I hoped at least Napoli will go far in this competition. That should keep them distracted from Serie A. Juve, Milan and 2 matches with Villarreal. Napoli are in crisis.
Buy on AliExpress.com
[EU] Europa League 2015/2016 (2 Viewers)
- Thread starter Dostoevsky
- Start date
- Status
Buy on AliExpress.com
He did not start the first leg against villareal.
Again. Either this stage is a big match stage or it is not. You are using it as a case of a big match. So I can use the same stage and the next stages of the same competition as big matches (getting bigger as we approach the final) as well in my argument.
If you consider this a big stage match, then he choked in both villareal matches, but he didn't choke at this stage last year. He scored against Trabzonspor last year, and then in the next stage which must be very even more pressure, the heroic higuain scored a hatrick. The stage after that was even much more pressure (ooooh the Europa League QFs!! Even Tevez and Llorente were choking here!) and against a team like wolfsburg he scored and assisted and Napoli made it to the semis.
I think you are better off (for the sake of argument), not considering this stage a big one.
Again. Either this stage is a big match stage or it is not. You are using it as a case of a big match. So I can use the same stage and the next stages of the same competition as big matches (getting bigger as we approach the final) as well in my argument.
If you consider this a big stage match, then he choked in both villareal matches, but he didn't choke at this stage last year. He scored against Trabzonspor last year, and then in the next stage which must be very even more pressure, the heroic higuain scored a hatrick. The stage after that was even much more pressure (ooooh the Europa League QFs!! Even Tevez and Llorente were choking here!) and against a team like wolfsburg he scored and assisted and Napoli made it to the semis.
I think you are better off (for the sake of argument), not considering this stage a big one.
Well, I'm not surprised. But Napoli definitely should have beaten Villareal. I almost feel sorry for Fiorentina. Sousa is doing a good job, the players are fighting, but the Delle Valle brothers are not much more than ratters. You cannot compete in both Serie A and Europa League with a small, unbalanced squad like that.
I'm still stuck on 0 goals in his last 5 Europa League knockouts... 0 goals in his last 4 matches against Villareal x2, Juventus, Milan... Napoli with 2 losses and 2 draws in those 4 matches. Season falling apart.
Do you think he will do worse than last season's terrible finish he had?
Do you think he will do worse than last season's terrible finish he had?
You are going to make me cheer for Napoli. This is not fair.
Serious question, if he was a Juve player, do you think the same trend will occur ( a severe slowing down in the end of the season)? The funny thing is that he is linked to Arsenal which almost guarantees this slow down even if he was Messi (they have to finish fourth)
I bet Gary Neville's Valencia will outplay Tottenham easily 
- Status