Serie A: Allegri, 'this must be normal, we shouldn't get excited'

"It was a good approach, we were very aggressive, at the beginning there were favorable situations that weren't exploited and we had to do it because we were facing a team that plays very direct, it breaks the game down on you and you risk suffering a counterattack. In the second half we had to score the third goal first, we had 3 against 2 and 2 against 1 where the choice had to be made better." Massimiliano Allegri is also a bit critical after his Napoli's clear success against 'Maradona' against Frosinone.

The Azzurri play the game and deservedly win 3-0, the coach is satisfied with this aspect but "it must be normal, we shouldn't get excited that on Tuesday we have an important match against Villarreal". Speaking to Dazn, the coach from Livorno focuses on the aspects to improve such as "too many shots on goal taken from outside the area", but then he talks about the individuals and the tone changes. We start with Kevin De Bruyne, who today scored a brace: "He played an excellent game, in the two in midfield he has too many advantages compared to when he plays up front" explains Allegri. Now "we need to recover the conditions of many players who are returning like Anguissa, Neres and McTominay".

Instead, good indications have already come from Noa Lang: "He's a guy who up until now has done less than he could, and it's only his responsibility. There's an old saying that says 'help yourself, God helps you'... I'm happy but he has important potential, he has to do better and ask more of himself."

Finally, the curtain on Hojlund's substitution, when Allegri asked for explanations for the penalty initially kicked by the Norwegian and then "returned" by De Bruyne after the intervention of the VAR. "Hojlund said 'Kevin gave me the ball'. I replied 'and you should have given it back to him'" jokes the coach who greets with a joke and a newfound smile.