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State of the Union Address
By: Neil |
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The last three years Napoli has gone from 2nd in Serie B to 8th in Serie A, and are currently 5th with Genoa and Lazio not far behind. The goal for this year was to win an automatic place in the Europa league, which means finishing anywhere from 7th to 5th. Some early [...]
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Napoli Mid-Season Report Card
By: Neil | 3 Comments
With the gentle spirit of the Christmas season long behind me - I have a short memory - it is now time to pass judgment on Napoli’s players and management. Today I will look at individual performances, and after I will examine the team as a whole in preparation for the January market.
Category: Team NewsMissing Persons Alert
By: Neil | 3 Comments
Torino 1 Napoli 0
SSC Napoli needs your help to find the following members who were not seen anywhere inside the Stadio Olimpico in Turin last Sunday: Marcelo Zalayeta, German Denis, Michele Pazienza, and Leandro Rinaudo. All four names were on the Napoli teamsheet, but went missing at around 3:00 in the afternoon. [...]
Category: Team NewsTorino vs. Napoli: One Final Test Before Winter Break
By: Neil | 9 Comments
Two weeks ago, this fixture looked like a great way to finish up the first half of the season. Torino were slumping, and there were fan protests against President Urbano Cairo and manager Gianni De Biasi. The team had just suffered a crushing 4-1 home defeat to Fiorentina, and were seemingly on their [...]
Category: Team News“English Women Don’t Wash Their Genitalia”
By: Neil | 14 Comments
Look, our President was kidding when he made these tongue in cheek comments. Napoli could enter the winter break in third place, and tensions have been high around the club. What better way to deflect attention away from money and personnel issues than by jesting about a woman’s ****? Seriously, the whole [...]
Category: Team NewsNapoli vs. Lecce 3-0
By: Neil | 8 Comments
Napoli’s attack finally came to life as the Partenopei created chance after chance against an overmatched Lecce on Saturday night. Denis and Hamsik both scored their seventh goals of the season and Pazienza scored his first ever goal in 130 Serie A appearances. When a defensive midfielder who didn’t even start the game [...]
Category: Team NewsNapoli - Lecce preview
By: Neil | 14 Comments
Juventus. AC Milan. Inter. Chelsea. Man United. Barcelona. Real Madrid.
All of these teams are tracking one or more of our three best players: Lavezzi, Santacroce, and Hamsik. As Napoli continues to challenge for a Champions League place, speculation over the future of these players will only get [...]
Category: Team NewsNapoli Turns Up The Style
By: Neil | 3 Comments
The final score was only 2-0, and the statistics don’t reveal a dominant performance, but Napoli recaptured the early season form that saw the team reach the top of the standings.
Category: Team NewsNapoli - Siena mini preview
By: Neil | 8 Comments
Because of Napoli’s difficult away schedule in November, and our 95th minute slip up the last home came against Cagliari, the Siena game becomes much more important than it normally would be. While Napoli should be winning most home games against teams lower in the standings, this one in particular becomes a must win [...]
Category: Team NewsReja’s Job is Safe and Other News
By: Neil | 2 Comments
After the jump:
- Reja still has a future at Napoli
- Denis wanted by big Spanish club
- Italian and Spanish clubs tracking Zalayeta
- Calaio interview
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