Author Archives: James Grundy
Napoli, Sarri: “Nothing serious for Insigne. We conceded too much space to Manchester City”
Napoli, Sarri: “Nothing serious for Insigne. We conceded…
It was the wrong approach and it costed them the game. Napoli came into the game too late and Manchester City managed to beat them 2-1. Maurizio Sarri spoke to Mediaset Premium: “In the first half hour, we made a mistake in the pressing and our defensive lines and we conceded space to a devastating […]
Manchester City, Guardiola: “Napoli are one of the strongest teams we’ve ever faced”
Manchester City, Guardiola: “Napoli are one of the…
Manchester City managed to beat Napoli at 2-1 at home, albeit with a bit of difficulty. Pep Guardiola analysed the game at the post-match press conference: “I expected some difficulty because we were facing an exceptionally good team. We could have scored again, but we lost our lucidity. They are one of the best teams […]
Surging City Strike Early To Down Napoli
Surging City Strike Early To Down Napoli
A quick fire double from Manchester City was enough to give them a 2-1 win over an out-of-sorts Napoli side in their Champions League Group F match. There was much anticipation leading up to the encounter as both Pep Guardiola and Maurizio Sarri’s sides have treated fans to thrilling football and tons of goals. However, […]
Mertens Angry with Napoli defeat at Manchester City
Mertens Angry with Napoli defeat at Manchester City
After Manchester City’s 2-1 win over Napoli in their Champions League Group F clash, Partenopei striker Dries Mertens feels his side should have done better. A four minute spell early in the first half saw Rahim Sterling and Gabriel Jesus bag a goal each to put City in control at the Etihad Stadium. Mertens had […]
Walker: ‘Ederson kept City in it’
Walker: ‘Ederson kept City in it’
Manchester City defenders Kyle Walker and John Stones admit “Ederson kept us in it” to beat Napoli 2-1. “We knew they had an attacking threat.” The Partenopei were dominated in the opening 30 minutes, and 2-0 down within 13 minutes, but came back with a Dries Mertens penalty parried by Ederson and Amadou Diawara converting […]
Guardiola: ‘Never faced side like Napoli’
Guardiola: ‘Never faced side like Napoli’
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola won 2-1, but was bowled over by Maurizio Sarri. “As a player first and then a Coach, I have never faced a side like Napoli.” The hosts dominated the opening 30 minutes and went 2-0 up, but Dries Mertens had a penalty saved by Ederson and Amadou Diawara’s spot-kick made […]
Sarri: ‘Napoli got pressing wrong’
Sarri: ‘Napoli got pressing wrong’
Maurizio Sarri reveals what went wrong at the start of Napoli’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester City and is confident Lorenzo Insigne’s injury “isn’t serious.” The Partenopei were completely dominated in the first half-hour of this Champions League clash, but after going 2-0 down within 13 minutes and seeing Dries Mertens’ penalty saved by Ederson, they […]
Chelsea-Roma, the probable formations: Strootman and Morata return
Chelsea-Roma, the probable formations: Strootman and Morata…
“We will play to get the three points” Eusebio Di Francesco stated in his pre-match press conference about the upcoming fixture against Chelsea in the Champions League. It looks like he will play 9 out of the 11 that took the field against Napoli over the weekend, replacing Manolas with Fazio due to the Greek’s […]
Ucl: Manchester City-Napoli 2-1| as it happened…
Ucl: Manchester City-Napoli 2-1| as it happened…
17 October at 22:40 Welcome to our live coverage of Manchester City-Napoli. This is what you need to know ahead of the kick-off. Manchester City and Napoli’s only previous meeting came in the 2011/12 Champions League group stages. The Italians remained unbeaten, drawing 1-1 in Manchester before winning 2-1 at the San Paolo. […]
Ucl review: Manchester City-Napoli 2-1, here are the ratings
Ucl review: Manchester City-Napoli 2-1, here are the ratings
17 October at 23:10 MANCHESTER CITY-NAPOLI 2-1 (FT)Manchester City: Ederson 6,5: He didn’t have much to do but he blocked Mertens’ penalty-kick. Walker 5.5: Not a great game by him as he conceded a penalty-kick to Napoli. Stones 6,5: He was City’s best defender on the night as he perfectly blocked a Hamsik attempt. Otamendi 6: Decent overall […]