Napoli coach Gennaro Gattuso was delighted with their 4-0 thumping of Crotone - though with a qualifier.

Goals from Lorenzo Insigne, Chucky Lozano, Diego Demme and Andrea Petagna earned the win as Gattuso called for greater consistency from his team.

He said, “I compliment the team, because the 4-0 result is as always not a fair reflection and we did have some struggles.

“It became simpler when they went down to 10 men, but it's not easy to play every three days when you return home at 5am.

“We have to provide consistency. We've done some good things, we earned 21 points on the pitch, that's not a small amount."

He continued: “What I want is for our players to work as a team. If there's someone who looks like me, I won't play them, because I want a different type of football to the one I could play. I was incapable of that, but they are not and they've got to use their quality with passing, overlaps and creating a numerical advantage.

“I am proud of what I achieved, but football has changed over the decades, including in Italy, so it's only right we move with the times. If I was in this Napoli squad, I'd spend a lot of time on the bench.

“Players are like children, you have to realise that times change and you have to change with them. If I tried to deal with my kids the way my father did with me, it just wouldn't work. I think more coaches have to be open to adapting to the changing times.

“For example, I don't like music in the locker room, it's really annoying, but I understand that's what they do nowadays. We used to try to concentrate before a game."