Topic: Italian League Prediction Thread (Serie A) - page 949. (Read 783167 times)

I think the problem that is happening at Napoli at the moment is more related to the level of confidence of the players which is slightly decreasing. Like in that match, I saw that V.Osimhen, not as usual, failed to execute the penalty. In fact, the shot deviated quite far from the target. And not only that, V.Osimhen also failed to take advantage of many opportunities in the first half which he usually always makes good use of.

I also think that coaches must be able to keep the players motivated. And it is a coach's job to keep the players confident. I think the cooperation between the Napoli players is still good. And Rudi Garcia can still unite the squad well. It's just that I see the players lack confidence in the game. They lost more accuracy in their shots. Because in fact, Napoli had several opportunities in that match which they could have used to score goals. And if it was Napoli last season then these chances would most likely have been goals.

Napoli was in a good position to win the match 2-0, but they misused their opportunity that made Bologna players to do everything possible to make the match draw which they did at the end of the match 0-0 draw. Many people loss their bet in this match because they made Napoli their favorite team based on their stand in this season but Bologna did what really surprised people from the beginning of the match till the end by not giving chance to Napoli strikers to shine like the way they use to shine in some teams with plenty goals at the end of the match. I think, Napoli manager have to do something fast so that what happened in this match will not repeat itself in their next match because their position has dropped down to 7th position in the Italian league table which is not giving their fans joy.

Napoli this season is indeed a different Napoli when it was still coached by Luciano Spalletti. Last season, Osimhen may have been in peak condition, but this season, Osimhen seems to be starting to show a decline in his sharpness in scoring goals. I think the role of a coach really influences the quality of a player. Maybe this has something to do with how adept a coach is at cultivating motivation in the players he trains. And we know Luciano Spalletti is a pretty kind coach. He always appreciates the players even if they play badly. So the player feels he has to do better so as not to disappoint the coach who continues to treat him well. The point is that a coach must also build good relationships between fellow players and players and coaches as well. And Luciano Spalletti managed to do that.

The coach who has a similar method to Luciano Spalletti is Simone Inzaghi. This can be seen from the Inter Milan players who always look so comfortable when playing on the field. That's the same as the Napoli players when coached by Spalletti.

But I'm not saying Rudi Garcia is bad either. It's just that he came to Napoli at the wrong time. And Spalletti did make the right decision by quitting the coaching profession. Because he realizes that the depth of Napoli's squad will not be as good as last season. Because even several important Napoli players have also left this season. like Kim Min Jae who has always been a strong fortress in Napoli's defense. In essence, this result was quite surprising to me too.

The change of coach experienced by Napoli this season is a factor that cannot be ruled out. Spalletti managed to create a solid strategy for Napoli and Osimhen's on-fire factor last season was the reason Napoli managed to get the title. Big teams such as Inter Milan, Lazio, Atalanta, Juventus and AC Milan experienced inconsistent phases several times last season, so this also affected Napoli's success in winning the championship. Currently, Napoli is under coach Rudi Garcia, he has a tough task to continue Spalletti's success. Unfortunately, his strategy may still need time to adapt. We need to look at the next few games. If by the middle of the season, Napoli has not moved from this slump, I think Napoli will have to immediately look for a new coach.

The current Napoli season is proving to be difficult on a number of levels. Their attacking problems are obvious a lack of originality and underwhelming wingers put a lot of pressure on Osimhen, whose failed penalty only makes matters worse for the squad. The coach is clearly under pressure since continued subpar play could endanger his position before the holiday season. The team's overall troubles are reflected in Kvaratskhelia continuous decline and inability to play entire matches or reach the net, which is a long cry from the previous championship-winning campaign. There is little doubt that the defending champions have a difficult road ahead of them.

I imagine the coach's expression when the own goal was scored by F.Gatti. Massimiliano Allegri must have given F.Gatti a long lecture after the match. 

 I also feel sorry for F.Gatti. Because when he made this mistake we could see the laughing expressions of all the Sassuolo players. But I am quite sure that Massimiliano Allegri will reorganize the Juventus squad and in the next match Juventus must win the match again.
And actually I didn't forget my losing bet. Still it hurts. It's just that I'm quite satisfied with the match. Because I didn't expect Sassuolo to play that well against Juventus.

I was more disappointed with the Napoli vs Bologna match which ended in a draw. And then I felt unhappy with Roma who had to be held to a draw by Torino. Now Napoli is ranked 7th and Roma is ranked 13th. It's quite a big difference if you compare it with the start of last year's season.

In the end, the mistakes are what costs of the match right? If they had not made any mistake, they would have definitely been able to win the match. But at the same time, I have to say they have made some silly mistakes. Those mistakes are not expected from a team like them. And we all know that in the last season, what happened with them was not fair. So everyone is expecting them to take revenge. And of course, everyone is expecting them to perform well and compete for the title. I do believe that it is hard for them. Especially in this season. But they are also capable of doing that.



The result of this match was actually as people predicted in my opinion. And I think the match was made easier for Lecce after Genoa got a red card.

Yeah, Napoli have missed points in the last 3 matches 1 loss 2 draws and they out of the top 4 even 7 points behind, this makes me doubt that Napoli can secure the title this season and for some reason Napoli always have difficulty when playing away. In other matches Roma also drew today winning by 7 goals in the previous match has no impact on this match. We don't know whether Roma really kept players for the Champions League match or whether they were just unlucky.

Napoli was just facing its declining phase after it has been performing so impressive last season. I do believe many people have been predicting it since napoli was resign from the club.
I stop to pick napoli caused by this club is very inconsistent at this moment. There's nothing left since spalletti has gone caused by he was the only one who was able digging all of potentials owned by napoli.

Rudi was a flop. Napoli was signing him is a horrible decision. Defending the title is far harder compared with acquiring it. The time has come for napoli to accept if scudetto may be owned by intermilan this season.
Napoli may keep lose more and more points. You must be careful when picking this. I have been trapped a few times.

Some of my bets were collapsed due to the inconsistent performance from napoli. Napoli is shit now.

Napoli have no differentiating power this season, they only rely on Osimhen which is their mistake. This means that if Osimhen fails to contribute goals in every match then they don't have players who have the skill level to complete attacks into goals. Like AC Milan, they have several quality stickers and this makes it easier for Pioli to make promising rotations in every match. However, there are times when a team experiences a major setback and perhaps that is what Napoli is feeling.

But they shouldn't drag on in conditions like this where they have to immediately get up and catch up with the team above them. More aggressive competition is not visible for now, maybe we have to wait for them to finish the first half of the season and will see more competitive competition for them in the second half of the season.

I'm afraid Napoli are lost this season and I don't know how big the gap with the leader will be until they find themselves again. Everything was going on nicely at the beginning of the season. But all of a sudden Napoli's form started to drop very sharply. Rudi Garcia's system started to give error.

If he stays too below Spalletti's level this season then I don't see a bright future for him honestly. He must also be aware of that. Inter and Milan are doing great now and they are getting away from Napoli by each week. Only a win streak for some weeks can save Napoli from getting away more.

Many people were taken surprised by the end result of this game. Today's game was exciting because both teams performed admirably and had to share possession (49% and 51%). As is usual, Napoli has a very excellent record against this team, having won four of their last five head-to-head meetings and drawing the last one before today's encounter. I expected Napoli to win, but as the game progressed until the 80th minute, I lost confidence in them, and the match ended in a draw.  It will be a setback for Napoli, and Bologna will be overjoyed to be able to hold them to a draw.

In this match, Napoli had many opportunities to score goals but Osimhen failed to do so. I think it's not just the coach who is to blame but the players too because they failed to work hard to achieve maximum results. One golden opportunity, namely the penalty kick, was failed to be completed by Osimhen, of course this was very detrimental to them in this match. In this game, Bologna played quite defensively and they were only able to record 4 shots and 2 on target. Osimhen doesn't seem to really like the style of play used by Rudi Garcia, especially in this case he seemed to show his annoyance when he was substituted in the 86th minute.

For Napoli, they are increasingly falling behind Inter Milan because with the draw achieved by Napoli, so for the time being, Napoli have a point distance that is increasingly difficult for them to catch up from Inter Milan because they are already 7 points behind. It's true that the season still has a long way to go but I don't think they are the strong team anymore like they were in the previous season.

For the owner of Napoli, he really acted ridiculously by releasing Spalletti even though it was only for reasons of vision and mission, but the owner insisted on his principles. Well, look at Napoli's performance under Rudi Garcia where he was unable to win like Spalletti did. I believe the fans will start to shake his position if Rudi Garcia is unable to make big changes in the upcoming match.

Who would have thought that Napoli had experienced big difficulties in the last 3 weeks. They were beaten by Lazio and continued with 2 draws, of course this is not what the fans hoped for. I think they are increasingly under pressure and Napoli next match will be against Udinese. Of course it is an easy match for them because the opposing team is in quite bad condition. But if it fails again, maybe Rudi will really be in quite a depressed condition in his position.

Napoli not climbing to any relevant position this weekend, they're 7th on the league table and their hope for scudetto is alive. Bologna succeeded to keep the game scoreless. Napoli failed to win points against a mediocre opponent despite a superb performance. Rudi Garcia will make changes at the club, but I don't see why Victor Osimhen would missed a golden chance, a penalty kick that would have broken the deadlock and given Napoli the lead in the 72nd minute. Even if Victor Osimhen is an attacker and an ordinary player, huge stars miss penalties on a frequent basis.

Napoli were overperforming at the start of the season.
This has always been a Spalletti quality, to give the players good strength at the start of the season.

Napoli won because we got 1 month of break for the World Cup otherwise they would have lost their shape in December.

I don't know what is really going on with Napoli currently. They made another point loss this time against Bologna away. Osimhen's missing that penalty was devastating for him and the team both. There is a significant drop in his performance level at the same time. It is really interesting to see this change in the team suddenly.

I mean they started the season really good but here we are. They can't win a game in the Serie A for three weeks. They struggled against Braga in the Champions League as well. Rudi Garcia must be under pressure even more now.

Now you understand that last year, the league title came due to a series of almost unrepeatable coincidences. Almost zero injuries, the luck of finding Kim and an unknown number 77, Oshimen, who didn't miss anything, the main rivals slowing down, and the nonsense of Juventus' point deduction. Add to this 6 months of celebrations, and that's it. This is Napoli's dimension, a team that can range between 2nd and 5th place.

I think the same about Rudi Garcia and his team.
Like I said weeks ago Napoli had great days with Spalletti in the last season and ow their fans expect to see their teams on top of the table and get the good results like last season, this can put Rudi Garsia under pressure and it seems he is even near to get fired.

Napoli performance this season is not very good, even though their squad is still the same, but Rudi Garcia failed to implement the tactics to build player enthusiasm so we are not sure they will be able to compete at the top. Osimhen was unable to withstand the pressure of being the defending champion team this season because he seemed to be having difficulty finding his identity. Failure to execute the penalty kick makes us believe that he has really lost his form of sharpness in front of goal.

Bologna was able to break Napoli dominance in this match because Bologna was under pressure from Napoli for almost the entire match. Skorupski neat performance was able to keep them from conceding in this match. I think with this result, Napoli is falling further behind the team at the top of the standings.