Former Serie A coach Alberto Zaccheroni does not believe the current Napoli side are mentally in the right place to get a result at Liverpool tonight.

Napoli managed to beat Liverpool at the San Paolo in their opening Champions League group game, but things have changed since then in Italy.  

 



A 1-1 draw against AC Milan at the weekend means Napoli are currently seventh in Serie A, far away from challenging for the title with Juventus and Inter.

Carlo Ancelotti has been under pressure and Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis is expected to fine the players a quarter of their wages for breaking off from a week-long training retreat this month.
 


The club are in turmoil and they have sanctioned Ancelotti and the players from speaking about the behind-the-scenes problems to the media.



With such issues in the background, Zaccheroni does not feel that at the moment the Napoli players are in a mental state where they can get a result at Liverpool tonight.

He feels Napoli are in for a tough night if they cannot remain disciplined on the pitch against Liverpool.
 

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Zaccheroni told Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli: “To get a positive result at Napoli, you definitely need to be professional.

“Today’s Napoli, especially mentally, do not look like a team who can go to England and get a result.

“From a tactical point of view, they have to be more compact and disciplined across the pitch.

“Otherwise, Napoli are in for a hard night.”

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes being away from Italy could break open the shackles on the Napoli team at Anfield.