Anyone who claims that there is full harmony between Aurelio De Laurentiis and Carlo Ancelotti, knows he is lying. Let us not think, however, that the two have quarreled: the parties respect each other and face each other in a civil manner. However, there remains discontent over what has happened up to now. The results are struggling and the president has asked for this drop in performance. He did it the day after the draw at Genk, when with a phone call, with strong tones, he wanted to know from the coach the reason for that result (0-0) that could compromise the progress of Napoli in the Champions League. Ancelotti was given some notes, of a technical nature, without going into too much detail to avoid mortifying his work. On the other hand, it would not be easy for any president to challenge the most successful technician in the world. But with Ancelotti, De Laurentiis wanted to start a winning project and after the second place last year, he would at least want to fight to the end to win the scudetto.

CONTEXTS - The president did not like the internal defeat against Cagliari, he reviewed the scenarios of the past years, when leaving points to the middle-low teams he compromised the confrontation with Juventus. De Laurentiis is not enjoying this unrestrained turnover. So far, Ancelotti has deployed nine different formations in as many seasonal competitions. Which suggests that he does not yet have a clear idea of ​​how his Napoli should play and what the backbone of the team should be. In short, the lack of a tactical identity is penalizing the team's journey more than it should. And, then, the president is annoyed by the fact that in the national team the players express themselves to the maximum, while in Naples many are still looking for accommodation, a fixed role. One out of all is Lozano. The attacker has entranced the Mexican fans in the friendly match against Bermuda, an entire nation is at his feet, while in these parts he is still an anomalous figure, to be discovered. Ancelotti was reminded of the economic burden of the commitment, before Lozano the club had never spent 45 million euros for a player. After 9 seasonal races, nothing is known about this guy, he has the only memory of the goal scored at Juventus on the second day. And the only feat of the Allianz Stadium is very little to justify the investment.

THE INSIGNE PROBLEM - Ancelotti and De Laurentiis have also discussed the case of Insigne, whose value continues to devalue itself by the day. The attacker is another reason for disagreement between the parties. The feeling between him and the coach was never taken, the two endure or almost, and despite the efforts made, the agreement continues to hinder. And this state of affairs certainly does not help the parties with a consequent damage to the team that must also deal with the involution of Zielinski and Allan, two other players often used with different tasks with respect to their characteristics. After Fabian Ruiz, the two of them were also tried in the role of median before the defense, but with unlikely results. In these days, Insigne is busy with the national team, critics' judgments, after the victory over Greece, have been flattering, while with Naples it has barely managed to reach sufficiency, at times.

IMMEDIATE REPLIES - The president will demand, in the next races, starting from the championship match with Verona to avoid Juventus and Inter increasing their lead in the standings. Then, there will be the trip to Salzburg, which promises to be difficult, but which must be overcome by taking home the three points otherwise the journey in the Champions League may be interrupted. And this time, Ancelotti might not be forgiven for such an eventuality.