Topic: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) - page 1259. (Read 861062 times)

Spalletti built Napoli last season very strongly so there was a big burden on Napoli's new coach to be able to continue this good performance, this was a burden which actually became a disaster which resulted in what happened not being able to meet expectations.
I think it is very difficult now for Napoli to be like last season again.

Currently there are several strong Serie A teams including Napoli but so far only Juventus and Inter Milan have been able to maintain their consistency.
The problem with Serie A teams has always been the same since the past, namely not being able to maintain consistency, like AC Milan now, they started the season without being good but now their performance has dropped very drastically.

Both teams have an equal chance to win this game based on their present performance. Inter Milan is just two points away from Juventus and it seems that they also have two of the best coaches in the Italian Serie A. Massimiliano Allegri has been an extraordinary coach who has stood with Juventus all through the club's trial period and with his tactical acumen, he has continued to make the Bianconeri a force in the league. Juventus has a more determined team that will put up a strong fight in this game.

But Simone Inzaghi's is not also an easy nut to crack. Although key players like Benjamin Pavard and Alessandro Bastoni are injured, the Nerazzurri will want to please their fans in the Allianz Stadium. To replace the injured players coach Inzaghi might deploy Matteo Darmian and Francesco Acerbi who are also good players. Inter have scored the highest goals and as equally conceived the least goals, so he will be watching a complete team against one of the best in the league.

Walter Mazzarri has not been a successful coach after he left a Napoli where he won Italian Cup in 2012 and help the club to finish second in the league. He failed in Inter, Watford, Torino and Cagliari and have not had a top coaching club for the past ten years. I see his appointment as a gamble maybe he was appointment because of his close relationship with Aurelio De Laurentiis. His appointment might also because of his low wage bill since the club will still have to be paying the sacked coach until 2024. We just have to wait and see how he would change the fortune of the club.

I actually also want Juventus to beat Inter, especially since this will make the competition even fiercer. But it won't be easy and Inter is also known to have a good defense. Both teams have similarities in terms of defense and Juventus will not give up easily in this match. On the other hand, Lautaro Martinez will be a threat to watch out for for Juventus considering that he is also the current top scorer in Serie A and of course he also wants to continue scoring goals and add to his collection. However, Vlahovic is also a striker that Acerbi, Bastoni and Di Marco should be wary of, if he escapes in the penalty box his finishing will certainly be very deadly for Inter's goal. I think whoever scores the goal first is the winner because there won't be many goals in this match.

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.

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.

If you look at the odds, it might be true that Juventus will be much more favored to win this match than Inter Milan because they will be motivated enough to beat Inter Mila to be able to top the standings. However, that doesn't mean that Inter Milan doesn't have the same chance of winning the match because compared to Juventus, Inter Milan has so far been much more consistent in Serie A. If you look at the head to head results, they are still quite balanced in the previous five matches, but this season there is a slight difference where Inter Milan is trying to be the best in Serie A with the results they have achieved.

Simone Inzaghi and Massimiliano Allegri will try to clash strategies to put their team ahead, but still, as you said, a draw will be quite profitable for Simone Inzaghi because it gives him the opportunity to maintain his position at the top of the standings. Juventus must try to beat Inter Milan if they want to take the opportunity to be at the top of the standings and this match should be an opportunity for them because they are playing at home.

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

Mazzari is the new coach of Napoli, right?  I don't know how much improvement we are going to see. The performance has already been a little inconsistent. Well, actually, it has been quite inconsistent and they are quite lagging behind in terms of the title race.

I don't think Victor Osimhen has actually said anything like he wants to leave Napoli. That was definitely going to create a lot of problems for both him and the club as well. I believe that in his contract, it is stated that he cannot leave in this season. And he also cannot leave for any Italian club for two seasons. So there is no point in making these statements.

Basically, currently Napoli will return to a transition and adaptation period for the Napoli squad with a new coach and new strategy. But actually, I don't know if this is just a coincidence or not. But for clubs that have a new coach, usually their first match with the new coach always ends quite well. Well I saw this in several clubs who started the game with a new coach. But I don't know whether this will also happen to Napoli or not.

But Walter Mazzarri was also ever Napoli's coach for quite a long time, namely in 2009–2013. But the Napoli of that time and the Napoli of today are clearly very different. But maybe this will mean that Walter Mazzarri won't need long to adapt to this club. Even though he will only be coach until the end of this season. But I personally have quite high hopes for this new Napoli coach.

Against Atalanta it might not be easy. Moreover, Atalanta is the host of this match. But at least I am quite sure that these two teams will definitely score goals in this match. But I'm also not sure who will win the game.

I don't see the shortcomings of Pioli's squad very clearly. On the front line, he has Giroud who is the second most productive player in Serie A this season after Lautaro Martinez at Inter.
even when facing Udinese, their defense seemed to have too many gaps. the midfield is too eager to help the attack, but it is very easy to lose the ball. and at that time the player's transition from attack to defense was difficult with the opponent being quick to counterattack.

The draw against Lecce was also surprising. if their problem is a lack of star quality players. they have to prepare quite a lot of money in the upcoming transfer market. that is if Milan has ambitions for the tropics.

Stefano Pioli is experienced and he will ready his game tactics and players for his oppositions which everyone believes the Rissoneri will accumulates three points, this scudetto is a target for the club. AC Milan are competitive but they lack the quality players to focused on been one of the competitive versions of themselves. AC Milan is a competitive club in Seria A and they also channel their focuses on becoming an excellent team without hindrance this season, but it seems they're one of these teams that struggles to delivers in games due to their inconsistency in games.

AC Milan have some attackers, surely there are players who can replace the player like Leao. But those substituted players seems not very convincingly, they have no same level as Leao. I think AC Milan needs to sign better quality attackers in the next transfer window. They are also in urgent for a top striker (CF). They can't rely on Giroud only, they need to have a new machine goal.

Fiorentina will be a tough opponent, AC Milan must be ready 100% if they don't want to lose points. AC Milan current performance looks very badly, they need to have a change in tactic or in the formation. So, they can play more aggressively and more effectively.

Maybe what is meant is the advantage based on the match schedule because Juventus only focus on local competition so they can play optimally at least Juventus have got it and managed to go up to the 2nd position, while their main competitors, Inter Milan must go through several heavy and important matches including in the Champions League a busy schedule will have an impact on players such as stamina and the risk of injury well this is what is called another advantage for Juventus and they should be able to use it.

Juventus performance is quite good in every match but overall the player's performance is not optimal I mean their goal activity is lower than other teams but fortunately Juventus have a good defense so it is still balanced. Anyway, next week we will see who is the best between these two teams Juventus will face Inter Milan who come as away team.

I think this game between Atalanta and Napoli is not easy to predict because Napoli has changed and they got a new coach in this team.
If I'm not wrong, Walter Mazzarri is going to coach Napoli for the first time and we can't expect a lot from him because this will take some time for Walter Mazzarri to get the team in the better form and know the players and play styles. That's why I think Atalanta got a higher chance than Napoli to win this match.

For this season, I doubt AC Milan will be able to win the Scudetto trophy, they don't have many players who can lead them to win the scudetto trophy. Some of the players they bought have not been able to show a major contribution to the team progress this season, and many people even think that their best purchase last season was only pulisic. Ac milan needs players who are ready to give victory in every match which will lead the they to become champions this season but what we have seen so far is of course Ac milan only depends on Giroud and Pulisic to achieve victory.

Yes, if Ac milan can survive the current conditions in the top 4 and don't lose any more points then they still have hope of winning the trophy. If we have to say we have to wait for next season again then there is nothing interesting about their good performance this season. For AC milan management, they have to follow the developments made by big team from other leagues in building a stronger squad, such as buying lots of quality players compared to bringing in 10 players but not being able to contribute much to the team.

I still can't see where the advantage is.
They have no cups, so that means they spent 80 fewer minions in the market (the ones coming from the Champions League) and for that reason, they have worse players.

Where is the advantage of having not-so-great players?


Are you telling me that 8 games in a season for 1/3 of the team of 20-25-year-old players is such a big difference?

C'mon.

Juventus can target victory in this match if they can appear more impressive when facing Inter Milan. Juventus players must be able to work harder when dealing with Inter Milan because Inter Milan this season looks stronger compared to last season. Juventus, who are playing at home, have a big chance of getting 3 points and continuing their winning trend in next week match.

Allegri seems confident with the recent performance of his team because they are slowly improving their performance. Juventus players confidence has grown quite well after successfully winning the last 5 matches in Serie A and that could be one of their opportunities to break the trend of Inter Milan's position if Juventus is able to beat them.

Atalanta game against Napoli next weekend is expected to be one the strongest games next weekend in the Italian Serie A because Atalanta who are currently one point behind fourth placed Napoli knows that a win in that game will simply take them above Napoli in the league table while Napoli players will definitely want to help their new manager Walter Mazzarri start his spell at the club with a win.
Napoli's striker Victor Osimhen is currently injured and might not feature in that game but whatever happens, I expect Napoli to either win or draw the game.

Difficult to predict, Atalanta and Napoli both have a chance to win. The reason is that the points gained in the current standings are not too far, yeah their performance is not much different in the last five of matches, also based on head to head in the last five of matches it is not convincing if bet on Atalanta or Napoli.
But seems like Osimhen can comeback to play for Napoli in the match against Atalanta, there are several rumors which say Osimhen has recovered. If Napoli goal machine can play then there is a higher chance for Napoli got winning, but that is if Osimhen has recovered 100%.

I really want to see Juventus win the match against Inter Milan because I think Juventus was performing well even in the last season but because of the points they lost due to that penalty they couldn't get a better place in the table.
Juventus this time doesn't have these problems and they are now really to even win the Serie A title after everything happened in this team during the last season.