“It would be trivial to underline the strength of Napoli, the values they have in the squad and what they are doing in the league as in Europe. We have to look at our home, beyond the opponent, I am convinced that if Cagliari does what we prepare this week we can put anyone in difficulty, as I said for example on the eve of the match in Bergamo ".

So Walter Mazzarri, on the eve of the Unipol Domus match on Monday between Cagliari and Naples.

"We will need vehemence in the active and passive phase - underlined the rossoblù coach at the press conference - because Napoli makes you dizzy if you leave them space and time to play. We will have to field our characteristics and the hunger that animates us from months, then if they are more skilled we will applaud them at the end of the race ".

"The cold race in Empoli left me with a further bitterness - continued Mazzarri - because we could have won it and we lacked something in terms of presence during the entire race, instead some pauses and a drop in tension thwarted a excellent approach and a dominated second half. We have to work from the point of view of intensity and attention, otherwise you throw away vital points as has already happened to us too often ”.

On the race for safety, the coach explains: “At the cost of being repetitive, I want to focus on my team and on what we are doing. You cannot control the results of the others, it is normal that everyone now runs to earn fundamental points, and it may happen that even the so-called "big" ones give way to those who fight for salvation. We can not leave anything on the street, so wasting opportunities as we did in the past gives me a lot of anger ".

Mazzarri also took stock of the squad and the infirmary: “With the 5 changes available, the game is played with 15-16 starters, the boys and those who work in football know it well. You need to be good at interpreting moments and making choices right. For this you have to be very ready both from 1 'and from the bench. Lovato? If he fails to play, there will be someone who will replace him very well because everyone has shown that they are up to it ”.

"Between today and tomorrow - continued Mazzarri - all those who in recent days have worked separately or not always with the group will try and understand together who is ready and what he can give us. What matters is to go on the pitch in the best possible way, without Forcing, because who is at the top plays. Pereiro? I don't want to take too much credit, I just immediately tried to trust him and every time he is called into question he has to repay us, he has quality and is proving to be useful from the start or in the current race , something that maybe before he was struggling to do ".

The coach then invited the rossoblù people to support the team in this delicate moment of the season: "I expect once more the support of our people, I know that the presale is going very well and therefore we want the fans who don't they never failed their love. Finally, the number of supporters who can enter the stands is also increasing, this can and must be an advantage for us ”.

Finally, a word about Napoli, which Mazzarri coached at the end of the nineties and then from 2009 to 2013: “I was very well there. But now I have only Cagliari in mind and the goal is to get out of this situation ”.

(Unioneonline / lf)

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