Luciano Spalletti, coach of Napoli, spoke to the microphones of Sky Sports at the end of the match against theAjax won 4-2. By virtue of the fourth success in four in Champions League, the Azzurri have qualified arithmetically at eighths of final.
“The boys did something immense this evening, they brought the pride of an entire people like the Neapolitans onto the pitch – said the technician -. On nights like this you get carried away, at a certain point my head was spinning too (laughs, ed.). The important thing was to transfer to our players the right grit to be able to obtain this qualification. We have shown desire and determination to be in this competition”.
“Our way of playing? There are no more schemes in football, now they are based on the spaces that the opponents leave you - goes on -. It is essential to know how to recognize them and have the courage to start the action, even when the opponents are pressing high up."
"osimhen? We didn't know what stage it was at, it's true that with Breakers we had another game system – he adds -. For us Victor was an unknown, he didn't contribute to the defensive phase because he wasn't in condition. But we needed the legs of someone who could stay in the opponent's half like him".
Article published on 12 October 2022 - 21:46
