Conte is a good manager no doubt, but I believe it is wrong to place him above Allegri at this point.
If we are talking about only since Allegri has joined. Bayern have not made a final and Barca has won 1 while getting ko'd in the quarters twice by us and Atleti. I want him to win the CL aswell but with a weaker squad than Real, Barca, and Bayern 2 finals in 3 years is very impressive.
If Allegri was manager of Barcelona, they would be unstoppable. I am exaggerating a bit, but I mean extremely tough to beat, especially in big games.
Tottenham having difficulty against West Ham. Hell of a shot by Obiang. It looked like he was going to rip the net how he hit it so hard.
Brand wise I would say we are tier 3 in all honesty (along with Atleti). Serie A in terms of popularity is a dead league and that has affected our brand. This is why I support other Serie A clubs in Europe (except milan) as having more top teams will make the league more attractive as a whole like when Italy had the 7 sisters. Also thats why it is important for the club to do stuff like change the logo to a more modern one. One thing that is important is we must win a CL. Winning the CL in 2012 imo raised Bayern's respect and prestige allot.
As far as winning the CL I agree. The other teams in Italy can end up bankrupt and in Series D. The league is a mess and needs an overhaul. Actually, I would prefer if Juve got the chance at joining a European Super league and never had to play another Serie A or Coppa game again.
Inter choked again. I am loving this season more and more. Can't wait until Napoli cough up their lead.
Napoli plays Atalanta away right after the break. I bet Atalanta will win that or at least draw. You know the thing is people say this season is harder because of a lot more teams challenging but in a way I think it could make it easier as well, especially because we are really still the top team. Because the other challengers take points of each other which strengthens the gap between us and the other teams.
Looks like Wanda will have her hubby on the move soon: http://www.football-italia.net/115205/icardi-inter-lack-fighting-spirit
Grading MeeeeeLawn's spending spree at the mid point line: http://www.calciomercato.com/en/new...ings-at-the-halfway-point-of-the-season-16153
10-man Atalanta beating Roma 2-0 at half-time. Roma are lucky it's not more, and even luckier that Atalanta are down a man, that was a VERY soft second yellow to the Atalanta player, right before the half ended. Gasperini was rightfully pissed off. Oh and Napoli's first goal, that was a foul on the Verona player. It shouldn't have counted. I thought stuff like that was what VAR was for? Clearly they use it to check the legitimacy of Juve goals.