“We were supposed to make some balancing attacks, but instead, we conceded a goal when we had the initiative”
After the draw with Union Berlin, Rudi Garcia sees the glass as half empty instead of half full. “Their equalizer ruined everything. We deserved to win,” Napoli’s coach explained to Sky Sport. “We almost played a perfect game. I say ‘almost’ because we didn’t score the second goal. In the second half, we should have attacked with more balance; you can’t concede a counterattack like that from your own corner.”
Then, regarding the Maradona curse in the past recent games: “It will end this Sunday… This Champions League consumes energy, and now we need to recover. Then, we must immediately focus on the league and the match against Empoli. We need to start winning in the league in order to aim high.”
“What happened on Union’s goal? Usually, we have three players at the back during corners, but when we win, we are four,” he explained. “We took the corner too quickly and couldn’t position ourselves correctly.”
“However, I saw a Napoli that tried in every possible way to score a second goal,” he continued, analyzing the game further. “We failed to hit the target due to some finishing issues, but I have nothing to ask the players for, except for the counterattack from the corner that penalized us, we played a perfect match.“
Is Osimhen back? It’s good news he’s getting there, but he won’t be available on Sunday,” Napoli’s coach concluded. “We will prepare him as best as we can for the match against Atalanta.”
