Football Season Guide

When Napoli hired Carlo Ancelotti, last season, they hoped he would have helped them to reduce the gap existing between themselves and Juventus. Unfortunately for them, they finished second but they never really managed to pose a serious threat to the Old Lady’s reign. The coach was obviously confirmed at the helm for the new season and he will be expected to lead them closer to the top, especially considering that Juventus are currently facing some problems. First of all, they lost Albiol over the summer. The Spaniard has been one of the two pillars in the heart of the defence for the past 6 seasons. He was very properly replaced by Manolas, coming from Roma. In fact, the solid Greek might even be an improvement at centre-back, alongside Koulibaly. Napoli had an abundance of full-backs, although not all of them were given relevant playing time to tell the truth, but the management opted to sign also Di Lorenzo, who did well at Empoli. He might be given a start at right-back with Ghoulam, fully recovered from injury, being preferred at left-back. Napoli also let Diawara go to Roma. After all, he had not been given many opportunities to shine last season. At the same time, though, they signed in the promising 19-year-old Elmas, from Fenerbahce, who is going to add some depth to the midfield. For the attack, they are about to invest lots of money in the impressive Lozano, a winger who has been impressing at PSV. And he might become one of the supporters’ favourites. However, they are still looking for a centre-forward.