

player reviews
Final 2007/2008 Season Report Card
By: fortunato |Before we prepare to follow the much anticipated European Cup and cheering on the Azzurri, I thought I would take this opportunity to quickly review the performance of every single partenopeo who played this past 2007/2008 and offer a rating in evaluating their overall season. My rating is based on my perception of how well [...]
Napoli-Atalanta Game Review: 2-0, La Vendetta!!!
By: fortunato |With the haunting reminder of the 5-1 thrashing suffered at the hands of Atalanta last December 2 in Bergamo, the Partenopei were looking for revenge in today’s ‘ritorno’ match at the San Paolo in front of an estimated 40,000 plus spectators. Napoli was coming off of a stinker of a game against Catania but this [...]
1st half review: Gli difensori
By: Joe |While Napoli coach Edy Reja’s preferred formation is 3-5-2, the reality on the pitch is that it’s more like a 5-3-2 with the wingers acting more as fullbacks than wide midfielders. In any case, we’ll focus for now on the true defenders in Reja’s setup.
1st half review: Gli portieri
By: Joe |Since Napoli won’t be back on the training ground until January 2nd and the transfer window won’t open until the 4th, I thought it might be a good time to review the first half of the Napoli’s 2007Serie A campaign. We’ll start our review with a look at Napoli’s keepers(portieri).
#1 Genaro Iezzo born June 8, [...]







