Napoli-Atalanta, Spalletti applauds his team

Courage was not enough for Luciano Spalletti’s Napoli, who had to surrender at distance against Atalanta. However, the coach said he was very satisfied at the end of the race. “We lost a real match against a real team. We managed to play high-level football, fielding a credible formation, which did some things well and at other times made choices without having any luck. But we have credibility and this will allow us to remain hooked to the strongest, when they all return then we will have more changes, but already in this way we will remain at the top. It seems reductive for our opponents to say something different, they won a serious challenge ”, the coach analyzed, interviewed by Sky Sport.

Accidents

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Napoli had to cope with many absences due to physical problems. To these, during the match, Lobotka’s injury was added: “Without this further difficulty we would have continued at that level, he managed the direction well by pocketing many balls. The pressure of Atalanta has failed. In any case, Demme is a player we are betting on, if he had not had Covid he would have played from the beginning, unfortunately those who recover, however, do not immediately resume the game rhythm “.

Goals conceded

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The Azzurri remain the best defense in Serie A (12), but in the last two games they have conceded five goals. “I am not worried about this data – Spalletti said – when you do this work you go to see the attitude of the team and tonight I find many things correct. The last ten minutes we deserved to score, then clearly there is some space for their counterattacks, but I congratulated my players. Interchangeability on the trocar is a characteristic that teams that score a lot of goals have, this certainly helps and we have an advantage. We are doing what is right and that will take us far, I am convinced that we will continue to play good football by entertaining the public, who are responding correctly ”.

Change of form

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“We have never suffered the characteristic plays of Gasperini’s teams on the flanks, which empty the central area and create superiority. When I said yesterday that we shouldn’t have them pilot the game, that’s what I meant. We had a great time on the pitch. Then they are also the most physical in the league and have been able to do a foul on our outings, without receiving yellow cards in our half of the pitch. We have to learn too “continued the coach, who explained why despite being disqualified he presented himself in front of the microphones:” If we had won I would have sent him again tonight, but having lost I prefer to come “.