The Partenopei boss regrets poor start against Rossoblu, and admits to his team’s struggles in the Serie A
Napoli manager, Walter Mazzarri, is regretting the poor start to the game against Genoa, and believes that it led to their defeat.
The Partenopei side outfit suffered a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Pasquale Marino’s men at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday, January 29, 2012. Napoli were losing by 3-0 at one point but late strikes from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Edinson-Cavani-c11955 and Ezequiel
Lavezzi made the score-line somewhat respectable.
Few weeks back in the reverse fixture of the season, the Azzurri humiliated Genoa by 6-1 and the Rossoblu head-coach, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-c4309 Malesani, was sacked immediately after the match.
Mazzarri believes that his team was struggling with fatigue in the first-half, and it cost them the game. The tactician praised his team’s comeback in the second-half but believes that it was too late in the end. However, he believes
that his side deserved at least a point from the game after the sensational fight back.
The former Sampdoria star admitted that Genoa were dominant of the two sides and they took full advantage of his team’s defensive woes.
While talking to the reporters, Mazzarri said,
“We put in such a great second half performance, but we got it all wrong at the start and took 30 minutes to get into gear. This game was all an uphill struggle and perhaps we deserved a point considering how we came back into
it. Genoa were more vehement, more aggressive and passionate than us for the first half-hour.”
The 50-year-old has urged his team to improve their league form and admitted that UEFA Champions League duty has taken its toll on their Serie A performances.
“Napoli must grow. The Champions League sides are paying a price in Serie A and the statistics show that clearly. It’s a physical issue and we’re just unaccustomed to this schedule.”
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