A list of the top 10 most sizzling attractions that the upcoming season of Italian football holds, with a brief analysis of what makes them so interesting.
8. Andrea Stramaccioni, is he really the new AVB?
A thumping success at the NextGen Champions League of the youth teams with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan primavera, coupled with the firing of Claudio Ranieri saw the youth manager launched into the sphere of senior football at the helm of one of the biggest clubs in the
country.
The striking resemblance with the story of Andre Villas-Boas has seen Stramaccioni compared to the Portuguese national, who also started his illustrious career with the youth players of Academica.
While the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 boss went on to lead Porto to an unbeaten season in his first year in the top flight, his Italian contemporary is yet to prove his mettle at the highest level.
Yet, looking at whatever the Nerazzurri coach has managed with the Milan outfit in a very short span of time, we are left with little to doubt the quality of the youngest manager in Serie A.
Since taking charge of Inter Milan, his team has scored more points in the league than AC Milan in the short span of time.
Moreover, in the upcoming year the Milan outfit has only Serie A and the Europa League to take care of, a situation much similar to that of AVB in his first season with Porto.
The Beneamata have been strengthened with some much needed reinforcements, and things seem to be getting back on track for the Milan outfit after having fired three managers in their last season.
It will be interesting to see if the young manager can live up to the comparison, and maybe bring in the Europa League or the Scudetto to Inter Milan.
9. Juventus without Antonio Conte:
The Bianconeri manager has been banned for 10-months for his alleged involvement in the match-fixing scandal. While the ban only stops the tactician from stepping onto the field of play, he will continue to train and dictate tactics for his team.
However, there is little to doubt from the fact that the factor will tend to hit brakes on the splendid forward momentum that the Old Lady were gaining with each victory added to their undefeated streak.
Moreover, Juventus are also required at the moment to transition their game from the Serie A mode to the UEFA Champions League mode for the upcoming season, and the manager’s absence from the sidelines will count as a big set-back for the team in that regard.
It will be interesting to see how the old players and the new signings respond to the challenge, and if they can still live up to the expectations of the Juventino in the upcoming season.
10. Will Italian clubs bring in European trophy despite losing their stars?
The economic conditions continue to worsen in Serie A, and the clubs in the county increasingly have to lose their stars to better offers from abroad in order to keep their balance sheets in order.
The worst example of the trend was the departure of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Silva-c34903 to Paris Saint-Germain, which was made inevitable for AC Milan by their towering debts.
Moreover, the sale of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Lavezzi-c13073 and youngster Marco Verratti is also an example of how talent of all ages is being drained out of the country.
Yet the dismal picture comes with some good hopes, as Juventus get ready to take their unbeaten domination in Serie A to UEFA Champions League.
Moreover, Inter Milan are also rejuvenated, and will be taking their Italian powerhouse to compete in the Europe League under the manager that has recently won the Champions League of the youth teams.
Chances on both fronts are bright for Juventus and Inter Milan, and it will be interesting to see if either of them can bring home one of the European laurels to dispel the notion that the Italian football has been sucked dry of its talent.
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