Naples: Nothing is going well for Antonio Conte!

Dominical brunch by Lake Como was indigestible for Naples, wedging at the height of the season. Too many errors in Come, the points lost along the way in recent weeks have been fatal: a cocktail which has resulted in the loss of the 1st place of Serie A to the detriment of the Inter. And beware of Atalanta, which rises respectively to -2 and -3 behind on the podium. Catastrophic scenarios, upset moods: the Partenopei have many reasons to make their mea-culpa. On the stadium lawn, Naples collapsed mentally. First with the sensational goal against his Amir Rrahmani camp to unlock a meeting hitherto mastered by Antonio Conte players, before Giacomo Raspadori's bad pass to Stanislav Lobotka brings the goal of victory signed Assane Diao . The decline of the Azzurri in the second period appears above all as a psychological problem, as if the altitude at which the Neapolitans have been stationed for months now acts as a violent return from Boomerang. The native coach of Lecce therefore lost his certainties and was forced to tactically redraw a team which, until a few days ago, worked almost impeccable.

If three consecutive draws are proof, defeat is the final confirmation which certifies the moment of crisis that Naples has been going through in recent days. The team trained by Antonio Conte lost (2-1) against Côme and failed to exceed Inter, which won last night (1-0) against the Genoa. A setback that cost the Azzurri the head of the painting, less than a week before the huge shock opposing the Nerazzuri to the Partenopei. During the last month, statistics attest that more than one alarm sound sounded for Naples: “It is a setback that hurts, because it happened this way. We have shown some mental weaknesses. I think guys give everything, but we have to go through a process, give them time to grow not only at the technical-tactical level, but also at the mental level. Since the beginning of the year, we have been playing with the pressure that we fortunately attracted with our performance, it was not planned, but we have to do with it. Como was more hungry, more disposed, when it's like that, we can't do muchSaid the Italian coach. The Azzurri, in fact, have not won in the championship since January 25 and in the last four games, they only collected 3 points.

The huge period of doubt!

After the meeting, Conte said he was sorry not to have been able to transmit the right mental charge to his players, stressing, however, that her coach skills can only go to a certain point: “I liked the first half, after an injury, we played the game. But we have to question the second half, our intensions of intensity and duels remained in the locker room. Another team entered, we were immediately submitted. In the first half, we were more attentive, but in the second, we did the same thing in an obsessive way. This is a question of steps that we have to take, it takes time. We have not played well, it's a shame, I'm the coach and I have to work on the mental side, but I also know that we are not going very far». With the data in hand, we realize how much Naples has dropped level, so much so that the comparison with Inter, during the last seven days, does not hold. The Nerazzurri indeed collected 16 points, against 12 for Naples, which allowed Simone Inzaghi to go beyond Antonio Conte in the classification. An overtaking for the golden poster of the championship which will take place on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. and which will tell us about it on the fight for the Scudetto.

The only good news on Sunday for Napoli supporters is that February is over. The counterposer of the winter transfers market has indeed left consequences, the Neapolitans who first lost KHVICHA KVARATSKHELIA (transferred to PSG) then David Neres (left -thigh injury). As if that were not enough, Romelu Lukaku has not scored since the match against Juve on January 25: “Compared to Inter, we are at -1, but we recovered 40 points compared to last year, and a lot on the others. When you are at the top the wind is stronger and you have to be very mentally very mentally. We must not tolerate defeat and the environment knows. I hate losing. We have to be to the point and the guys did something extraordinary. Then the more we are at the top the more you have to be prepared, even mentally“Concluded tale. As for Aurelio de Laurentiis, the Neapolitan President tweeted following the reverse against the Lariani: “It is not a point less than the Inter who should scare us. We are a great team, with a great coach. We are Naples. Go captain! Go guys!». To see if these words will have a positive impact in the group.