The beauty of football is based here. Manchester City-Naples pits two of the teams that play best ever, in what is the key challenge of a very balanced and difficult to read group. To date, in fact, the only sure thing seems to be the qualification of the English, however this remains to be established and in this sense today's challenge will be very important.
In the event of a victory for the citizens, the first place would in fact be assigned, vice versa all the balances would change and not only with regard to the transition to the round of XNUMX. The great curiosity also lies in seeing what level Napoli has reached: leaders in the league and now without any drop in tension, but will he be able to keep up with one of the greatest European powers, and moreover in his own home? “We are here to play as always, therefore to win – commented Sarri. – But this is the race that counts least for qualification, we'll play it against the others in the group. We must not be satisfied with being present, strong teams must play important events and nothing is better than the Champions League”. In short, no awe, nor a drop in concentration with a view to the championship.
It seems like a paradox but it's not: the hunger for the Scudetto is such as to overshadow even a big European match. “Thinking about Inter would be a stupid mistake – glossed over Sarri. – Furthermore, the 5 points against Juventus make me neither hot nor cold, we are satisfied with the good start to the season but I would be mad if I considered this advantage to be substantial". Important words, which should be followed by the facts: in spite of what De Laurentiis asked there will be no turnover but only the best possible training. The blue 4-3-3 will therefore see Reina in goal, Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly and Ghoulam in defense, Allan, Jorginho and Hamsik in midfield, Callejon, Mertens and Insigne in attack.
“We will have to adapt to Napoli, they play very differently from Premier League teams – Guardiola said. – He knows how to do many things perfectly and Sarri will leave something to Italian football and the players he trains, he has a special strength to see football ”. Sincere congratulations from one of the world's bench gurus, testifying to how much the blue coach is growing in general consideration. After all, the Azzurri score in bursts, don't concede and play by heart; a bit like the English, so much so that this is not only the challenge of beautiful football but also of those who are in charge in their respective leagues. However, Guardiola is keen to maintain hierarchies and therefore to win, especially in the Etihad's friendly basin. His 4-1-4-1 will be made up of Ederson in goal, Walzer, Stones, Otamendi and Delph in defense, Fernandinho in midfield, Sterling, De Bruyne, David Silva and Sané in the frontline behind the lone striker Gabriel Jesus. At stake there are heavy points but also the definitive consecration on the international scene: this is why Sarri, beyond the "advice" of De Laurentiis, really doesn't want to think about Inter.
