For every goal conceded by Naples in the last period we can associate the words of Francesco Calzona in the famous press conference before Naples-Rome. “The desire not to concede goals is missing” and in fact the team now seems devoid of a soul and is mentally satisfied with decent performances like the last ones, probably just to free itself from controversies and protests, but without application and that malice in defending the result to bring home the three points – even just for ten minutes – you don’t win against anyone and you find yourself counting the comebacks suffered (Cagliari, Turin, Frosinone, Rome and Udinese remaining the last). The last goal conceded by Udinese, without ideas and who didn’t even believe in it much, perfectly photographs Napoli’s last months and the now seaside mentality of the last matches. Beyond the ‘final’ errors of Ostigard and Olivera, it is the general superficiality that puts the defensive phase in difficulty.
Lobotka is furious – The Slovakian, as you can see, comes out under pressure on Walace, but on the discharge Anguissa stays still and doesn’t go up allowing the cross to pass in peace (Traoré won’t do anything different). Lorbotka he waves (photo below), inviting the partner to climb quickly with the movement of the arm forward, but Anguissa remains in a no-man’s land, not stepping back to help the central defenders (from the start Napoli are 3 vs 2 inferior) and not applying pressure: the ball comes out uncovered which puts the defensive line in difficulty, Olivera who until at the end he doesn’t know whether to tighten or widen and the consequences we know. In this sense, squashing himself between the central defenders, Cajuste instead seemed to have a very different attitude (until the inexplicable substitution). In the last frame it is paradoxical to see that at the moment of the goal Lobotka, who started from the throw-in on the other side, was closer to the action than Traoré (gets there in small steps) and Anguissa (remained totally still, behind even the referee who followed the action). With this attitude in Serie A you can’t even beat the most struggling team in the championship.
