Napoli coach Edy Reja is hoping to not only achieve Serie A promotion this season, but also to do so in style. The tactician announced that he intends to play with a 4-3-1-2 formation in Serie B in an attempt to entertain the San Paolo faithful.“I am very happy with what has been done by us up until now,” the former Vicenza and Torino boss told Napolimagazine.com. “The team is not yet on top form, but this is normal after undergoing such heavy training sessions. We chose to schedule summer friendlies against some very good teams, in order to assess our condition, and the results were very important for me,” noted the 61-year-old. “I am confident that our supporters will appreciate the 4-3-1-2 formation. We want to win, but we also want our fans to have fun when they come to watch our games.”
The Azzurri maestro, who masterminded Serie C promotion last term (pictured), confirmed that he considers the transfer market closed after the numerous summer signings. “Cristian Bucchi, Maurizio Domizzi and Paolo Cannavaro are very good players,” he continued. “Roberto De Zerbi is unpredictable in front of goal and Samuele Dalla Bona is the midfielder we were missing.”
Reja is aware that Juventus will be one of Napoli’s main opponents in the race to earn a spot in the top flight, but believes their match-fixing sentence will be a disadvantage. “Juventus are a good team, although a 17-point deduction makes their challenge very difficult,” he underlined. “I also think that Lecce, Reggina, Bologna, Rimini and Genoa are competitive sides and we will have to bear that in mind.”
Napoli made a good impression in the Trofeo Birra Moretti this summer. After the opening game of the competition between Internazionale and Juventus (0-1), the Azzurri defeated the Scudetto holders 1-0 and only lost to Juve after an American-style penalty shoot-out. This is where players start running with the ball from 30 metres out and have six seconds to beat the goalkeeper.
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