Napoli’s Coach analyzes the defeat at Maradona: “When you lose at home, committing only 4 fouls in the entire match, there’s something wrong. I saw little aggression, and even with fresh players, nothing changed: it’s clear it wasn’t our night.”
Napoli had a weak performance and left the Maradona stadium defeated. The first to acknowledge Napoli’s poor showing is Rudi Garcia himself: “It’s a loss that leaves us with bitterness and frustration. We shouldn’t have conceded the first goal, it put us in difficulty.
“Then, the penalty that led to the equalizer just before halftime should have given us a boost. We also had the chance to make it 2-1, but the opponent’s goalkeeper saved Osimhen’s great opportunity.”
What did Napoli lack? Garcia is clear on this: “Aggressiveness, first and foremost, in all areas of the pitch. I saw many mistakes, but above all, a lack of aggression. When you lose at home like this, committing only 4 fouls in the entire match, something is wrong.”
“Fiorentina pressed us high and made things difficult. They gave us one-on-one situations with Osimhen, who had all the midfield in front of him, and we didn’t capitalize on it. We need to work on changing our system of play when we switch to 4-2-3-1. Even with fresh players, nothing changed, evidently, it was a bad day for us.”
“My responsibility is also on the line tonight,” Garcia concludes, “we missed a great opportunity to stay in third place, and our goal will be to return to winning ways. Until we can achieve three consecutive wins, we will continue to be inconsistent in the standings.”
