Monthly Archives: December 2017
De Sciglio: How Allegri makes me click…
De Sciglio: How Allegri makes me click…
Mattia De Sciglio reveals how Juventus boss Max Allegri makes him click – “by making me work in a serene way and understand that I have great ability.” De Sciglio followed Allegri to Juve over the summer, having broken through under the Coach at Milan, and the wingback says he is enjoying working with the […]
Chelsea News: Contract talks in January, Mohamed Salah admission, Wilfried Zaha bid claim
Chelsea News: Contract talks in January, Mohamed Salah admission,…
GETTY Antonio Conte wants Andreas Christensen’s future at Chelsea sorted in the New Year Chelsea are ready to hold contract talks with Andreas Christensen in January. The Blues centre-half has shone during his first proper season at Stamford Bridge. Off the back of two years on loan with Borussia Monchengladbach, the 21-year-old has impressed Antonio […]
Napoli, Atletico Madrid’s Vrsaljko is top choice as club targets a right back in January
Napoli, Atletico Madrid’s Vrsaljko is top choice as…
Back on top of the Serie A table, Napoli continue to drive towards an historic scudetto that would unseat Juventus as six time repeat winners. And away from the pitch, the partenopei have plans to strengthen the club with new additions. Napoli are looking to buy a right back during the January transfer window, according […]
Jiangsu boss Capello full of praise for Zhang and Spalletti
Jiangsu boss Capello full of praise for Zhang and Spalletti
18 December at 16:00 During an interview with Avvenire, Jiangsu Suning coach Fabio Capello discussed several issues ranging from what it is like to work for Zhang Jindong to Napoli’s chances of securing their first Scudetto since 1990. “Do clubs call me every day? No, but I still get one or two calls a […]
What Juventus have learned from Spurs’ defeat against Man City
What Juventus have learned from Spurs’ defeat against…
18 December at 16:25 As the Etihad Stadium in Manchester took a mighty battering of rain on Saturday evening, if there was anything else that had taken a more prominent battering, then it was Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur. While it is very unlike Tottenham to take a 4-1 hammering these days, Manchester City had given […]
‘Hamsik happier with win than record’
‘Hamsik happier with win than record’
Marek Hamsik’s agent has paid testament to the Napoli midfielder’s professionalism as “he was happier about the win” than matching Diego Maradona. Hamsik finally equalled Maradona’s record of 115 Napoli goals with his strike against Torino on Saturday, and Juraj Venglos believes the Slovakian can now focus on the Scudetto without any anxiety. “I heard […]
What we learned from Week 17
What we learned from Week 17
Another exciting weekend of Serie A action saw Inter lose for the first time this season, making the race even tighter at the top. There are now just four points separating the top four, with Roma still holding a game in hand against Sampdoria. Here’s what we learned from this weekend’s Serie A action. A […]
Coppa last-16 refs announced
Coppa last-16 refs announced
The referees for this week’s Coppa Italia last-16 ties involving eight Serie A teams have been announced. Four matches will be played over Tuesday and Wednesday, and Napoli’s opener against Udinese will be overseen by Fabrizio Pasqua. Davide Ghersini will take charge of Atalanta-Sassuolo a day later, before Gianpaolo Calvarese [pictured] and Fabio Maresca take […]
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 17
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 17
Napoli are back at the top of Serie A, after Inter fell for the first time this season, at home to Udinese. Juventus and Roma kept up the pressure behind the Partenopei, though the Giallorossi left it late against Cagliari. Meanwhile AC Milan suffered an embarrassing defeat to Hellas Verona. Our Team of the Week […]
Udinese Defeat Could Convince Suning To Spend In January
Udinese Defeat Could Convince Suning To Spend In January
After Saturday’s defeat to Udinese at the San Siro, many Italian media outlets have offered their analysis on the impact that the defeat will have at Inter. One of these outlets was Rome based newspaper ‘Corriere Della Sera’, who report that: “In a championship still without a true leader, Inter finally register a loss in […]