The reigning Champions can no longer do it at all. Coming out of the new defeat against Torino (0-3), the Neapolitan supporters present in the visitors’ park seemed to be discouraged and disillusioned by the situation of their club. It’s simple, Walter Mazzarri who, to everyone’s surprise, was chosen to save a drifting ship. A month and a half after arriving to replace Rudi Garcia, he is unable to do so and has only taken seven points in the Championship. His record for the first ten matches is three wins, one draw and six defeats.
And if qualification for the round of 16 of the Champions League is acquired – where we will still have to come up against FC Barcelona – elimination in the Italian Cup does not happen, where the Partenopei were humiliated at the Diego Maradona Stadium against Frosinone ( 0-4). “Maybe first-choice players aren’t used to coming off the bench and absurdly we’ve done better with players who don’t play as often. We need to think about it.”explained Mazzarri after the debacle.
Aurelio De Laurentiis has a plan
Criticized by the supporters, Walter Mazzarri is however not about to leave. He is also not singled out by Aurelio De Laurentiis, who preferred to take responsibility for the bad results. “I apologize to the supporters, they also gave us a helping hand today and they don’t deserve a team in such disarray. I hope this will serve as a lesson for the future. We need to change our tone…”, he explained after the draw against Monza (0-0). Because even the players, who had complained about the management of Rudi Garcia, now remain rather discreet.
But Naples has a plan for the future. According to information from the Gazzetta dello Sport, De Laurentiis does not plan to part ways with Walter Mazzarri in the second half of the season. The management of the Gli Azzurri does not plan to make a new revolution and the hypothesis of a return of Garcia is not considered. Antonio Conte, who was present in the stands against Torino and already in demand this winter, remains the dream of the Neapolitan president for next summer only. The former coach of the national team would be the one who would allow Naples to find solidarity and emerge from the crisis.
