The post-match stats also showed that the performance of both sides was indeed in line with the scoreline, with Napoli having 21 shots on goal with 10 of them on target, while Torino were 5-of-10. In terms of corners and tackles, the two teams were unexpectedly basically evenly matched, but the success rate of passes, tackles and other passes that continued in the first half was still much higher than that of the home team. The visitors' second-half crosses were not even successful, and they still got a 0% cross success rate in the end, which is the first time this season, important offensive weapons have been scrapped, and loss is inevitable. In addition, the home team's whopping 66% possession rate was also twice that of the visitors, so it is no surprise that more chances were created.

The two sides scored a total of eight goals, which also equaled Cagliari's 3-5 home defeat to Fiorentina in the ninth round of the league, and became the joint first game for goals in a single game this season. Mertens was the man who was most instrumental in the home team's victory, completing the first big quadruple of his career and the first four-game goal in Serie A this season, and his feat of scoring seven goals in two consecutive games also broke the all-time record for Napoli clubs. In the league's instant scorer list, the Belgian has also risen to fourth place with the explosion of this half month, second only to Belotti with 16 goals, and Dzeko and Icardi with 12 goals.

Finally, there is the standings, where Juventus extended their gap to second place by seven points after a narrow home win over their direct rivals Roma, sealing the halfway title and declaring absolute confidence in defending their title for the fifth time in a row. As AC Milan, which was previously ranked third, was forced to draw 0-0 by seventh-place Atalanta, the White Dolphins, who had won a big victory, returned to third place by virtue of goal difference over Lazio, who also won the game, and Atalanta failed to surpass Torino, who had lost three in a row, and remained in seventh place with a point disadvantage. After losing three games in a row, Li Mudi's team is still only three points away from European qualification, and they are still more than 20 points away from the relegation zone, and this year's polarization is too serious.

The poor performances of the last three weekends will naturally put the Celestial Empire coach on the cusp, and you can imagine the extent to which he will be criticized by various media the next morning, but it is also up to Li Muddy to get past tonight's post-match press conference. When he, as the head coach of the losing side, had just sat on the rostrum with Rossettini, Farke and Baseli, the Corriere della Sera reporter, who was signaled by the host, asked the old question: what he thought about the game.

Although he was very reluctant to answer this kind of thing without any nutrition, Li Mudi, who had just regained his normal mentality not long ago, still said patiently: "Napoli's form in the first half is unparalleled, and it is the best performance against us so far this season, even better than Juventus." But in the second half my lads were finding their groove and there were a lot of problems at the back when both sides were emphasizing attack, but at least the fans were having fun, weren't they? The last 45 minutes of the game gave me a lot of confidence for the games ahead, as the formidable red bulls from before seemed to be back and I was looking forward to the next two league games against Genoa and Sassuolo. ”

Seeing that the Torino coach had a long pause, the supporters thought that the answer was finished, and was about to choose the next questioner, when Li Mudi's voice came from there: "Also, I have always admired Atalanta coach Gasperini, thinking that he is the most outstanding coach in Italy today, which everyone should know." But after today, I think there's another name to add to my personal list of favourites: Maurizio Sarri. His tactics today completely blocked off our best attacking system on the wing, and although we scored three goals for the sake of scoring more goals, we were absolutely overwhelmed in the first half, and we have to admire the tactical quality of coach Maurizio Sarri, who is an example for me to follow. ”

The Torino boss had rarely praised his opponents in this way, which made several Napoli officials in the room happy, and there was also a certain amount of affection for the Oriental, who had always seemed to be a bit out of place in Italian football.

The second person to stand up and get the microphone was a reporter from "Milan Sports Newspaper", and people who have never had a good impression of Li Mudi naturally do not ask any questions that are conducive to unity and friendship: "After today's big loss to Napoli, the Torino team has suffered three consecutive defeats, and they are obviously at a disadvantage on the field, and the gap between them and the top in the standings is gradually widening." May I ask Coach Li, does this mean that the sudden rise of the Torino team in the early stage of the league is not a reflection of the real level, there are many accidental factors in it, and the current performance is the result that should be under normal circumstances? ”

"What is the normal level? Is it based on last season's rankings? Or do you don't have to play the game, let you media vote, and whoever is better will give three points? How do you determine who wins and who wins and who is at what level before the two sides of a soccer match play each other? I just know that before the end of each game, my players and I are fighting with the belief that we will win, and as for the result may not be satisfactory, but no one cares whether the players on the field are performing beyond the norm or not in good shape, everyone is desperate to win, and in the end winning is winning, it has nothing to do with the real level. And after a game there will be a new start, this time to win does not mean that next time will win, to a game to tell who is better than who is too one-sided. It's like we played Milan away in the first half of the game and ended up with one draw and one defeat, who knows what will happen when we return to the Stadio Olimpico in the second half? If we win, would you think that Turin's level is high again? Or was it another coincidence? "For the other party's deliberate fault-finding, naturally you can't let it go gently, and you still have to be scared.

The third person who got up to ask a question was a reporter from "Roma Sport", which is Li Mudi's sworn enemy, and he came directly to the point: "After being reversed by Juventus in the last round, Coach Li has a very free and easy attitude towards whether he can stay in office, so after suffering another fiasco today, can he still maintain his previous demeanor?" According to the grapevine, the new contract that the club was originally going to offer you has been put on hold indefinitely due to the recent poor results, does this mean that Coach Lee's time at Torino has entered a very tense stage? How confident do you still have about staying in Turin, or even in Europe? ”

It seems that either this newspaper has a super ability to dig up news, or someone in the club has taken the initiative to leak secrets, otherwise how would this news, which is only known to seven or eight people, reach their ears. However, there is no way to investigate this problem, and the situation is indeed a little unoptimistic, so Li Mudi can only try to behave calmly under the deliberate insult of the other party, after all, anyone can do cruel words, but whether it is convincing or not will have to be proven later.

"As I mentioned before, signing or renewing a contract is a mutual choice, and neither party can reach an agreement without a positive attitude. At the moment, the Torino club has not mentioned to me the intention of signing a new contract, and of course, I am not in a hurry, because the focus of the team is now on the preparation of the league in the future, and there is no time to care about personal matters. As for whether anyone would not want to renew my contract because of the team's recent poor results, there is really no official notice of this, and I don't know what the club's process is like in this regard, but I know that no one has come to me to criticize this issue until 10 minutes. As for whether I can stay in Europe next season? I don't think there's a 100% confirmed manager in the world who won't leave the class, so no one will dare to pack a ticket and will always be on the job, so there's really no way to answer right now, but I'm sure someone will see my value. ”

As 2016 is coming to an end, the results of the Torino team are not as glamorous as before, and the match is held in Naples, not the base camp of the Celestial Empire media in Italy, so the domestic journalists who used to occupy half of the media room at the Turin Olympic Stadium have only a handful of arrivals today. However, after seeing that his compatriots were bullied by those hateful gringos, naturally someone stood up to help Li Mudi get back on the field. Penguin Sports reporter Dong Chunyu took the microphone and asked: "According to the data given by Sofuri afterwards, last week's Turin derby attracted more than 97 million viewers in total, which is the highest number of viewers for a Serie A match in the Celestial Empire in ten years, and nine of the top 10 games were created by this year's Torino team." According to a recent survey report published by Mailman, Torino has surpassed AC Milan to become the most popular Serie A team in the country after combining the search and browsing figures of related websites such as Weibo, WeChat and official websites, as well as the influence of each team on the social network of the Celestial Empire. In the face of the support of many fans from thousands of miles away, how does Coach Li feel at this time, and can he feel the same strength as he did when he was at the Olympic Stadium last week? ”

This is no longer a problem, but in the red. Bare. Showing off the current Li Mudi's influence on hundreds of millions of fans in the Celestial Empire, he hit back at the previous "Roma Sport" reporter's doubts about the Turin coach not being able to mix in Europe. Although some people are disgusted with others using the huge market of the Celestial Empire to prove their importance, because this means that he is not competent enough in the job of head coach, Li Mudi still has to face his compatriots with gratitude, because in this football circle that eats people and does not spit out bones, they are one of the few people who are willing to stand on his side, although there are not many people who have discipline.

"Football knows no borders, and so do the fans. As we all know, because the development of football in the Celestial Empire is still in a relatively backward situation, many fans there will choose a European powerhouse as their home team, and almost all the big teams have a large number of fans there. It's great that the Torino club has been able to gain the affection of so many fans in such a short period of time, which is a great encouragement to all of us. The club was originally created to make it easier for all Torino supporters to come together and interact with each other and to have fun with the sport of football, and we are ashamed that our compatriots in the Celestial Empire have given such a deep affection and the team has not been able to reciprocate. Other aspects need to be solved by relevant personnel, and as the head coach of the team, I can only try to give everyone a satisfactory answer sheet in terms of results, so that the domestic fans can be happy on the mental level. For that, my players and I are willing to give it our all. ”

Later, Torino Sports Newspaper was even more committed to maintaining the face of his coach, citing last season's Red Bulls with only 6 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses after the 17th round of the league to temporarily rank 12th in the standings, seven points less than the new season, and the latter suffered three consecutive defeats. After proving that the current record of the Celestial Empire coach is definitely one of the best among the newcomers, he asked the final question: "May I ask Coach Li, the state of the players seems to have obvious signs of recovery in the second half of this game, have they come out of the previous low?" Will there be a chance of a long-awaited win in the final round of league games before the winter break in four days' time? ”

'We did play very badly in the first half, but in the second half the players completely let go of their baggage and played their own character and their performance was there for all to see, because not everyone can play 3-2 in 45 minutes at the Stadio São Paulo. However, the half-time performance is not enough to say anything, and we still have to give 100 per cent of our strength in the next training session to continue to adjust our condition, as fatigue builds up, it will become more and more difficult to get back to the physical and mental state we were in at the start of the season. But fortunately, the two-week break is coming soon, which gives you endless motivation and a great opportunity to adjust, I think in order to bring a happy Christmas and New Year's Day holiday to themselves and the fans, the players will definitely do their best to try to win the opponent, so I hope you can continue to support our team, thank you! ”

The next opponent, Genoa, has not been in good form recently, with 1 draw and 2 losses in the last three rounds, and the ranking in the standings has plummeted. And through the FM system, it can be observed that although they lost today, the morale of the Torino players has been improved, and they are basically at a normal level of form.