Author Archives: James Grundy
This is why Pep Guardiola wanted to sign Chelsea ace Jorginho – Clinton Morrison
This is why Pep Guardiola wanted to sign Chelsea ace Jorginho…
Pep Guardiola wanted to sign Jorginho because he is brilliant when you have the ball – Morrison (Pic: GETTY) That’s according to former Premier League striker Clinton Morrison, who claims Pep Guardiola wanted to sign the Chelsea[1] midfielder for that very reason. Jorginho has struggled since snubbing Manchester City[2] to follow former Napoli boss Maurizio […]
Hamsik transfer: Napoli hands ultimatum to Dalian Yifang
Hamsik transfer: Napoli hands ultimatum to Dalian Yifang
11 February at 21:35 Napoli have handed an ultimatum to Chiense Super League giants Dalian Yifang over Marek Hamsik’s transfer, Sky Sport reports. The two partied are close to reaching an agreement although there are still some details that need to be fixed. The Serie A giants have requested a “credit letter” that can guarantee […]
Serie A Player of the Week | Round 23
Serie A Player of the Week | Round 23
Napoli would have left Florence with all three points from their weekend stalemate with Fiorentina, were it not for the heroics of Alban Lafont in the home goal. The goalkeeper, who recently turned 20, made no fewer than four important interventions to deny a host of various Napoli players as they were made to rue […]
Maurizio Sarri’s shocking reaction the morning after Chelsea’s embarrassing defeat to Man City
Maurizio Sarri’s shocking reaction the morning after Chelsea’s…
It is assumed that after historic results such as the one Chelsea suffered at the Etihad Stadium last Sunday, the immediate reaction from a head coach would be to crack the whip on his players and get a wave of immediate positive anger out of them for the weeks and months ahead. READ MORE: Man City […]
Hazard on Sarri: ‘The way he thinks is the same way I think about football’
Hazard on Sarri: ‘The way he thinks is the same way…
Belgian star Eden Hazard has been persistently linked with a move to Spain’s European champions Real Madrid but he told The Times he is happy at Chelsea and agrees with manager Maurizio Sarri over his tactics. The 28-year-old Chelsea and Belgium playmaker — a pivotal figure in his country’s best ever performance at the World […]
Fiorentina lose Pezzella to knee injury
Fiorentina lose Pezzella to knee injury
German Pezzella faces around a month out after Fiorentina confirmed the defender had sustained a knee ligament injury. Pezzella pulled up during Fiorentina’s 0-0 draw with Napoli on Saturday, and his club reported a ‘grade-II injury to the medial collateral ligament in his right knee’ on their official website. Although his condition will be reassessed […]
ADL: Scudetto, Europa, Hamsik…
ADL: Scudetto, Europa, Hamsik…
Aurelio De Laurentiis affirms Napoli’s hopes of a shock Scudetto will ‘never die’ and the Europa League is an ‘objective’ but will not comment on Marek Hamsik. Napoli fell 11 points behind Juve in the title race at the weekend and have not tended to field strong teams in previous Europa League campaigns. However, De […]
Zanetti: ‘Icardi and Lautaro are the future of Inter’
Zanetti: ‘Icardi and Lautaro are the future of Inter’
11 February at 16:55 Inter Milan vice-president believes that Mauro Icardi and Lautaro Martinez represent the future of the nerazzurri and the fact that it is in good hands. Club skipper Icardi has endured a frustrating spell in front of goal recently and it has co-incided with Inter’s poor form. The Argentine has not scored […]
Napoli full-back suffers hamstring injury: the details
Napoli full-back suffers hamstring injury: the details
11 February at 17:10 Napoli left-back Mario Rui has sustained a hamstring injury that could keep him out for the next two games. It was during the game against Fiorentina that the Portuguese international injured himself and it has now been confirmed that the left-back has sustained an injury to his right hamstring. Sky Italia […]