Monthly Archives: February 2019
Pirlo and Bergomi insist ‘Chelsea is Chelsea’s problem’, not Sarri
Pirlo and Bergomi insist ‘Chelsea is Chelsea’s problem’,…
04 February at 18:15 Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri has been met with a lot of criticism since he replaced Antonio Conte in West London over the summer. The former Napoli head coach has been critisied for his ‘Sarri-ball’ system, which has so far failed to win over the hearts of Chelsea fans. Speaking to Sky […]
How to deal with Abramovic’s texts? Ancelotti gives advice to Sarri
How to deal with Abramovic’s texts? Ancelotti gives…
04 February at 18:45 Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri is coming under fire, as Chelsea sit deep in the race for the top 4; rather than their pre-season title race ambitions and bright start to the season. One man who has been there before is the very man who replaced Sarri at his old club Napoli, […]
Serie A chief admits league could be reduced to 18 teams
Serie A chief admits league could be reduced to 18 teams
04 February at 19:00 Serie A chief Gaetano Micciche has, in an interview with Radio Anch’io Sport, spoken on the league, including challenging AC Milan and Inter Milan to rival Juventus for the title and admitting the league could be reduced back down to 18 teams in an attempt to make it more competitive. “Alternation is […]
Liverpool make €70m Insigne offer?
Liverpool make €70m Insigne offer?
Liverpool have reportedly made a €70m offer for Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne. The 27-year-old has continued to play an influential role for the Partenopei this season, scoring 11 goals and providing six assists in 27 appearances. However, Liverpool have made a first attempt to prise him away from Naples with a €70m offer, according to […]
Muller loses appeal and will miss both Liverpool games
Muller loses appeal and will miss both Liverpool games
Thomas Muller will miss both games against Liverpool after losing an appeal against his suspension. As reported by Sport Bild’s Christian Falk[1], Muller will be sidelined for both legs after his appeal was rejected. The German was set to miss them after seeing red against Ajax for a high challenge on defender Nicolas Tagliafico. However, Bayern […]
ADL: Hamsik wants China
ADL: Hamsik wants China
Aurelio De Laurentiis confirms Marek Hamsik wants to leave Napoli for Dalian Yifang and notes ‘there‘s a big difference’ between the clubs. Hamsik will reportedly sign three-year contract with Dalian worth a lucrative €27m, and De Laurentiis confessed he and Coach Carlo Ancelotti had given the midfielder their approval to the move. “I once met Raiola […]
‘Serie A could revert to 18 teams’
‘Serie A could revert to 18 teams’
Serie A chief Gaetano Micciche has challenged Milan and Inter to rival Juventus for the Scudetto and confirmed the top flight could be reduced to 18 teams. Serie A was enlarged to 20 teams in 2004 but has recently faced calls to be reduced back to 18 sides for the purpose of making the League […]
Maurizio Sarri finds Cesc Fabregas replacement options and it benefits Loftus-Cheek supremely
Maurizio Sarri finds Cesc Fabregas replacement options and…
Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri has pointed at Mateo Kovacic and youngster Ethan Ampadu as the players capable of deputizing Jorginho in the central midfield role and this frees up space for Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the advanced midfield areas. The England international has been in and out of the Chelsea first team this season but […]
Transfer news: Liverpool try for Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne
Transfer news: Liverpool try for Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne
04 February at 17:15 According to what has been reported by La Repubblica this morning, Liverpool are preparing an offer for Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne. The reports suggest that Liverpool have confirmed their intentions; with Insigne’s agent Mino Raiola informing both the player’s family and Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis about the interest. However, as per the […]
Napoli target Celta Vigo midfielder Lobotka to replace Hamsik
Napoli target Celta Vigo midfielder Lobotka to replace Hamsik
04 February at 16:15 According to what has been reported by Il Mattino, Napoli are looking at the possibility, once again, of signing Celta Vigo midfielder Stanislav Lobotka. The 24-year-old Slovak has been a target of Napoli for some time, who have expressed an interest in signing him from Vigo in the last couple of transfer […]