Topic: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) - page 428. (Read 849076 times)

Inter Milan have finished the last few seasons with good results in other tournaments including the local league so they will be very confident in the upcoming season especially they will definitely want to retain the title of the local league tournament next season. Next season in the local league, Inter Milan should be blocked by teams like AC Milan, Juventus Roma. If the same team wins the title repeatedly every season then it becomes a lot like France league because in France league we consistently see PSG win the league title every season. Last season Inter Milan secured the title by a big margin, expect Juventus or AC Milan to be champions next season.

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I understand why Europa League winners are trying to improve the defense. From all the teams that have finished in a position from where they will be able to participate in the Champions League competition, basically from position one to five, they have conceded the second most number of goals this season most probably 42 goals. This 26 year old defender is going to increase the depth of the defense of the team with Marten de Roon, Davide Zappacosta, Gianpaolo Bellini. So the Atalanta will have a better time defending. he is also 26 years old, so it is near the prime time of his career I will say. A good decision overall in my opinion.

There is nothing that can be done too far for Juventus, which was seen as stagnant enough last season to rely on the composition of its players. Likewise, preparations for next season are not very promising, if it continues like this, it is possible that Juventus' position could continue to be threatened by other teams who are starting to be aggressive in the transfer market. Serie A is still about trophies where the competition is quite tight Inter, Milan, Juventus and Atalanta. Maybe next season there should be more positive developments from Bologna, Roma and Napoli. Juventus needs to make improvements because they are not always in a safe position in this ranking.

Of course if Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia leaves, Napoli will need two good strikers which I believe that was why Conte needs Lukaku to replace Osimhen but the problem currently is that no club have accept to pay the price Napoli is asking for Osimhen. Kvaratskhelia I don't know much about the club that is interested in him.

Selling those two players will be profitable to Napoli and Conte can use his managerial skills to get players that are not expensive but can still do the job in order to balance the team performance. Conte is a good coach and I am expecting the best from him next season.

The age at which lukaku is, contributes a lot to his career, is just as if he is seriously depreciating and is no longer in shape to perform. And been at that age what do we expect from his performance. Their is nothing that kills a player the more than going through lots of injuries. They don't want to always agree that they are getting weak and they need to retire because at this point they have lived a good life while playing look at players like we know them already and they refuse to retire for s reason i don't know why. The problem is even if Lukaku forces him self to want to score he will keep missing chance am very sure of that. Lukaku was once an excellent player but is just is tenure as an excellent player is already coming to an end. The best thing is for him to plan his retirement and go and retire.

We can imagine that if Napoli lost Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia in one transfer window, Conte would find it difficult to boost Napoli performance next season. In my opinion, Conte should ask the club president to keep these two players, at least for one more season. We are aware that many clubs are interested in signing them both, and they will be the hottest property in this summer transfer window. Apart from that, if Napoli management does not have the same vision as Conte in building squad depth, it is not surprising that they will fail to compete in the top four of the standings. Even though Conte will need time to adapt in his first season, the task is not too difficult, because Napoli is only focused on domestic competitions, it should be easier for them to recover.

Napoli can be better next season than last season. Because last season they were very bad. But I think they will have problems finding better footballers than Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia. It's not easy to find talent at this level. I don't think they will be able to fill Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia's shoes and I think Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia will be successful wherever they go. Napoli will lose two very valuable players.

By the way, there are rumors that Conte wants to sign Fenerbahçe's Dutch left-back Oosterwolde. Fenerbahçe and Napoli have always had good relations. After the transfers of Kim Min Jae and Eljif Elmas, the transfer of Oosterwolde would not be a surprise for me.

Como who will officially play in Serie A next season began to actively strengthen their squad ahead of the start of the 2025 season, previously Como had brought in Belotti from Roma, it seems that they are not satisfied enough to continue to strengthen their squad by trying to bring in top players to face next season, currently it is reported that Varane has been in Italy and is getting closer to joining Como,  If indeed later Como succeeds in realizing the transfer, of course Como will at least have a good defense, indeed at this time Varane is starting to enter the end of his career but that does not make him a bad player.

Varane, who has been quite impressive with Madrid, actually had to go through a difficult time with Manchester United so far, but the decline in performance that occurred to Varane while with Manchester United was of course due to his frequent injuries and also of course the game strategy applied by Ten Hag so far made it difficult for him to achieve his best performance,  If you join Como, of course, Como benefits a lot because they get it with free transfers at the moment.

Currently, if you look at some of the news that has happened, Juventus have always lost in the last few seasons, even if in total for now Juventus at the start of the 2023/2024 season alone have lost around 700 million in the last 6 seasons and the possibility of this season increasing because it is said they made a profit the last time was in the 2016-2017 season which of course this is a situation that is too complicated for Juventus even though we realize that in the end the problem of losses for clubs in Serie A does seem flat but on the other hand for a club that can be said to be a big club Juventus is a club that has enough problems for their finances, especially when covid hits.



Obviously this is a move where they have to sell some players to stabilize their balance sheet.

But on the other hand, other clubs also actually have the same problem for Serie A including for some clubs like Milan and Inter so when in this case Motta wants to give a breakthrough to make a new situation then I think it can still and very likely to happen for Serie A next season.

It depends on how Motta minimizes players and unites their poor chemistry because even though Motta must be missing a condition where he is not free to shop but on the other hand, financial problems he shouldn't have to think about it because it's not his job.

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Have you heard this? Raphael Varane is reportedly getting closer to joining next season's promoted team, namely Como. Currently, Raphael Varane has arrived in Como to discuss this agreement and as is known, Raphael Varane has said goodbye to Manchester United after his contract ends.

This 31 year old central defender from France will be a very good force and it seems that here Cesc Fabregas as Como's assistant coach will also help in making this recruitment process smoother. It doesn't seem too bad to get Raphael Varane, especially since his wealth of experience will really help Como in navigating the Serie A competition next season.

Even if they are lucky, I think they can get cheap players but with good enough quality or maybe their talent is not yet visible. Juventus' limited budget is an obstacle for them because they cannot recruit players whose talents are clearly visible. but what you say is true, Juventun can't do anything but look for cheaper players to help their performance be better, as long as they don't recruit the wrong players maybe it can help their performance.

Thiago Motta, like it or not, has to be able to utilize the available budget, so he can recruit players who are of low value but he must be able to see that the player really has brilliant talent, so when this can be seen, Thiago Motta just needs to hone the player and become a Juventus star. , even though it takes time, I am sure that Thiago Motta's adaptability can make each other's training process easier.

Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia are very quality young players, if both of them leave of course it will be difficult for Napoli to find replacements who are equal to them, but on the other hand, these two players also need a better team to boost their careers, so I think it is better for Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia went to a better team.

I believe Antonio Conte knows how to build a Napoli team, management just needs to give him trust and support and it is better for players who no longer wholeheartedly play for Napoli to leave, like Osimhen.
Every coach needs a different type of player, as does Antonio Conte, he needs the player he wants to build the team he currently wants, namely Lukaku.

I think, Victor osimhen is planning to leave Napoli this season which their managements are fully aware, because any serious buyers that will meet up with the demand of Napoli managements, they can release him and other players to have the opportunity to finance the new players they are planning to bring in to replace Victor osimhen and other players. I don't think, it will going to make Napoli to lose power in the attacking area next season, because there are some strikers you can use to replace all those players in this season, you will get a good result from them next season but to have such players in Napoli, the management need to spend huge amount of funds before they can have such players in Napoli next season. If the Napoli managements can approve some funds for their new manager to search and bring in new potential players, he will definitely bring in new players that will make Napoli to perform well next season and bring honor to the team in the future.

The news was published this year and it seems that might be the condition of Juventus. Maintaining the current players will be very important for Juventus if they have to compete for trophies. But this will be difficult, especially for players who want to move due to interest from other clubs and those who are seeking better contracts with increased financial benefits. And they would have to avoid buying any expensive players and if possible reduce their wage bill by selling expensive players. They would also have to raise more funds from other sources to balance their books in the next three years. I would suggest they recruit cheap players and some talented academy players that wouldn't cost them too much.

You know Osimhen is likely to leave and Kvaratskhelia is no different than him either. Losing both of your crucial player sucks, I totally agree with that. It means losing quite much power in the attacking line. 

However Napoli can still turn this into advantage. I mean they can use the money in these sales to make changes in the squad according to Conte's system.    De Laurentiis just needs to listen Conte carefully. As he has brought a winner manager he has to do that. Conte is one of the great managers with immediate effect. I think we will watch a way better Napoli next season.

From this news "Juventus dire finances will force the club to sell players", there is no choice but to stick with the existing players. And all of this must be done to improve financial problems so that they don't get worse in the long term.
In this article, I don't know if it's true or not, but what is certain is that Juventus must survive for at least 3 years to be able to improve their finances and must be patient with existing players or players from the transfer market. So whatever Motta will do will not provide a big improvement or at least staying in the top 3 is good enough.

Regarding Rabiot and Chiesa, it seems there has been no confirmation regarding the future of these players, but looking at the current situation, Motta will still retain these two players to develop their skills and will be sold in the next season's transfer window in order to improve finances.

In fact, Lukaku has healed and recovered well regarding the injury he suffered and in fact Lukaku has been able to play well even though there are several things that prevent him from being able to play like before, apart from that age can also affect him.
He is player with fairly large body and needs more energy to be able to play well and be able to keep up with the play of young players, this is the main reason why Lukaku is doubted by most football fans and his own coaches.
But in several matches he has proven how much he contributes to the success of the team he has defended, he is not as sharp as before when he was placed as striker and is not really agile, but he can still play well under certain conditions.

It shame that player who was once star and mainstay for every team he played for has now experienced significant decline in performance.
But I agree with you that Lukaku can start building business or start career to be included in the list of potential coaches in the future.

Juventus is quite active in targeting the players they want to recruit, but Juventus has a just barely budget so it cannot recruit players who are expensive. It can only negotiate with the club and players at a price it can afford if the club does not agree with Juventus' offer. Juventus can't do anything other than look for players who are cheaper but have good performance, even though finding players with good performance and cheap is very difficult unless they recruit players from lower level clubs.

Recruiting players from lower level clubs does not have a very high market value, but Thiago Motta must look at the potential he has well before deciding to recruit the player and see what his track record is. If the coach feels he is able to hone him, then Juventus can look for players at low prices but with a note. The coach can accept it and build the players' performance well.

The problem that occurs for now may focus on finances that are not very good, because after all, the current situation for Juventus is the same as other clubs in Serie A where the finances are indeed quite bad for the size of a big club which of course this will cause a problem in the end.
Motta is indeed possible to change Juventus in a better direction, it's just that hoping for financial support is difficult so it is likely that for now Motta will only make some emphasis by maximizing some of the current players.

Indeed, there must be some changes for players on several lines especially for now the problems of Chiesa and Rabiot are also still unclear besides that, Motta will also definitely be preoccupied with finding alternatives for finishing which is currently not good.
But indeed seeing from the current situation it seems that it can be minimized because for the first season it seems that adaptation is more important because after all the adaptation process can certainly make a reference so that the club can have a good performance.

Apart from that, Lukaku is still unable to provide maximum performance due to the impact of the injury he received. With this, Lukaku should have built a new business to prepare for his retirement and enjoy the new business with his beloved family. In every match he participates in, Lukaku only plays his role in his position without having to force himself to score a goal. This shows that Lukaku's performance on the field is no longer optimal.