Gattuso calls for ‘greater consistency’ after Napoli’s victory over Crotone

Napoli coach, Gennaro Gattuso, was delighted with their 4-0 thumping of Crotone – though with a qualifier.

Goals from Lorenzo Insigne, Chucky Lozano, Diego Demme, and Andrea Petagna earned the win as Gattuso called for greater consistency from his team.

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He said, “I compliment the team because the 4-0 result is as always not a fair reflection and we did have some struggles.

“We have to provide consistency. We’ve done some good things, we earned 21 points on the pitch, that’s not a small amount.”

He continued: “What I want is for our players to work as a team. If there’s someone who looks like me, I won’t play them, because I want a different type of football to the one I could play. I was incapable of that, but they are not and they’ve got to use their quality with passing, overlaps and creating a numerical advantage.

“I am proud of what I achieved, but football has changed over the decades, including in Italy, so it’s only right we move with the times. If I was in this Napoli squad, I’d spend a lot of time on the bench.

“Players are like children, you have to realise that times change and you have to change with them. If I tried to deal with my kids the way my father did with me, it just wouldn’t work. I think more coaches have to be open to adapting to the changing times.

“For example, I don’t like music in the locker room, it’s really annoying, but I understand that’s what they do nowadays. We used to try to concentrate before a game.”