The former Napoli footballer Gaetano Fontana spoke to the microphones of Radio Point Zero of Antonio Conte’s team: “This Napoli has yet to start – reports TuttoNapoli.net – because Conte entered the group with incredible force, to make it clear that first of all there is a need to establish guidelines on a behavioral level. It was completed in recent days, with important players who need to be assembled. There is confidence, because then there will also be tactical and technical content, after having assembled the behavioral aspect. It can be a winning cycle and De Laurentiis has given a different signal than in the past. Everything has served to arrive today with a solid company. ADL has shown that it wants to be independent and, with the economic strength it has, it can afford to leave out even a player like Osimhen. There is a need to give balance to the team. De Laurentiis has brought important players and a coach, he has given the signal that he is the first to believe in it.
Lukaku? It was an incredible operation by Conte. He explained the scenario to him and he had to train alone, which is annoying for an athlete. In this preparation phase, he also prepared him mentally and he showed up in the best possible condition. He doesn’t have the 90 minutes because he worked alone, but he showed on the pitch everything that Conte worked on him. Now we need patience, because it’s likely that he won’t always be at his best, because he has to internalize another type of work. We’ll see the real Lukaku in a month.
I have heard unfair criticism of Raspadori, Anguissa and Meret, but we are talking about an important group, we need to take a deep breath before labelling the players. Now we have to assemble the team, but in terms of individuals it is a strong team. It is not easy to live a year like last season and I am curious to see this team in a month. Napoli is lucky to have a typical week and Conte can bring them up to speed. I hope to see a Napoli competing towards the top and reducing the gap with Inter”.