Naples is fourth in Serie A but there is a crisis with each defeat. Unfortunately for his coach Rudi Garcia, there have already been 3 in all competitions, and all at home. Yesterday, Naples was surprised by a superb Fiorentina, victorious 3-1, and the stadium whistled the French coach. Once again, one of his players expressed his dissatisfaction at the time of his replacement. After Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia, it was Politano who waved his hand in the 57th minute, when he had to give up his place.
Whistled by the public, contested by his own players, Rudi Garcia seems to be in the middle of a storm with each defeat. This is the difficulty of coaching a team like Naples, especially after a season which crowned them Italian champions. At the microphone of DAZNthe Frenchman took responsibility for the defeat. “The responsibility for this defeat is mine, I did not expect it. (…) When you lose at home like that, committing only four fouls in the whole match, there is something wrong. When you defend without aggression, you suffer. And even with new players, nothing has changed. It was obviously a bad day for us. »
Smashed by the Italian press
Garcia’s mea culpa will not change much in the media treatment reserved for him. Since the first defeat of the season, against Lazio, his choices have been regularly questioned by the Italian press. This Monday, La Gazzetta dello Sport don’t go with the back of the spoon. “Garcia deconstructed Spalletti’s Naples, but the new look is still not clear: it doesn’t matter if it is not clear to us, but the impression is that it is not clear to the players either”we can read in particular there.
The replacements and tactical choices of the former OM and OL coach are singled out. While Fiorentina, engaged in the Europa Conference League, rotated its squad, Naples presented itself with the same eleven as the one lined up against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Vincenzo Italiano, the Viola coach, was in Napoli’s sights this summer, and comparisons between the quality of play offered by the two teams last night are flourishing… Despite the support of President Aurelio de Laurentiis, Rudi Garcia is on the harness. Fortunately, there are two trips that await him. With an obligation to win or almost.
