The Partenopei manager believes that a triumph over the unbeaten Old Lady is an almost unthinkable feat; insists he has no plans of moving away from the Azzurri.
Walter Mazzarri has praised his players for an extraordinary win over Juventus, and insists that the team has come a long way ahead in the last three years.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 defeated the Old Lady 2-0 in the Coppa Italia final, thanks to goals from Edison Cavani and Marek Hamsik. The win over the Old Lady not only barred the Scudetto champions from bagging another trophy in the season, but also
marked their first defeat in the 2011-12 campaign in all competitions.
Mazzarri insisted that before the game it was almost unimaginable to beat the Vecchia Signora in a 90-minute game, and stated that just the triumph over such a competitive team is a feat in itself.
The Azzurri chief insisted that the Coppa Italia trophy evidences the fact that the Naples outfit has come a long way in the last three years, and have achieved something extraordinary.
The Partenopei manager insisted that although Marek Hamsik, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ezequiel-Lavezzi-c13073 have always been the stand-out figures in the team, every member of the squad deserves equal credit for the club’s achievements.
While talking to the press, the 50-year-old said:
“It was almost unthinkable to beat Juventus over 90 minutes when they hadn’t lost all season. It was an achievement within an achievement. The whole team achieved something extraordinary over these three years. Hamsik, Cavani and
Lavezzi are name-checked all the time, but they all deserve to be hailed on an equal level and as a group.”
There have been numerous rumours regarding Walter Mazzarri’s future at the club, with many suggesting that the manager will leave Napoli during the summer transfer window.
When enquired about his future plans, the former Sampdoria coach stated that his contract with the club extends until 2013, and insisted that he has no intention to rescind his relationship with the Azzurri before that time. The
tactician stated that this is the time to celebrate their Coppa Italia success, and insisted that everything else can take a back-seat for now.
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