Now that City's unbeaten streak has come to an end, I think it's time to appreciate how good Napoli have been this season. They're still unbeaten domestically and are perfect through 4 games in Europe. I've been watching pretty much all their games since the Liverpool beatdown and imo they are for real. Here are few reasons why I think they're not going anywhere:
1) The midfield. Zielinski, Anguissa and Lobotka have been working really well together and each brings something different. Zielinski is the trequartista, Anguissa the box-to-box and Lobotka as a CDM/deep lying playmaker. Lobotka especially has been really impressive, at times looking like a Marco Verratti type player with his elite balance and low center of gravity.
2) Khvicha Kvaraskhelia. What a player. Absolutely electric with the ball at his feet and has improved his decision making over the past month. Could've easily finished with 3-4 assists in their last game but settled for the game winning assist. If you haven't already done so, watch this player. He's going straight to the top.
3) Attacking depth. Kvara is the star player in this attack but Oshimen was the breakout striker from last season. He was injured for a month and Raspadori played himself into the starting 11 filling in for him. Then you have Lazano/Politano on the right and plenty of capable squad players. The only attacking player they can't afford to lose is Kvara.
And the football is beautiful, not at all what you'd expect from an Italian side. They're already through to the knockout round of the CL and I'm looking forward to see if they can make a run.