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HAMSIK RULES OUT TITLE

Slovakia star Marek Hamsik has said that his club Napoli cannot win the Italian Serie A title this season. The midfielder is regarded as one of the transfer targets for Manchester United.

The fact that the player once again set to fail in winning the title may actually result in the transfer of the 26-year-old, who had a great first half of the campaign. Hamsik was one of the reasons behind Napoli’s imperious form under Rafa Benitez at the start of the season. Like many others to the club, his form has also decreased in recent weeks.

Slovakia star Marek Hamsik has said that his club Napoli cannot win the Italian Serie A title this season. The midfielder is regarded as one of the transfer targets for Manchester United.

The fact that the player once again set to fail in winning the title may actually result in the transfer of the 26-year-old, who had a great first half of the campaign. Hamsik was one of the reasons behind Napoli’s imperious form under Rafa Benitez at the start of the season. Like many others to the club, his form has also decreased in recent weeks.

This was allowed Juventus to open a significant advantage in the league table, which Hamsik concedes is the end of the title dreams for his club. Former Manchester city striker Rolando Bianchi scored in the 90th minute to secure a 2-2 draw against Napoli for Bologna. This coupled with Juventus getting a 4-2 win over Sampdoria means that the 12 point advantage will be to hard to recover according to Hamsik. He has said that Napoli should now focus on getting to the second spot in the table, which will be enough to qualify for the Champions League automatically.

The club were also knocked out of the Champions League in the group stages despite securing 12 points from the six matches. They are now taking part in the Europa league.
“Scudetto? Now the gap is pretty big and I think it’s too much. We should look at Roma and taking second place, which would allow us to go directly into the Champions League,” said Hamsik, whose team take on Chievo in the next match.

This will be home encounter, which Hamsik will be hoping to make use of in order to confirm their push for the top two. They have a slender advantage over the chasing pack that includes Inter Milan.

SLOVAKIA MISS OUT

Slovakian midfielder Marek Hamsik, who will not be taking part in the World Cup 2014 after his team failed to qualify for the tournament, has said that Napoli will still be contenders for the title at the end of the season.

After suffering a second defeat of the season, Rafa Benitez’s men have slipped behind Roma and Juventus in the title race. They went into the match against Juventus with a lot of high hopes, but they were unable to come away with even a draw. They were beaten by Antonio Conte’s men with a lot of ease.

Slovakian midfielder Marek Hamsik, who will not be taking part in the World Cup 2014 after his team failed to qualify for the tournament, has said that Napoli will still be contenders for the title at the end of the season.

After suffering a second defeat of the season, Rafa Benitez’s men have slipped behind Roma and Juventus in the title race. They went into the match against Juventus with a lot of high hopes, but they were unable to come away with even a draw. They were beaten by Antonio Conte’s men with a lot of ease.

The 3-0 defeat was inflicted through goals from Fernando Llorente, Andrea Pirlo, and Paul Pogba. This result leaves Napoli into third place after just 10 matches this season. Despite this defeat, Hamsik has said that Napoli still remain in the title race because there are a lot of games remaining. He has stated that they still have to play against the likes of Juventus and Roma at home, which will give them an advantage. Hamsik was not expected to be at the World Cup since his Slovakia team do not have much quality elsewhere apart from him.

“It was an important game at Juventus, but not decisive. We are saddened by the loss, but the championship is long. Fortunately, Roma drew at the weekend so the teams at the top are very close. We are only at Week 12 and everything is still in our own hands, we’ll still have to play Roma and Juventus again in the Spring,” said the midfielder. This was the second defeat in the last five matches for Napoli.

Hamsik has been in great form of Napoli after scoring six goals in just 12 matches for Benitez and his men. After the international break, they play against Parma.

HAMSIK BELIEVES

Napoli will certainly be weaker without the presence of Uruguay star Edinson Cavani up front, but midfielder Marek Hamsik believes that they can overcome this deficiency and still challenge for many titles in this season. After many years, Napoli are once again in with a shout to win the title.

They came extremely close last season only to see Juventus win it for a second time in succession. After the departure of Cavani, Slovakia midfielder Hamsik has become one of the important members of the team. The club recently saw the arrivals of players like Gonzalo Higuain and Pepe Reina.

Napoli will certainly be weaker without the presence of Uruguay star Edinson Cavani up front, but midfielder Marek Hamsik believes that they can overcome this deficiency and still challenge for many titles in this season. After many years, Napoli are once again in with a shout to win the title.

They came extremely close last season only to see Juventus win it for a second time in succession. After the departure of Cavani, Slovakia midfielder Hamsik has become one of the important members of the team. The club recently saw the arrivals of players like Gonzalo Higuain and Pepe Reina.

They have reinvested most of the money generated from the sale of Cavani for around £ 55 million to French club PSG. In the last three seasons, Cavani has contributed to majority of the goals for Napoli. Hamsik, though, thinks that Napoli will be able to continue improving because the club can find goals from other areas of the pitch. The 26-year-old midfielder himself was responsible for a number of goals last season, which led to him being linked with a move elsewhere. However, he has professed his love for Napoli once again.

He says that he wants to win the Italian Serie A and Champions League with Napoli this season.

“The Scudetto and the Champions League? We will win both. I arrived at Napoli at age 19. I was unknown back then, but the club have given me a chance to play for them. In my six years here, we grew up together, me and Napoli. Now we can go further – I feel good here and I want to continue to grow with Napoli. I will continue forward and not suffer from loneliness. We can do great things next season, the best is yet to come,” said the midfielder.

HAMSIK AT THE RIGHT CLUB

The Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik has said that he is extremely upbeat about the chances of Napoli winning the title this season.

The Napoli midfielder Marek Hamsik has said that he is extremely upbeat about the chances of Napoli winning the title this season.

The club had a tremendous last season after they managed to go as far as the last 16 of the Champions League only to be knocked out by the eventual champions Chelsea. They also had a good season in the league, although they could not finish in the Champions league positions this time around. Yet, the fact that they have managed to retain the services of Edinson Cavani mean that they will be the favourites alongside Juventus to lift the title according to the Slovakian midfielder Marek Hamsik.

The Slovakian international has been regarded as one of the best players within the Napoli team, and he has also been retained by the club amidst transfer interest from the likes of Manchester city. Even though they have sold Lavezzi during the transfer window for around £ 25 million, the club has retained the star striker Edinson Cavani. The Uruguay international is regarded by many as one of the best strikers in Europe. Due to the decline of both Inter Milan and AC Milan, Marek Hamsik reckons that it will be a two-way battle between Napoli and Juventus for the title.

“We will win the Scudetto. We are a fantastic team. This year we know we can handle anyone. We’re more mature, and yet we feel rejuvenated – I think that first three league games show that. To win a championship here would be great. I still remember the scenes at Stadio Olimpico when we won the Coppa Italia. We are a great group, and a serious team. Juventus are the favourites in many peoples’ eyes, but we are strong,” said Marek Hamsik after the first three matches of the season.

HAMSIK COULD HAVE BEEN AT JUVE

Former Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has said that Juventus had the opportunity to sign Napoli’s Slovakian star Marek Hamšík when he was at Brescia, but ultimately turned down the opportunity.

It has proved to be a costly affair for Juventus, as they have been struggling to replace the old guard. They have just returned to competing at the top of the Italian Serie A, but Cobolli Gigli reckons that Juventus could have won the title last season had they had a player like Marek Hamšík.

Former Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has said that Juventus had the opportunity to sign Napoli’s Slovakian star Marek Hamšík when he was at Brescia, but ultimately turned down the opportunity.

It has proved to be a costly affair for Juventus, as they have been struggling to replace the old guard. They have just returned to competing at the top of the Italian Serie A, but Cobolli Gigli reckons that Juventus could have won the title last season had they had a player like Marek Hamšík.

The Slovakian captain is recognised as one of the best players in Italy at the moment. He has been a huge part in helping Napoli qualify for the champions league last season, while they also did well in the actual competition as well.

Cobolli Gigli has revealed that Brescia offered Juventus the opportunity to sign Hamšík when he was an unknown property in world football. However, clubs like Chelsea, Real Madrid, and Barcelona have been trying to sign the player from Napoli. It is thought that the midfielder would command around £ 30 million in transfer value when clubs eventually come for him in the summer. Hamšík came extremely close to moving from Napoli in last summer, but ultimately decided to stay because of the champions league football on offer.

“We had dinner with Brescia president Gino Corioni after a league game. He informed me that they had a real jewel at their disposal in Hamsik, and added that he wanted him to play for us. However, fortunately for Napoli and their president Aurelio De Laurentiis, we waited too long,” Cobolli Gigli said to Il Mattino. Slovakian star Hamšík has so far scored eight goals in just 22 appearances for Napoli this season, while he has also 5 assists to his name.