The winter grafts are the great hope of the Neapolitans to save a disastrous season.
The sudden storm, the devastating and unexpected event told a thousand times in cinema and literature, is perhaps the event that most terrifies those who begin to go to sea. Good sailors typically avoid bad weather with careful analysis of weather forecasts. Sometimes, however, it may happen that they are disregarded or underestimated we find ourselves having to face danger. The Napoli 2023/24 version is a vessel that has been taking on water for months and is at the mercy of the waves. Aurelio De Laurentiis was not a good captain and believed he could face the storm without the help of expert sailors.
Sailing in bad weather, we were saying, can be an inevitable risk but can also prove to be a useful “test” for refining seafaring techniques, the skills and efficiency of the boat, and for forming a close-knit and well-organised crew. The important thing is to approach the situation with the right approach – maintaining calm and strong nerves – and know how to behave to minimize risks. To do this, the personal experience of the skipper, the state of the crew and the preparation of the boat are very important. For example, although the logic of inexperience may lead one to think that the easiest solution is to take refuge in a port, know that this is not the case: near the land the waves become bigger and more breaking. Now, with the boat already swallowed up by the waves, he has to grab the rudder with firm hands and avoid crashing disastrously onto the rocks.
Support Sportellate: associates Our work is based on the commitment and passion of a young editorial team. Through the association you help us grow and always improve the quality of the content. Join now!
Take refuge in Walter MazzarriTo date, it does not appear to have been a winning choice. The cold statistics tell of a Naples in sharp decline compared to the already lackluster version shown in recent months by Rudi Garcia. The vessel therefore continued to capsize despite the change of helmsman. Even the guilty admissions of accused number one did not have the desired effect. The words of Of Lawrence were perceived as yet another wrong media choice of a man who is a victim of himself and totally incapable of admitting his faults despite the fact that on the surface it may seem the opposite:
«Everything that has happened up to now is my fault. I take on all responsibility and I must apologize to the Neapolitans and the fans if we are where we are in the standings.» The market as a lifeboat
While waiting for the rich dinner that the president will offer to the journalists present, Napoli has dived into the January transfer market in search of reinforcements that will increase the quality and depth of the squad. The second move to reverse the trend therefore seems to be that of enrich the on-board staff of missing figures. Mazzarri, who – rather annoyed – in the press conference had distanced himself from the idea of returning to adopting his old favorite game system only to then propose it again in the matches against Torino, Salernitana and Fiorentina, were given three purchases that stink of a definitive transition to a three-man defense a mile away, shattering the yearning Aurelian desire to continue following the path of 4-3-3 traced by Sarri and Spalletti and making senseless the conceptual rejection of Igor Tudor in the post-Garcia consultations.
The first graft was an honest support crewman like Pasquale Mazzocchia key man because he can be deployed both on the right, so as to allow the defensive package to count on an extra experienced man like Giovanni Di Lorenzo, and on the left winger orphaned by Olivera and with only Mário Rui eligible to be recruited.
For the role of navigation officer, the one who prepares offensive strategies and scans the seas in search of ships to attack, the choice fell on Junior Hemed Traorè of Bournemouth. Junior, who began his career in Empoli as a left-footed midfielder in a five-man midfield, advanced his range of action with the Sassuolo shirt after having been fortunate enough to meet proactive coaches such as Dionysis e Roberto De Zerbi who tried to limit their lack of concentration and commitment, aiming to maximize physical and nervous energy for the final third of the pitch. Born to live between the lines and exploit races and spaces in the half spaceswill have to take up Elmas’ legacy as an offensive wildcard capable of disengaging both as a winger and as an insertion midfielder starting from the offensive backline as the departing player has usually done for years Zieliński.
L’now or never by Junior Traorè
In the new Mazzarrian three-man defense midfield, with Stanislav Lobotka orchestrating the rhythm of possession and Anguissa or the close-to-signing Orel Mangala of Nottingham Forest in the role of wingman all running and muscles, Traorè would be freed from the age-old task of having to go and get the ball, move away from the final third of the pitch and lose the clarity necessary to impact in the goal area, just as De Zerbi wanted . In the first year a BournemouthHowever, Gary O’Neil has never seen him in that role, with those functions. The role seemed to be more suited to him hitch so loved by forever rather than the beating heart of the maneuver, but this was not the case. THE physical problems and a mental approach that is not always impeccable made it practically impossible for the Ivorian to show off and gain the trust of the Basque coach.
Iraola, in fact, unlike his predecessor, asked the team to recover the ball very high, making the intensity of the pressing one of the main qualities of his team. A choice that he is paying for, but which has created a tactical context unsuitable for Traorè’s characteristics, which could only have found a place as a finisher behind the tip. The discomfort in his metatarsal, his indolence and his poor ability to make an impact as an assist man, however, caused him to fall down the hierarchy. This is why the English did not resist the loan offer with possible right of redemption from Naples.
Hamed Junior Traorè officially returns to #SerieATIM ✍️
The best of the Ivorian with Sassuolo ????️#SerieATIM #DAZN pic.twitter.com/2NYRWAvxdJ— DAZN Italia (@DAZN_IT) January 17, 2024
In the 2022/23 season, his last at Sassuolo, Hamed Junior Traoré was among the best attacking midfielders in our league for expected assists – 0.27 per ninety minutes, in the 91st percentile according to Fbref – and for progressive passes – 3.96 per game, in the 70th percentile. Napoli will rely on this altruistic vocation, to look for a finisher who cleans up creativity in the last pass, even if it is difficult to say if he will find the insertions and goals that Zielinski and Zambo Anguissa are missing.
His return to Italy will benefit him more than anyone Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, no longer free to vary like last year and looking for a man of pace and thought in the last third of the pitch with whom to build an understanding to evade the suffocating traps that opposing coaches have learned to prepare to weaken their creativity . Where it partially failed Giacomo Raspadori the new blue number 8 can undoubtedly impose himself. Should they manage to guarantee a good number of matches between now and the end of the championship, there is no doubt that Napoli will have no problem exercising the right of redemption and definitively incorporating a one-of-a-kind player who combines technique and athleticism into the Azzurri system.
Taking him into consideration as an option on the wings, if not in an emergency, would be a viable option if Napoli didn’t so badly need an association player in the central flank. Traorè would be particularly useful to prevent the 77 from forcing the play so often and his teammates from the back from sweeping the ball forward, trusting in the form of Victor Osimhen. Junior has the necessary skills to slow down the pace of the offensive maneuver, avoiding moments of unjustified hysteria.
From Belgium to Napoli. Welcome Cyril! ????
???? #Go Napoli forever #FromNapolitotheWorld pic.twitter.com/bhBUCMRihE
— Official SSC Napoli (@sscnapoli) January 19, 2024
The third (for now) purchase of January is instead a whim that De Laurentiis’ Napoli was able to afford by virtue of the excellent financial situation enjoyed by the club. Cyril Ngonge he is a left-footed midfielder who loves to start from the right and explore the central offensive areas thanks to a polite left foot, while also not disdaining the use of the other foot. She will probably compete for the position with the mysterious object Jesper Lindstrom and with the very well known Matteo Politanowhose renewal does not seem to be a given after the blunt words uttered by his agent.
The Ngonge move seemed more like a tactical move, making the competition beat to the punch and having a future replacement for the Roman winger already tested and included in the group. This does not mean that he will also be able to make a contribution in this second half of the season.
The 3-0 against Fiorentina in the Super Cup with a line-up and attitude in total contrast to the recent past, together with the addition of three new players, closed the Scudetto bracket and shook the environment much more than the disappointing results and the change of technical racing guide. Now Napoli is aware that winning is important, starting again is even more so. Asking old sea dogs for advice: the good sailor thinks about how to face storms when he sails in calm seas.
2024-01-22 09:00:00
#Naples #transfer #market #save #Mazzarris #team
