Gennaro Gattuso

Italy were defeated at home by Norway 1-4 in their FIFA World Cup Qualifier, which saw them lose out on their chance for direct qualification, as Norway advanced, undefeated. Although the Azzurri had more of the ball, they were outplayed by a hard-working Norwegian side led by Erling Haaland. With...

After moving from the Basque Country to Valencia as a kid, Hugo Guillamón has been at Valencia CF since 2009. Guillamón made his first-team debut off the bench against Real Sociedad in February 2020 and has remained in the Los Che squad since. The last few years have been underwhelming...

Monday night saw Valencia vs Atletico Madrid in La Liga. We've broken down all the key stats for you to digest in this tactical analysis and provide insights around; * shot maps * pass flow * heatmaps * defensive actions * average positions and much more! We also try to answer...

This month, Gennaro Gattuso followed in the footsteps of compatriots Claudio Ranieri and Cesare Prandelli, becoming the third Italian manager to take charge of Valencia CF. The former Napoli boss has signed a two-year deal to become owner Peter Lims tenth managerial appointment since buying the club in 2014. He has replaced...

Juventus have been the champions of the Serie A for nearly the whole of the last decade, having won the title consecutively since the 2011/12 season. This year, however, there is a real threat to their throne with the likes of Inter and AC Milan already with an eight and...

Following their virtual loss against Juventus due to covid-19 issues that prevented them from going to Turin, Napoli looked forward to their clash with Atalanta to win some very needed points to climb in the standings. On the other side, Atalanta were the first in the league with nine points...

Matchweek 2 of the Serie A season 2020/21 saw Napoli host Genoa at the San Paolo stadium. In their games from the previous season, Napoli got the better of the two teams, drawing at home and winning away at Genoa. Napoli, playing their first home competitive game since the lockdown,...

Matchweek 1 of the Serie A season 2020/21 saw Parma host Napoli at the Ennio Tardini stadium. Parma beat Napoli on both occasions last season and were looking for a repeat of the same. The club welcomed fans for the first time in a competitive game since the lockdown, but...

As the Champions League returned to decide the final eight teams before the big show in Lisbon, possibly the most intriguing tie to still be decided was Barcelona and Napoli. Set up nicely after a 1-1 draw in the first leg, Barcelona are threatened by the potential of their first...

This Saturday night, Barcelona will host Napoli at the Camp Nou in the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League knockout stages. The first tie ended in a one-all draw between two evenly matched European titans and therefore, both have all to play in this battle in Catalonia....

Stadio San Paolo hosted contentious contest between 7th and 8th placed sides in Serie A, with Napoli facing up against Sassuolo. This tactical analysis will break down the game that ended 2-0 to Napoli. Napoli, led by former AC Milan player and coach, Gennaro Gattuso, have had mixed results recently,...

This game of Serie A, saw Bologna host Napoli on 15th July 2020. Bologna resumed their campaign after league restart with a 2-0 loss to Serie A title favourites Juventus, while Napoli’s first game after the restart ended in a 2-0 win away to Verona. Since their respective restarts, Bologna...

The Gewiss Stadium hosted a match between two top-six sides in Serie A between Atalanta and Napoli this weekend. This tactical analysis will break down the game that ended 2-0 to Atalanta. Atalanta, led by Gian Piero Gasperini, looked to utilise the strength of their wing-backs and looked to create...

The Coppa Italia 2019/20 Final was the clash between Napoli and Juventus. Although this was only the 17th game under Gennaro Gattuso, the Gli Azzuri claimed the first title of the season thanks to the strong performance in the penalty shootout. The 0-0 result of 90-minute of play might be...

The FIFA World Cup 2006 final in Berlin was one of most dramatic finals in World Cup history. The tournament itself was the last time we saw many of the greats like Raul, Figo, Beckham, Totti, Del Piero, Ronaldo and Zidane play the game at an international stage. It also...

The Champions League last 16 pitted a Napoli side struggling domestically against a Barcelona team who had just returned to the top of La Liga. With the first leg taking place at the Stadio San Paolo. Dries Mertens opened the scoring on the half hour mark, breaking down the Barcelona...

This Tuesday night, Napoli will host Barcelona in the round of 16 of the 2019/20 Champions League campaign. The Italian team had a tough start to life with Gennaro Gattuso at the helm but are quickly catching form just in time to host the La Liga leaders at their home...

In the 24th round of the league, Gennaro Gattuso’s team travelled to Sardegna Arena and looked to continue to produce some positive results after they beat Inter in the Coppa Italia. Finally, Napoli earned a clean sheet in Serie A as they beat Cagliari with Dries Mertens goal. Rolando Maran’s...

In the first fixture of the Coppa Italia semi-finals, Inter welcomed Napoli in a tough physical game after the huge win in the Derby della Madonnina against Milan three days before this match. The home team were set as the favourites, but have struggled to perform in big games this seasons,...

It was another huge disappointment for Gennaro Gattuso’s Napoli after they secured the victory on Juventus and Sampdoria. In this round of Serie A, they played against Lecce at the Sao Paulo. And, even though starting a strong team, they failed to gain any point to reduce the margin with...