Raspadori decides at Maradona. The orange-greens, with their eleventh defeat in the championship, have thirteen points in the standings after eighteen matchdays…
The team’s eleventh league defeat Venice arrives on the field of Naples by Antonio Conte. Coach Eusebio Di Francesco commented thus Maradona’s match to Dazn’s microphones: “We started with a tactical idea, but we had a plan B to use. We applied it after the fifteenth minute. The team found balance, we lowered ourselves a little too much before the penalty while then we found the right plays. We were good between the end of the first half and the start of the second half. I can’t complain about anything to the players.”
Venice, Di Francesco after Napoli
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“Stankovic and the choice to prefer him to Joronen? These are different characteristics of the two goalkeepers – continues the orange-green coach -. Stankovic must be aware of his abilities: he has an important future ahead of him. He is satisfying my requests and those of the coach of the goalkeepers. Today he made the difference and he was good.
Oristanio increasingly central? Offensive players are the ones who must determine the plays, know how to aim and kick on goal. He and Yeboah have these characteristics. Players like them must light up the matches, as Kvara, Neres and Politano do in Napoli. The wingers must aim and change the balance of the match.”
Di Francesco at the press conference
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“When you lose, you can certainly do something better – Di Fra begins -. We had a plan A and B and removed their source of play on the flanks. Then we went with the plan with 3-5-2. In the first 20′ in the second half we attacked better, it’s a shame about that goal we conceded. Small carelessness when you leave balls like that in the area, do players like Raspadori punish you, decisive? He is one of the young players with quality to put in, I hope he doesn’t lose his humility. I’m sure he will have a bright future.
What if I take Zerbin to Venezia? Maybe we’ll bring 3-4, I’m joking. We need reinforcements after some injuries, the Serie A championship is not easy. Today against a strong Napoli we played a good game and managed to put them in difficulty. We hope to add some reinforcements in January.
Same match as Turin? Very similar. In terms of running intensity, Napoli will be superior to us, but to make up for a difference in quality and compete we must give our best. In the long run, when clarity is lacking, the quality of the opponents comes to the fore.
Where do I place Napoli in the standings? Immediately after Inter, Atalanta is not a surprise like Napoli, it is a solid reality. It’s a growing team that knows what it wants.
First as a starter for Carboni, very good? Yes, then I had to change it after 50 minutes. Young people waste so much more mental than physical energy. Being also an Argentine who made his debut as a starter at Maradona will have had an impact mentally.
Where can we improve? We can do much better from a playing point of view, this team also produces excellent plays during the week. But it’s normal that when there’s tiredness the substitutions have to give you freshness, but the players had given everything against important players.”
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