COLD WINDS BETWEEN DE BRUYNE AND ALLEGRI IN NAPLES

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport; waters never calm down in Naples. The heavy 3-1 defeat of the Italian representative against the Spanish team Villarreal in the UEFA Champions League made its mark on the agenda not only with the bad result on the pitch but also with the deep cracks within the team. It turned out that a rare tension was experienced between the world-famous Belgian playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and the experienced Italian manager Massimiliano Allegri during the critical competition. According to the images served by the Italian press and the details conveyed from the sidelines, a communication breakdown was experienced especially in the first half of the match. In order to intervene in the bad course of his team on the pitch and make a tactical formation change, manager Allegri tried to attract the attention of his star footballer by shouting "Kevin, Kevin!" repeatedly from the sidelines for the first 45 minutes. However, this intense effort of the Italian coach, almost tearing his throat, remained completely unrequited. The Belgian superstar completely ignored these loud instructions and struggles coming from the sidelines and did not even give the slightest reaction to any warning from his coach. While this attitude almost infuriated the experienced technical man on the sidelines, it also caused the surprised looks of the other players and the technical staff on the bench. This disrespect and huge authority vacuum experienced on the pitch went far beyond the different defeat received against Villarreal and ignited the fuse of a huge crisis in the Naples community. While the Italian sports public interpreted this attitude of De Bruyne as a flag of rebellion, how the management will adopt an attitude in the face of this critical situation became a matter of curiosity.

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