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Juventus coach Ranieri: I'm safe, this no crisis

Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri insists they're not in crisis after their defeat at Napoli last night. "I feel secure and we are going through a tough time, but this is not a crisis," said the Coach in the wake of a 2-1 loss at Napoli.

"I don't know what the club will say. I do know we are a compact unit and will discuss the situation calmly.

"It is a heavy defeat, naturally, but we must continue to work and believe in what we are doing. The lads played well and made a few silly mistakes, but it was a battle in midfield and a fairly tactical game with few real shots on goal.

"We had taken the lead and should have controlled the tempo, but we did not manage it."

Amauri had given Juve the advantage at the San Paolo, but terrible defensive errors allowed Marek Hamsik and Ezequiel Lavezzi to turn it around.

"There was a misunderstanding and two players remained static. Hamsik had already slotted in that way twice before and I had warned my players to be wary, but we didn't react properly.

"We were meant to be in position and it should have been dealt with easily. Unfortunately, at this moment nothing seems to be going our way."

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