Gilmour: ‘Would like more goals, Napoli want to change the narrative’

Billy Gilmour admits he would ‘like to score more goals’ for Napoli and they are eager to ‘change the narrative’ in the Champions League.

The midfielder had struggled for regular playing time during his first season at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

However, he has stepped up after the injury to Stanislav Lobotka and will now have an even more central role considering Kevin De Bruyne will be out for three to four months following surgery.

Those setbacks have prompted Antonio Conte to return to the 4-3-3 formation that won the title last term, so which system does Gilmour prefer?

“It doesn’t change much for us, we know how the coach wants us to play and we train for that,” the Scotland international told Radio CRC.

“We are ready to step onto the field in different formations, we know what we need to do.”

The 24-year-old scored in the 3-2 victory over Pisa last month and it was his first goal in a Napoli jersey.

“I would like to score more goals. It’d be good to add more goals to my game and also help the team to win, that’d be nice,” confessed Gilmour.

“There are lots of games coming up, so it’s important for us to work hard and prepare for every match. We must be at 100 per cent and recover well to ensure we are ready, proving what a good team we really are.”

Napoli are unbeaten at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona so far this season, but are still reeling after the 6-2 Champions League defeat away to PSV Eindhoven.

“The last game in the Champions League was not at all good and we know that we want to change the narrative. We hope to get out there and immediately prove that Napoli are a great team.

“We really are a strong group, I think you could see that from last season too. The new arrivals have settled in well, both on and off the field, and that team spirit helps us during matches,” concluded Gilmour.