Quote from: KTChampions on Today at 02:14:54 PM

Quote from: Docnaster on September 18, 2023, 10:29:42 AM

Quote from: KTChampions on September 18, 2023, 08:49:19 AM

Unfortunately, Napoli is in decline and most likely they will not repeat last year's success, although things can still change. If you remember how many times Inter lost last year, I wouldn’t be surprised if they start losing points here and there again.
As for the Champions League, Napoli are lucky that Union Berlin are also on the decline this season, so neither Real nor Napoli should have any problems qualifying. Braga, I think, can be ignored.

When Napoli former manager Luciano Spalletti left his role as the manager of the club after a successful season with the club which he won the Italian Serie A title for Napoli after over 30 years that they never laid hand on the league trophy which they won back in the 1989/90 season, I was of the opinion that it'll be difficult for a new manager to step in and replicate what he did with the team last season.
The new manager Rudi Garcia without doubt is a good coach but winning the Scudetto in his first season with Napoli will be very difficult for him.

Even if Spalletti had stayed (or any other coach had come), repeating the championship with Napoli would be a very difficult task. Napoli has been one of the big four in Serie A for a long time and is almost as good as Inter, Milan and Juventus in terms of finances and opportunities, but still in this campaign they are eternal underdogs and can take the title either against the backdrop of a decline in the rest or due to a phenomenal series victories like last season. But it’s hard to expect that they can show two such seasons in a row.

Finally someones says this, too. I can't understand how all the experts here really think that the temporary decline in their performance is due to Spalletti having left the club, that's so bullshit...

My take is that Spalletti also left the club exactly because he is a smart guy knowing that this season can never be the same or better than last season. The probability is close to zero for that to happen. That's why he left when Napoli was literally at its peak. The last season was indeed unusually excellent and when there are 16 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss after 19 games, that would have even been amazing for Juventus Turin when they were at their best.