The words of the Napoli coach on the eve of the big match: “Osimhen is growing. Good feelings, but now we need results”
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– Castel Volturno (CE)
Walter Mazzarri’s eyes shine. He smells a great challenge and dreams of tripping up the Bianconeri, as he did in 2009 in his first time with the Azzurri. “Juve-Napoli is always a very important match. To be done well, it also serves to evaluate the team’s improvements.” There’s no point in hiding behind a finger: Napoli are still sick, the defeats against Real and Inter have highlighted a deficient defensive phase: “I have to try to intervene because as soon as we make a mistake we score goals and this must be fixed. Top teams must be solid and then score goals.” On the approximate physical preparation of this team, Mazzarri makes a bold statement: “I won’t repeat some of the naivety of the past. I keep certain assessments on preparation to myself.”
I dream ok
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To find success you need to concede less and also score goals. The new coach confides in his jewels: “Osimhen is not yet at the top, but he can always give us more. To score goals you need brilliance and today we lack it. Then he also needs a bit of luck in front of goal.” On Kvara there is also a tactical aspect: “It was predictable that there would be more attention on our attackers after the excellent last championship. As a coach I have to put them in a position to not always be doubled up. Kvara has shown that he is good even if he comes in the middle. If three go on him it means there is room for others. We need to be more of a team in these situations.”
defense misunderstanding
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Mazzarri senses a united group eager to work: “The guys gave their soul to me. I saw a strong bond. The feeling is good, they trust and believe in what they do. Now we need the results.” But on the defensive phase and the tall and aggressive team, isn’t there also the misunderstanding of a Kim who knew how to defend in the open field? “It’s true but I don’t make excuses. I need to have time to have some more training. If I realized that this way of defending It doesn’t work, I would use new measures. But it takes time and training for me to have objective data to reason about. At the end of the month I will have a better understanding of the situation and if the club asks me I will be able to give any indications for the market.
start again from the inside
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Correcting mistakes but also starting from the things done well: “First half with Inter done very well. We should have finished ahead based on the opportunities we had. I’ve seen progress. Even if we then had a decline. In certain situations, however, it can also be a psychological issue. You see that things aren’t going as well as you hoped and you lose conviction. We must avoid taking counterattacks and be concrete in front of goal.” Mazzarri is confident: “If we see the squads of Inter and Juve there are no such differences. But the ranking is a judgment. Even in the first half against Inter we didn’t see this difference. But objectively we are late and we have to catch up.”
new mazzarri
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The Livornese is also self-critical and does not talk about Massa’s refereeing: “With experience you either become stupid or improve… Mazzarri the old man has retired. I won’t talk about the referees anymore. They can make mistakes, just as we coaches make mistakes in substitutions or the players on the pitch miss a goal.”
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