Mazzarri and Napoli rediscovered: “Immediate feeling with the team”

Walter Mazzarri reserved the first hug at the referee’s final whistle for his trusty Giuseppe Santoro – team manager who had followed him even when he left Naples. “Walterone 2.0” really started again from where he finished and the success in Bergamo brings more than a smile from him: “A feeling has been created between me and the team – is the most important phrase after the race -. There couldn’t have been a better return , winning here against this opponent won’t be easy for anyone – said the new/old Napoli coach – In the first half we were almost perfect, I hoped that we wouldn’t have suffered as much as happened in the second half when Atalanta put us in difficulty I was hoping for an even better second half of the match than what we did.”

UNDER WITH THE REAL

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Mazzarri obviously tried to influence the minds of his players: “It was predictable that there would be more difficulties than last season and everyone is waiting for us, I told the boys and I tried to work on the mental aspect as well as the tactical one The immediate responses were good from everyone. I knew that Osimhen was decisive even before coaching Napoli, you also know how much need there is for him, for his qualities and the generosity he also showed in assisting to Elmas”. Mazzarri will look back on the match with satisfaction: “We really did a lot of good things in both phases and in the 45th minute I was really happy with what I had seen, then something worked less and we will correct it. The 4-3-3 is a formation which I like and this team has the right players to do it, then there is little to discuss about their technical and human qualities. The boys have been sponges these days, they have had a positive attitude; I really found an exceptional group – he concluded Mazzarri, then revealing a background story on Kvara -. We had tried some crosses between Kvicha and Politano, he succeeded a little but now I will have more time to train him since he was with us for a few days”. Now down with Real: “Let’s say we’re going for a friendly match”, joked Walterone… who in version 2.0 was more smiling than ever.