Napoli star Victor Osimhen reminded Juventus supporters of their 5-1 loss against the Partenopei from last season, but the Nigerian star is being criticised by La Gazzetta dello Sport: ‘He showed all his weaknesses.’
Napoli suffered a 1-0 loss against Juventus in Turin on Friday and an Osimhen moment after the game went viral. It showed the Nigeria international raise his hands to make a 5-1 gesture towards Juventus fans at the Allianz Stadium, but according to Gazzetta, it’s something the 24-year-old should have avoided.
Journalist Marco Ciriello wrote that Osimhen’s gesture was proof of “The tendency to live in the past and create a bubble which isolates from the present.
“When Osimhen mimics a 5-1 win, he is defending himself, pleasing himself and the fans and holding on to an event of the past in a present that doesn’t go quite well,” the journalist continued.
“Osimhen can be excused because of his age and because of the frustration of not scoring (in two months), but when you mention the past after a defeat, you show all your weaknesses.
“It is clear that Napoli are lost in memories in a continuous evocation of the past that embraces the present and never leaves space for it. It is not by remembering the games of the past that Napoli will win the title again because if you keep thinking about the past, the future will never come.”
The defending Serie A champions are now 14 points below table leaders Inter. They have lost three games from four under new coach Walter Mazzarri, who replaced Rudi Garcia during the November break.
Napoli currently share the fourth spot with Roma in the Serie A table, but the Giallorossi have a game in hand and will host Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico tonight.