Napoli explain ancelotti news conference absence after liverpool thrashing

Napoli say Carlo Ancelotti was not expected to appear at a news conference after his team were thrashed by Liverpool in a friendly on Saturday. Ancelotti spoke to Italian television channel 

Sky Sport but did not attend the post-match media conference after a 5-0 hammering in Dublin. James Milner and Mohamed Salah starred as Napoli struggled to cope with the attacking fluency of

the Champions League finalists. You may like However, Napoli insisted Ancelotti's absence from post-match media duties was not due to the manner of his side's heavy loss at the

Aviva Stadium. "Mr Carlo Ancelotti did not attend the post press conference after Liverpool v Napoli for a simple reason: it was not planned," the club posted on Twitter. "The

only [media] activity in the program was the interview with Sky Sport and has been respected." > Mister Carlo Ancelotti non ha partecipato alla conferenza stampa > post per un 

motivo semplice: non era prevista.L’unica nostra > attività media in programma era l’intervista con . Ed è stata > rispettata.August 4, 2018 The Napoli coach, who has replaced Maurizio

Sarri, is not panicking despite his side being ruthlessly beaten by Liverpool. The best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week. "To lose always burns

and to concede five goals must bother us," Ancelotti said in his Sky Sport interview. "We tried to play it openly, with the guys we are doing a job a bit different than in the past

and we have lost the ball so many times. "After the difficult start we were at their level, but we were exposed to the counter-attack, which is their best weapon. "It takes some

time for things to become natural and I also believe that some things have been done well. "We could have played a more defensive game but I did not want to do it, we do not need it,

because we have to build against a team like Liverpool." Napoli are next in action against Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg in further friendlies before their Serie A season starts at

Lazio on August 18.