Analysts criticize Noa Lang after provocative attitude at Napoli

Analysts of KieftJansenEgmondGijp, including Van der Gijp, were critical on Monday of Noa Lang after the Napoli wing‑forward, according to them, had not thanked the traveling supporters after the Champions League duel against FC Porto, which caused irritation among the fanatical backers in recent matches.

The analysts of KieftJansenEgmondGijp were critical of Noa Lang on Monday. The winger caused irritation among the fanatical backers of the Italian club in Napoli's recent matches.

Lang allegedly did not thank the traveling supporters after the Champions League duel with FC Porto. A trick that the left‑winger seemed to repeat after the Sunday clash with Lazio, before he was eventually summoned to the bench by teammates.

During that match Lang is also said to have made a gesture towards his own supporters, which provoked the necessary backlash. He was booed at every ball‑touch.

Quotes from analysts

‘I would only do that if I were called Hamsik, Maradona or Pirlo’, said Van der Gijp, adding that it is pointless to tell the crowd that they can stand further behind us. ‘But Noa Lang is currently not even in a position to address the terreinknecht, let alone the hardcore’, says Van der Gijp while having to laugh hard at his own remark. ‘With that Noa Lang it never comes from him’, interjects Wim Kieft, adding that there is debate everywhere and little self‑awareness.

‘Your brightest moments are when you wake up and think that it isn’t right’, said Kieft, who indicates that he should have done it differently and not have said it. ‘I have been here for two years now and have made two of them. That isn’t much’, concludes Kieft.