Liverpool-Napoli: Ancelotti prepares special ‘cage’ for Salah

10 dic 2018

Napoli will face off against Liverpool at the Anfield Road in the decisive matchup in the Champions League group stage and will look to secure qualification to the next round. Gazzetta dello Sport unveils the plan of Carlo Ancelotti to stop the main star of his opponent - Mohamed Salah, who scored a hattrick this weekend against Bournemouth.

"There will be an attitude of great attention starting from a centre of gravity kept deliberately low (around 49 metres) to avoid offering depth to players like the Egyptian, Firmino or Mane, as well as Shaqiri," the paper wrote.

"There will be no single markings, but lower positions double-marking ready. For the inevitable acceleration of Salah, in addition to Mario Rui, there will be Koulibaly. And then let's not forget that, in the case of centralization, the Egyptian will have to deal with Allan. It will be a great test for the Azzurri to try and keep Klopp's team filled with superstars from scoring," Gazzetta added.