actually surprising because with there level of performance on there previous seasons they were actually supposed to at least qualified for the champions League next season, and funny enough even Roma was far better than Napoli because they were the only competitor against Bologna.

exactly, a season to frame and then thanks to the money from the Champions League they can also plan important purchases, given that as we well know the television rights are very substantial for this type of cup
in fact we all say that it is the revelation of this season, Bologna

[Hirose UK]

If look at how Juventus is playing this season, they actually have more than enough front line players to be able to make mess of the opponent defense, they can play very well when making attacks.
Just look at Dusan Vlahovic, Federico Chiesa and also those who always perform amazingly, assisted by several other midfield players, making these two players really very sharp when assigned as the leading players in match.
What needs to be done is to add defensive line players, several times Juventus defense has experienced significant decline in performance which makes it even more difficult to block counterattacks from opponents.
I think Thiago Motta will do what he thinks is good for Juventus and make it easier for them to develop well to win the Scudetto next season.

I do agree that they have the talent, I always said that what they are lacking was alternatives. They had some injury issues this season, and when you have just one player injured, then I am sure you have at least one great player at bench that you can put in, a versatile player that can play in many different positions to cover that missing player.

But, if you have like 3-4 injured players then you are going to be in trouble (booked ones included) which means that you need a lot of player who can be alternatives. Juventus got unlucky, had a lot of players injured or booked, and they had absolutely nobody on the sides that could be played. They really need to figure out how to get players that would be willing to wait on the sideline.

But basically, Juventus has all the players they can rely on, from the core players to the reserve players, Juventus can utilize all the available reserve players to fill in the gaps when player is absent.
We can observe the statistics of Juventus players as whole and the percentage is quite low at the back, Juventus has less than optimal defensive players and they are not even strong team in term of defense.
Nothing is impossible and Juventus was previously very strong team, you can see how they compete every season, Juventus even became team that was able to defend the Serie A title several times.
If Juventus is able to have stability and strength like before then they will become an Italian giant again and of course it will be easy for Juventus to compete in other competitions such as the UCL, but in the past they had very great line of players.
Juventus players then and now are very different because Juventus used to be team that could bring in many football stars.

[bastisisca]

A good question... Maybe Allegri to coach Bologna after leaving Juventus?    I don't know who it would be but I would advise them to find a dynamic coach like Motta again. An Italian coach if possible too.

Motta had a really strong relationship with the players. I wouldn't like to see their self confidence being broken next season. They are going to the Champions League so making right choices has utmost importance this summer.

By the way, there is news such as Vincenzo Italiano has been appointed already. Is this true? According to Transfermarkt he is expected to take over by the end of the month until 2026.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/vincenzo-italiano/stationen/trainer/47288

it would be funny if there was a real exchange, I would really laugh if Bologna continues to win and Juventus continues to lose
However I don`t think so, I think Massimiliano Allegri will go into a period of pause and rest. At least in his place I would do so.
We will see.

[giammangiato]

...Motta had a really strong relationship with the players. I wouldn't like to see their self confidence being broken next season. They are going to the Champions League so making right choices has utmost importance this summer...

I really like his approach, lets say it is the same approach as De Rossi, being part of the locker room as one of them and not as their boss and this helps a lot in relationships and in bringing out the best in players
even training with them, for fun, helps to strengthen relationships

[jaberwock]

Juventus has all the players they can rely on, from the core players to the reserve players, Juventus can utilize all the available reserve players to fill in the gaps when player is absent.
We can observe the statistics of Juventus players as whole and the percentage is quite low at the back, Juventus has less than optimal defensive players and they are not even strong team in term of defense.
Nothing is impossible and Juventus was previously very strong team, you can see how they compete every season, Juventus even became team that was able to defend the Serie A title several times.
If Juventus is able to have stability and strength like before then they will become an Italian giant again and of course it will be easy for Juventus to compete in other competitions such as the UCL, but in the past they had very great line of players.
Juventus players then and now are very different because Juventus used to be team that could bring in many football stars.

I do agree that Juventus could definitely make a comeback, they are the team that won like ten in a row if I remember the number right, so it is not like we are going to see them suddenly suck. They had some punishment which saw them lower, but I do believe that they are going to get better.

Each season I see them putting some more muscle into the team, and this summer will not be that different. I am sure that they are rich enough to buy some good players as well, which will make it possible for them to get a good result too. The only thing that is missing right now would be just understanding how any of this works, because if they keep building the team, and keep firing the manager, then the team is not getting built at all.

[Minecache]

here I wanted to make a point on the matter, we are all focused on the Champions League and on Thiago Motta at Juventus, but who will coach Bologna now? Next season will be very tough and on top of that they will also have the commitment of the Cup, it is not a small thing.
Now they are in an emergency.

A good question... Maybe Allegri to coach Bologna after leaving Juventus?    I don't know who it would be but I would advise them to find a dynamic coach like Motta again. An Italian coach if possible too.

Motta had a really strong relationship with the players. I wouldn't like to see their self confidence being broken next season. They are going to the Champions League so making right choices has utmost importance this summer.

By the way, there is news such as Vincenzo Italiano has been appointed already. Is this true? According to Transfermarkt he is expected to take over by the end of the month until 2026.

https://www.transfermarkt.com/vincenzo-italiano/stationen/trainer/47288

Yes, the news is true. He is the new Bologna manager, he has a two year contract if I am not wrong. And yes you are right because he is expected to be the manager until 2026. I hope this is not going to be a barrier for them with their improvement. By the way, I really do not know why they have actually made this decision. I thought they were performing pretty well and also have achieved a decent result. Does anyone know if they have actually shown a good reason why they have changed the coach? Or did they just make the decision because they thought it was going to be an improvement? And they were not happy with the results? Yes, they did not finish the season well but they have finished in a Champions League spot and that was probably good enough in my opinion.

[bastisisca]

Yes, the news is true. He is the new Bologna manager, he has a two year contract if I am not wrong. And yes you are right because he is expected to be the manager until 2026. I hope this is not going to be a barrier for them with their improvement. By the way, I really do not know why they have actually made this decision. I thought they were performing pretty well and also have achieved a decent result. Does anyone know if they have actually shown a good reason why they have changed the coach? Or did they just make the decision because they thought it was going to be an improvement? And they were not happy with the results? Yes, they did not finish the season well but they have finished in a Champions League spot and that was probably good enough in my opinion.

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massimiliano_Allegri

Allegri`s technical sheet is respectable, so if Bologna hires him as a coach it won`t hurt at all.
Maybe with a small team he can make his strategies work that didn`t work with Juventus, the world is not linear and so anything can happen

[giammangiato]

I do agree that Juventus could definitely make a comeback, they are the team that won like ten in a row if I remember the number right, so it is not like we are going to see them suddenly suck. They had some punishment which saw them lower, but I do believe that they are going to get better.

Each season I see them putting some more muscle into the team, and this summer will not be that different. I am sure that they are rich enough to buy some good players as well, which will make it possible for them to get a good result too. The only thing that is missing right now would be just understanding how any of this works, because if they keep building the team, and keep firing the manager, then the team is not getting built at all.

look I really hope so as a long-time Juventus fan, given that the last two seasons have been really bad
we havent dreamed, nor watched good games, nor had strong players of weight
yes we have a decent team, but not a team to dream about