A Radio CRC Raffaele Auriemma spoke during the broadcast “Si Gonfia la Rete” Gian Piero VenturaThe former coach of the Italian national team spoke on the day of the presentation of Rudi Garcia as the new coach of Napoli.
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Ventura was the first coach to stop the Rome by Garcia in 2013 with the Turin.
"L 'goodbye di Spalletti?The team was absolutely competitive and played with fun, which was the best a coach could expect.
There will be reasons where it is impossible to discuss without getting involved. I put myself in the shoes of a Neapolitan fan, it's a shame because when that alchemy is created between the team, the club and the coach it's a shame to interrupt because the Napoli he won the championship and regrets not having been able to continue in the Champions League”.
“He was unlucky to lose osimhen, Simeon e Breakers, without those problems he could have made it to the end.
When you change coach it is obvious that some changes will be made because the new coach will have his own way of seeing football. The hope as a football fan is that even if something were to change, the spirit and desire to play that Napoli has shown this year will remain”.
Ventura: “I’ll tell you about when I stopped Garcia’s Roma”
“When I stopped Garcia since 2013?
I think that Garcia's Roma developed slightly different themes than Napoli. Napoli took depth with Osimhen, Garcia took it with Gervinho and Salah.
He played in the aggression from behind and not with a reasoned football like that of Napoli this year. Today Garcia in a team that has come close to perfection this year, so bringing new ideas is a complicated thing.
Football makes everyone talk so you can say the opposite of everything, now the only thing is the hope I said before that any changes don't clip the wings, but improve the results, which is difficult because Napoli has come close to perfection as I said before. I think Garcia has enormous motivation, but he has taken such a perfect product that I hope he can keep it that way".
“After that fateful match Garcia got angry because I celebrated Cerci's goal and in my opinion we didn't deserve to lose.
And he said 'why does he not celebrate when he scores against Juventus and when he scores against us he does?'. These are things that are part of football.
When we talked about Conte and Gasperini in terms of Napoli it seemed strange to me because the team structure is different from that of Napoli. It was unthinkable to change the module by removing players like Lobotka and Kvaratskhelia".
“The problem is how the game is developed.
A player with two ways of interpreting can develop different themes and produce more or less. Garcia has a commitment for which he must be helped and supported because it is not easy to improve Napoli even if there will certainly be a bit of a market to raise the bar.
Everything was so codified that these are delicate balances that need to be analyzed calmly and oiled rather than changed."
Article published on 19 June 2023 - 16:10
