Giovanni Stroppa fully admits Crotone deserved the red card against Napoli, but his regrets are for how they played before the dismissal.
The Squali are rock bottom and this 4-0 defeat only confirmed their struggles, especially after Jacopo Petriccione was sent off for a high tackle on Diego Demme.
“Up until it was 11 against 11, that is the match I have to evaluate and take into consideration,” Stroppa told Sky Sport Italia.
Giovanni Stroppa fully admits Crotone deserved the red card against Napoli, but his regrets are for how they played before the dismissal.
The Squali are rock bottom and this 4-0 defeat only confirmed their struggles, especially after Jacopo Petriccione was sent off for a high tackle on Diego Demme.
“Up until it was 11 against 11, that is the match I have to evaluate and take into consideration,” Stroppa told Sky Sport Italia.
“After the red card, obviously our heads dropped and it became a different game. Napoli are a team that pass the ball so well anyway, but up until the dismissal, we were very much in the game.
“Lorenzo Insigne came up with a moment of magic and we can only tip our hats to him. We could’ve done more with our chances, that’s where the regrets are.”
However, Stroppa does not attempt to defend the straight red card incident for Petriccione.
“It seems a fair decision. The foot was evidently high and it’s understandable that it was evaluated that way.”
Considering the fixture list has got most of the big clubs out of the way now, Stroppa was asked if this represented a new start to the season.
“We knew the difficulties we’d face against the top five clubs. There were some good performances, but that’s not enough. We have some limitations, although hopefully we can work on those in time for the next games that are more on our level.”