If a good morning starts in the morning, Naples can already smile. Usually when it is still summer and the championships are in the initial phase, the coaches invoke time to insert their new purchases, instead at the Napoli Carlo Ancelotti seems to have already integrated them all and without great difficulty. And there is one obvious fact: of the 5 new signings, 4 have already scored in the first four seasonal races. Kostas Manolas, Hirving Lozano and Giovanni Di Lorenzo (in order of marking) did it together in Turin, in the daring challenge with Juventus. Fernando Llorente instead sank Liverpool scoring the final 2-0 and signing the double from Lecce. At the appeal, if we can say so, only Eljif Elmas is missing, but the Macedonian with Samp went very close to us and we are talking about a midfielder whose first goal is certainly not to score.
INTEGRATED GROUP - Napoli's concern on the market has been to include functional players from a technical-tactical point of view and motivated under the character one. It is no coincidence that Ancelotti, before the business was concluded, spoke directly with the men to understand the real reasons for coming to Naples. Those who, for example, did not have the Ivorian Nicolas Pépé who preferred Arsenal. This preventive work was important. Then in certain situations luck helps the bold, but that Naples is stronger today is a fact, to be analyzed by department.
MORE PHYSICAL DEFENSE - With Di Lorenzo and Manolas the Italian team has gained centimeters and physicality, without losing speed. The fact that the two have already scored is not a coincidence because they are players of a certain size who make their mark in the air game even in the opposing area.
MORE VARIOUS MIDFIELD - With Elmas, Napoli has acquired an eclectic element, capable of ensuring coverage but also playing in depth. The Macedonian is able to play lower, ahead of the defense, and even higher behind the points. With Fabian Ruiz and Piotr Zielinski completes the triangle of "all-skiers" that Ancelotti likes so much.
COMPLETE ATTACK— With the arrival of Lozano and Llorente, the team can now claim to have really strikers with every characteristic, to be exploited according to opponents and situations. The Mexican gives a depth to the game that Napoli did not have. Just as the Spaniard is capable of acting as a "buoy" to support the game and knows how to be an area predator, and it is no coincidence that he put a hand in both goals against Liverpool resulting in the decisive move in a very balanced game. With the Lecce goal, the Spanish Llorente confirmed what was said.
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