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Sarri: Chelsea style not to blame
Sarri: Chelsea style not to blame
Maurizio Sarri has insisted that his Chelsea tactics are not to blame for the club’s poor run of form. “The system is a false problem.” Chelsea fans in numbers believe the side’s problems stem from Sarri regularly overlooking Emerson Palmieri and England starlet Callum Hudson-Odoi, as well as playing Jorginho over Ngolo Kante as their […]
Ancelotti: Napoli ‘under scrutiny’
Ancelotti: Napoli ‘under scrutiny’
Carlo Ancelotti accepts Napoli have been placed ‘under scrutiny’ but is confident his side can use it as ‘motivation’ to win the Europa League. Napoli fired blanks in their last two Serie A games against Fiorentina and Torino but did take a 3-1 lead in their Europa League last-32 tie against FC Zurich. “The team […]
Sarri: Style not to blame
Sarri: Style not to blame
Maurizio Sarri has insisted that his Chelsea tactics are not to blame for the club’s poor run of form. “The system is a false problem.” Chelsea fans in numbers believe the side’s problems stem from Sarri regularly overlooking Emerson Palmieri and England starlet Callum Hudson-Odoi, as well as playing Jorginho over Ngolo Kante as their […]
Napoli name Zurich squad
Napoli name Zurich squad
Napoli have winger Adam Ounas back for their Europa League last-32 second leg against FC Zurich on Thursday. Ounas returns after missing Napoli’s goalless draw at home to Torino with a muscle problem, although Raul Albiol, Mario Rui and Amin Younes remain sidelined. The Partenopei are heavy favourites to progress, given they lead Zurich 3-1 […]
Khedira treated for heart problem
Khedira treated for heart problem
Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira will be back in a month after his heart problem was successfully treated. Khedira was ruled out of Juve’s Champions League last-32 first leg against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday with an irregular heartbeat. However, a medical report on the club’s official website reads: “Today in the morning the player Sami Khedira […]
Genoa: Napoli lost Piatek, Romero…
Genoa: Napoli lost Piatek, Romero…
Genoa’s sporting director claims Napoli took too long to finalise a deal for Milan striker Krzysztof Piatek, while Cristian Romero is ‘very close’ to Juventus. Piatek has gone on to make an instant impact for Milan since arriving from Genoa in January, but Mario Donatelli suggested the Pole was closer to Napoli at one stage. […]
Zidane or Lampard for Chelsea?
Zidane or Lampard for Chelsea?
Chelsea have reportedly settled on Zinedine Zidane and Frank Lampard as their favoured successors to Maurizio Sarri. According to Sky Sports, the pair have already been ‘identified’ as possible replacements for Sarri ‘after internal discussions’. The broadcaster explains the Chelsea board are ‘very concerned about the team’s recent performances and results’, as well as being […]
Twelve Serie A bans confirmed
Twelve Serie A bans confirmed
Twelve players, including Juventus’ Emre Can, Milan’s Suso and Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne, will miss Week 25’s Serie A action with one-match bans. The FIGC announced on Tuesday that Sampdoria’s Karol Linetty, Sassuolo’s Domenico Berardi, Chievo pair Fabio Depaoli and Emanuele Giaccherini, Atalanta’s Marten de Roon, Udinese’s Mohamed Fofana, Cagliari’s Joao Pedro, Torino’s Tomas Rincon and […]
Sarri ‘needs City revenge, or…’
Sarri ‘needs City revenge, or…’
Maurizio Sarri reportedly faces the sack if Chelsea lose to Manchester City in the EFL Cup Final on Sunday. According to the Guardian, Sarri will be in charge for Chelsea’s Europa League last-32 second leg against Malmo on Thursday. The Blues lead Malmo 2-1 with two away goals in the tie, but the newspaper warns […]
Machin: Lazio have ‘nothing to lose’
Machin: Lazio have ‘nothing to lose’
Sevilla boss Pablo Machin warns Lazio will ‘have nothing to lose’ on Wednesday and hopes Ciro Immobile ‘doesn’t celebrate his birthday against us’. Sevilla take a 1-0 lead and an away goal into the second leg of their Europa League last-32 tie with Lazio, but Machin’s side – who have won the trophy a record […]