The Azzurri coach after the 0-2 against Roma: ‘Some key players still don’t have the form they had last season, but we were the better team.’
Napoli left the ‘Olimpico’ without any points and with two players expelled with a red card. ‘Considering how we were playing before the red card,’ commented Mazzarri after the game, ‘I am convinced that we were superior and had the better chance of winning. I won’t talk about referees, this is football, and we weren’t clinical enough in the penalty area. We didn’t give much to Roma, and we did much more until Politano’s expulsion. Then things unfolded as they did, and we acknowledge that.’
Mazzarri’s Napoli is struggling to find its way, and the change with Garcia hasn’t brought the desired turnaround. ‘I came here to revive the style of play from last year. I liked Spalletti’s 4-3-3, but it seemes that we’ve done much less this season.”
“There are adjustments to be made, but our biggest flaw is not converting the chances we create. I believe we are on the right path, and for now, I don’t see the need to make big changes. I don’t think my Napoli plays poorly, but perhaps we have some players who are not in the form they were last season.’
Kvaratskhelia and Osimhen were subdued and held by opponents, but according to the coach Napoli must seek alternative solutions. ‘We have already tried different solutions,’ responded Mazzarri on DAZN. ‘The position of Raspadori was decisive against Cagliari, but yes, we need to be smarter and find different positions and different movements. It’s clear that what we are doing is not enough’
