This clash would have been one of the most compelling the Champions League could offer only a few months ago. However, the new campaign has already brought challenges to the door of both camps. All the same, enough of their strengths have remained in tact to produce the goods. Tactical analysis and match report by […]
At the first major hurdle at the helm of the Champions, Rudi Garcia struggled to make a lasting impression. Lazio Roma flashed their game plan in the first half and brutally showcased Napoli’s off-ball deficiencies for all to see. Garcia has some problems to fix. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. We […]
Despite the departure of Luciano Spalletti, Napoli have started the season from where they left off, as they played well and secured a comfortable victory against Sassuolo. Giovanni Di Lorenzo was surprisingly the star of the show, with Napoli exploiting their opponents on the right flank largely thanks to the fullback’s superb movements and combination […]
After a tense start, Victor Osimhen’s second half equalizer launched Napoli into glory, rewriting history for the club’s third Serie A title, 33 years after Diego Maradona’s iconic successes. Luciano Spalletti masterminded his squad through an almost unrivaled title campaign, distancing rivals by large margins and showing a modern and highly entertaining style of football. […]
After overcoming a determined Juventus in a tight match, Napoli just about secured their chances of winning the Serie A title. Juventus adopted two different systems in and out of possession and almost managed to dry out chances for Napoli’s main players, but ultimately the visitors held strong and hit on a rare counterattack inside […]
The factions of the Neapolitan club put aside their problems in the belief that unity might push their players over the line. Indeed, it was a duel of tight margins. But, where one outfit labored to find the back of the net, the other fluidly proceeded into the final third in its best moments, engineering […]
Napoli were effective up until the final third but the Osimhen-shaped missing piece of their jigsaw was too obvious to ignore. Whereas AC Milan’s use of Rafael Leão in a rest-attack role paid dividends in the winning goal. Tactical analysis and match report by Nick Smoothy. It was an all-Italian affair in this Champions League […]
In the first of three matches in the space of just sixteen days, AC Milan gained ground and confidence to defy Napoli’s spirit with a resounding away win. Stefano Pioli’s gameplan, reversing back to a 4-2-3-1 formation aimed at gaining superiority in midfield, together with a below par performance from Napoli’s interpreters, showed that Serie […]
Where once Atalanta Bergamo used to dominate, Napoli returned to winning ways as their opponents failed to capitalize on a potential early route. Gasperini tried to increase the pressure, but this led to Spalletti’s team gaining important ground to unleash Kvaradona up the field. Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker. Between two anti-Italian […]
With a whopping eighteen-point lead at the top of Serie A heading into the weekend, it seems no one but themselves can prevent them from lifting the Scudetto. They suffered a bit of a blip against a very well set up Lazio side, but there should not be any real cause for concern. Tactical analysis […]