“I'm excited. After 23 years of career I'm still excited. It's the strongest team I've ever coached. Definitely yes. You'll have another Mazzarri. I'm fine, I'm not complaining anymore. The group is strong. What they did last year with Spalletti was there for all to see. When you see a show like that you hope to be able to coach a team like that. Now I'll do it, at least until the end of the season”. Thus, in a press conference, the coach of Napoli, Walter Mazzarri, on the eve of the away match againstAtalanta, which will mark his return to the bench of the blue team.
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“Even though I haven’t won any scudettos in my career, I remember the joy of winning the Coppa Italia here. I told the lads that it’s normal to have difficulties in a consecutive season after winning a scudetto. The others are now waiting for us more carefully and we have to be good at finding the right countermeasures”, added Mazzarri.
"With De Laurentiis there is such an important and beautiful relationship that we are on first name terms. We have cleared up the small misunderstandings that occurred when I left and we respect each other. A challenging schedule right away? I was born to suffer. I spoke with the various players and I did what I have always done in my career, when I took over. I want to work on the details. When I arrived there were only 7, 8 players. There will be a chance to spend a lot of time together”.
Mazzarri: “Osimhen is a wonderful boy, happy that he is returning”
"osimhen? I haven't seen him much but he seems like a sunny boy, wonderful and always available. If there's something to run or do more, he's there. Now he's coming back, I'm happy", added Mazzarri. "Raspadori and Simeone have different characteristics. I will make my assessments on their way of playing and on their state of form. I certainly will not say today who will play against Atalanta. In this I have not changed and I do not intend to give advantages to the opponents".
“During this time that I have been inactive I have been able to study and update myself. I cannot say now what scheme we will play with. It is certainly clear that, given the team that put on a show in Italy and abroad last year, we will try to start from there and make them play as they were used to last season. Then we will see from game to game”, added Mazzarri.
“Those who know me know that for me the next game is always the most important. We can't talk about objectives now. At this moment we just have to think about solving any problems that the team has had compared to last year. And with Atalanta it will already be an important test: they play 'difficult' football for everyone”.
Mazzarri: “Osimhen reminds me of Cavani, he helps the team a lot”
"I used to see this team on television. Now I'll see things as a coach, later we'll talk about other things. In the meantime, let's think about winning. We're ten points from the top. - he added -. Looking at them from the outside, Osimhen and Cavani seem similar to me, they have the same type of game, in the sense that they help the team a lot."
Article published on November 24, 2023 - 16:17
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