Naples, Francis Calzona does not fear the unfavorable odds
The words of Francesco Calzona ahead of Barcelona-Naples
After the draw against Torino, Napoli è awaits the crucial return match of the Champions League round of 16 against Barcelona, as passing the round would allow the partenopei to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the next World Club Championship. On the eve of the match, Azzurri coach Francesco Calzona bluntly analyzed the match that awaits his boys.
"Barcelona is not è in crisis. It has never lost in February. They will miss some important players, but they still have a large and very high quality roster. I damage them for favorites, but that doesnè t scare me because I firmly believe in my team. We have studied them carefully, we hope to contain them and become more of a team, because we are not yet. Only in this wayì will we be able to play it openly" began the coach of the partenopei at the microphones of "Sky Sport".
"We are ready, we have put our ideas back a little bit. We haven't done a lot of work on the field, but the guys want to do well. The defensive phase cannot be done by fantasy. We are taking too many goals, but I am confident because in the last few games we have managed to concede fewer chances to our opponents. The players know where they made mistakes and where to improve. We have made huge steps forward, but we still have a lot of room for improvement" continued the coach of the Champions d'Italia.
"With Barcelona è a fundamental match becauseè Champions remains one of our main objectives and we need to find enthusiasm and certainty to do well in the league as well. They have a'clear identity. Xavi said they will do what they know how to do and they have many solutions at the tactical level" added the Slovakia coach.
"It" will be a match that charges itself; it" is not like everyone to play the quarters with an opponent of this level. To concede certain things can be fatal. Compared to the first leg we have changed so much, now we are more compact, we concede less, we are able to create more, we are scoring enough, we are defending forward. And credit è to the boys who in three weeks have made giant strides forward. But the path is not è finished, we still have a lot to do to become as I would like" concluded Francesco Calzona.
