Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Napoli secured its place in the Champions League Group Stage!

Insigne (Picture taken from Repubblica.it)
Sarri can be only angry not to have won for 0-5 but he can definitely be happy about how focused his team is right now and we are sure they will be for the whole season. The 0-2 between Nice and Napoli wasn't just an away victory. It was a statement of how strong and powerful this Napoli can be. They absolutely murdered the Nice that was completely incapable of doing anything and Balotelli really had a tough time against Koulibaly and Albiol. As always Insigne, Mertens and Callejon put up a show that literally made the Nice defenders crazy and confused for the whole time. We really can't imagine what does it mean to have these guys against in a match. Must be a nightmare!
Is is also true that Mertens and Insigne really wasted so many occasions in the first half and not completely because of the opponent goalkeeper Cardinale - who also did two good saves over Insigne and Mertens- but because of their lack of precision. Indeed the first goal came only in the second half at 48' thanks to Callejon that just pushed in the ball with an empty net perfectly served by Hamsik while the 0-2 was scored finally by Insigne that managed to put in at least that shot. Strong, powerful and precise at 89'. The Nice did  risked to score at least in couple of occasions also getting the bar in couple of occasions and Napoli can say thanks to Reina too who made a great instinct save in the second half.
The Nice team is just not good enough for this competition. They need to work a lot about teamwork and also they need to get much more experience but this year they could do good in the Ligue 1 if they focus more. Balotelli and Sneijder might start playing much better soon while Saint-Maximin seems to be much more present on the pitch . Good luck in France and Good luck to Sarri too!
Once the Napoli will learn more how to control a match instead of pushing all the time the game I think this team with couple of new strong signing could become one of the best team in the world. Looking forward to discover the Group Stage formations for the next upcoming Champions League!

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