After Italian Serie A champion SSC Napoli let Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) go메이저놀이터, the absence of Kim Min-jae was keenly felt.
Italian media ‘Il Napoli Online’ reported on the 9th (Korean time), “Giovanni Improta, who played for Naples in the past, claimed that the weaknesses that had been hidden by Kim Min-jae were revealed.”
Napoli, which reached the top of Serie A for the first time in 33 years last season, suffered its first loss in three league games since the start of the 2023/24 season. On the 3rd, they lost 1-2 against Lazio in the 3rd round of the league held at their home stadium, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
Napoli, who had conceded the first goal at the time, immediately scored an equalizer through Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski, but in the 7th minute of the second half, Lazio gave up the go-ahead goal again to newly acquired Japanese midfielder Daichi Kamada, resulting in their first loss of the season.
Napoli, who had been on a two-game winning streak in the league since the opening, lost to Lazio and failed in their attempt to win three games in a row. Although it was a home game, Lazio is a Serie A powerhouse that ranked second in the league last season, so it is not surprising that they lost, but Italian Improta, who was a Naples youth player and was the team’s starting midfielder in the 1960s and 1970s, looked at Napoli’s problems compared to last season. pointed out.
Napoli had a successful year last season, being crowned Serie A champions, but immediately parted ways with the key players in the championship. First, Minjae Kim, the best defender in Serie A and the core of Napoli’s defense, transferred to German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich. In addition, coach Luciano Spalletti, who led the team to the championship, left, and coach Rudi Garcia took over as Napoli.
Of course, many key players remain, including Hvicha Kvarachelia, Victor Osimhen, Stanislav Robotka, etc., but Improta argued that Napoli’s problems that were not revealed last season have come to the surface with Kim Min-jae’s departure.
Improta appeared on Italian radio ‘Punto Nuovo’ and said, “A lot of things didn’t go well for Napoli in the match against Lazio. Unfortunately, they are having trouble counterattacking.” “I hid it because of my athletic ability and speed, but now it’s fully revealed,” he explained.
“Napoli didn’t play badly, but everything was revealed in the second half of the game against Lazio,” he said. “There were too many open spaces, so we should sound the alarm.”
Last season, Napoli relied on Kim Min-jae’s wide range of activities and played aggressive soccer with a high defensive line. However, with Kim Min-jae leaving and not being able to find a suitable replacement, the high defensive line actually provided good counterattack opportunities for the opponent.
The defender Napoli recruited after letting go of Kim Min-jae was Nathan, a young center back born in 2001 who was brought in from Red Bull Braganchino, a member of the Brazilian first division. The transfer fee is 10 million euros (about 14.3 billion won), and Kim Min-jae received the number 3, which he wore until last season.
Nathan, who was considered a replacement for Kim Min-jae after inheriting his jersey number, has yet to make his official debut for Napoli, having been on the bench in all three league games since joining. Napoli used Juan Jesus and Amir Rahmani as their starting center backs this season, but both performed somewhat worse than when they played with Kim Min-jae and received harsh criticism from Improta.
“KIM’s hidden weaknesses are revealed”… Napoli struggles with counterattacks, misses ‘Ballon d’Or candidate’ Kim Min-jae
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(Xports News Reporter Kwon Dong-hwan) After Italian Serie A champion SSC Napoli let Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich) go, the absence of Kim Min-jae was keenly felt.Italian media ‘Il Napoli Online’ reported on the 9th (Korean time), “Giovanni Improta, who played for Naples in the past, claimed that the weaknesses that had been hidden by Kim Min-jae were revealed.”Napoli, which reached the top of Serie A for the first time in 33 years last season, suffered its first loss in three league games since the start of the 2023/24 season. On the 3rd, they lost 1-2 against Lazio in the 3rd round of the league held at their home stadium, Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.Napoli, who had conceded the first goal at the time, immediately scored an equalizer through Polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski, but in the 7th minute of the second half, Lazio gave up the go-ahead goal again to newly acquired Japanese midfielder Daichi Kamada, resulting in their first loss of the season.
Napoli, who had been on a two-game winning streak in the league since the opening, lost to Lazio and failed in their attempt to win three games in a row. Although it was a home game, Lazio is a Serie A powerhouse that ranked second in the league last season, so it is not surprising that they lost, but Italian Improta, who was a Naples youth player and was the team’s starting midfielder in the 1960s and 1970s, looked at Napoli’s problems compared to last season. pointed out.Napoli had a successful year last season, being crowned Serie A champions, but immediately parted ways with the key players in the championship. First, Minjae Kim, the best defender in Serie A and the core of Napoli’s defense, transferred to German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich. In addition, coach Luciano Spalletti, who led the team to the championship, left, and coach Rudi Garcia took over as Napoli.Of course, many key players remain, including Hvicha Kvarachelia, Victor Osimhen, Stanislav Robotka, etc., but Improta argued that Napoli’s problems that were not revealed last season have come to the surface with Kim Min-jae’s departure.Improta appeared on Italian radio ‘Punto Nuovo’ and said, “A lot of things didn’t go well for Napoli in the match against Lazio. Unfortunately, they are having trouble counterattacking.” “I hid it because of my athletic ability and speed, but now it’s fully revealed,” he explained.
“Napoli didn’t play badly, but everything was revealed in the second half of the game against Lazio,” he said. “There were too many open spaces, so we should sound the alarm.”Last season, Napoli relied on Kim Min-jae’s wide range of activities and played aggressive soccer with a high defensive line. However, with Kim Min-jae leaving and not being able to find a suitable replacement, the high defensive line actually provided good counterattack opportunities for the opponent.The defender Napoli recruited after letting go of Kim Min-jae was Nathan, a young center back born in 2001 who was brought in from Red Bull Braganchino, a member of the Brazilian first division. The transfer fee is 10 million euros (about 14.3 billion won), and Kim Min-jae received the number 3, which he wore until last season.Nathan, who was considered a replacement for Kim Min-jae after inheriting his jersey number, has yet to make his official debut for Napoli, having been on the bench in all three league games since joining. Napoli used Juan Jesus and Amir Rahmani as their starting center backs this season, but both performed somewhat worse than when they played with Kim Min-jae and received harsh criticism from Improta.
Since the process of filling the void of Kim Min-jae is expected to not be easy, it is expected that it will take some more time for Napoli to build a stable defense. Kim Min-jae, who was considered the best defender in Italian Serie A last season, recently showed off his spirit by being named as a candidate for the 2023 Ballon d’Or.‘France Football’, a French soccer media outlet that hosts the Ballon d’Or, announced the 30 finalists for the 2023 Ballon d’Or on the 7th. Kim Min-jae, who played as a key defender for Naples last season and led Naples to its first league title in 33 years, was the only Asian player included in the list.France’s L’Equipe said, “The reason Kim Min-jae was selected as one of the 30 finalists for the Ballon d’Or is because of his aerial athleticism and first build-up ability that he showed in Naples before joining Bayern Munich this summer, he made his predecessor Kalidou Koulibaly forget. “It’s because of this,” he said, briefly introducing the background to Minjae Kim’s nomination.Based on his performance on the Naples and Serie A stages last season, Kim Min-jae will wear the uniform of Munich, one of the best clubs in the world. Kim Min-jae took over as a starting player as soon as he joined Munich, and since the season opened, he has appeared as a starter in 3 consecutive league games and helped Munich achieve 3 consecutive wins, helping Munich challenge for its 12th consecutive league title.Photo = DPA/Yonhap News, French football SNS