He lost a direct home match after the Olimpico's draw against Lazio, and is now looking for redemption in the most difficult match, against leaders Napoli who in the last 2 days have trimmed two poker against Udinese and Sampdoria.

Almost impossible mission for the former Mazzarri, who tries to instill tranquility and self-esteem in his team: "Against Lazio I saw a compact and proactive team, but to play as at the Olimpico you need clarity", he explains at the press conference.

“The unknown factor - he continues - is always that of the legs, I'm curious to see if the physical and mental energies will be back. If we are the ones in the match against Lazio we can do well, even if Napoli are better at the moment ”.

On his return as an opponent in Campania: "I know they respect me, but my head is only for Cagliari: I'm thinking about how to put a team that plays and wins almost effortlessly in difficulty."

Pavoletti or Keita? The coach does not reveal it. “Forget it, you'll see tomorrow. I will field the formation that guarantees me the best game we can play. Now I lack data and time to make different choices, I rely on the previous game trying to make as few mistakes as possible. Only in some time will it be possible to see what Mazzarri can give to this team. I need time, I told the boys ”.

The coach prefers not to talk about the flop against Empoli: "Let's leave that game alone: I don't know if we were blocked by responsibility in front of the public. It seemed that their legs were blocked: the players know it, I prefer to take Lazio as a reference. we adapt to our opponents. When we had the ball, they were the ones who adapted to us. "

The sieve defense: "We are trying some tricks, for example on the corners, for the rest we have made a global discourse: we also have problems in the minutes for those who have returned from injuries".

Two games ("I expect the best"), then the break, "you draw another line and start over".

(Unioneonline / L)

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