Ancelotti: ‘Not negative for Napoli’
Carlo Ancelotti concedes Napoli were “too slow” in every area of their draw with Crvena Zvezda, but “there’s no need to be too negative.” The Partenopei had the best chances…
Carlo Ancelotti concedes Napoli were “too slow” in every area of their draw with Crvena Zvezda, but “there’s no need to be too negative.” The Partenopei had the best chances…
Carlo Ancelotti explained his tactical changes as Napoli went to almost 4-4-2 in order to beat Fiorentina. “We weren’t ‘ill’ – at most we had a slight cold…” Lorenzo Insigne…
Napoli forward Dries Mertens has avoided a freak shoulder injury – from taking a free kick. Calciomercato.com reports Mertens dislocated his shoulder as he went up for the set-piece during…
Kevin Mirallas “gave up on a lot of money to join Fiorentina” after Everton scuppered a move two years earlier. “I’ll rediscover the joy of playing football in Serie A.”…
Dries Mertens assures Carlo Ancelotti confirmed he will “play more regularly” for Napoli as the season wears on. Since taking over from Maurizio Sarri, Ancelotti has largely dropped Mertens to…
Carlo Ancelotti confessed to a “special” relationship with Gennaro Gattuso and explained tactical changes as Napoli beat Milan 3-2. It was his first match against beloved Milan in 17 years…
Piotr Zielinski said Napoli going from 2-0 down to beat Milan 3-2 “showed we are a great team who can turn any situation around.” The Poland international bagged a brace…
Dries Mertens believes Napoli achieved “a deserved victory” over Milan and has no problem being a super-sub for the moment. The Partenopei were trailing 2-0, but completed the comeback to…
Lazio are without several star players for tonight’s Serie A opener against Napoli, but Carlo Ancelotti has many big choices to make. It kicks off at the Stadio Olimpico in…
Napoli are expected to drop Dries Mertens in favour of Arkadiusz Milik in a 4-3-3 formation against Lazio on Saturday. The Serie A opener kicks off at 19.30 UK time…
Roberto Inglese joined Parma after Carlo Ancelotti “told him he was third choice” at Napoli, confirmed his agent. The striker was bought from Chievo a year ago for €10m and…
Carlo Ancelotti concedes Napoli “ought to be worried” after a 3-1 friendly defeat to Wolfsburg. “At the moment we can’t keep a high line.” The Partenopei have struggled throughout the…
Aurelio De Laurentiis insists Napoli will not be signing Angel Di Maria or Mario Balotelli this summer but hints goalkeeper Francesco Bardi could be drafted in. In his latest ‘true…
Aurelio De Laurentiis ‘likes’ what he has seen of Napoli, reiterates ‘we’re not negotiating’ for Edinson Cavani and denies Dries Mertens could leave. Continuing in his trend of speaking to…
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis assures Dries Mertens won’t be exchanged for Roma’s Alessandro Florenzi - “I love Dries a lot, I’ll keep him”. The Partenopei patron has taken to…
Belgium defeated England for the second time in this World Cup and secured the bronze medal in Russia 2018, their best ever finish. These sides had also met in the…
Samuel Umtiti’s header from a corner proved enough, as France ended Belgium’s 24-game unbeaten run and reached the World Cup Final. It’s their first Final since losing the 2006 showdown…
Roma director of sport Monchi denied Dries Mertens is an objective, while pouring cold water on Emil Forsberg and Hakim Ziyech rumours too. The Giallorossi have been very active on…
There continue to be reports that Roma are trying to buy Dries Mertens from Napoli, but the asking price is €35m plus bonuses. According to La Repubblica, the proposal is…
Once considered too short to be a professional, ‘Ciro’ Mertens is Belgium’s most popular player, explains Vincent Van Genechten. There are so many stars in the Red Devils squad at…