Comments on: Napoli transfer round-up

By: alex

alex — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:54:32 +0000

all we need is rosina from torino, fabio to come home, iaquinta from juventus or floccari, cigarini from parma and fiorello from sampdoria and then we are set if we get in champions league then we can afford it. then the year after nocerino, borriello and criscito. we need as many napoletani as possible i dont want to see this team go the same way as milan and inter full of stranieri. juventus have the right idea, just like the old days aiming to have 9 players that are italian!

By: Vincent

Vincent — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:28:06 +0000

Italians!!!!

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:35:12 +0000

I don’t know why he left Moscow and returned to Argentina. In fact, I don’t know much about him but it seems like he would be a good fit at Napoli.

By: Raoul

Raoul — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:20:45 +0000

Oh, now I know what you mean. You’re right, Navarro is a good example. But we have a lot of Argentinian players, I’m confident that Barrientos won’t have any problems adapting. Do you know the reason why Barrientos left Moscow?

By: Neil

Neil — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:44:12 +0000

Raoul, I wasn’t really comparing Russia with Italy. I was just pointing out that the player has already left his homeland to go play in another professional league in Europe. His two years at Moscow FC were valuable experience and will make adapting to another European league easier.

And even though Argentina resembles Italy much more, some young players – Navarro comes to mind – struggle a bit when they first come over. I don’t think it has anything to do with climate or other factors, it’s just part of leaving home for the first time. This shouldn’t happen to Barrientos.

By: Raoul

Raoul — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:30:08 +0000

Russia is not quite like “Europe” and especially not like Italy. In fact Argentina (which consists of many Italian immigrants) resembles Italy a lot more.
So to say that Barrientos will have no problems adapting to Europe (Italy) because he played in Moscow is very inaccurate.
However, I hope De La will succeed in signing Barrientos as he is one of Argentina’s best players at the moment.

By: alex

alex — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:52:38 +0000

iaquinta, cigarini and cannavaro. three italians, one calabrese and the golden boy coming home and we step up in quality as well.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:16:28 +0000

I still think Napoli are wasting dough on this Polish defender. Just bring back Canna, sign Cigarini, and get a striker with Rusutto playing more.

Enough scrub stranieri already!

By: alex

alex — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:21:32 +0000

cannavaro, cigarini next summer and a striker in this window would be spot on. maybe that young argentinian as well. bit more depth (for lavezzi and hamsik) and we will be a force in europe