Author Archives: James Grundy
Koulibaly ‘not worried’ by form
Koulibaly ‘not worried’ by form
Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly is not worried by his side’s recent lack of goals following today’s stalemate with Fiorentina. The Partenopei wasted the chance to return to the top of Serie A after a goalless draw against Stefano Pioli’s team. The result means Napoli have not scored in three of their last five League matches, but […]
Napoli, Sarri: “We don’t have to listen to anyone. Regained our will and intensity against Fiorentina”
Napoli, Sarri: “We don’t have to listen to anyone.…
Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri spoke to Sky Calcio Show after their 0-0 home draw against Fiorentina: “I feel relieved after this game because we rediscover our will, intensity and created opportunities. We faced an in-form opponent, but we made Fiorentina suffer in the first half, then took total control and created many chances. Are we […]
Maurizio Sarri bemoans that Napoli are ‘mentally spent’
Maurizio Sarri bemoans that Napoli are ‘mentally spent’
10 December at 18:30 Napoli failed to capitalize on the opportunity to go top of the Serie A after playing a goalless draw at home at the Stadio San Paolo against Fiorentina. Afterwards Partenopei coach Maurizio Sarri was not too disappointed when speaking to Premium Sport regarding the fixture: “Our first half was a little tense, we made more […]
Garlando: “Inter, a point that has the value of a win”
Garlando: “Inter, a point that has the value of a win”
Also Luigi Garlando, writer for La Gazzetta dello Sport, commented the 0-0 draw between Juventus and Inter in last night’s derby d’Italia: “Inter remains on their feet at the end of the game at Allianz Arena and remains at the top of the table. The team is still unbeaten in the Championship, they kept Juventus […]
Napoli Player Ratings v Fiorentina
Napoli Player Ratings v Fiorentina
Words: Ciro Di Brita @Ciruzzo36 Pepe Reina – 6 Made a couple of comfortable saves in the first half to thwart Giovanni Simeone, but was a spectator in the second. Elseid Hysaj – 5 Failed to get up and support Jose Callejon or add anything in the attack. Gave the ball away too easily, too […]
Fiorentina Player Ratings v Napoli
Fiorentina Player Ratings v Napoli
Words: Ciro Di Brita – @Ciruzzo36 Marco Sportiello – 7 Was alive to most of the danger is his box, made a good stop on to the post from Piotr Zielinski’s effort in the second half. Vincent Laurini – 6 Had a quiet enough game, was probably glad he didn’t have to face Lorenzo Insigne or […]
Fiorentina, Pioli: “We deserved this result. Napoli? They lost their brilliance with Insigne”
Fiorentina, Pioli: “We deserved this result. Napoli?…
Fiorentina manager Stefano Pioli spoke to Sky Sport at the end of their 0-0 draw with Napoli at the San Paolo: “It is always nice when the players follow your strategy. To build play from the back is not simple to do against Napoli, but we play the game that we prepared for. We deserve […]
Napoli, Sarri: “We don’t have to listen to anyone. Regain our will and intensity against Fiorentina”
Napoli, Sarri: “We don’t have to listen to anyone.…
Napoli manager Maurizio Sarri spoke to Sky Calcio Show after their 0-0 home draw against Fiorentina: “I feel relieved after this game because we rediscover our will, intensity and created opportunities. We faced an in-form opponent, but we made Fiorentina suffer in the first half, then took total control and created many chances. Are we […]
San Paolo prepares for Napoli-Fiorentina sellout
San Paolo prepares for Napoli-Fiorentina sellout
Napoli’s clash with Fiorentina at the Stadio San Paolo on Sunday afternoon is set to be played to a full house in Campania. Following successive defeats against Juventus in Serie A and Feyenoord in the Champions League, which resulted in the Partenopei dropping into the Europa League, Maurizio Sarri’s men will be desperate to get […]
Sarri: Napoli created chances after the restart
Sarri: Napoli created chances after the restart
Napoli[1] coach Maurizio Sarri isn’t worried by his side’s lack of goals after being held to a 0-0 draw by Fiorentina[2] on Sunday. The result leaves the Azzurri second in the table after a tough week that saw them fall to Juventus last Friday, along with a mid-week defeat to Feyenoord that knocked them out […]