“Napoli is like a cyclist who knows he has to compete with equally strong opponents, if not stronger, and must learn to stay upright on the pedals, never sitting down because you push less and you have to pedal hard all the way to the end”.
Contents
- 1 “Championship quota?
I wasn’t good at math”
- 2 “Talking to Totti? It would be a pleasure for me too”
Luciano Spalletti, Napoli coach, said this in a press conference ahead of the match against Roma, scheduled for tomorrow at 20.45pm at the Maradona stadium. And then he added: “The match will be difficult, perhaps a little more than the others because it is a direct clash with a team from the 'condominium' we were talking about at the beginning of the season.
It will be a match to be enjoyed for the strength of the players who will compete for the three points which are the spoils to take home and which come in handy".
Then on the ranking: “What do I say to a team with a 12-point advantage over second place? I say well done to the players for winning the match in Salerno, for us it was a derby and last year we suffered.
Our behavior must always be the same: humility, attention and concentration.
No one should have any less light-hearted behavior that goes beyond the lightness needed to play football. We must maintain the seriousness that we have always had in training."
Then on the yellow and reds of Mourinho: “They have great players and a very practical and concrete coach who is good at making his players understand what their behavior should be during the match.
They have good players, you must never think 'we are managing the match, it is in our hands'.
They have the quality and players, like Dybala, who know how to exploit spaces. It becomes a dangerous match if we don't maintain our balance."
“Championship quota?
I wasn’t good at math”
“I don't know what the Scudetto quota is, that's not my way of speaking. It's a calculation that I don't know how to do, I wasn't good at math at school.
I can do easier calculations, if we win tomorrow's match we'll go to 53 points."
“Those who have played less so far must go stronger than the others. Roma are very well trained to take advantages in any situation of the match.
They are coached by a pragmatic coach and we know their characteristics and we have to be good at putting our qualities into play."
“Talking to Totti? It would be a pleasure for me too”
Then on his relationship with Roma, with Totti who declared that he would be happy to speak again with Spalletti: “If Totti is happy to talk to me again, why should I do things differently?
It would be a pleasure for me to talk to you again too."
Article published on 28 January 2023 - 15:50
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