Antonio Conte

Scott McTominay’s 2024/2025 campaign with Napoli under Antonio Conte was nothing short of transformational. Having spent the majority of his career at Manchester United, where he was often deployed in more restrained, defensively focused roles, the Scotland international sought a fresh challenge last summer. That bold decision to leave Old...

Manchester City hosted Napoli for the opening game of both teams’ UEFA Champions League journey. The match ended with a 2-0 win for the Citizens despite Napoli's considerable efforts, especially during the first hour of the match. Antonio Conte had to deal with numerical inferiority after Giovanni Di Lorenzo received a red card...

Napoli enter the 2025/2026 Serie A campaign under Antonio Conte, carrying both the confidence of champions and the weight of expectation. The Scudetto triumph in 2024/2025, their second league title in three years after Luciano Spalletti’s success in 2022/2023, marked a defining chapter for the club and further cemented Conte’s...

There are many highly effective principles for attacking opposing defences in the final third; two of these principles are the overlap and underlap. These two principles are among the most important weapons used by full-backs or, occasionally, centre-backs. Teams aim to exploit the width of the pitch to attack their...

Uruguayan striker Darwin Núñez is currently linked with a move from Liverpool to Napoli. Both teams have been in contact and are reportedly very close to reaching a final agreement on the transfer fee. If this deal goes through, Antonio Conte will have a remarkable squad reinforcement that will help...

Trigger-based pressing is redefining how teams control space without relying on constant aggression. In a football landscape increasingly shaped by high pressing and proactive defending, Antonio Conte's Napoli offer a different kind of control. While many elite teams equate territorial dominance with relentless pressure high up the pitch, Napoli operate...

The choice between a two-striker system and one with a central forward supported by two wide attackers represents one of a coach's most significant tactical decisions. Each approach offers advantages and presents challenges, profoundly influencing offensive dynamics, defensive structure, and the team's overall balance. Analysing the pros and cons of...

Napoli hosted Inter Milan in what was a major battle in the title race. Inter succeeded in avoiding defeat at a very difficult stadium against one of the toughest teams this season, if not the toughest, as Napoli have been the favourites for the title since the start of the...

Luis Hasa recently joined SSC Napoli from Lecce for a reported fee of €500k. While Hasa played just once with US Lecce in a Coppa Italia game and has not yet truly shown his talent in Serie A, his signing is expected to add squad depth to Antonio Conte’s side...

Italian football is not short of passionate and intense rivalries. Few rivalries in world football can be as passionate as Napoli and Juventus. This rivalry represents the cultural and economic divide between the north and south of the country. The latest on-field instalment of this rivalry occurred Saturday, with Antonio...

In recent years, several British players have swapped the Premier League for elite football abroad—Gareth Bale, Harry Kane, and Fikayo Tomori are just three examples. One more example who ditched England’s top tier for Serie A is Scott McTominay. The Scotsman is now an integral part of the Napoli midfield unit. McTominay,...

After finishing a staggering 39 points behind the title-winning Inter Milan, SSC Napoli officially entered the record books with one of the worst title defences in Serie A history. Their long wait for the Scudetto was followed by a staggering decline within the space of only 12 months, having failed to...

Who Is Paolo Vanoli? Though he’s only in his second first-team managerial role, Venezia boss Paolo Vanoli is no newcomer to coaching. The 51-year-old Serie B manager is a former Italy youth coach and assistant manager to the senior Italian national team, as well as having served as Antonio Conte’s technical...

Soccer has always been a dynamic sport, and it has become even more fluid as managers push the envelope of tactical possibilities. The last few years have seen the emergence of new phenomena like inverted fullbacks and false nines, as coaches seek new ways to gain an advantage over the...

Tottenham Hotspur finished their season in the Premier League in eighth place, which was a huge disappointment for their fans, but the season could have ended worse if not for set pieces, especially corners. Gianni Vio was working as a set-piece coach within the technical staff of Tottenham with his...

Tottenham Hotspur have had a mixed start to the current Premier League campaign. After inconsistent performances from game to game, the only constant has been their ability to cause chaos during set-pieces. Spurs have scored 12 goals from corners this season in the league, with those goals having earned them...

The race for European football qualification in the Premier League is really heating up as we enter the final months of the campaign. There are a host of clubs battling it out to gain access to next season’s competitions such as the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and Conference League....

Modern-day football is perhaps exposed to the largest diversity of tactics witnessed in any given time period. The diversification of coaching philosophies, combined with higher standards than ever before in fitness, coaching, and mentality, has contributed to this phenomenon. This breadth in tactics has become more apparent not just for...

It’s been a long time since Arsenal went into the North London Derby at Tottenham Hotspur’s ground leading the pack. In fact, you’ll have to cast your mind back to April 2004 when Arsène Wenger’s side played out a 2-2 draw to clinch the Premier League title at White Hart...

A decade ago, stats were used as complementary sides in football discourse. Nothing more than shots on target and possession were discussed when going over the events of the game. Statistics were like the cranberry sauce placed on the edge of the plate during your Christmas feast – tasty, but...