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The Napoli coach Antonio Conte he spoke in the press conference about the excellent start of his team, currently first in the standings, and about what in his opinion is an overly accentuated enthusiasm given the few days played in the championship:
At what stage is your Napoli?
“We have a work in progress sign, it cannot be otherwise after just three months otherwise we would all be underestimating the journey that needs to be done in a reconstruction phase like ours. But there is certainly satisfaction of work, we are working hard and well, with a group of guys who want to work and this is what matters most, a willing group, there is a desire to follow this path and in times of difficulty we will all have to be strong , when things go well it’s much easier for everyone, but I know well that during this journey there will be moments in which it will count to be strong of head, of heart, of person.”
Cycle truth, after these 5 races will you have a more precise picture?
“Those who know me know very well that I don’t look beyond the first match, I try to pass this on to everyone who works with me. We have Empoli who are putting all the teams in difficulty, we will have to pay great attention. Anyone who looks from the outside is much more superficial, light-hearted in saying that the next two are within reach and then there will be three more challenging ones. Every match must be played, the next one is the match of life, let’s think from match to match, you can’t win on paper, but it’s there. the green pitch, the referee, the fans, and we have to prove that day that we deserve the 3 points. Then the next one will come. It would be foolish to think in the long term, every match is difficult. All the ones we have played and with Empoli It will be difficult. At the break we will take stock, but when the break comes, when it comes! Today we will direct our destiny.”
How does he feel this pressure after leading the northern teams, in Naples where he won after 33 years.
“I see it as a responsibility, my precise responsibility is to bring Napoli back to building a solid team that can have the ambition of being able to fight for something important every year. I feel this pressure, but then I understand… I like to live the city and when they discover you under your hat and glasses they tell you ‘mister, the Scudetto’ and I reply ‘patience’, victories are built, not invented, it can happen that you suddenly invent them, but what I feel like guaranteeing is to rebuild solid foundations that can last over time. For the rest I say patience, knowing that the objective is to make the Neapolitan people proud”.