Montella on Napoli performance: “Cut out the errors and let’s improve”

Vincenzo Montella was left to bemoan defensive mistakes that cost his developing Blucerchiati team the chance to take points off league-leaders Napoli who boast the best attack in Italy.”

The result hurts us today,” began the coach in his post-match analysis. “I thought it was an evenly-balanced contest.

“However, you cannot present Napoli with gifts like that. They are clinical and possess great quality.

“Despite putting in a decent performance, we presented them with too many chances and I’m not just talking about the goals.”

This is a side in transition and you can see the players want to put into practice what they’ve been working on in the week. However, it often doesn’t work out as intended.

“I’ve still got reason to be pleased,” maintained Montella, “because I can see signs of growth.

“It’s obvious we’ve got a lot to improve on. We mustn’t be afraid of playing with the ball. The main thing is to believe in what we’re doing, without getting bogged down in looking at who’s around us in the table.”