The Partenopei chief has hailed his team’s performances in the UEFA Champions League and believes that the lack of experience was a result of their downfall.
Napoli manager, Walter Mazzarri, is ruing Christian Maggio’s injury in the second-leg, and believes that it changed the course of the match.
The Partenopei side squandered a 3-1 advantage from the first-leg, as they lost 4-1 at Stamford Bridge to crash out of Europe on 5-4 aggregate score.
The Azzurri boss is disturbed with the fashion of his team’s defeat, and believes that they looked extremely dangerous in the early periods. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christian-Maggio-c9098 limped off the field after 37 minutes, and Mazzarri believes that things
started to go bad for his team after the wingback’s departure.
Mazzarri also rued his team’s defending on the set plays, and admits that his team was outclassed in the air.
The former Sampdoria boss believes that his team’s inexperience counted for their defeat, as Chelsea took advantage of their weaknesses.
While talking to the reporters, Mazzarri said:
“It is a shame to go out like this. In terms of sheer performance, we created three or four scoring opportunities when it was still goalless. From Maggio’s injury onwards, we realised things were taking a turn for the worse. They
did better than us on set plays. We couldn’t do any more than attempt man-marking, as they were physically much stronger in the air.”
“We lacked a little experience and still need to grow. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 were clinical, as is to be expected from a team packed with world class players.”
Despite being knocked out of the competition, Mazzarri is proud of his team’s efforts and insists that he could not have asked for more from his side. The 50-year-old revealed that he tried to boost his players after the defeat,
as they had performed fantastically throughout the European campaign.
The Partenopei side will now shift their focus on winning the Coppa Italia, and finishing amongst the top-three in the league. The Azzurri are currently placed 4th in the Serie A standings, two points adrift of third-placed,
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http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 will play Udinese in their next game on Sunday, March 18.
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