Author Archives: James Grundy
Praet back next month?
Praet back next month?
Sampdoria midfielder Dennis Praet is not expected back from his knee injury until mid-September. Praet has been sidelined since hurting his ligament in training on August 18, and Calciomercato.com reports the Belgian is still working with Samp physios. The 24-year-old had hoped to be back for Sunday’s visit of Napoli, but the website believes the […]
Napoli to offer midfield star new deal to keep Chelsea away
Napoli to offer midfield star new deal to keep Chelsea away
28 August at 12:30 Napoli are looking to give Piotr Zielinski a new deal to keep Chelsea off his tail. The Polish midfielder used to play with Maurizio Sarri at Napoli, and could be set to join former team-mate Jorginho at Stamford Bridge. Tuttosport write that the Italian Coach does indeed want to bring in […]
Serie A Player of the Week | Round 2
Serie A Player of the Week | Round 2
With two goals and an inspiring performance that helped Napoli overturn a two-goal deficit to beat AC Milan 3-2[1] on Saturday evening, Piotr Zielinski is the Forza Italian Football Player of the Week for round two of Serie A. The Pole looks as though he can be an integral part of Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli side[2], […]
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 2
Serie A Team of the Week | Round 2
Juventus and Napoli head to the top of the Serie A table, alongside minnows SPAL, as all three sides made it two wins from two. Over in Milan, both the city’s clubs held two-goal leads, but let them slip, whilst Fiorentina put six past Chievo, and Roma made a comeback of their own against Atalanta […]
Ranieri: Modric mistake, Milan…
Ranieri: Modric mistake, Milan…
Claudio Ranieri claims Inter made a mistake by going all out for Luka Modric and urges Milan to ‘give Gennaro Gattuso time’. Inter remain winless in Serie A after two games and a failed pursuit of Modric, while Milan’s 3-2 defeat to Napoli at the weekend put Gattuso’s position under the spotlight again. “It seems to […]
Di Francesco: ‘Roma weren’t good today…’
Di Francesco: ‘Roma weren’t good today…’
27 August at 23:27 AS Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco spoke to Sky Sport after the 3-3 draw against Atalanta. Here is what he had to say on the matter: “Well I have to give out my compliments to Atalanta who played a great game. They are in an incredible physical shape and they really ran a lot. In the first half we were terrible, it didn’t even seem real. […]
Gattuso not concerned by AC Milan’s collapse at Napoli
Gattuso not concerned by AC Milan’s collapse at Napoli
Despite a disappointing outcome at the Stadio San Paolo against Napoli on Saturday night, AC Milan coach Gennaro Gattuso insisted there were positives to take from the defeat, ahead of Roma’s visit Friday night. The Rossoneri had taken a surprise two-goal lead against last season’s Serie A runner-up, but a Piotr Zielinski double and Dries […]
Chelsea Are Surely Going To Struggle Big Time Under Sarri In This One Thing
Chelsea Are Surely Going To Struggle Big Time Under Sarri…
Chelsea might have made a perfect start under Maurizio Sarri as they have registered full points in the three games, but we believe that the Blues are going to struggle against teams who would take the game to them. They opened their season against Huddersfield Town who provided little to nothing while going forward and […]
Report: Milan working on loaning out a few youngsters
Report: Milan working on loaning out a few youngsters
27 August at 20:35 AC Milan started off this past season with a 3-2 loss away to Carlo Ancelotti’s Napoli. The rossoneri had a 0-2 lead but ended up losing the game. According to our Daniele Longo, it seems like Leonardo and Maldini are currently working on loaning out a few youngsters. Gabbia, El Hilali, Sanchez and Sinani are the names that are being worked on. As for […]
Pellegrini: ‘Very important for Roma’
Pellegrini: ‘Very important for Roma’
Lorenzo Pellegrini prepares for “a very important match” as Roma host Atalanta in a fight to go joint top of the Serie A table. It kicks off at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT), click here for the line-ups and Liveblog. “It’s a very important match, our first on home turf and we haven’t beaten Atalanta […]