Conte: We have shown mental fragility, and I am the first official
Napoli club received a surprise defeat against Komo 2/1, to lose the top of the Italian league after three consecutive draws. The match witnessed Rahmani's scoring an early counter -goal, before Rasparadori equaled the result, but Diao settled the meeting in favor of Komo.
After the loss, coach Antonio Conte, the coach of Napoli Club, spoke, recognizing the shortcomings that appeared in the performance of the team, especially in terms of mental.
Conte said: "The first half was good, and despite the early goal we did not surrender and prepared control, but in the second half, as if we left all our intentions in the dressing room, the team appeared in a different face, we were hesitant even in the back passes, and we did not play with the required personality."
He added: "There are stages that we must pass mentally, and this takes time, but we cannot ignore the fact that the second half was weak in terms of mental approach, this is the responsibility of the coach, and I will work to improve this, although I realize that there are limits to what we can achieve in this framework ".
The Napoli coach continued: "This loss is painful because of the way it brought, as we showed a mental fragility as happened in recent matches, when we were advancing and then equalizing, the players are making their utmost, but we must give them time to gain the necessary mental strength."
He continued: "Since the beginning of the season, we are at great pressure because we have succeeded in maintaining the summit, now we have to deal with this pressure, and analyze the reason for the superiority of competitors in terms of persistence and intensity in the second half."
He concluded his speech: "I do not like talking about individuals, because the team wins and loses together, and I am always the first official, Lukaku is an important element in the system, but we have to analyze this loss deeply, we cannot continue to pressure ourselves more than the crisis, because that may It leads to the collapse of the system, we achieve something amazing this season, but there are things that need to be developed day by day, and sometimes it's not enough. "
After the loss, coach Antonio Conte, the coach of Napoli Club, spoke, recognizing the shortcomings that appeared in the performance of the team, especially in terms of mental.
Conte said: "The first half was good, and despite the early goal we did not surrender and prepared control, but in the second half, as if we left all our intentions in the dressing room, the team appeared in a different face, we were hesitant even in the back passes, and we did not play with the required personality."
He added: "There are stages that we must pass mentally, and this takes time, but we cannot ignore the fact that the second half was weak in terms of mental approach, this is the responsibility of the coach, and I will work to improve this, although I realize that there are limits to what we can achieve in this framework ".
The Napoli coach continued: "This loss is painful because of the way it brought, as we showed a mental fragility as happened in recent matches, when we were advancing and then equalizing, the players are making their utmost, but we must give them time to gain the necessary mental strength."
He continued: "Since the beginning of the season, we are at great pressure because we have succeeded in maintaining the summit, now we have to deal with this pressure, and analyze the reason for the superiority of competitors in terms of persistence and intensity in the second half."
He concluded his speech: "I do not like talking about individuals, because the team wins and loses together, and I am always the first official, Lukaku is an important element in the system, but we have to analyze this loss deeply, we cannot continue to pressure ourselves more than the crisis, because that may It leads to the collapse of the system, we achieve something amazing this season, but there are things that need to be developed day by day, and sometimes it's not enough. "