Maurizio Sarri has banned the word ‘Juventus’ from the Napoli locker room ahead of Sunday’s Scudetto showdown, it’s reported.
There are four points separating the two sides at the top of the table and they go head-to-head in Turin tomorrow evening.
According to the Corriere del Mezzogiorno newspaper, Coach Sarri is taking a new approach to defusing the psychological impact of the big game.
He believes Napoli play better and without pressure when they focus only on themselves and not targeting the top spot.
Maurizio Sarri has banned the word ‘Juventus’ from the Napoli locker room ahead of Sunday’s Scudetto showdown, it’s reported.
There are four points separating the two sides at the top of the table and they go head-to-head in Turin tomorrow evening.
According to the Corriere del Mezzogiorno newspaper, Coach Sarri is taking a new approach to defusing the psychological impact of the big game.
He believes Napoli play better and without pressure when they focus only on themselves and not targeting the top spot.
Because of this, he has gone so far as to ban the word ‘Juventus’ from the locker room and training ground.
They are studying an opponent, much like any other, and hope this will lessen the fear factor.