Tension after Champions League defeat / Allegri criticizes De Bruyne again: Drop back!

Massimiliano Allegri admitted that during Napoli's 3-1 loss to Villarreal, he once again clashed with Kevin De Bruyne.

According to the report of "Varzeh Se", Napoli left Spain with a heavy defeat. They were ahead of the opponent with Amir Rahmani's goal, but the consecutive mistakes of the players of this team made them fall apart.

First, a poor back pass from Matteo Politano gave Georges Mikaotadze a scoring chance to tie the game. Just moments later, Santiago Mourinho scored Villarreal's second goal with a spectacular shot from distance. Just when it looked like Napoli were ready to get back into the game, they collapsed again, with Tany Olivassie scoring to make it 3-1.

Allegri said in an interview with Sky Sports Italy: "Football in the European Champions League is like that. You try to give your best, but when the score is 1-1, you shouldn't concede the second goal straight away.

In the midfield, we exchanged several short passes that made no sense. This gave Villarreal time to press us and eventually Rafa Marin was in a position where he was under pressure and the opponent was able to shoot. "In the Champions League there are moments when you are under pressure, but you should not immediately lose focus and concede another goal."

The switch to a three-man defense in Saturday's 3-0 win over Frosinone seemed to have worked, but this time it left Napoli completely vulnerable to counter-attacks and the team's lack of speed in the back line was exposed.

Allegri explained about this: "The characteristic of a team that knows its strengths is that it does not distance itself too much and maintains its structure. Today, many players tried to solve the problems individually. "I said after the game against Frosinone that we had four or five other chances where we made wrong decisions in the final third of the pitch and tonight the same thing happened again."

Napoli are now without a point from their two matches in the Champions League. This team first lost at home with a result of 1-0 against Arsenal, and now they have lost at Villarreal with a result of 3-1. However, Napoli's performance in this match was clearly weaker than the first game.

Allegri continued: "We can still reach our goal. We have to work with more concentration and get the points we need to climb. You may lose matches, but not like this. "We didn't have enough patience and we couldn't keep possession of the ball."

The head coach of Napoli said: "It seems that defending and knowing how to defend has almost become something to be ashamed of!" Our defenders did well today, but if the midfield doesn't press or help them, naturally you're in trouble. You have to get the ball back and then use it properly. We gifted the first goal to the opposition, but we always allow the opposition to shoot from distance. It's a team problem."

During the break between the two halves, it seemed that there was tension between Allegri and De Bruyne. The head coach of Napoli was asked what the two were talking about so seriously.

Allegri replied: "At one point in the game I asked him to come back and send Scott McTominay forward; "Because De Bruyne is technically more capable and McTominay is more useful in the attacking phase, but we couldn't understand each other's meaning properly."

It seems that this incident is a repetition of the same disagreements that were seen in the interviews of the two sides after the 3-0 victory against Frosinone. Allegri reiterated that he considers De Bruyne suitable in the role of a playmaker at the back of the pitch, while the Belgian has admitted that he is not interested in playing in such a position.

Allegri continued: "If you defend well in the midfield, naturally you will have more advantage when attacking. We've created a lot of attacking chances throughout the season, but we're allowing too many shots on goal. So we need to find a better balance. Defensive strength does not mean defending in front of your penalty area; Rather, it means not allowing the team's structure to constantly fall apart and the players having to constantly run here and there on the field.

"It also means that if you don't take your chances in attacking situations, you will be under pressure in one-on-one battles and will have to fight back."