Turin, Vanoli: “Conte is a champion. Cairo? Words of common sense, but let’s only think about the pitch”

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11.45 – With just four points won in the last eight matchdays and with league leaders Napoli now upon us: Torino’s situation is becoming complicated, the Granata will need a feat to try to stop the Neapolitans. And it will also be an interesting challenge on the bench, with Paolo Vanoli who from a trusted technical collaborator will become Antonio Conte’s opponent for one day. Soon, from the conference room of the Olimpico Grande Torino stadium, the Granata coach will present the match. Follow the live text on Tuttomercatoweb.comthe press conference is scheduled to begin at 12.

12.03pm – Vanoli’s press conference begins

How was your week?
“It went well, we worked well. We recovered Sanabria, she had a little trouble. Only Ilic will be missing”

How do you prepare for this challenge?
“Napoli are in form, they were built by a champion who is their coach. A winning squad that has added players with a winning mentality, like Lukaku. And on the bench there are players who would be starters in many other teams. They deserve this record, I know how the coach works and it will be a contender for the championship fight but it is not ahead of Inter”

Excited to face Conte?
“I thank him for the kind words yesterday in the conference. You know how important he was not only as a coach, but also as a person in my growth process. Tomorrow I will meet a group of people with whom I worked, we experienced great joys. And a Another important person who I don’t mention much but who was fundamental is Oriali. Beyond what I saw and learned, there is a human aspect: the friendship with the Conte family, his wife Betta gave me a hand when. I arrived at Turin. But the emotions will pass when the referee challenges the kick-off, it will be a battle because then you become enemies”

How do Napoli stop?
“It’s difficult to find weak points, but to do something important we have to do something important. They run more than everyone else, we will have to be their equal and we have more high intensity running. On a tactical level we will have to be attentive and prepared, Conte has showed something different not only by playing the 4-3-3, but during the match he also experimented with a 4-2-2-2 which due to Napoli’s characteristics and physical strength is a system that he manages to exploit the various situations and quick to understand them”

What did you see in the locker room after the draw against Monza?
“It wasn’t the result we wanted, the boys were angry and disappointed. But I saw a team that sought results at all costs, little steps we improve. Tomorrow will be difficult, but not impossible. And we can learn a lot from difficult moments “

What did he steal from Conte?
“We were together for four years: if you’re careful, you understand the detail. The work, the perfection, the resilience which is a difficult aspect for players to understand: his greatest ability is to make a team strong, humble and resilient. And it goes beyond the technical and tactical aspect, which is very prepared. I have always been an attentive person, I was a collaborator with him and I respected my role, but with the mind of thinking if I could get closer to Conte’s thoughts. It was a great lesson for me, it is It was my strength. Then when you start a journey you are alone, you have to teach your staff the ideas and not all of us are the same. Conte and I are of the same sign, two lions, and sometimes there were good contrasts that ended up making me grow. When I started my journey, I improved by inserting my ideas”

How do you see tomorrow’s match? You have scored little lately with the attackers…
“When you find teams of this depth, you can’t think of always being in their half of the field. We will have to understand the moments, defending with nails and then with the personality that distinguished us at the beginning of the championship. We must be humble to understand that they are important players , but we have to play our race and believe in what we do to try to hit them”

In a complicated situation like yours, is it better to close yourself in a bubble or breathe critical air?
“I didn’t come here to protect something, but to unite. We must take responsibility together, as a team and a club, and respect the fans. We must win over our people, but it doesn’t seem right to me to close ourselves in a bubble because it would remove us from our responsibilities. It’s nice when you get to dream and do it together”

Is Njie better with the match underway? Or can the trident be used?
“All the players in the squad are ready and must be, otherwise I would focus on 12 players and that’s it. Since the beginning of the year I have shown that I believe in the group, that I respect those who have an important career but I don’t look at age in the face. It’s a process right for our young people, when they are worth it it is right that they show it. Njie must not think about whether I play or not, but only about making a contribution. And we need his lightness: he must not have responsibilities, but be free of mind “

Could Vojvoda play the arm on the Kvara side again?
“Absolutely yes”

How did you take Cairo’s words on a possible sale of the club? Were you surprised?
“No, neither amazed nor surprised. They were words of common sense and responsibility”

Do you sense in the environment that a corporate turning point is near?
“No…Right now, the nice thing about the team group is that they’re only thinking about getting out of this moment. Things outside of football just slide over me, it doesn’t matter. From experience, I say that there are other difficulties”

And on the January transfer market? If a change of company is near…
“I often speak with the president and director, we move forward with our direction at a technical-tactical level”

12.22pm – Vanoli’s press conference ends