Monthly Archives: December 2017
Transfer News LIVE updates: Man Utd plot Hazard move, Liverpool, Chelsea rumours
Transfer News LIVE updates: Man Utd plot Hazard move, Liverpool,…
Transfer News LIVE updates: All the latest gossip and rumours from Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, the rest of the Premier League and from around Europe. Wednesday, December 20 3:00am: Arsenal’s handling of the Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez contract situation has been disgusting, according to Gunners legend Ian Wright. He said: “It is terrible business for […]
The Christmas “Stress Test” Begins For Inter
The Christmas “Stress Test” Begins For Inter
Turin based newspaper TuttoSport has named Inter’s upcoming fixtures during the Christmas period as “The stress test” as the Nerazzurri will face in order Sassuolo, Milan in the Coppa Italia and then Lazio a day before New Years Eve, before going to Florence on January 5th. Tuttosport reported that “Spalletti’s formation started to show signs […]
The rise of Gianluca Vialli to calcio royalty
The rise of Gianluca Vialli to calcio royalty
In part two of a four-part series looking at the career of the iconic Gianluca Vialli, Dan Davison recalls his memorable Sampdoria years, which later set him up for brilliance at Juventus. THE 1990/91 SEASON was the greatest in the history of Sampdoria. And the truth is, for the romanticism that Italian football has come […]
Hamsik Declined Offers From Inter, AC Milan & Man Utd To Stay At Napoli
Hamsik Declined Offers From Inter, AC Milan & Man Utd…
In an interview with Radio Punto Zero, former Napoli midfielder Francesco Montervino, talked about his time with the Partenopei and shared some interesting anecdotes, one particularly interesting anecdote concerned the transfer market and current Napoli player and captain Marek Hamsik, who recently became Napoli’s all time highest goal scorer, equaling Diego Maradona: Montervino stated that: […]
Sarri: ‘My fault if players rusty’
Sarri: ‘My fault if players rusty’
Maurizio Sarri explained his tactical and personnel choices not only as Napoli beat Udinese, but also throughout the season. He rotated the squad and used Jose Callejon as a centre-forward, but it was only when Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens came off the bench that they found the decisive goal in this evening’s Coppa Italia […]
Oddo: ‘Udinese intended to attack’
Oddo: ‘Udinese intended to attack’
Massimo Oddo insists Udinese intended to attack Napoli in the Coppa Italia, but “they force you” to sit back and defend. The Friulani had very little possession, but were holding out until Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens came off the bench, combining to score the winning goal. “I was angry on the Napoli goal, because […]
Italian Ace To Stay In Serie A Amidst Interest From West Ham United: Huge Setback For The Hammers?
Italian Ace To Stay In Serie A Amidst Interest From West…
Bologna forward Simone Verdi has assured the club[1] that he has no intentions of leaving when the transfer window opens next month, amidst speculation from Inter Milan and Napoli along with West Ham United. A report in Italy claims[2] that the striker has promised the club that he won’t depart in January which would come […]
Sarri takes responsibility for his players’ rustiness
Sarri takes responsibility for his players’ rustiness
Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri has said that it is his fault if members of his squad are lacking in match sharpness, as he tends not to rotate his regular starting XI. Certain players have come in for criticism of late for looking somewhat rusty, which Sarri acknowledges is down to his persistence with the same […]
Coppa Italia: Napoli vs Udinese 1-0 |as it happened…
Coppa Italia: Napoli vs Udinese 1-0 |as it happened…
19 December at 22:45 Welcome to our live coverage of the Coppa Italia fixture between Napoli and Udinese at the Stadio San Paolo. Below you will find everything you need to know before and during the match. Napoli and Udinese have played each other three times previously in the Coppa Italia ending in a win for […]
Inter, the contacts are ongoing between Sabatini e Pastore
Inter, the contacts are ongoing between Sabatini e Pastore
19 December at 22:55 Inter Milan are doing very good this season as they are currently only two points off first placed Napoli. It is not a secret that Suning would like to improve their current roster as they have their eyes on a few star players. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Walter Sabatini has been in ongoing discussions with PSG’s Javier Pastore. […]