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Napoli coach Benitez upset with local media and ultras

Napoli coach Rafa Benitez is upset with the attitude of the local media.

Benitez hit out at reporters and the ultras for their complaints about the club strategy, especially as season ticket sales have plummeted.

"We are not afraid to say the word Scudetto. We must go forward together, I know you journalists and all the fans want to win. If the supporters are not standing behind us, we lost 20 per cent of our effectiveness.

"We know that some clubs are stronger than we are, but we need to push in the same direction. The football is powered by sentiment here. We want to grow and become stronger.

"A journalist who works in Turin writes one headline on Napoli, but one who works in Naples must think before writing to stir up chaos. Our watchword must be unity."

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