An analysis of the Partenopei’s past and present and an attempt to determine where the club is headed in the future.
In the first part of the feature we laid the stepping stones to analyze the thick and thin of Italian football through which Napoli rose to its current status as one of the most threatening teams in all of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Italy-c2926. In this continuation of the analysis, we
will try to determine if the Partenopei is en route to achieving the glory of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Maradona-c11160 era, or heading back to the deep pit.
On one hand, the decline in the position of the Partenopei signals that the team is nearing its depression after a phase of boom. On the other hand, the Azzurri have had the pattern of going forward one season, then dropping back in the next only to reach
out even further in the following campaign. This pattern of going one step back and two steps ahead can rightly be repeated by the spirited Napoli, who have slipped in the points table as compared to their last seasn.
Here one magical night is of immense importance, the miraculous evening when the hushed Naples outfit gave the giants of English football, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, the shock of their lives with a 3-1 win in the first-leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie. Although
the Blues went on to beat the Azzurri in the second-leg, but the spectacle of the first-leg was a monumental success for the Partenopei, announcing to the whole world that they are a ferocious band of men ready to make their mark on the world of football.
The win not only established Napoli as a formidable threat on the international stage, but also infused in them a spirit that they have what it takes to challenge the big guns of Europe. The defeat at the hands of the eventual European Champions fired up
their hunger for success, while at the same time urged them to return to the big stage once again. Sadly, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 fell short of the UEFA Champions league qualification spot in Serie A, but they have tasted blood and would always want to return to taste another
great victory against another giant of the game.
Time and again we have seen clubs like Napoli fall short of a great dream, and then get surrounded by giants flocking around like vultures to rip them of their stars. It is one of those phenomenons in the world of club football that makes you wonder if the
sole purpose of the existence of some outfits is merely to provide a farming soil to grow quality players for the big giants.
However, Napoli may have grown up once again after humble beginnings, but while it is not the outfit with the greatest financial prowess, it is also by no means a small gullible side. On one hand the club has a glorious past of the Maradona era to give it
a rich heritage, supported by two modern pillars in the form of the Chelsea win and the Coppa Italia victory. While the pride emanating from the aforesaid pillars will help the club sign new talent from the transfer market, it will also help in retaining the
stars like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Edinson-Cavani-c11955 who are being linked with a move to European giants. The fate of the Azzurri is closely linked with these stars, especially the attacking trio, and their stay could mean a world of difference to the Naples outfit.
Napoli stands at the cross-roads of its future where their fate will be decided by their attitude towards their next season. They could develop a system of cashing in on its stars regularly just like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429, or chose to consolidate on their past years of
hard work, and fuel themselves with added talent and intensity add to the piece of silverware of this season, and bounce back to gain an entry into the UEFA Champions League.
Their success in the Coppa Italia and the close call against Chelsea has given the team a dream to believe in, and a motive to fuel their desire for victories.
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