Carl Robson - Sampdoria have run away with the top spot in Serie B since the first week of the season. Only failing to win 1 game in the league all season, they are 16 points clear of the 3rd placed team and boast a defensive record of only 4 goals conceded in the league, as good as the famed Chievo defence this season. In the Italian Cup they have reached the final and will play Serie A side Genoa on Tuesday having knocked out Serie A sides Brescia and Inter Milan en route.
William Davies - Ascoli have won the 2nd automatic promotion spot this season sitting 8 points behind the top spot. They too boast a good defensive record, only conceding 8 goals in the league this season, a record equal to Genoa and Juventus in Italy this season. In the Italian Cup they reached the Quarter-Finals losing to Genoa.
Walter Hsu - Chievo have brought a whole new style of football to Italy this season and the manager has worked hard on their defence since their relegation from Serie A. Expected to get into the top 6 they are 1 point above 7th with a game to go and hope to be part of the play-off games in the coming weeks. Impressively they sit 6th despite only scoring 4 goals all season, a sign of their defence who have only conceded 4 in the league. They have won 1-0 4 times, and drawn 0-0 14 times this season, the joint best defence in all 7 leagues so far, equal with Serie B leaders Sampdoria.
