Topic: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) - page 695. (Read 855670 times)

This is the type of result you see when are team that is searching for a good thing plays with a team that is already helpless at the bottom of the table because right now, the team is sure of going to the relegation while their opponent Lazio is lookibg for all possible means to be among the top 4 so that they can be amobg the teams in the champions league next season. Lazio is having a good performance in the match so they won't be missing the presence of a centre forward which they are not playing with and having gotten 3 goals  already in the first half, they are sure of adding more goals in the second half to take the 3 points home.

It is clear that Lazio will win this match easily because they play against the weakest team in Serie A. Salernitana is in the bottom of Serie A standings, they become the team that have most conceded goals this season. I even think Lazio may score more goals in second half, they possibly score 5 goals if they keep playing offensively.

Well, Felipe Anderson succeeded scoring 2 goals to make Lazio is leading with comfortable score. Castellano seems to score as well if he can get a good chance. But I'm not really sure about this because Castellano isn't a very productive striker in Serie A. Immobile is still a better striker in Lazio but he got injured and not available for this match.

By the way, this win will make Lazio to stay in the top 8 of Serie A standings. They still have a chance to finish in 6th place, I doubt if they can return to the top 5.

i predict that napoli will only stop in mid-table for the next few seasons, it will be difficult for them to return to the top 5, the role of the coach is very important for the future of napoli, and finding a figure like spalletti is difficult, maybe it is homework to do.  napoli's urgent need is to find a competent coach who is suitable to train the napoli squad, but until now there has been no clear speculation about napoli's transfer.

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the match between Lazio vs Salernitana is in progress, Lazio is currently leading by 3 goals ^{(it is very likely that they will win)}, in the second half it seems that both teams will not score any more goals.

That's right, the point is that Lazio really maximized this home match because after all, Salernitana this season is also a very weakteam in Serie A because Salernitana is a team that is at the bottom of the Serie A standings. Therefore, any player who plays for Lazio in this match, ofcourse they are required to playwell ofcourse to get full points in this home match. Because at least, Lazio still has a chance to finish in the top six competing with Napoli and Atalanta because that three teams points tally is still very close. Therefore, there is no good reason for Lazio to fail in this home match, because on paper Lazio can be guaranteed to win by beating Salernitana in this match.

osimhen has already chosen his next team, with all due respect for Naples and the city but osimhen will leave sooner than you imagine also consider that when there are teams that allow you to win you go... whatever the cost you get to At a certain age a player like that wants to win and Napoli is not the right place.

Lazio looked like they had the job done from the first half. They took no mercy on last place Salernitana and scored 3 goals in the first half. Felipe Anderson scored two of these goals. He previously had a total of three goals in the league. What I don't understand is, isn't there a pure striker in Lazio? Taty Castellano plays forward. Even though they played without a centre-forward, this result is very good for them. Their inability to back up Immobile shows their squad depth is weak. They won't have any problems against opponents like Salernitana, but they will have a lot of trouble in bigger matches.

For me Osimhen is one of the best players that Napoli has, the truth is if this team does not retain him soon they will go further down or at least they have plans to hire a player who plays the same or better than him, which is very difficult, or that at Npaoli they sell him so expensive that the sheikh of PSG can give him money, or to any other team, but on a personal level I think that right now selling Osimhen is total madness, of course this Apart from that if the coach allows it , I don't know how it will go, maybe Napoli will fall back into the positions they always were in, almost last and fighting for a touch of luck and that's like risking a lot. , however here is a sample:

PSG’s lucrative offer to Victor Osimhen: A move to pressure Chelsea into panic




Source: https://soccernet.ng/2024/04/psgs-lucrative-offer-to-victor-osimhen-a-move-to-pressure-chelsea-into-panic.html

The change of coach was of course quite a big influence, especially since Spalletti was one of the teams that made Napoli's performance improve drastically and only in Spalletti's hands could the Napoli team be successful in the last few seasons.
And Spalletti's departure was the end of everything which required the Napoli team to start all over again to work on building this team into a strong team again and that was not easy.
For now, I think Napoli will need the next few seasons to be able to return to being one of the top teams competing for the title, and this season there is clearly nothing more to expect from Napoli.

They are so far from the safe zone, so I can say they have been relegated this season, because I see it is impossible for them to survive relegation this season.
Now they are competing against Lazio at Lazio's headquarters, and they are already 2-1 behind Napoli, who scored a goal in the 7th minute and in the 14th minute Lazio managed to double their position. 2 minutes later they managed to score a goal to reduce the deficit.
I don't see them being able to get points in this match, because on paper Lazio is better than them on any side.

Napoli can no longer be relied on like last season after Spalletti's departure. Even though this could be wrong, the departure of the coach who led them to become champions was felt in Napoli's game. They are not as solid as last season and in their games they are not as good as last season. This season they made a lot of mistakes that we didn't see last season. This season they don't have good consistency and that makes them achieve a lot of negative results in the matches they play.
The news that Osimhen will leave Napoli is news that has been heard for a long time, but it seems that this season it will become a reality.

Speculation regarding Osimhen future is now growing rapidly, and that is very natural because several elite European clubs are very interested in the striker from Nigeria. PSG, Chelsea and Arsenal are reportedly very interested in Osimhen skills, and in my opinion these three clubs have the stable financial strength to be able to pay Osimhen release clause from Napoli. It is clear that Napoli will suffer a setback if Osimhen leaves, this season they have slumped very badly even though Osimhen is still in the main squad. The setback experienced by Napoli began with their separation from coach Luciano Spalletti, management failed to find the right successor to replace his role.

There are not many players who have like Osimhen quality, it will be very difficult for Napoli to find a suitable player, besides that Napoli also don't necessarily have the courage to spend large sums of money. Osimhen will most likely leave Napoli, it's just that we don't yet know which club will succeed in getting his signature. Playing in the Premier League will make Osimhen develop further, but he must be wise in making his choice. Currently Chelsea is not doing well, Arsenal or PSG could be the right options for Osimhen future.

Lazio vs Salernitana

Lazio StartXI: 3-4-2-1
Christos Mandas; Patric; Nicolò Casale; Mario Gila Fuentes; Manuel Lazzari; Matías Vecino; Daichi Kamada; Adam Marušić; Felipe Anderson; Luis Alberto; Valentín Castellanos

Salernitana StartXI: 3-4-2-1
Benoît Costil; Norbert Gyömbér; Jérôme Boateng; Lorenzo Pirola; Alessandro Zanoli; Lassana Coulibaly; Giulio Maggiore; Domagoj Bradarić; Loum Tchaouna; Antonio Candreva; Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi

Salernitana are in total breakdown due to their low performance because they played 14 matches and they only draw 2 games and loses the remaining 12 matches, this is not encouraging by the way they are going to relegate and since they season have come to and end i don't see any chances of recovery from the relegation zone, by now both the management and the manager might have concluded that they are relegating, so now if Lazio can push hard it going to be easy win for Lazio because of the Salernitana weakness.

I hope he doesn't go to Paris Siant Germain if he leaves Napoli, because at Paris Siant Germain I see he will have difficulty developing, not because Paris Siant Germain is bad, but the domestic competition there is not challenging and that might be an obstacle for OSimhen. If he wants he can go to La Liga or if he is able he can go to the Premier League, because it is also reported that several English League teams are interested in Osimhen.
If he goes to Paris Saint Germain, then he has to be prepared for all possibilities, I mean some players who have been part of Paris Saint Germain actually have problems, be it with management or even with players. This is unhealthy, especially since Osimhen has also experienced problems with Napoli management. He must consider carefully when making a decision, lest he regret the decision he takes later. There is still time to consider everything.

I doubt if osimhen has actually lost his form because he's actually been really stressed this season and it's very normal for a player to have a slight decline after been through such rigorous performance ranging from the Italian league games till when he went for the AFCON and than came back to still play for his team and aswell play in the champions league too, he's actually participated in a whole lot of league games this season so it's enough to get him appearing like a decline.

If he gets to join a team where he's given the enabling environment he will do much more better because at some point Napoli was even affecting his performance in the way he was regarded and treated aswell and i think all those contributed to causing a decline in his performance because they have affected his psychology and given him reason not to be really involved in the team, nevertheless he's performance in most games has still shown his passion and willingness to be a better quality player that just a normal and regular players as he gives his best and all in every of their recent games.

Moving to Chelsea wouldn't be a very bad idea but then there's actually not formal engagement or announcement in that regards if he's accepted to move there but then there are speculations about his possible movement by the end of the season, before the start of next season he would have been rested enough and i think that will aswell influence his price which will means he will be improved and have a better form so it's still very much possible he will be still sold at over a 100 million.

Yes, there is a lot of news about Victor Osimhen's departure from Napoli and for me it makes sense because PSG is able to spend large amounts of money to bring in quality players.
The problem is, if Napoli are willing to let Osimhen go, are Napoli ready to have difficult times in the coming season?
I think if Napoli management releases Osimhen before getting a replacement, I think that this bad performance is actually due to bad club management.
Meanwhile, Napoli's current condition is very bad after changing coaches several times and Osimhen is the player who has made the biggest contribution to Napoli and will only let him go for large sums of money.

Victor Osimhen still has a contract with Napoli with a long remaining time remaining and he is one of the important players or could be said to be Napoli's key player and if Napoli plans to sell this player it is very impossible unless there is a new player who has equal talent to Osimhen.
I don't think this news will come true in the next season and if it does, maybe I would say that Napoli's management is very ridiculous.

I agree with you. I heard that it is rumored that Osimhen will leave Napoli next season. Many reports say that PSG will negotiate with manager Osimhen because they want to find another striker at Mbappe's level. Several other quality players will also definitely choose to leave. They want to play for another club that can give them the opportunity to appear more competitive and have the opportunity to play in the Champions League. Of course this will make Napoli's performance even worse next season.

Regardless of the loopholes Osimhen faced for a few weeks with Napoli, he still found so much belief in them and he'sore or less the fans' favorite too. So the news of his contract extension was definitely soothing to the team and fans too. Now it's certain that they'd keep seeing and benefiting from his unique style of football. He's being a key man at the Italian side and it was although very much unlikely for them to let him slip off their arm. He's just got more impacts to make. Napoli themselves have seen the quality of player he is and they really don't want to let him go. It's his decision no doubt, but maybe he's just got to get experiences in a different club environment. Even though, he still has an achievement to deliver onto the team too.

 Since Osimhen joined Napoli, he's been their key player and he's been doing his striking job perfectly without errors, even in times of emotional derailment from fans and the coach, he's still being able to keep his mind focused. He's in no wise the best thing that's happened to Napoli. He's the best addition to the team. Although Chelsea are having eyes on him but it's likely that Napoli won't let him slip without a very good replacement for him. His exit will place a threat to the teams performance subsequently and they may likely go back drastically.

 For Chelsea, he may not be able to cope immediately, he'd need time to blend and it's likely that the Chelsea pattern may not fit him. No doubt he's got the decision to make but he's got to weigh the options too considering that Chelsea can as well give him a whole new experience to football even though they're declining currently in their performance.

Salernitana no longer has a chance to get out of the relegation zone even though they will continue to try to do that for the remainder of this season. Because with a collection of 15 points and being in last place in the league, it will certainly be difficult for Salernitana to get themselves out of this bad zone. Moreover, today Salernitana will face Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico, clearly it will be quite difficult for Salernitana to win because Lazio will not let the visiting team beat them in the opportunity that exists today.

Although Lazio in thisseason did not get impressive results like lastseason, because Lazio also managed to become runner up last season. But yes, the fact is Lazio in this season can also still be in the top8 in the Serie A standings and forme it is not a bad result at all. Therefore, playing at home against Salernitana, will certainly still provide a greatchance for Lazio to get full points in this home match. In essence, as long as Lazio can still be and compete well in the topten,then I think Lazio is still fine becauseafterall, Lazio is not a team that is always in the top four every season. Therefore, it is natural if this seasonLazio has decreased and is not as good as last season because after all, last season scudetto winner is also only in seventh position at thistime. Taking into account theseresults, then I think it is still a reasonable result that Lazio got this season.

Lazio's performance this season is not very good, although they were able to make a surprise by beating Juventus in two the previous week, but slowly Lazio fell back when they were also defeated by Juventus in the Coppa Italia and even had to surrender from Roma last week, currently Lazio's hopes of reaching the European zone limit are of course very difficult especially they lost several important players such as Ciro Immobile,  Alessio Romagnoli, Manuel Lazzari, Ivan Provedel and Mattia Zaccagni are out through injury, for now I think beating Salernitana will also be a difficult job and Lazio should not underestimate the team below him.

I don't think a change of coach will have an instant effect on a team and like Lazio of course we won't see them rise quickly because indeed players need time to accept new strategies and techniques from the current coaching transition, in my opinion, we will need time to see Igor Tudor can make Lazio a good team again and maybe next season it will happen and of course with Huge financial support to be able to strengthen their squad next season.

What is clear is that their task now is only to maintain their position in the standings to be able to get a place in the Champions League next season, because there is no longer any motivation for them other than maintaining that place. I mean they can no longer catch up with Inter Milan who are at the top of the standings, there is no other competition they play besides Serie A. Therefore doing their best to maintain their position is the only thing that can keep them motivated.

They can do that while preparing for next season, I don't know for sure if they will stay with their current coach or not next season. Juventus must evaluate the performance of their coach, if they feel he is still capable then maybe they will keep him, but if not they can end the collaboration.

If Allegri does not become their coach next season, who do you think is the right coach to replace his role in the Juventus coaching chair next season?