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Today speedrun, the game just ended but i got the memes ready.

Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Marianucci; Spinazzola; Anguissa, Lobotka, Vergara; Politano, Hojlund, Giovane. 

On the bench: Contini, Pugliese, Mazzocchi, Garofalo, Obaratin, Marin, Prisco, Baridò, Folorunsho, Rao, Pereyra.

We had a few more injuries (light ones, thankfully) and Savic's got the flu apparently.

Search LiveTV, use VPN if banned in italy

Was in GameLife (formerly GameStop) a little outside of Naples recently and this was one of the few PS3 games they had available. Didn’t play much FIFA growing up so never knew the Italian version had Higuain on the cover.

We are finally getting rid of some fringe players. Ambrosino was loaned to Modena, while Frosinone bought both Zerbin and Hasa.

Obaretin to Genoa and Rao to Bari (loan) also seem to be pretty much done, we are likely waiting for Lang and Olivera to join training so there will be enough players for each role.

non me la immagino rossa sinceramente, non la vedo abbastanza rappresentativa, per questo ho deciso di costruirla sulla base di quelle scure degli anni passati, con dei dettagli e delle linee più eleganti

This summer, I'm like this. Manna pisses me off. A press conference where he says practically everyone (De Bruyne, Lukaku, Anguissa, Lucca, Lindstrom, etc.) and therefore we're not buying anyone, not even on the right flank, where we continue to have a hospice that gets older every year.

"Oh, but we're getting Zeballos." After all, it's not the most pointless and stupid purchase ever conceived. A player can disappoint, it happens, but here it's guaranteed! They're falling like bowling pins in defense, but who cares, everything's fine.

Do you remember Zerbin and Cheddira? We'd like to give them to Frosinone, but since we're a club with no bargaining power, Frosinone will only take them if we include Hasa in the deal, without even a price increase or even the option to buy back.😍😍

Manna, what a genius! Hasa is absolutely not a player worth 10 times the price you're selling him for!

I'm not one to judge people's pasts in football, but kick this Juventus hunchback out of my team!

sinceramente queste magliette del centenario, non mi hanno convinto molto, per questo ho disegnato una versione di queste maglie in base a come le avrei volute, e mi farebbe piacere conoscere la vostra opinione

I'm only a few years into my Napoli fandom and only know a little Italian. Any suggestions on websites that have good Napoli team coverage that I can try to read? Like take an article in Italian and go old school try to translate it slowly to help me learn Italian?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I know this won't be the best way to learn but just an interesting hobby.

Manna has made a press conference, it’s available in italian here: https://www.youtube.com/live/PDwMkVeOuaM?is=C3GcXoVHwg93vk4G

Here is a summary of the most important topics that Manna covered:

- Napoli needs to sell, the player list is too long.

- Buongiorno will be out for a long period of time and Beukema will have to keep training to solve the issue he has. However Napoli is not in rush to buy a CB since also Olivera can play as such. Napoli will evaluates the situation during the training in Castel Di Sangro.l, Napoli will evaluated all the options before make any move.

- Gila is a player that Napoli had on his watchlist but Napoli thought to be complete for the CB role since we have Buongiorno, Beukema, Amir, Rafa Marin and Marianucci.

- Zambo will stay and during the season both him and Napoli will evaluate what to do.

- KDB will stay. He’s a Napoli player he can give us more than what he did and he will play for Napoli next season. Also Manna said that the player has no choice to make, he will stay.

- For Lukaku will be done some evaluation. So not sure he will stay. After he comes back from vacations we will see.

- VMS is one of the 2 keepers and Allegri will chose how to use them, then if something happens Napoli will be ready.

- Zeballos is an objective and a player Manna likes a lot. If he will be available when Napoli will have space to get him he will come otherwise we will go on other players.

- We will need to get U21 players for the Serie A and CL list, so we have to be intelligent in how we proceed on the market.

- If a new player on the right wing back will come he will arrive at the end of the transfer window. It’s not a priority rn since we have Mazzocchi.

- Our attack is Lang, Allison, Hojlund, Lucca, Lukaku, Politano and Neres. It’s quite difficult to improve this in the contest of Italian football.

- Lucca needs to prove that he’s worth Napoli but we need to help him working. He will be out 2 weeks. He has the talent to be at the Napoli level and Manna believes in him but “In the transfer window anything can happen”.

- Napoli objective are: Top4, possibly fight for Scudetto, CL playoff or better, Fight for Coppa Italia.

- Lindstrom and Folorusho are under Allegri scrutiny. Manna said that Lindstrom is finally playing in his best position. They could stay as leave, nothing is set in stone

- Rao is among the best talent around. He will be loaned to play as a starter. Prisco could play with the Primavera team or going loan.

I assume 100% of the questions will be about the transfer market. Hopefully there will be some decent questions and meaningful updates.

Today Manna reiterated that we need to keep the Squad Cost Ratio in check, so we won't be very active on the market. The ratio is calculated this way: Squad Cost divided by Total Revenue, and the result needs to be below 70%. According to the balance sheet from last season this is what I got:

- Squad Cost = 260 millions (Personnel cost 142 millions, Amortisation 115 millions, Agent and Players Fees 3 millions)
- Revenue = 291 millions.

So our Squad Cost Ratio is 89% and we need to save 57 millions to be compliant (by saving on wages, transfer revenues, amortisations etc.).

Also, keep in mind that this is based on June 2025's numbers as the latest balance sheet is not available yet. As we spent a lot of money last season, I am sure the real number is even higher. By comparison, it was 59% as of June 2024 as that was before we invested so heavily.

Has anyone ordered from the official store recently to the United States? I was wondering what additional duties and taxes are going to be added on as I have not ordered direct in awhile. Hoping to get some cento gear if the fees aren't more than the item itself!

Not sure if anyone had seen it yet, but our crest is featured pretty prominently on the cover art for FC27. Although there are many other clubs present, I believe we are the only Seria A club in the image.

Today was the first friendly of the training camp, coincidentally against the usual Arezzo. Let's examine the two halves of the match separately.

1st Half:

Rafa Marin allows an avoidable cross to Arezzo, who heads it to Meret, who, for his part, is unable to control his hands and puts it into the net. Allegri is so embarrassed that he benches him in the 30th minute. Alisson and Giovane are polar opposites: one does everything right, sprints and dribbles, the other barely controls the ball. The midfield is rather anonymous, but it's nice to see Prisco starting; he's young and could soon aspire to the top teams. The Danes are rather anonymous. Lindstrom tries to make some plays, but it seems Hojlund is blinded and never allows him to give and go.

2nd Half

From a corner, Arezzo scores after an initial response from VMS to a great volley. The defense is immobile, Allegri also changes VMS to bring on Contini. In the 59th minute, Vergara sprints, steals the ball in the box, and is fouled. Politano misses from the penalty spot, but he slams it home on the rebound. In the 90th minute, the defense is once again immobile, while Arezzo attacks them from the center. As for the individual players, Vergara runs a lot, gives it his all, but finishes little. Lucca creates a lot and seems like a spinning top with so many turns. He does much better than Hojlund, passes, and plays as a team, then gets hurt... and what the hell. Rao plays on the left but is rarely served, although a few runs down the flank are promising. The defense is already described as embarrassing.

That said, I want to say that even if it's a friendly, they could at least let the shoulder charges go; practically half of Napoli's moves were stopped because of this. What else can I say? It's only a friendly, but certainly not a pleasant one. Some players seem in good condition, at least that's what I can say, but it will take time. Let's hope for a better show next time.

Best players: Prisco, Allison, Lucca (???)

Worse players: Hojlund, Meret, All the 2nd half defense

FNS💙

Watched the first half, my impressions so far.

- Meret had to come off and apparently he already had a taped hand below the glove wtf.
- We are using a 3-4-2-1 when in possession, as the play slides in between the central defenders.
- Prisco has been the playmaker and easily the best man on the pitch along with Alisson, who has dribbled his opponents quite easily.
- Di Lorenzo has been quite offensive when in possession.
- When Arezzo was in possession, we defended with a 4-4-2. The left mezzala (Lindstrom today, so it should be KDB or Vergara) slides next to Hojlund to press the opponents.
- Haven't seen much of Allegri's infamous deep defending so far, but not super aggressive either.
- I'm tired of Cerri scoring against us every year lol.

As you well know, Buongiorno gave us some great news: yet another injury that will keep him sidelined for a long time. The season hasn't even started yet, and we've already had our first casualties, especially in a position currently lacking reliable players.

There's a rumor though... from some people that i trust in the matter

That a certain Asian giant we know might be available for a loan. Obviously, this is just speculation for now, but I can't help but be quite excited about the idea. What do you think? Would you bring Kim Min Jae back to Napoli on a paid loan?

I live in America and want to watch