Determination, awareness and the desire to continue winning: Stanislav Lobotka, Napoli midfielder, spoke about himself in the new episode of MySkills, the DAZN format in collaboration with EA SPORTS FC 25.
Between the desire to repeat after the Scudetto and the work with Antonio Conte, the Slovakian director offered interesting insights into the present and future of the team. Lobotka does not hide the ambition to win another title, but underlines the difficulties of the path: “Winning once is fantastic, but doing it again is much more complicated. I really want it, but I know how difficult it is. Inter and Atalanta play very well, and we can only give our all in every training session to satisfy the Coach's requests. Sometimes people think that, having a three or four point advantage, it's already done, but it's not that simple.”
Lobotka then spoke about his relationship with Antonio Conte and the effect the coach had on him and the team: “Before he arrived, I already knew he was a great coach. Skriniar had told me about him when he was playing at Inter: his training is very hard! From the first day, without saying anything, his personality made itself felt. Then, seeing the way we trained and played, I understood: 'Okay, he is the best coach we could have chosen'. When we started running, I thought: 'Wow, it will be tough this year!'. But in the end you know that wherever he goes, he has won. It is difficult, but he can take you to another level.”
Finally, the midfielder revealed which team he suffers most against as an opponent: “Atalanta! I hate playing against them! They are a great team and with their man-to-man pressing all over the pitch they don't leave me an inch. It's always very tough against them. But I can say the same about teams like Venice or Verona, who always try to block me and mark me tightly. It's never easy for me."
Article published on March 27, 2025 - 12pm
Lobotka is right in saying that winning again is difficult, there are many strong teams like Atalanta and Inter. It is important to give your best in training, but sometimes the pressure is too much and you can't always do well.