Topic: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) - page 691. (Read 854950 times)

I know the Torino team is not very strong. However, with the current form of the Juventus team, I would prefer not to bet on Juventus. Because Juventus players are not performing well now. Juventus have won only one of their last 5 matches. Although Juventus won the last match against Fiorentina, the performance of Juventus was not very good.

Juventus' past record against Torino is very good. Juventus have won 4 of the last 5 matches, one match has been drawn. However, even then I wouldn't dare to bet on a Juventus win in this match. I have not seen better performances from Juventus players in the last few matches.

Juventus' goal for now is just to be able to get a ticket to the Champions League while remaining in their current ranking. And so that Juventus can remain safe with their current ranking, Juventus must no longer waste any remaining matches this season. Juventus must continue to collect points and not lose points.

It is certain that Inter Milan this season will win the title in Serie A. So for now the focus of Milan, Juventus and Bologna is that they want to remain in their current position and make a bigger difference in points with the team that is ranked 5th. But their position Bologna is currently slightly threatened with Roma who are getting closer to them in terms of points. Roma is currently only 3 points different from Bologna and this could be quite dangerous for Bologna who are struggling to get a UCL ticket. It looks like the battle for UCL tickets will be quite fierce between Bologna and Roma. And if they are careless then Juventus could be dragged into the competition. Because Bologna and Roma could replace Juventus.

Tomorrow Juventus will visit Torino and in this match Juventus should try to win in order to maintain their position from being chased by Bologna and Roma. Because Bologna who will host Monza and Roma who will visit Udinese will also try to win in order to narrow the gap with Juventus if Juventus cannot win at home to Torino tomorrow. That's why Juventus must be able to win at home to their opponents in order to remain in their current position even though they still have to win the remaining matches this season.

Yes, I also agree that Osimhen's good performance will be a waste if he stays at Napoli for too long. Because he needs to try to play at a different level at a different club or in a different competition such as in the EPL or in Laliga. Actually, quite a lot of people have wanted Osimhen since last season. It's just that Napoli set a price that was too high which made all interested clubs prefer to withdraw slowly. Napoli without Spalletti is very different. But Napoli without Osimhen would also be worse. So I also understand why the club always wants to keep him.

A player can become the best in any team he plays for so far as he's outstanding and gives quality contributions towards the success of his team and his playing skills and tactics are being seen by so many. If we take a look at some players that succeeded in their team, most of them came from mediocre teams where they were doing great before they moved to better teams it's just that no matter how well a player is, he is more visible when playing for a bigger teams though we can't really underestimate Napoli because they are also one of the recognized teams in Italy and Europe at large.

Victor Osimhen for sure deserves a better club where his skills can be more visible and where he can also achieve European trophies so moving out of Napoli will make him become more recognized by world class teams.

We are getting back to the Serie A by the opening game today. Lazio are going to host Salernitana. Obviously the season is already over for the away side. There is no way they are getting themselves out of the relegation zone from now on while there is a gap of twelve points and three teams to beat for that. This is a plus for Lazio in this game.

Lazio are trying to get the spot for the Conference League at least. Their job looks really difficult but not impossible for now. They need to make up for the Roma loss. Lazio are given 1.35 odds for the win which is higher than my expectation. I think it is worth adding to parlay. 

Actually, it is not impossible if he becomes the best player even though he plays at Napoli, we know that in the past Napoli also produced many stars, but at the moment it is a little difficult because Napoli as a whole has experienced a decline which ultimately makes us doubt them. Last season they managed to win the Scudetto title but this season they are very different and have now been thrown out of competition at the top of the standings.

I agree with you that Osimhen should seek new experience in a new team that is in a more competitive league. There are several teams interested in him, but Napoli have set a price of 100 million. In my opinion, this is still quite feasible because Osimhem's performance is actually still good even though the team as a whole has experienced a decline. So far, I haven't heard of anyone making an official offer to Napoli, but according to rumors, there are at least 2 teams that want to bring Osimhen from Napoli for next season.

Although the points gap between AC Milan and Juventus is less, with Inter Milan there is a considerable gap between Milan and Juventus. Even if Inter Milan lose seven of their next seven matches, there is no doubt that they will win the title this season. Inter Milan didn't waver from their consistent performances but AC Milan and Juventus just couldn't maintain their consistency. 

The Italian league will now only compete for the second and third positions in the points table where any team including Milan and Juventus who are second and third in the points table can secure those places.

I agree with you that Juventus can't rival Inter Milan for the Scudetto title this season because of their point difference in the league table. Also, Inter Milan is not looking weak; they are winning their matches in the Serie A table, which makes it hard for them to get a rival this season. Just as you said, Juventus should focus on maintaining their current position in the league table so that Bologna will not overtake them.

I think a player like Osimhen needs to play in a better team. Can you become the best player in the world by playing for Napoli? This is almost impossible.
I think a player at the age where he needs to show his highest performance should be in a team like Arsenal or Bayern. It has a value of over 100 million euros, but they are not using its potential right now. I think there is no need for such a player for a team that cannot even be among the top 3 teams in the Italian league

That's right, there will be 6 rounds left in the season, meaning the possibility of competing for the Scudetto only exists in theory. Currently, AC Milan and Juventus are only trying to stay in the top 4 position. Obviously, if you can't win the championship, it doesn't matter where you stand in the Top four.

AC Milan is so secure in the Top 4 of Serie A that they can play a few bad matches without worrying about being threatened. Accordingly, coach Piolo and his team hold 68 points/31 games. As for Juventus, they should be careful with Bologna and AS Roma because these two teams can knock Juventus out of the top 4 when they are clinging to Juventus. A victory over Torino will be a way for Juventus to strengthen their position better.

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".