Hojlund says whole Napoli club must look in mirror after Porto defeat
Rasmus Hojlund criticised the wider club after Napoli's 4-1 Champions League loss to Porto, and disagreed with Max Allegri's comments.
Napoli suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat to Porto in the Champions League, another disappointing night in Europe for the Serie A side. The loss followed a defeat to Juventus, and Napoli are currently eighth in the league.
Hojlund points to the whole club
Striker Rasmus Hojlund spoke to Prime Video after the match and said that the blame should not rest only with the players. He said he was “disappointed and angry” and added: “We all need to look in the mirror, not just the players, but the entire club. Everyone must take responsibility.”
His comments came after head coach Max Allegri criticised his team following the defeat. Allegri said the side should have defended set-pieces better and that he could have been angrier about how things were going.
Disagreement over defending and results
Hojlund did not share that view. “I don’t agree,” he said. “We mustn’t concede bad goals and we must start winning, we have lost too many games this season.”
Reports of tension in the dressing room have been circulating, and the situation appeared to come to a head after the loss to Porto. Hojlund’s public remarks are seen as the clearest sign so far that the problems are growing under Allegri.
Concerns over player discipline
The coach is said to be getting little support from a number of players. Kevin De Bruyne was also reported to have disobeyed instructions during the defeat to Villarreal, an incident that points to wider issues within the squad.
Whether the club can address these tensions quickly will be closely watched, as the team continues to struggle in both domestic and European competition.