Eve day at home in Naples. The Azzurri will face Udinese this Saturday at the Bluenergy Stadium in the sixteenth round of Serie A. These are the main statements made by the coach in the press conference Antonio Contewhich touched on various topics such as the double defeat against Lazio, the balance of his journey at the helm of the Neapolitans and the replacement of Kvara:
Do the two defeats leave anything?
“0 points and elimination from the Cup, they can’t leave more than this.”
How do you start again after two not positive results?
“Always the same way we start again after a victory: working, working, working.”
Five months after your first training camp, is there anything that has surprised you, positively or negatively, regarding the management, the club, the environment?
“We are happy with what we have done, with the work done, with the energy that is here in Castel Volturno with the boys, with the fans. There are many positive things, but everything can be improved.”
If it’s Neres’ turn, what contribution can he make or what changes compared to Kvara?
“You’ll see tomorrow, I haven’t decided who will take the field yet. Tomorrow you’ll see the choices and the contribution that everyone will give. We still have training tomorrow morning at the hotel.”
What mentality must there be to beat Udinese?
“The mentality must continue to grow. Falls must help us reinforce this mentality. Tomorrow we will see, after a fall, what our response will be. If we take a step forward, if we remain the same or if we have taken a step back.”
Do the Italian performances in Europe give a measure of the good level of Napoli too, given that you struggle with the other Italian teams?
“Yes, I have already talked about it in the past. We don’t realize the strength of the Italian teams and what they are doing in Europe. Lazio won against Ajax 3-1, with 9/11 of the players who had played with us in the Italian Cup. The level of Italian football has risen a lot, all the teams struggle against everyone else. There are no simple matches and there are no pre-defined positions.”
What pitfalls and problems can Udinese give to his Napoli?
“Udinese started very strong, then they had a slowdown, but they won the last match. They are very strong physically, for years they have relied on physical, fast, resistant players. It is a very good team. The coach is at first year here, but he is doing well. We will need respect and we will have to be at our best.”