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Roma have a good past record against Udinese. Roma team has won easily against Udinese in the last three home matches as well. And it is expected that Roma will win the next match as well. Roma team is playing much better now compared to the beginning of the season. Their performance has stabilized. At the same time, Lukaku and Dybala are providing good support to the Roma team.
If we look at the stats of head to head between AS Roma and Udinese, AS Roma is surely superior. Moreover, the upcoming match will be held in AS Roma home, it will give the advantage for AS Roma players. Considering the current performance of these teams in Serie A, AS Roma also looks better than Udinese. So, no doubt that AS Roma will have a bigger chance to win the match. However, I don't rule out the chance for a surprise result.

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Udinese is a weak team but they play poorly defensively. And it's impossible to tell how Roma will play against a strong defence. There is no possibility that Roma will be defeated in this match. But there is a slim chance of the match being a draw.
Udinese performed badly this season, they are only in 16th place now. It is very clear that Udinese is a weak team. But I think we can't claim that Udinese will be 0% chance to make a surprise. They look to be defeated, but it is always possible for an unexpected match.

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Yes but this is based on the assumption that Inter Milan will continue with those results and I think they could have some weaker games soon. I can be mistaken here and they really pull off a season like Napoli did last season, but AC Milan is still not dead in the water in the Serie A. If they can improve their game and win several games in a row and Inter Milan has a draw or loses a game, it can still be possible for them. Maybe Inter Milan starts feeling to secure and that is what makes them make some mistakes.
Every coach seeks stellar performance, and some clubs are already excelling, while others continue to struggle to get their players in for upcoming difficult games, that's how these clubs operates. Napoli's current performance is only uneven, but they are looking to improve in a short period of time. The new manager will guarantee that everything functions appropriately for the team. Simeone Inzaghi, the manager of Inter Milan, is a promising coach who is continuously looking for new opportunities. They're one of the strongest clubs in Seria A, and they don't give up quickly.

The new manager can guarantee nothing and I have never heard a manager giving guarantees as to how the team will be doing once he is in charge. This change of the manager can make sense because it is still early enough to change important things if there is potential. But I think that Inter Milan is the much better team and any manager taking responsibility for Napoli is limited in his possibilities to improve the team in any period of time, whether it is short-term or long-term.
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I like him a lot because he doesn't complain and works with what he has. Obviously he requires players, but he doesn't start crying like Antonio Conte does for example or Jose Mourinho.
These are the professionals I admire, they work and toil and make things work.
And the best thing about Allegri is that he can still build the players' confidence so that they continue to play with enthusiasm even though the club is constantly having problems. Both internal and external problems. Starting from his flagship player who was involved in a doping case, player injuries and the sanctions received by the club did not seem to shake Allegri. He and his squad consistently show a game that exceeds everyone's expectations. Usually clubs that experience problems will experience a decline in performance. But that didn't happen to Juventus thanks to Allegri who was able to keep the squad balanced in a good mental condition. That's why Allegri lasted so long at Juventus. Because Juventus knows that Allegri is very valuable and has contributed a lot to the club.
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Yes but this is based on the assumption that Inter Milan will continue with those results and I think they could have some weaker games soon. I can be mistaken here and they really pull off a season like Napoli did last season, but AC Milan is still not dead in the water in the Serie A. If they can improve their game and win several games in a row and Inter Milan has a draw or loses a game, it can still be possible for them. Maybe Inter Milan starts feeling to secure and that is what makes them make some mistakes.
Every coach seeks stellar performance, and some clubs are already excelling, while others continue to struggle to get their players in for upcoming difficult games, that's how these clubs operates. Napoli's current performance is only uneven, but they are looking to improve in a short period of time. The new manager will guarantee that everything functions appropriately for the team. Simeone Inzaghi, the manager of Inter Milan, is a promising coach who is continuously looking for new opportunities. They're one of the strongest clubs in Seria A, and they don't give up quickly.
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I must admit that I had high hopes for Salernitana this season but I must be realistic and see that this team is not capable to perform well even if they have good players in the squad. I also think this is a managerial problem from above and not only the coach but the entire staff that works with the team is kinda responsible for this bad form of Salernitana.

What concerns me even more is that Serie A has lost the intensity , has lost the equilibrium between teams ( because we can already pick the top 4 and also pick the last top 4 ) and also the viewers are not so engaged with Serie A like they used to be ...but personally I still love to watch Serie A and I will always do.  Grin
Not this season Salernitan have hope to lift the trophy because, Inter, AC Milan and Juventus will not allow such thing to happen till the end of the tournament and, you can see the way their players are displaying in the international competition that is making some of their players teams toping in their group. I think the major problem Salernitan is facing now, is the area of finance and their president don't want to release  huge amount of money for the managements to take a good step to bring talented players that will turn the team for excellent team in this season.

Base on what all those Salernitan players are trying to showcase in this period show that with time they will start dominating in the Italy serie A competition to make their coach and fans happy, and to make others talented players to show more interest to join the team.
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You wanted to say that this was definitely not the plan that was intended. AC Milan's inconsistency stands out because Inter Milan is not inconsistent. In the last few games Inter Milan increased their advantage by so much that it already looks like it is hard to believe AC Milan can make up for that advantage within the next six or seven games. Inter Milan would have to play so bad and also lose several games, but that's not likely. The team is not facing any missing players and if they are all ready, I doubt that they will lose a lot of games.
Eight points is too big a gap for Milan to close the gap in its current form. I think Inter have a better chance of increasing their lead than Milan of returning to the title race. The whole intrigue of Serie A is whether Juventus can continue to pursue Inter throughout the season, or at some point Inter will be able to break away and we will see something similar to what happened last season with Napoli.

Yes but this is based on the assumption that Inter Milan will continue with those results and I think they could have some weaker games soon. I can be mistaken here and they really pull off a season like Napoli did last season, but AC Milan is still not dead in the water in the Serie A. If they can improve their game and win several games in a row and Inter Milan has a draw or loses a game, it can still be possible for them. Maybe Inter Milan starts feeling to secure and that is what makes them make some mistakes.
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Juventus has indeed been hit by a lot of internal problems that have occurred with their players, such as Pogba and several other players who have been violated for to playing. But I admire Allegri because he was able to stabilize Juventus performance in the midst of a situation like that. There is a big possibility that juventus can beat Inter milan and maybe with a score of 1-0. For Inter Milan, this match will be a big match for them to show their best strength this season. Simone Inzaghi will force his players to perform better in this match because winning this match will make them more confident in winning the Scudetto.
This happens because Allegri is a true professional, he knows how to make the team work as best as possible in any condition without complaining.
Let's remember last year when he had a lot of injuries and managed to get through the emergency period well. For this reason I appreciate him very much as a coach.
Allegri deserves praise for his performance in always being able to overcome problems within the Juventus squad itself. Last season Juventus also had many problems. But Allegri can still keep the players highly motivated and not give up on last season's matches. So last season Juventus almost finished in 2nd place. Unfortunately they had to accept a 10 point deduction which knocked them out of the top 4. Allegri is a coach who has been a coach at Juventus for a very long time. So he really understands what to do when the club is in trouble.
The match against Inter Milan might be a difficult match. But Juventus will compete in front of its own fans. So Juventus will definitely be more enthusiastic about winning the match.
Allegri did a really good job last season. He is a coach with a motivation that keeps the team alive and he provides the players with what they need. I appreciate that, at least he is solution-oriented. They started very badly last season, but later they picked up the situation. Juventus was able to beat Milan this season, now they will play against Inter at home, and they will do everything to win this match.
Inter is seen as the strongest team in Serie A. Let's see what kind of system they will play against Juventus this season.

I have no doubt that Allegri is an excellent coach. Even in the last season, with the help of Allegri, Juventus' performance was good enough. Had the 15 points not been deducted, the team would have finished second in the table last season. Juventus team is fighting to win the title this season. Since Juventus are not playing in the Champions League, they have been able to focus entirely on Serie A matches. And that's why I think Juventus can do well against Inter Milan. Juventus does not have a busy schedule. They got enough time to strengthen themselves against Inter Milan. Coach Allegri has had enough time to develop his match strategy. Although Inter Milan are strong, Juventus have the ability to perform well against them.
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Juventus has indeed been hit by a lot of internal problems that have occurred with their players, such as Pogba and several other players who have been violated for to playing. But I admire Allegri because he was able to stabilize Juventus performance in the midst of a situation like that. There is a big possibility that juventus can beat Inter milan and maybe with a score of 1-0. For Inter Milan, this match will be a big match for them to show their best strength this season. Simone Inzaghi will force his players to perform better in this match because winning this match will make them more confident in winning the Scudetto.

This happens because Allegri is a true professional, he knows how to make the team work as best as possible in any condition without complaining.
Let's remember last year when he had a lot of injuries and managed to get through the emergency period well. For this reason I appreciate him very much as a coach.

Allegri deserves praise for his performance in always being able to overcome problems within the Juventus squad itself. Last season Juventus also had many problems. But Allegri can still keep the players highly motivated and not give up on last season's matches. So last season Juventus almost finished in 2nd place. Unfortunately they had to accept a 10 point deduction which knocked them out of the top 4. Allegri is a coach who has been a coach at Juventus for a very long time. So he really understands what to do when the club is in trouble.

The match against Inter Milan might be a difficult match. But Juventus will compete in front of its own fans. So Juventus will definitely be more enthusiastic about winning the match.
Allegri did a really good job last season. He is a coach with a motivation that keeps the team alive and he provides the players with what they need. I appreciate that, at least he is solution-oriented. They started very badly last season, but later they picked up the situation. Juventus was able to beat Milan this season, now they will play against Inter at home, and they will do everything to win this match.

Inter is seen as the strongest team in Serie A. Let's see what kind of system they will play against Juventus this season.
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Allegri ability to manage his squad is quite good, thanks managerial experience, Juventus has become a club that is doing well even though it has been hit by various scandals and problems. Perhaps it will be a fact saying to know, that the sanctions they receive must be seen from many angles, even though in the end it will lead to greater losses than others. Allegri has a lot of time so he has more freedom to prepare his team for their matches at domestic level this season, an advantage for them despite being banned from playing in European competitions.

The small number of matches scheduled is the key to the consistency of their performance this season, as proven in 12 weeks they have only lost 7 points and are only 2 points behind Inter Milan at the top of the standings. Interestingly, week 13 will prove their stability, maybe Allegri squad is successful they will get two things, three points and top the Serie A standings.

However, as we can see, Inter is not an easy team to beat, Inzhaghi has been able to temporarily shift his team focus to Serie A because their position is safe in the UCL. So you can be sure that this match will be fierce, because both of them have the ambition to beat each other and try to confirm their position at the top of the standings.
You are right that Inter Milan is quite safe in the Champions League group stage. Because in grup D Inter Milan and Real Sociedad have apparently got enough points to qualify for the next stage in the Champions League. So it seems that Inter Milan will focus more on Serie A first. Because even though this will be an away match, Inter Milan is not a team that will be weak when they visit their opponent's home.

What is clear is that this match will really be very fierce. Because they will also be fighting for first place temporarily in the standings. This match will definitely keep us entertained. Allegri and Inzaghi will definitely make their best strategy in this match like a final match in a league. Wink
That's what I mean, Inzaghi will not hesitate to field his best squad in this match, in order to maintain his position at the top of the standings. Even though Juventus is at an advantage with the lack of match schedules, Inter has a situation that also benefits them.

Allegri ability to manage his squad is quite good, thanks managerial experience, Juventus has become a club that is doing well even though it has been hit by various scandals and problems. Perhaps it will be a fact saying to know, that the sanctions they receive must be seen from many angles, even though in the end it will lead to greater losses than others. Allegri has a lot of time so he has more freedom to prepare his team for their matches at domestic level this season, an advantage for them despite being banned from playing in European competitions.

At the end of last season, Allegri had found the right formation for Juventus, only they had to drop points because of the sanctions they received. Allegri has the capacity to improve the team and management trust is also an important factor for him.

In contrast to AC Milan, Pioli did succeed in winning the championship for AC Milan, but he won the championship because at that time the big teams were inconsistent, and Pioli's strategy may not have been paid much attention to by the opposing coaches. However, because of his monotonous strategy, it was easy for opposing coach to beat Pioli's strategy. I believe, AC Milan actually made a mistake when they fired Allegri, because at that time Allegri did not have enough players that he could buy freely at Juventus.

Currently, Juventus is giving Allegri a free choice, so he knows which players he should bring in and match to his strategy. Slowly but surely, after difficulties in the first season after returning to Juventus, Allegri is now ready to reaffirm Juventus position as number 1 in Italy.
This is what sometimes frustrates coaches and players, mistakes made at the club top level have an impact on the team achievements. The efforts of coaches and players were in vain in the end, especially now that there are widespread investigations into players involved in illegal gambling. Regarding the transition period between Allegri at Milan, I think I have to agree with you, that they made a mistake there.

However, as we can see, Inter is not an easy team to beat, Inzhaghi has been able to temporarily shift his team focus to Serie A because their position is safe in the UCL. So you can be sure that this match will be fierce, because both of them have the ambition to beat each other and try to confirm their position at the top of the standings.
Another problem that occurs in this case for Juventus is when they are very difficult to convert opportunities into goals because in the last few matches a thin score has always been an advantage that Juventus can get and of course this can hinder when their opponent is Inter, which is the strongest club this season in terms of defense.
My hope for this match is that both clubs can give their best for their performance because after all this is a big derby. Previously my expectations about the Big Match were destroyed when the Milan derby was like Inter playing alone and Milan had no resistance at all, don't let this match Juventus be like Milan who couldn't do much when facing Inter.

In another match I am also waiting for Milan to host Fiorentina because I think this match will also be interesting and I think it's worth watching.
That is true, because Allegri prefers a 3-5-2 formation without a No. 9 striker, so it will appear that they will have difficulty winning. On the other hand, Inter defense line is the best at the moment, we can see that they concede very few goals. It's true that we want a balanced match, not like the previous Inter versus Milan match. The match between Milan and Fiorentina will fight for the top four positions in the standings, the positions of Inter and Juventus will not be touched. I tend this match will end in a draw.
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I must admit that I had high hopes for Salernitana this season but I must be realistic and see that this team is not capable to perform well even if they have good players in the squad. I also think this is a managerial problem from above and not only the coach but the entire staff that works with the team is kinda responsible for this bad form of Salernitana.

What concerns me even more is that Serie A has lost the intensity , has lost the equilibrium between teams ( because we can already pick the top 4 and also pick the last top 4 ) and also the viewers are not so engaged with Serie A like they used to be ...but personally I still love to watch Serie A and I will always do.  Grin
So far I have not paid much attention to the Salernitana squad, so you say their squad is good not necessarily for me because so far Salernitana has not been able to win and only five draws, while you can blame the manager or other staff maybe it's natural because they know what's going on in this club.

Well I admit Serie A is now losing a little audience because they already know which team will enter the top 4 zone but in the past Serie A was a lot of fun because many star players were in Serie A but now it is inferior to other leagues, while I still watch Serie A for some interesting matches only.
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Every team certainly has a winning target, like Udinese who will face Roma at home. It won't be easy for Udinese because Roma has only lost once when playing at home. and that was when Roma faced Milan.
Roma sometimes plays well, but they also sometimes get deadlocked. it's like when facing Genoa but facing Udinese, Roma will certainly be slightly more favored to win. and perhaps the worst result for Roma was a draw.
It looks like the match between Roma vs Udinese will be quite interesting because udinese, who are at the bottom of the standings this season, often make it difficult for their opponents to find full points when facing them. I think this week we will see Roma fighting to get 3 points at home and also the support of the fans will make them full of confidence to be able to beat Udinese. For Mourinho, of course this is a tough match for their squad, but every hard effort will bear fruit if they perform better than the first half.

On the standing, Of course Roma has a target to get close to the top 4 next week. So this match will be very meaningful for them to be able to win to get 3 points. Mourinho will hope that Lukaku will be able to appear impressive in this match because the opponents they face are quite difficult to beat even though they are at the bottom of the standing.
It's really strange that Udiese, who are at the bottom of the standings, often cause trouble for top clubs. From the last games they drew with Atalanta, beat Milan away, drew with Monza. Now Roma are not in the best form, so this game could also be a draw. Especially since Roma's next game is in the Europa League.
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Every team certainly has a winning target, like Udinese who will face Roma at home. It won't be easy for Udinese because Roma has only lost once when playing at home. and that was when Roma faced Milan.
Roma sometimes plays well, but they also sometimes get deadlocked. it's like when facing Genoa but facing Udinese, Roma will certainly be slightly more favored to win. and perhaps the worst result for Roma was a draw.
It looks like the match between Roma vs Udinese will be quite interesting because udinese, who are at the bottom of the standings this season, often make it difficult for their opponents to find full points when facing them. I think this week we will see Roma fighting to get 3 points at home and also the support of the fans will make them full of confidence to be able to beat Udinese. For Mourinho, of course this is a tough match for their squad, but every hard effort will bear fruit if they perform better than the first half.

On the standing, Of course Roma has a target to get close to the top 4 next week. So this match will be very meaningful for them to be able to win to get 3 points. Mourinho will hope that Lukaku will be able to appear impressive in this match because the opponents they face are quite difficult to beat even though they are at the bottom of the standing.
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I like him a lot because he doesn't complain and works with what he has. Obviously he requires players, but he doesn't start crying like Antonio Conte does for example or Jose Mourinho.
These are the professionals I admire, they work and toil and make things work.

That's right, for me Allegri is a very professional coach, even though he was hit by many problems, he managed to survive and continue to improve even though his game was too offensive, but this is because of the depth of the squad he has.

We can see that the difference between Juve Allegri now and Allegri in the first period is very different. During the first period, he inherited a team whose mentality and quality had been tested, meanwhile, in the second period, his tactics were pure. And I think the next match against Inter Milan is his time to prove it all.
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Mou is going to stay for another year. This time he needs to put his focus on how to get three points from udinese. There was no better thing rather than getting full points from this club. I meant if we must also aware about how udinese sometimes is making the big club struggle to beat it. As roma was not as good as last season but it's slowly regaining its momentum again with lukaku that is still consistently scoring for the club. Mourinho is capable enough in digging his potential.
This makes as roma wants to make lukaku as a permanent transfer which is good for mourinho caused by he was getting what he wanted soon. Bookies were favoring roma to win the game.
Udinese has a small chance to beat roma. As you can see that if roma is holding better probability to win the game. Majority of bettors probably betting on it. It's caused by roma has bette quality than udinese.

It isn't certain yet about whether Mourinho will really stay at Roma for longer. His current contract ends in June 2024 which means the end of this season. Roma are expected to make some more progress now. If they still fail in finishing the season in top 4 then I don't know whether the board would like to continue with Mourinho for another season.

Because Roma are a capable team that can join the Champions League actually. Their squad is filled with really skilled players. The only thing they need is more consistency. I hope Mourinho can make this team better this season.
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If Osimhen will return to play i think this is a good news for Napoli because at least with Osimhen their chances to win the match is quite bigger when they playing without him and actually Atalanta is not strong opponent for Napoli because during this season Atalanta has several times to lose against tough teams just like Inter Milan or Fiorentina so if Napoli can able to performing well then beat Atalanta isn't hard for them
But the most problem is Napoli will play with their new manager Walter Mazzarri so i think all of the players will be required to adapt with Mazzarri strategy so it won't be easy for them to beat Atalanta however i found interesting fact for this match because for betting options the bookmakers provided equal odds for both teams @2.60 which mean this is hard match for them
I heard was like that, so indeed Napoli victory in that match increased with Osimhen. And there shouldn't be any problems because they attack line will be sharp again, but considering they have a new tactician then the results may not be as expected. Because yes their squad must be able to adapt to the new tactician, even though experience Mazzarri is not too bad and the Napoli squad is also not too bad because they have many quality players. But the match against Atalanta is his first match in Napoli this season, so it won't be easy for him.
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This week Roma will host Udinese at home and they must target this win if they want to overtake Fiorentina in the standings. In the previous match, Roma only drew against Lazio and Udinese also got a similar result against Atalanta. Of course, Udinese is not an opponent that can be beaten easily and with Udinese's increasingly improving motivation when facing teams that are much stronger, of course they will always perform optimally. However, I think that if Roma are not able to score 1 goal in this match then the match will definitely end in a draw, but if Roma is able to do that then there will be more goals scored, especially as Lukaku is currently on fire.
I trust Mourinho to get his team delivered against udinese Im their next meeting but I have some fears as it regards the recent performance of Roma, they don't seem consistent with their style of playing it still looks like they are yet to get their bearing and a consistent tactics that would yield results for them often.

I'm the Europa at some point it looks more like they were struggling and I wondered if Mourinho was loosing his coach Skil or he is still in the process of assembling a team he can work with, and if that be the case he still has January window to still get some good players to his team that will help him get results soonest, with undinese I feel it's going to be a fair game where it wouldn't be so easy and at same time not really tough.

Mou is going to stay for another year. This time he needs to put his focus on how to get three points from udinese. There was no better thing rather than getting full points from this club. I meant if we must also aware about how udinese sometimes is making the big club struggle to beat it. As roma was not as good as last season but it's slowly regaining its momentum again with lukaku that is still consistently scoring for the club. Mourinho is capable enough in digging his potential.
This makes as roma wants to make lukaku as a permanent transfer which is good for mourinho caused by he was getting what he wanted soon. Bookies were favoring roma to win the game.
Udinese has a small chance to beat roma. As you can see that if roma is holding better probability to win the game. Majority of bettors probably betting on it. It's caused by roma has bette quality than udinese.
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Allegri deserves praise for his performance in always being able to overcome problems within the Juventus squad itself. Last season Juventus also had many problems. But Allegri can still keep the players highly motivated and not give up on last season's matches. So last season Juventus almost finished in 2nd place. Unfortunately they had to accept a 10 point deduction which knocked them out of the top 4. Allegri is a coach who has been a coach at Juventus for a very long time. So he really understands what to do when the club is in trouble.

The match against Inter Milan might be a difficult match. But Juventus will compete in front of its own fans. So Juventus will definitely be more enthusiastic about winning the match.


I like him a lot because he doesn't complain and works with what he has. Obviously he requires players, but he doesn't start crying like Antonio Conte does for example or Jose Mourinho.
These are the professionals I admire, they work and toil and make things work.


Yes indeed, at least it was also proven when Juventus had problems last season, but Juventus key players were still willing to stay at Juventus such as Vlahovic, Chiesa and also several other key players. At least, some of them also get offers from other big clubs in the last transfer market, but they chose to stay at Juventus. Therefore, basically Juventus always has players who love the club and that way, they will be able to work well to provide good results for Juventus in every match. So yes, at least cases like this it is not only about the role of the coach, but also Juventus players also have great loyalty to the team and of course this factor will provide a strong boost to their performance.
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I trust Mourinho to get his team delivered against udinese Im their next meeting but I have some fears as it regards the recent performance of Roma, they don't seem consistent with their style of playing it still looks like they are yet to get their bearing and a consistent tactics that would yield results for them often.

I'm the Europa at some point it looks more like they were struggling and I wondered if Mourinho was loosing his coach Skil or he is still in the process of assembling a team he can work with, and if that be the case he still has January window to still get some good players to his team that will help him get results soonest, with undinese I feel it's going to be a fair game where it wouldn't be so easy and at same time not really tough.
I feel more relaxed watching Seria A matches this season. AS Roma is strong enough to carter for solid results this season. Though they have struggled to maintain standards, AS Roma have become one of the most compelling clubs in Seria A, and with José Mourinho on their side, winning has been an inevitable routine for them. AS Roma are now in seventh place and have formulate their priorities on significant positions this season; I would have included them in the hunt for the scudetto but they lack winning attributes as a team; they don't have a chance against elite teams but are very good at beating mediocre teams.

Mourinho in Roma is obviously in danger and now he is about to end his contract with Roma while there is not any interest by them in extending the contract for a longer time.
The game against Udinese in the next week and some other games they are going to have are all good chances for Mourinho and Roma to back in good form and get good results there. Maybe Roma is even motivated more than Udinese for this match because Mourinho doesn't want to put himself under more pressure.
 
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I must admit that I had high hopes for Salernitana this season but I must be realistic and see that this team is not capable to perform well even if they have good players in the squad. I also think this is a managerial problem from above and not only the coach but the entire staff that works with the team is kinda responsible for this bad form of Salernitana.

What concerns me even more is that Serie A has lost the intensity , has lost the equilibrium between teams ( because we can already pick the top 4 and also pick the last top 4 ) and also the viewers are not so engaged with Serie A like they used to be ...but personally I still love to watch Serie A and I will always do.  Grin
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I am not too optimistic about this change of coach. Napoli has never been this top team that can perform like for several years like they did last season. Lots of teams have years when they play extraordinary football and seem to be unstoppable. But those that don't do that on a consistent level often experience a decline in their performance in the season after and this is what I thought would also happen with Napoli after this insane first half last season. It was never possible for them to top that and getting close to it. Everything worked smoothly for them, every result was perfect and every game that could have ended with a draw eventually ended with a win for them. Now they are taking actions while I believe that the also failed to properly classify what they have achieved last season.
The new coach's abilities are doubted, of course this is quite normal, especially since he has to take over a team when the season has already played quite a lot of matches and the team needs improvement, even though Napoli is not that bad, it's just that the comparison is of course last season so it's not an easy job for Napoli's new coach, and I'm pretty sure the target is no longer to defend the title because it's already very difficult, we could even say the opportunity is closed, Walter Mazzarri just needs to keep his team in the top four until the end of the season to return to playing in the Champions League next season and also continue to perform well in the Champions League this season.
Only teams like Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan can do well every season, but teams like Napoli, Lazio or AS Roma always have problems, especially when the previous season has performed well, usually the next one will show a decline.

So far I haven't been thinking too much about their intentions why they changed the coach, but looking at the table what do you think why a team that is ranked 4th gets their coach changed by the management? If they are 4th in the rankings, the coach doesn't get sacked and replaced to then fight for staying 4th. I think that Napoli's management thought if they can do something about it to preserve the chance to perhaps still be in the title race by the end of the season, then this is the time to take action and that is what they did. I think they did it with the hope in the back of their head to still fight for the title.
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