Calzona doesn’t tell them about the responsibility of the players for Napoli’s poor results: he said so in the press conference
In recent weeks a storm of criticism has hit the Napoli team. At the end of Empoli-Napoli, yet another disappointing match of the season, Di Lorenzo and his teammates listened to the fans’ complaints in front of the away section of the Castellani. The blue supporters blamed the team’s lack of attributes with chants and banners. The bond between the team, the fans and the club, that common thread that made Napoli’s fortune last year, now seems to have been broken. The only way to fill this void is to start from scratch at the end of the season.
“They can’t help but feel responsible”, Calzona attacks the team in the conference
During the Press conference of approach to Naples-Romenext home match for the Azzurri, Calzone he did not spare the team. Below is what was stated:
“The players cannot help but feel responsible of this situation. I make choices based on what I see during the week. Apart from three players, Mazzocchi, Natan and Dendoncker, the rest of the squad had space and opportunities to show themselves. I tell him every day that they and I are primarily responsible. The president has been close to me so far and has never had a negative impact. With me he is nice, polite and respectful. I think it’s normal for the head of a company to know how things are going. In Castel Volturno everyone must feel responsible. If not, you won’t go anywhere, even those who don’t go on the pitch. When we win we are all together, but also when we lose.”
A heavy lecture. Calzone he in fact underlined that, at this point, yes, the responsibilities also lie with the coach, but the team has more than a few faults. Everyone – with the exception of Mazzocchi, Natan and Dendoncker – during Calzona’s management had space and time to show off, whether in matches or in training. Now the coach’s goal is to end in the best possible way a season that he himself has defined as “troubled”. Also worth mentioning is the message of respect towards president De Laurentiis.
The point of the situation: according to Calzona, two aspects are missing
Regardless of the opponent, already complicated in itself, Calzona expects a performance of high character from the team’s point of view. According to him, there are mainly two things that are missing: “The desire to win”which was missed however – according to the coach – only against Empoli, e “The desire not to concede a goal”, something that has been missing much more often. And it is clear that, in a game like football, if the team lacks these two things it is practically unlikely that it will perform well.
