Napoli go face Bodo/Glimt for Champions League matchday three for Diego Armando Maradona, and coach Massimiliano Allegri don tok say the game na important chance for the team to move up the table. Allegri tok Sky say e dey feel better from flu, but e insist say focus must dey on doing something good on the night.
E tok say win go give Napoli confidence before dem turn attention to Roma, wey e describe as team wey dey have excellent season. Allegri also warn say Bodo/Glimt defend well and dey dangerous on counter-attack, so Napoli need plenty technique and precision in passing.
On the squad, Allegri tok say losing one match no mean say a player lose im qualities. E explain say Napoli get nine matches in one month and every player get im own attributes and qualities to contribute. According to am, the team need everybody and cannot play the same eleven all season.
Allegri still talk about De Laurentiis. E say e speak to am that morning, but words no mean much; wetin the team need na results. E add say the rest na talk.
On Saturday defeat, Allegri say Napoli lose to the only shot and the team for fit react differently when dem dey try win ball back or spot danger earlier. E say tomorrow e go certainly dey more attentive.
E also reflect on Napoli start to season. Allegri say football beautiful because e unpredictable, and the important thing na to deal with unexpected as well as possible. But e admit say so far Napoli no do that, nothing easy, and the team dey work quietly to get out of the situation.
Napoli don make disappointing start: dem sit ninth in Serie A with ten points from seven matches and lose both Champions League fixtures. Last time out, dem lose 1-0 away to Venezia for Stadio Pierluigi Penzo despite 70% possession and nine shots on target. Bodo/Glimt, under Kjetil Knutsen, lead Norwegian Eliteserien and get one win and one defeat in Champions League. Their last outing na 2-0 away win over HamKam for Briskeby, with Ole Blomberg and Joel Mvuka scoring.
For previous Champions League round, Napoli lose 3-1 when dem visit Villarreal, while Bodo/Glimt win 1-0 at home to Borussia Dortmund. The two sides last meet for first round of 1976-77 European Cup Winners’ Cup, and Napoli win both legs: 2-0 at home and 1-0 away.
For Napoli, Rasmus Hoejlund and Kevin De Bruyne lead with three goals each, while Amir Rrahmani don score one. Kevin De Bruyne na top assists maker with two, and goalkeepers Alex Meret and Vanja Milinkovic-Savic get four clean sheets between them. For Bodo/Glimt, Andreas Helmersen don score seven goals, followed by Ole Blomberg and Jens Petter Hauge on three each, while Sondre Auklend get five assists in the last 10 games.
