Italian Serie A 2020/2021

[Sawyer]

Cagliari have sacked Di Francesco

Probably went all in to sign Naingollan, he didn't help.. bye bye! ha

[Il Drago]

Cagliari have sacked Di Francesco

If there's any coach who has done worse than Giampaolo in the last two seasons that's Di Francesco. Last season he went to Sampdoria and he got fired after few games with Doria in the relegation zone. Ranieri replaced him and he kept the team in Serie A comfortably.

This season he joined Cagliari after a decent season under Maran. They haven't won in Serie A since November 7th (!) and it will take a miracle to avoid relegation.

[ADRossi]

Does anyone here have an Athletic subscription and want to share Horncastle's article about Inter posted this morning? My trial just ran out....

It's not that great. The article they posted on Barella today is much better. I'll post them both in Flamer's Paradise.

[TheNetworkZ]

Di Francesco sacking was overdue. His downfall has been pretty bad I hope De Zerbi doesn't end up like this some day.

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[ADRossi]

Thanks! who wrote the Barella piece?

Some guy named Michael Cox

[Universe]

It's not that great. The article they posted on Barella today is much better. I'll post them both in Flamer's Paradise.

That would actually be a great idea - if anyone has any interesting subscriptions / editorials to share, maybe we can make a thread in Flamer's Paradise for people to share.

[Materazzi_23]

That would actually be a great idea - if anyone has any interesting subscriptions / editorials to share, maybe we can make a thread in Flamer's Paradise for people to share.

This wouldn't be restricted to football subscriptions I hope?

[brehme1989]

Some guy named Michael Cox

He writes books on tactics and shit like that. Not terrible actually, although I've seen better. He's hyped a lot because he pretty much tried to teach football tactics to English fans

[Coasterfreek]

Good, a loss needed from Bilan at the hands of Inter

Jinxes don't work people for those ready to point the finger at me.

[Besnik]

Gobbi will surely win tonight, but in these 15mins so far they are pretty garbage. I don't see a miracle happening tonight as Crotone doesn't seem likely to hold on for entire match. I can see gobbi winning with a CR's decisive header.

[armendsh]

Gobbi will surely win tonight, but in these 15mins so far they are pretty garbage. I don't see a miracle happening tonight as Crotone doesn't seem likely to hold on for entire match. I can see gobbi winning with a CR's decisive header.

Penaldo with penalty

[brehme1989]

Took them two minutes to edit Cristiano on the VAR footage and make him appear onside there

[ElDuccio]

Gobbi will surely win tonight, but in these 15mins so far they are pretty garbage. I don't see a miracle happening tonight as Crotone doesn't seem likely to hold on for entire match. I can see gobbi winning with a CR's decisive header.

wtf fucking nostradamus

[Tamirk]

Its just unbelivable how rube depends on 37 years old CR7, witout him they not have someone who can finish, they even more depends him than real was..
This is just sad..

[Cómi]

Cristiano to Juve is a blessing in disguise for Serie A. As long as Juve keep him, they can't afford to get better midfielders.

[Tamirk]

Cristiano to Juve is a blessing in disguise for Serie A. As long as Juve keep him, they can't afford to get better midfielders.

Right, while he still ther, they will keep build the team around him, a 37 year old player, even if its CR7, its very good for us..

[TheNetworkZ]

Its just unbelivable how rube depends on 37 years old CR7, witout him they not have someone who can finish, they even more depends him than real was..
This is just sad..

They've definitely become worse due to their reliance on him though

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[Howl]

I just saw that juve are 5/1 odds on winning the league. If they win their game in hand they will only be 5 points off and I'm surprised the odds are that good considering we are known bottlers and those fuckers always find a way to win.

[Fapuccino]

Pjanic looks like Xavi compared to Juve's current midfield.

[NimAraya]

They are way worse than us though + we have the H2H (doubt we’ll lose big in Torino...), they have CL/Coppa etc. Maybe we should hope that they qualify for the next round? They are never winning the CL this year anyways

Having extra matches to play does not guarantee failure, as many teams that go further in cup competitions also end up higher in their league table. Sometimes the teams peak in a period and some teams lose their grip. Having extra or lesser matches to play could play a key, but is not a deciding factor in how a team succeed or fail.

Cup competitions like CL are tricky. Sometimes you get easier draws and your opponent is having an off day and for that you could go further than you actually deserve. You could even end up winning it and many regard you as unworthy winners. So I hold that thought on Juve never winning it. Anything is possible in football, more so in cup competitions. That's why I want em out ASAP.