The joke is that Mazzarri, that Milan goal constructed in that way, he expected it. “We had precisely prepared Milan’s play with that insertion of Theo, it was predictable: that’s why it’s annoying”, commented the Napoli coach at the end of the match at San Siro, which was decided by Theo’s kick “predicted” by Mazzarri. “A mistake was made, I don’t like to say who made the mistake . Milan made a pressing feroce all out in the first half, he spent a lot and dropped in the second half, as expected. In the second half we did well because we played well, regardless of the fact that we have changed modules“.
“We have to know how to play with multiple modules”
“The objective now? – continues Mazzarri – There are 15 games left, we have to recover important players, because we have had everything in this period and then we have to be convinced that we will always score three points and be confident: many of those in front have to come to Naples to play. I am confident, we will fight until the end to achieve at least fourth place. Kvaratskhelia? He’s trying to look for different spaces, today it was hunted from all sides, sometimes they come at him in a too masculine way and these interventions should be punished.” Finally on the change in formation that changed the face of Napoli in the second half: “If a team knows interpret multiple modules it’s nice to be able to change based on the situations that arise. The roses are wide, you have to be good both with the three-man defence, with which we scored three goals against Fiorentina and held out against Inter, and with the 4-3-3. The important thing is that the kids recognize what we do and what I ask of them, what matters are the principles.”