Topic: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) - page 473. (Read 825178 times)

At the start of the season, Juventus' performance looks more convincing so they have the opportunity to compete for the Scudetto with Inter Milan. However, over time, Juventus' performance declined slightly so that they fell further behind Inter Milan at the top of the standings. It is no longer possible for Juventus to catch up on the points that Inter Milan has collected because currently Inter Milan is so comfortable at the top of the standings.

Juventus just need to maintain their current position and they need to play more consistently in order to qualify for the Champions League next season, although finishing in the top four at the end of the season will also qualify. If they fail to maintain consistency then Bologna will be a threat to Juventus because currently they are only four points apart.

I think so considering that there are no interesting matches apart from the two matches you mentioned and maybe we will still see Juventus having difficulty in the derby match against Torino later. Juventus still cannot be said to be on fire after last week's win over Fiorentina and conversely, a draw against Torino is possible.

Apart from this being a derby match, Torino will not easily give in, of course they also adhere to the principle of a prestigious match and if Juventus again fail to get 3 points then they will again be in a dangerous situation.

For Sassuolo, they will again lose points considering that Milan is one of the teams that has been quite consistent this season and they managed to occupy second place in the standings by shifting competitors such as Juventus and others. What Milan is currently focused on is of course just wanting to widen the distance from Juventus because it is impossible for them to catch up with their brother who is currently at the top with so many points.

Osimhen is an excellent player, I have no doubt. Osimhen was in great form last season. Osimhen scored 26 goals in 32 matches in Serie A. Osimhen has shown that he has the ability to score a lot. However, this season we did not get the expected performance from Osimhen. Osimhen has suffered several injuries. Moreover, the overall condition of the Napoli team is now quite shaky. The team is performing very erratically this season.

Nothing is certain about which team Osimhen will join next season. I think the PSG management would like to have Osimhen in the squad. Luis Enrique may add Osimhen to the squad as a replacement for Mbappe.

That's the problem with teams who do not cash in on their players at the right time. Like for example if Napoli sold Osimhen last summer then they could have made easily 100 million euro, maybe even more but when you look at it now, we could easily say that they won't be able to make that much money, I am sensing 70 million could be max they could get. Look at their situation, they will have some money, and they will have to rebuild the whole team with that money and maybe hope to have one more title like this in the future some day.

It's not easy, and they have lost a lot of money for not selling these players last summer. In the end, they were the ones who built this team, so they should be able to try to replicate the same success when rebuilding.

Osimhen's transfer is still just a rumor. So nothing can be completely trusted regarding this rumor. The reason is, Osimhen once brought Napoli to become Serie A champions and won the Scudetto last season. So I think Osimhen will definitely not think about moving to another team for now. Although Osimhen once said that one day he also wanted to play in the Premier League. But I don't think that will happen next season. Because what is clear is that Osimhen has signed a new contract with Napoli until 2026. So there is no doubt, this means that Osimhen will stay at Napoli next season.

Even though Osimhen's performance is currently in poor condition at Napoli. However, there are many factors that make Osimhen's performance less good this season. Such as the lack of cohesiveness of the Napoli players, or the lack of chemistry between the coach and players. So in my opinion, Osimhen's poor performance this season is influenced by the poor performance of the team and coach.

So it is certain that Napoli can improve their bad performance. Maybe next season, Napoli must be able to buy new players who can cover Napoli's shortcomings or also have to replace a better coach. Because after Napoli changed coaches, Napoli's performance, including Osimhen's, dropped drastically. This means that the current coach is not suitable to train Napoli players.

A player's performance can decline because there are different colleagues or coaches. and I think that's how Osimhen feels now at Napoli after last season's extraordinary performance and several changes to the team this season.
he is a good player with extraordinary performance. I don't think it will be difficult to adapt to competition in a tighter league like the EPL. but still he has to consider how he should choose the right team and coach for his playing style.

Yes, that's because Victor Osimhen was offered a salary increase at Napoli so Victor Osimhen chose to sign a contract with a higher value and Napoli also tried to retain this key player before his contract expired because Napoli also didn't want to lose Osimhen, but unfortunately after Victor Osimhen signed The new contract actually reduces his potential at Napoli, he doesn't seem as aggressive as last season and his total goals are also not as many as last season, perhaps because of Victor Osimhen's absence in several matches due to injury, which affected Osimhen's performance.

Napoli itself is actually willing to sell Victor Osimhen if another club wants to enter into an agreement on the price set by Napoli which of course is pricing Osimhen at a fairly expensive price and Chelsea is very interested in bringing in Osimhen even though they have to dig a little deeper into their pockets. But we are also yet to be sure of Osimhen's performance still good when he is in a more difficult league if his performance declines of course it is a big loss for Chelsea, indeed he is still young and his potential can still be honed but if it doesn't suit Osimhen's playing style I think it will be difficult to find the right rhythm and restore his performance Osimhen as before.

If Spaletti stays, he will be sacked too because Napoli shown problems since late of last season. It's hard for a club like Napoli can defend Scudetto and Spaletti knew about that, only Napoli fans were too optimistic about capability of their star players.

When opponents in Serie A prepared better to control Osimhen and Kravatskhelia, Napoli lost most of their attacking power and this is start of their performances in general. Rudi Garcia, Walter Mazzarri might not do their jobs well enough but these coaches are not responsible for all negative things in Napoli this season. With several matches left, Napoli need to focus and aim at a position that is enough for them to at least join UEFA Conference League next season.

This summer can be even harder than the last one as Osimhen will nearly leave and only future of Kravatskhelia is unknown. They even can lose some other star players to bigger clubs in Italy and around Europe.

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QChuezwSlQ0

If I talked about match Day 31, this was an easy win for Napoli. And I am going to be honest, I kind of did not expect this from them, it just looks like ruthlessness and brilliance. Actually, I expected that they would be able to win this match. I did not think that they were going to terminate the match. To win this match the Azzurri's superstars Matteo Politano and Piotr Zieliński delivered 2 extraordinary goals  while Giacomo Raspadori &  Osimhen also found the net, this win pushed Azzurri a little more for a top-five finish.

Whatever, I guess at this point it does not matter that much, to be honest. Because they are not going to finish in the top four anyway. and here I thought at the start of the season that they would actually be able to defend the title successfully. I guess this is probably the definition of "one season Wonder".

Friday 12th April
Lazio 19:45 Salernitana

Saturday 13th April
Lecce 14:00 Empoli
Torino 17:00 Juventus
Bologna 19:45 Monza

Sunday 14th April
Napoli 11:30 Frosinone
Sassuolo 14:00 AC Milan
Udinese 17:00 Roma
Inter Milan 19:45 Cagliari

Monday 15th April
Fiorentina 17:30 Genoa
Atalanta 19:45 Verona


Source: https://www.skysports.com/serie-a-fixtures

Hard to choose the best game of the week, can be the derby of Torino Juvenuts or Sassuolo Milan.

Sassuolo is in a desperate season, they can be relegated after 10 consecutive years in serie A

I think it is normal if PSG still couldn't reach the agreement because there many teams are interested in Osimhen. Napoli must expect high expensive fees, PSG needs to offer higher fees if they really want to sign Osimhen. PSG also may not fulfill the expected salary for Osimhen, so it is still negotiating about the amount of salary. However, I agree that PSG won't have a big problem for the amount of money. They are rich club, they must have the ability to fulfill the transfer fees and the amount of salary expected by Osimhen.

This season, Napoli have no hope of making anything happen, in fact they are having difficulty finishing in the European zone. If we trace it back a little, the beginning of Napoli decline occurred when they parted ways with Spalletti, and his successors Rudi Garcia and Walter Mazzarri failed to manage the club, leading to their dismissal. In the remaining matches this season, Napoli is just trying to finish in a better position, and who knows, they can get a ticket to the European Confederation League. Regarding next season, Napoli will face many challenges, especially keeping their star players from leaving.

Napoli management is required to take wise steps in preparing for next season, apart from maintaining the existing squad they also have to look for a coach who suits the overall player profile. This season Napoli players have had difficulty adapting, because they are comfortable with Spalletti coaching strategy and have to adapt to 3 other new coaches. Sometimes things go well and have a direct impact on the club's development, like what happened to Roma, but sometimes the opposite happens, like what is happening to Napoli now.

There's tight corner for these teams but there's prevailing top clubs. The scudetto are targeted only among the winning teams. We're watching the extreme excellent performance of Napoli. Napoli plans for the improvement and gigantic profits of the team will always come through. Victor Osimhen have always been the top goal scorer this season and he will always push for top performance this season.

Well, the truth is that the situation of a club like this is frustrating, but I don't understand it, for a coach to leave like that and leave a club with which he won the scudeto, that is something that should not be allowed. , that is so similar to what would happen in Budesliga with Leverkusen, it seems to me that they have done everything wrong, and they have to improve, at least for next season because this season I see them very bad, the coach who is now will have all the desire to do things well, but the players should respond better.

I agree that the leadership of a team is crucial , but the players also have a lot to do with it, Where there is a team that is used to losing, it is always there but losing.

Yes, he still has the opportunity to improve his performance, but it all depends on Napoli management who will bring in a truly experienced coach who can give confidence and improve the quality of the players' performance and of course Osimhen will be more reliable after the arrival of the same coach as Spalletti last season.
Seeing Napoli's current condition, it is impossible to sell Osimhen before being able to bring in an equivalent replacement player because Napoli really really needs Osimhen's contribution which can help the club to win the Scudetto title like the previous season.

There are other things that make Victor Osimhen stay at Napoli and it's all because Osimhen still believes that he will be able to get good experience in the coming season when Napoli brings in a better coach than the current coach.
Yes, it's true that this season he only scored 12 scores, but that's not Osimhen's fault, it's the fault of Napoli's management, who always change coaches and this certainly has a bad impact on the players who have great talent because they have to keep adapting to new strategies.

At the end of December Osimhen has officially extended his contract with Napoli until 2026, and so far it is reported that Osimhen has a release clause of 130 million euros for teams outside Italy who want to sign Osimhen, although Osimhen has extended his contract with Napoli but I think his chances of leaving are still very big considering Napoli's position which is currently bad,  In addition, with a release clause of only around 130 million euros, of course, it will not be difficult for PSG to fulfill it, in my opinion Napoli will have no chance of keeping Osimhen next season if indeed PSG really want to sign him.

Currently Osimhen continues to be contested by several Premier League teams but in my opinion PSG are the frontrunners to sign him, reportedly currently PSG and Napoli are in further talks about the transfer, so it is very likely that next season Osimhen will play at PSG and even PSG are ready to sign osimhen for 4 seasons worth €13 million (£11 million/$14 million) per season.

Osimhen has not reached an agreement with PSG, but he has previously said that he has decided to change club, so perhaps he just wants to achieve better contract terms. This season he is not as good as during Spalletti's time, but this player has great potential, this only means that Enrique may not get the expected result from him, and to be honest, it seems to me that PSG, with their financial capabilities, can find best strikers.

Yeah Osimhen prefers to stay and extend his contract with Napoli this means that Osimhen cannot make a decision in the next few seasons, unless Napoli wants Osimhen released, as you said, Osimhen's performance has not been optimal this season so his interest and market value will definitely decrease so there is a possibility that we will see Osimhen play longer in Serie A. This season Osimhen only scored 12 goals and this is proof that its performance is declining but Osimhen is still young he still has a chance to improve his performance next season.

It is very difficult to be consistent in every match, even for top teams. So I'm not surprised by the draw. Unless Bologna loses then that is beyond my expectations. Actually, the results of this match were quite bad for Bologna because As Roma could shift their position in the standings. They only differ by 3 points. As Roma is in good form under De Rossi's coaching. Frosinone performed very well in that match. I think they are more motivated to win because they are fighting in the relegation zone.

I think problem make Napoli failed raise to the Europe League or Champion League spot because underperformed with Victor Osimhen, indeed he was absent almost one month for playing with his national team in AFCON on January last month but his goals productivities in Serie A decreasing by scoring 12 goals of 19 matches. Indeed had downgrade with performance, I think Victor Osimhen still valuable and many top premier league teams until PSG are waiting for getting him on next window transfer.
Before dropping performance in the next season, seems Napoli has chance to sell Victor Osimhen with higher values above 100 million euro and try looking other players can replace well his position next season, if Napoli want to get much money better selling Osimhen before his transfer market fees decreasing drastically depend with his performance next season.