Episode 34 - Breaking Down Serie A’s Top Contenders: Can Conte and Napoli win the title, should Inter be the favorites, and are Lazio Legit?

The Transfer Flow Podcast

On this episode, Patrick and Ravi do a deep dive on the top teams in Serie A. They start with Napoli, who are top of the table despite what may have been the worst transfer window of any team. Next is Inter and their hopes back-to-back titles. Can they pull it off again despite an aging squad? Then comes Lazio, whose unconventional approach to players and manager hires sparks an interesting discussion on high variance teams. Last comes Milan, who almost sacked manager Paulo Fonseca early in the year, but have stabilized to be just 5 points out of first place. Enjoy!

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Timestamp:

00:00 - Intro

01:07 - Napoli’s fantastic start

01:40 - Our rough grades for Napoli’s window

03:04 - Lack of minutes for new players

05:26 - A more Conservative defensive style

06:28 - Grades are not based on 7 games

08:02 - Low shot quality in Serie A

10:53 - Lack of depth in attack for Napoli limits their title threat?

11:58 - Napoli’s advantage with no European Competition

14:50 - Where will they finish?

16:12 - Inter’s erratic start to the season

17:22 - The most balanced team in Serie A?

18:58 - Inter’s defensive shift

19:20 - Can the oldest team in Serie A keep this up?

21:31 - Marcus Thuram

22:39 - Do Inter need to share minutes more?

25:19 - Could they switch styles later in the year?

26:55 - Predictions for Inter’s season

27:17 - Lazio’s surprising start

28:41 - unexpected names contributing for Lazio

31:10 - Marco Baroni’s influence

35:43 - Are fringe European teams to conservative with their coaching hires?

39:12 - Thomas Tuchel’s training stories and how coaches influence their players

42:36 - Analytics only matter if you can translate them into simple messages

45:15 - Milan shake off a rough start

47:14 - Favorable matchups coming up

47:57 - Pulisic playing well and staying healthy

49:38 - Rafael Leao’s Attacking threat

51:47 - Using avoidance strategies to change player behaviors

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