Montervino: “Garcia? It couldn’t get any worse. But now he can die with his ideas”

Luca Cerchione spoke at “1 Football Club”, a radio programme hosted by Luca Cerchione and broadcast on 1 Station Radio. Francesco Montervino, sports director of Casarano, former footballer of Napoli.

If, today, he were Mauro Meluso and he had to explain to the team that the coach that has been rumored in recent days has not been hired and that trust will have to be granted to Garcia, how would he do it? "I would say that the president has never looked for anyone. I am sure, however, that Meluso knows perfectly well what to do. There is no need to give an alibi to the boys and the manager of the Azzurri will not do so".

Should the players show support for the manager? “A Napoli something strange is happening… No one would have expected, after the tricolor, the chaos of these weeks. However, the players are paid to give their best with what the club makes available. The president, for his part, is also required to take care of the moods of the players. I expect, therefore, that De Laurentiis calls the senators of the locker room and reiterates his confidence for the rest of the season. Napoli, after all, has the potential”.

What will he have to do? Garcia to make the fans and players change their minds? “I'll tell you the truth, the best situation has been created for Garcia today. It couldn't have been worse and, in fact, the president has shown that he is ready to replace him. Having been dumped by everyone, the coach is entitled to do whatever he wants. He might even think 'do you know what's new? I'll die with my ideas, if I really have to!' The worst situation has been created for the Napoli even if, now, the responsibility is the players'. They are the ones who have to apply, even reluctantly, what the coach requires. It is a dynamic that can make everyone responsible and, perhaps, the best can come of it".

Does Garcia really have until November? “Today, it is difficult to say what is the right thing to do. I understand that a dismissal will not be opted for until the next break. If Conte has not been convinced up to now, it is difficult for him to be convinced in the future. I do not know why, but in the end I believe that we will continue with Garcia who, arriving in the top four, will be able to hand over the bench to Vincenzo Italiano, in May. I am a fatalist, everything happened after the Fiorentina precisely of Italiano. If the Viola coach has not arrived it is only out of respect for Commisso”.