Author Archives: James Grundy
Napoli, Sarri: “Mertens is incredible. I only played him at striker out of desperation”
Napoli, Sarri: “Mertens is incredible. I only played…
Maurizio Sarri saw a win for Napoli in their last outing against Genoa. The coach of the Azzuri gave his comments to Sky Sport afterwards: “I am satisfied, I saw quality with controlling and passing the ball. With Mertens, the only thing I’m responsible for is giving him the spot in the lineup, he is […]
Complacent Napoli leave Sarri seething
Complacent Napoli leave Sarri seething
Napoli[1] coach Maurizio Sarri[2] hailed his side’s performance in their 3-2 win over Genoa[3] on Wednesday evening, but was angered by complacency late on. The Partenopei returned to the top of Serie A[4] but were made to sweat for the victory, as Genoa almost wiped out a 3-1 lead late on. This came after Napoli […]
Sarri: ‘Napoli should’ve killed the game’
Sarri: ‘Napoli should’ve killed the game’
Maurizio Sarri feels Napoli “felt too secure in our lead, which was a mistake” in the 3-2 victory away to Genoa. Adel Taarabt had given the hosts a surprise lead after four minutes, but Dries Mertens turned it around with a brace and then prompted the Ervin Zukanovic own goal. However, late on the Grifone […]
Manchester City Emerge As Shock Suitors For 21 Y/O Real Madrid Sensation: Perfect Fit For Pep?
Manchester City Emerge As Shock Suitors For 21 Y/O Real…
Manchester City along with their neighbours Manchester United and Paris Saint Germain are reportedly [1]keeping an eye on Marco Asensio. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City are in seriously frightening form. The Citizens are playing the best possible football in Europe at the moment. They are dispatching sides with absolute ease and the fluidity in attack looks […]
Forget Van Dijk: 3 In-Form Defenders Liverpool Should Sign In January Including Middlesbrough Star
Forget Van Dijk: 3 In-Form Defenders Liverpool Should Sign…
Liverpool looked to be on the rise, having finished the previous season with a place in the Champions League. However, their form this season has been far from good and the Reds have lost two, while drawing four of their first nine matches. The Merseyside club are eyeing redemption and are willing to make their […]
Serie A results: AC Milan, Juve, Roma and Lazio all win their respective games
Serie A results: AC Milan, Juve, Roma and Lazio all win…
25 October at 22:45 Serie A mid-week action begun yesterday with Inter who had the better of Sampdoria with a thrilling 3-2 home win that has allowed the nerazzurri to climb to the top of the Serie A table. Napoli and Juventus will be looking to edge closer Luciano Spalletti’s side. Napoli can actually leapfrog […]
Magical Mertens helps Napoli hang on at Genoa
Magical Mertens helps Napoli hang on at Genoa
A Dries Mertens brace saw Napoli defeat Genoa 3-2 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Wednesday and return to the top of the Serie A table. The prolific Belgian followed up a wonderful freekick with an accurate drive to overturn an early Adel Taarabt goal, maintaining the Partenopei’s unbeaten start to the season. As Napoli […]
Mertens takes over Marassi
Mertens takes over Marassi
Dries Mertens scored two and forced an own goal as Napoli came from behind to win a 3-2 thriller away to Genoa. Click here for the full match report. Or see how all tonight’s games unfolded on the Liveblog.
Fabio Quagliarella: “I was close to Inter 2 or 3 times”
Fabio Quagliarella: “I was close to Inter 2 or 3 times”
Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella reviewed Monday night’s 3-2 away defeat to Inter in an interview with Premium Sport today. The veteran forward is of the opinion that La Samp “started well” and that they “got back into the game in the second half.” The former Juventus forward was one of the two Samp goalscorers on […]
HT: Mertens double at Marassi
HT: Mertens double at Marassi
A sensational Dries Mertens double overturned the early Adel Taarabt goal, as Napoli lead 2-1 away to Genoa at the break. Follow all the action as it happens from tonight’s NINE Serie A games on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei needed a result to recapture the leadership from Inter, who beat Sampdoria 3-2 last night to […]