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‘This is Napoli under Calzona’

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1 year ago

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Raspadori: ‘This is Napoli under Calzona’

Giacomo Raspadori provides the credit score to the third Napoli coach of the season after their win over Juventus. ‘These are the outcomes of the primary 10 days underneath Francesco Calzona.’

The Partenopei had taken the lead via a Kvicha Kvaratskhelia volley, cancelled out by Federico Chiesa, when Joseph Nonge trod on Victor Osimhen’s foot within the penalty space.

Osimhen noticed the spot parried by Wojciech Szczesny, however Raspadori was quickest to react on the rebound to seal the 2-1 victory.

“That is the form of sport we anticipated and ready for, as we knew it may very well be basic,” Raspadori told Sky Sport Italia.

“We’re enhancing daily and constructing one thing essential right here. These are the outcomes of the primary 10 days working with Mister Calzona. We’re blissful as a result of even once we obtained right into a tough scenario, we nonetheless managed to maintain a really excessive degree of focus, and that’s what allowed us to get the end result.”

Rudi Garcia had began the marketing campaign, then changed by Walter Mazzarri, however Calzona was drafted in simply hours earlier than the Champions League Spherical of 16 tie with Barcelona.

He oversaw a 1-1 attract that fixture, the identical end result in opposition to Cagliari, then wins over Sassuolo and Juventus. What has modified underneath Calzona?

“We tried to press the reset button mentally, as we had been conditioned by how the season was going. We adopted his ideas and tried to construct some consistency and confidence. He helped us loads, however that doesn’t imply the development course of is completed. We’re nonetheless lagging behind within the desk and have to get extra outcomes.”

Raspadori has at all times been one thing of a tactical thriller, however he maintains there’s a clear position he favours.

“I at all times mentioned that I choose to be in central positions, however that doesn’t imply I can not play wider, particularly as I can reduce inside from there. The coach informed me I’d play in all of the attacking roles and I believe I can do this.”