MX23RW : Monday, December 23 09:54:35| >> :120:40557:40557:
[monks data]
Napoli logo
Serie A
Feb 8, 2014 at 7.45pm UK
 
Milan logo

3-1

Inler (11'), Higuain (55', 82')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Taarabt (7')

Rafael Benitez: 'We must improve defensively'

Napoli manager Rafael Benitez says that his side must "defend better" ahead of their match with AC Milan this weekend.

Napoli manager Rafael Benitez has said that his side are "missing some balance" ahead of their meeting with AC Milan this weekend.

The Partenopei will be looking to end a run of three games in the league without a win on Saturday evening and Benitez admits that while they are strong in attack, they must improve defensively.

"It's not easy at the moment, but we are on the right track," he told reporters. "I don't like losing any games, but if we are going to lose any we must at least do so trying to play good football.

"We're still missing some balance but we need to keep working with the same ideas. We must continue attacking, that's our best quality, but also defend better.

"The league is the key to developing, we have a lot of games left and we can do it. We need to win on Saturday, then we will try to beat Roma and it will be the same for the games to come after that. Now we have a more balanced squad and we can make a high quality selection for every game."

Napoli are third in the Serie A table and sit 15 points behind league leaders Juventus.

ID:135881: cacheID:135881:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1909:
Written by
Alex Meyers
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Lazio during their Coppa Italia match on January 29, 2014
Read Next:
Preview: Napoli vs. Milan
>
Read more about Rafael Benitez Football
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Atalanta BCAtalanta17131342192340
2Napoli17122326121438
3Inter Milan15104140152534
4Lazio1711153224834
5Fiorentina1594228111731
6Juventus17710028131531
7Bologna167722318528
8AC Milan167542516926
9Udinese166281925-620
10Roma175482323019
11Empoli174761619-319
12Torino175481722-519
13Genoa173771426-1216
14Lecce174491129-1816
15Parma173682333-1015
16Como163671828-1015
17Hellas VeronaHellas Verona1750122140-1915
18CagliariCagliari173591628-1214
19VeneziaVenezia1734101730-1313
20Monza171791523-810


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!