In the extensive critical analysis on today’s pages of La Gazzetta dello Sport, Arrigo Sacchi offered an accurate reflection on the main candidates for the Scudetto, inevitably starting from the current championship leaders: “Napoli, in my opinion, is the team that has made the most evident improvement. Antonio Conte is a master who loves his job very much and he transmits this passion to his players in a short time and the first place in the standings is no coincidence added value of this team which, after the scudetto won with Spalletti, has experienced a negative season.”
What impressed me about Napoli is the compactness of the team, its ability to defend with eleven men and attack with eleven men, always with the right distances. This means that Conte’s teachings have been understood perfectly. The midfielders move in sync and the push from the wingers is constant and always creates danger for the opponents. I’m admiring the inclusion of McTominay, an element that is proving to be very valuable for Conte’s game: he helps in the containment phase and has the flashes of a true attacking midfielder.
Even mentally I noticed an evolution: the defeat against Atalanta could have created problems and instead Napoli responded with an excellent performance against Inter. Sign of maturity. The Scudetto will be played until the end with Atalanta, Inter and Juve.”