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Lavezzi Injured and More Rumours
By: Neil |
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Napoli and Argentina striker Ezequiel Lavezzi will miss Argentina’s WC Qualifier against Bolivia on Tuesday with a muscular contraction on his left bicep. Lavezzi left for international duty completely healthy and was an unused substitute in Argentina’s 4-0 win over Venezuela. I don’t think this is a serious injury, and he should be [...]
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Mercato Rumours: Borriello, Floccari, Bocchetti, Amelia, Grosso
By: Neil | 33 Comments
With a new manager in place and the Society likely to resume its project, it could prompt De Laurentiis to re-open his wallet in the summer. Furthermore, Donadoni’s fame and stature could bring in some big name players who just could not get excited about playing under Reja.
Category: Team NewsThe Joy of Football
By: Neil | 25 Comments
Napoli 0 Milan 0
It wasn’t the best-played game I’ve ever seen, but there was a certain joy in watching Napoli return to form after nearly four months of mediocre to downright ugly games. Milan threatened several times but never really created a great scoring chance and Navarro’s best save might have been tipping a [...]
Category: Team NewsNapoli’s 3-5-2 vs. AC Milan
By: Neil | 51 Comments
When I read that Donadoni is likely to start with a 3-5-2 against Milan I was reminded of the saying, “The more things change the more they stay the same.” After his first full week of training, Don has apparently decided on the same system that Reja used for four years before ditching it [...]
Category: Team NewsNapoli Midweek Update
By: Neil | 10 Comments
Daniele Mannini’s drug ban has been frozen until April 3rd, when a more lenient sentence is expected to be given. Until then, Mannini is able to play, although he has been out of action since mid-January. However, his return is crucial because Napoli are missing a number of midfielders and defenders ahead of [...]
Category: Team NewsReggina vs. Napoli 1-1: No Storybook Start
By: Neil | 13 Comments
The media likes to blow things out of proportion sometimes. I didn’t see this game, so I had to check the score online well after the match ended. When I read on the Channel 4 website that Donadoni made a poor debut, I thought that Napoli had lost. But a 1-1 draw [...]
Category: Team NewsEnter The Don
By: Neil | 24 Comments
The appointment of Roberto Donadoni as Napoli manager isn’t surprising. President Aurelio De Laurentiis had publicly said the next manager of Napoli would be a relatively high profile person. There were rumours about Roberto Mancini floating around, but in the end De Laurentiis decided that the ex Nazionale boss was the best candidate. [...]
Category: Team NewsFarewell Reja
By: Neil | 13 Comments
Managers are hired to be fired. Instead of analyzing Reja’s dismissal, which was inevitable, I’d rather take a look at all his accomplishments in the last five years at Napoli.
Category: Team NewsNapoli 0 vs Lazio 2: The Aftermath
By: Neil | 22 Comments
It was frustrating to watch the same story unfold: Napoli shows no offensive bite, and the team takes another big step back after some small steps forward. I’d like to write that Napoli lost another exciting game where we fell just short to a great team, but that hasn’t been happening. I [...]
Category: Team NewsNapoli vs. Lazio: Four at the Back?
By: Neil | 21 Comments
This could be the day many Napoli fans have been waiting for: according to a number of sources, Reja will start with four defenders against Lazio. If you recall Napoli’s 1-0 victory over Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico back in October, the team switched to four defenders after taking the lead and continued [...]
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