Italian Football Thread III

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Inter 18 points ahead of Milan.....thats crazy. Still think Milan can finish ahead of them if they get their sh1t together

Dude wtf are you talking about. We can't fuckin beat Benevento and you expect us to reduce an 18 point gap between a team that is firing on all cylinders and hasnt lost a game this season. I know people are putting theie money on Napoli to win the league, but to me its going to be a battle btw Juve and Inter
 

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Dude wtf are you talking about. We can't fuckin beat Benevento and you expect us to reduce an 18 point gap between a team that is firing on all cylinders and hasnt lost a game this season. I know people are putting theie money on Napoli to win the league, but to me its going to be a battle btw Juve and Inter

Nah, its way too early to say that. Inter have the same problem as Napoli, negligible squad depth. One key injury and Inter will start dropping points. Inter don't have Europe, so maybe they may finish above Napoli if there are no big injuries. Roma should have been the title contenders as they do have depth, but they have a new coach so he will take time.

But for now, I can't see beyond a 7th straight title for Juventus this season I am afraid. However Inter can compete with Juve in a one-off head to head game, so next weekend is hopefully going to be a competitive derby d'italia.
 
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Inter 18 points ahead of Milan.....thats crazy. Still think Milan can finish ahead of them if they get their sh1t together


Bruuh
 

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Most of these were very average players under Rafa Benitez and have become awesome under Sarri (e.g. Mertens).


every player sucked under Rafa, he just happend to win the CL against Carletto brainfarts

Mertens was good before Rafa, but he wasn't used properly, as he was at Utrecht, Mechelen....
 

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I remember benitez playing hamsik out of position which made hamsik perform like a poli level player. Good for them that sarri was there to save the day.
 

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I'm tempted to put a bet on Roma to win the league.
 

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I'm tempted to put a bet on Roma to win the league.

Its not a bad bet as Roma are keeping up with the leading pack. And like Juve, they have the reserves to keep it up.

But unfortunately I think Juve have too much lungs. It will take a very bad patch of form for Juve for anyone else to win the league this season.
 

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On a positive note, this is a good time for a derby d'italia. Both Inter and Juventus are in great form and coming off possibly their best performances of the season last weekend. Confidence is high in both camps, so this will be more hotly contested than usual.

Most Inter fans including me agree with what Moratti said: "On one hand, we have a duel within the city, a constant and direct confrontation. On the other, we have a historical hostility. Sportingly speaking, the real enemy is Juventus.”
 

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On a positive note, this is a good time for a derby d'italia. Both Inter and Juventus are in great form and coming off possibly their best performances of the season last weekend. Confidence is high in both camps, so this will be more hotly contested than usual.

Most Inter fans including me agree with what Moratti said: "On one hand, we have a duel within the city, a constant and direct confrontation. On the other, we have a historical hostility. Sportingly speaking, the real enemy is Juventus.”

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Inter winning the Scudetto would be a travesty

I hope we bury them this weekend so they can all go back into hiding again
 

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Inter winning the Scudetto would be a travesty

I hope we bury them this weekend so they can all go back into hiding again

Aha, a Juve fan here!

Inter are not ready for Scudetto this season. The objective is top 4. IMO the Scudetto is between Juve, Napoli and Roma, though I don't see anyone lasting it out with Juve till the end.

But over one game, anything is possible tomorrow.
 

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So Italy's top 3 have now played each other in absolute snooze fests. :sleep:

Serie A might actually be back :eek:
 
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