Monthly Archives: January 2020
Napoli nightmare nowhere near over
Napoli nightmare nowhere near over
Saturday’s match between Fiorentina and Napoli[1] was the perfect example of what a midseason coaching change can do, and unfortunately for the Partenopei, they find themselves in the grips of a full blown crisis after theirs. It’s hard to fully blame Gennaro Gattuso for everything that’s gone on under his watch, as the Azzurri’s season […]
Napoli, Gattuso-team confrontation following Lazio
Napoli, Gattuso-team confrontation following Lazio
19 January at 09:40 Following the disappointing, home defeat against Fiorentina, Calciomercato reports that Rino Gattuso and the team met in the San Paolo locker room . The coach and the players of his Napoli side decided to immediately look ahead in view of the Coppa Italia match against Lazio scheduled for Tuesday at 20.45. The decision was […]
Gattuso: Napoli were embarrassing
Gattuso: Napoli were embarrassing
Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso didn’t hold back in calling his side’s performance “embarrassing” as they fell 2-0 to Fiorentina[1] on Saturday. The result means the Azzurri have lost four of their five league matches with the 42-year-old at the helm, equalling Zdenek Zeman’s poor run from 2000. Perhaps more worrying was Napoli’s performance on Saturday, as Gattuso […]
Napoli wanted Ancelotti back
Napoli wanted Ancelotti back
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis reportedly wishes he could sack Gennaro Gattuso and recall Carlo Ancelotti, who has a new job at Everton. The Partenopei have lost four out of Gattuso’s five Serie A games since replacing Ancelotti on December 10, including last night’s dismal 2-0 home defeat to Fiorentina. According to La Gazzetta dello […]
Gattuso: ‘Napoli in training retreat’
Gattuso: ‘Napoli in training retreat’
Napoli are going into a training retreat ahead of their games with Lazio and Juventus. “The squad made the decision,” said Gennaro Gattuso. The Partenopei have lost four out of Gattuso’s five Serie A matches in charge, including three on the bounce, culminating in a 2-0 home defeat to Fiorentina. The future doesn’t look much […]
Napoli, Gattuso: ‘It’s a crushing defeat for us’
Napoli, Gattuso: ‘It’s a crushing defeat for…
18 January at 23:05 Rino Gattuso’s Napoli took on Beppe Iachini’s Fiorentina moments ago as Fiorentina came away with the 0-2 win. In the end, Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic scored the goals as this was a big win for Fiorentina. Napoli on the other hand have suffered a third straight Italian Serie A loss […]
Napoli flounder with Fiorentina
Napoli flounder with Fiorentina
Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic scored spectacular goals to confirm Fiorentina are back in business, but Napoli suffered a third consecutive Serie A defeat. It’s the Partenopei’s worst run of top flight results since April 2012 and they’ve won just one of the last 12 rounds. Click here for the full match report. OR Follow […]
Chiesa: ‘We understand Iachini’
Chiesa: ‘We understand Iachini’
Federico Chiesa praised new Fiorentina coach Beppe Iachini after their 2-0 victory away to Napoli. “We immediately understood what we wanted to do.” The Viola have now won two on the bounce in Serie A, along with a midweek Coppa Italia victory over Atalanta, since Iachini replaced Vincenzo Montella in December. “The coach gave us […]
Iachini: ‘Fiorentina on right track’
Iachini: ‘Fiorentina on right track’
Beppe Iachini believes Fiorentina “are on the right track, but have real margin for improvement” after their 2-0 win away to Napoli. The Viola are truly back on track since Iachini replaced Vincenzo Montella, as they’ve now won two Serie A games on the bounce and knocked Atalanta out of the Coppa Italia midweek. Federico […]
Gattuso: ‘Napoli hit rock bottom’
Gattuso: ‘Napoli hit rock bottom’
Gennaro Gattuso apologised to Napoli fans for an “embarrassing” 2-0 home defeat to Fiorentina. “We hit rock bottom and need to find out what is happening.” Incredibly, Gattuso is the first coach to lose four of his first five Serie A games on the Partenopei bench since Zdenek Zeman in 2000. His only victory was […]