Unfair Competition

Napoli don't have much depth. Cavani will play this weekend for full 90 minutes before the upcoming Champion's League game. I still think he'll surprise Bayern Munich but chances are evens slimmer at the moment. I'm sure Gomez will get rested, they have like 1000 strikers. Still, the victory will be more than juicy under given conditions!

Actually, Bayern has mainly Gomez as striker, then Peterson who only played 2nd Bundesliga last season, and Olic is just coming back from a loooong injury.

RedEyesWhiteBeard wrote:who are napoli playing?

Parma at home, they're fairly weak but we need to beat them to stay up top.

Divine Intervention wrote:Napoli don't have much depth. Cavani will play this weekend for full 90 minutes before the upcoming Champion's League game. I still think he'll surprise Bayern Munich but chances are evens slimmer at the moment. I'm sure Gomez will get rested, they have like 1000 strikers. Still, the victory will be more than juicy under given conditions!

I like this guy.

How is it unfair? In order to do things in a consistent basis you need to have depth, that's why good squads have depth. Therefore, if your team can't meet the requirements because of lack of depth, it's because the best squad went through.

use him as a sub against Parma,start him vs Munich then sub him off....also,just start one of Hamsik/Lavezzi

A forward line of Lucarelli-Pandev with Hamsik - to be rested at some point in the second half - is hardly a poor strikeforce. It's unfortunate that Donadel has been injured, however given Dzemaili has been brought in and a few extra defenders who still need to be tested, Napoli's bench has improved dramatically.

Bayern are unlikely to have to rely on Peterson, even with Olic's injuries, given Muller's deeper role can be easily compensated by Bayern's impressive midfield depth, however in the end, such is life. If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.

Even when injuries strike, I would prefer to use the term cruel, rather than unfair. A team shouldn't be built on paper, Napoli have one of the best team spirits in Europe. They should have offered more chances to Dumitru and retained him as a potential back-up, however beyond this I believe they have the depth necessary to protect their stars in the build-up to this match.

i see where ur coming from but its not exactly unfair. if napoli wants to fight on two fronts then they should have brought some reinforcements. Fighting in two fronts have cost many teams many titles before and napoli isnt an exception

dostoevsky wrote:A forward line of Lucarelli-Pandev with Hamsik - to be rested at some point in the second half - is hardly a poor strikeforce. It's unfortunate that Donadel has been injured, however given Dzemaili has been brought in and a few extra defenders who still need to be tested, Napoli's bench has improved dramatically.

Bayern are unlikely to have to rely on Peterson, even with Olic's injuries, given Muller's deeper role can be easily compensated by Bayern's impressive midfield depth, however in the end, such is life. If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.

Even when injuries strike, I would prefer to use the term cruel, rather than unfair. A team shouldn't be built on paper, Napoli have one of the best team spirits in Europe. They should have offered more chances to Dumitru and retained him as a potential back-up, however beyond this I believe they have the depth necessary to protect their stars in the build-up to this match.

This guys knows everything about Napoli! Hello, my friend, nice to meet you. Pandev could do better than Dumitru so in the end the deal may pay off. My problem, Pandev is new to system, didn't get lots of starts so very rusty. we can't afford to lose any game for now, the competition is strict. Juve, both Milans and even Roma to some degree breathe down on our neck for champion's league places.

Why are you posting this here? Post it in the Bayern section if you're gonna complain about your upcoming game against them

Nice to meet you too. It's a forward line which lacks chemistry, however given that you dealt fairly easily with Parma last season I believe it would be worth the risk to rest at least one of the front trio. As long as Napoli don't concede against Parma I'm confident that they'll win.

I think Naploli should not get tense over this. The competition is fierce and runs will be hard to come by as the season progresses. My guess is that Napoli wants to progress from the CL then focus on the league. Progression would ensure a hefty sum, not to mention healthy exposure.

After that, it is really up to the draw.

In the league, injuries and form will decide the season. So Napoli should be strong contenders if they don't lose form, or have long-term injuries to star players.

dostoevsky wrote:Nice to meet you too. It's a forward line which lacks chemistry, however given that you dealt fairly easily with Parma last season I believe it would be worth the risk to rest at least one of the front trio. As long as Napoli don't concede against Parma I'm confident that they'll win.

Chemistry is very important for counter attacks however you're right. Mazari has to take the gamble against Parma, they're fairly weak.