nothing new under the sun, this year they will only catch fish in the face
I would say a more than deserved situation given the shit they did with Spalletti
As far as I know Napoli didn't try to replace or sack Spalletti but what happened was, Spalletti chose to take a break. So yes, with Spalletti choosing to rest like that, then of course even if Napoli try to give Spalletti a new contract with an increased salary at least it won't work either. Unless, that is, Spalletti pushes Napoli for a pay rise and Napoli refuse, then of course it would be a wrong decision and one that he would regret this season. But apart from that, I personally don't have high hopes for Napoli this season, even if Spalletti is still Napoli coach this season but still, I personally believe Napoli will decline this season.
The honest thing is in the last season, the other teams were not consistent enough. And Napoli was able to take advantage of that. They were able to win a lot of matches that they were not supposed to to be honest. This season it is different. This season all the teams are very interested in performing well and also very interested in competing for the league title. That is already bad news for Napoli. And on top of that, they also had a new coach this season. A new coach is always going to be a problem because the players will have to cope with new tactics. They are currently in the sixth position on the table. They will have to improve quickly if they want to successfully defend the title.