Spalletti in the pre-Genoa press conference: “I expect the team to follow up on the work we propose during the week. There is always room for improvement, we analyzed the match against Venezia and highlighted many positive aspects, but I always expect superior feedback from my players”.
Who will replace Osimhen?
“Well, let’s wait until tomorrow and keep the doubt. I have Insigne who has already played as a first striker, the same goes for Lozano. Petagna is a striker, I also have Ounas who can give us a big hand. So let’s go and play with a lot of alternatives”
Games like the one against Venezia have been traps in the past. How did the team come out of it?
"So I want to point out that every time I've seen Napoli in the past, I've always appreciated very beautiful things. What becomes fundamental is having the personality to maintain lucidity when the opponents confuse you a bit or put you in difficulty"
“Even after the missed penalty, the boys showed that they didn't lose their way and that they had a strong mind to win the match”
What kind of match do you expect at Marassi?
We will meet a Genoa that can take advantage of a warm stadium at home and an environment that knows how to transfer great energy to its team. So it will be another test of personality for us".
“We face a team with history and tradition of football, in a passionate city. There is little to discover about tomorrow's match and its intensity”
“Every opponent has its own pitfalls, we must always try to keep our psycho-physical qualities intact regardless of the environment we encounter”
Do you think that without Ronaldo the fight for the Scudetto would be more widespread?
I believe that there are 7 teams that have a higher quality level than the others. Then time will tell how the championship will unfold. There are many factors, both technical and unpredictable, such as injuries. It will be difficult to see a Juventus orbiting in fourth place, but there are 7 teams that have ambition and strength to fight at the top”.
Are you expecting any last minute arrivals on the market?
"I'm happy like this, almost no one left and that's fine with me. Then it's clear that the opponents have strengthened and I think there will be balance and a fight until the end. I repeat what I said at the beginning: I would have been happy to keep this squad. Then the Club is always attentive on the transfer market side and if there are opportunities to strengthen the team we will seize them".
It was important to see Insigne as a protagonist with Venezia. A significant start for the group too:
"It's the beginning of a journey for a team that wants to achieve important things for itself and for the city that asks it. Lorenzo is a footballer who has extraordinary plays and consequently the captain is always a man who must give examples and great messages of personality. He is doing it and the team benefits greatly from it"
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