Quote from: Catenaccio on Today at 03:20:53 PM

Quote from: Gallar on Today at 03:14:24 PM

It seems that in the next season Napoli not only wants to chase the Scudetto, but it seems that Napoli wants a more prestigious trophy like the UCL trophy. Because in my opinion Napoli really has to increase their desire a little more, so that they can continue to develop and remain stable as a team that can compete tightly in Serie A. Because currently Napoli is no longer a team that is underestimated, because last season Napoli managed to become champions in Serie A. This proves that Napoli's quality is now different from before. Therefore, I strongly agree if Napoli fights very hard in the transfer market this time to improve their team to be even better.

They can want to defend the Scudetto and also perform well in UEFA Champions League but this ambitious target for a next season will result in a lot of pressure on Conte and Napoli players. It's not easy for a club with limited player resource like Napoli to play well in Serie A and Champions League while I guess their main target is defending Scudetto that itself is not easy already.

By playing in Champions League and also aiming for good performances there, Napoli will be affected a lot on their performances in Serie A. With limited player resource, they will struggle to diversify their players for both competitions and in a long season, it contains high risk of exhaustion and dramatical decline in player fitness and performances. If Conte and Napoli won't prepare for it well enough since this summer and won't manage a next season carefully, they might have a very terrible season.

What will happen to Serie A clubs in the 2024/25 season, clubs competing in European competitions such as UCL, UEL, and UECL, they are unable to divide their focus and concentration well. If they perform well in the domestic league, they fail in European competitions, and vice versa if they perform well in European competitions, when playing in the domestic league they perform quite badly. Likewise with what happened to Napoli this season, they were able to win the Scudetto because they did not play in any European competitions, so they could always focus their concentration and energy on every match in Serie A.

However, even so, I hope that for next season, the teams playing in European competitions, they can divide their focus well and get quite good results too. It's been a long time since I saw a single Serie A club lift a European trophy, especially in the Champions League.