Napoli’s head coach after the defeat against Real Madrid: ‘We had created the chances to win the game but we played against a strong opponent.’
Walter Mazzarri tries to look at the glass half full instead of half empty, despite Napoli’s loss in Madrid against Real: “Before conceding the 3-2 goal, we had even created chances to win it. Anyways, I am pleased with the overall performance, but we need to be more careful – were the coach’s first words on Prime Video.
“We knew they would be deadly on counterattacks; and then at 2-2, we should have been more attentive and focused, especially because there was no urgency to score at that point. I believe we had a good, if not excellent, game until 3-2 he continued in the press conference.
“It’s clear that against Real Madrid, if you make a few mistakes, you will pay for them. After falling behind in the end, we tried everything to come back, even unbalancing our game, and then, that is exactly how we conceded the fourth goal. We were too open.”
Since I arrived, I found an exceptional group, a united group of players who want to be together. With these human values at our disposal, we can work well.
Then the coach spoke about the goalkeeper Meret: “We don’t have any goalkeeper problems. Meret did very well today, he made 2 decisive saves.”
Lastly, there was talk about Osimhen’s entry in the second half: “The substitution was planned; the doctor had told me he had 20-25 minutes in his legs today. We want him in top form for the game against Inter, but his comeback into the team must be gradual.”
