Monthly Archives: August 2018
Mandragora gets blasphemy ban
Mandragora gets blasphemy ban
Udinese midfielder Rolando Mandragora has been given a one-game ban for using “blasphemous expressions” which were caught on camera. In Italian, a blasphemous phrase is considered to be the worst kind of swearing, so the authorities take a hard line on such words being uttered by players and officials. Today the Lega Serie A confirmed […]
Ancelotti: ‘Bayern didn’t want to change’
Ancelotti: ‘Bayern didn’t want to change’
Carlo Ancelotti believes he encountered a “philosophy problem” at Bayern Munich because “they didn’t want to change things”. The Napoli boss won the Bundesliga in his first season in Germany, but he was sacked at the start of last season after a defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. “The experience at Bayern was […]
Torreira agent: ‘With Carletto at Napoli…’
Torreira agent: ‘With Carletto at Napoli…’
Lucas Torreira’s agent confirms his client could have joined Napoli if Carlo Ancelotti had been there at the start but “talks with Arsenal were too advanced”. The Partenopei were in talks with Sampdoria for the midfielder throughout the second half of last season, but the deal eventually collapsed. The Uruguayan then moved to the Premier […]
Milan, Gattuso furious in training after throwing away Napoli match
Milan, Gattuso furious in training after throwing away Napoli…
28 August at 17:10 According to what was reported by Il Corriere dello Sport this morning, Gennaro Gattuso, the head coach of AC Milan, is extremely unhappy with his team’s performance against Napoli, in which they threw away a two goal lead to lost 3-2. The reports suggest that Gattuso spent most of yesterday’s […]
Agent of Chelsea target confirms renewal talks are set to begin with Napoli
Agent of Chelsea target confirms renewal talks are set to…
28 August at 16:55 At one point during the summer it seemed as though Napoli’s Albanian full-back Elseid Hysaj would be leaving the club, likely to complete a move to Premier League club Chelsea. However, Aurelio De Laurentiis, Napoli president, put an effective block on any further transfers to Chelsea from Napoli, even those with […]
AC Milan reliant on Gonzalo Higuain overcoming Roma hoodoo to get off the mark in Serie A
AC Milan reliant on Gonzalo Higuain overcoming Roma hoodoo…
After a second-half collapse away at Napoli saw AC Milan come up empty-handed from their opening game of this Serie A season[1] the Rossoneri will be hoping that new forward Gonzalo Higuain can put his Roma hoodoo behind him and get up and running at the Stadio Meazza on Friday evening. It would be hard to […]
No Liverpool exit for Simon Mignolet
No Liverpool exit for Simon Mignolet
Liverpool will not allow goalkeeper Simon Mignolet to leave the club this month, according to The Guardian[1]. The Belgium international has vented his frustration at being forced to stay at Anfield while Loris Karius – last season’s first-choice keeper – has been allowed to leave on loan. He described the situation as “bizarre”. Despite Mignolet […]
Ranieri: ‘Inter wrong to focus on Modric; Milan will have great season’
Ranieri: ‘Inter wrong to focus on Modric; Milan will have…
28 August at 14:15 Claudio Ranieri has managed a fair few teams in his time; which probably suggests that there aren’t many people more qualified to talk about the sport. After having coached Cagliari, Napoli, Fiorentina, Parma, Juventus, Roma and Inter Milan from Serie A alone, as well as winning the Premier League with Leicester […]
What we learned in Serie A Week 2
What we learned in Serie A Week 2
In many ways the second weekend of Serie A could be seen as more of the same, but scratch below the surface and plenty has changed. Just as in most rounds last season Juventus and Napoli both won, and so far they look the Scudetto pacesetters once again. That’s only the case looking at binary […]
Danny Drinkwater could soon become an emergency option for Maurizio Sarri
Danny Drinkwater could soon become an emergency option for…
Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater is not a favorite for any of the three midfield slots under Maurizio Sarri’s this season, and that is an open secret. The England international has not been called on in any of Chelsea’s first three Premier League games with competition for places growing like never before at the club, especially […]