CASTELVOLTURNO (ITALPRESS) – “Which Roma will we face? It’s a squad that has absolute values, it has Dybala, Paredes, Hummels, Ndicka, Dovbyk, Pellegrini, Mancini, the goalkeeper Svilar, it’s a team and a complete squad in the 11 and in the spares.” Antonio Conte makes it clear right away what challenge awaits his Napoli side at the Stadio Olimpico. The Giallorossi’s is a team that “has grown so much, we faced it two months ago and it was Ranieri’s first game, I was listening that at home between the league and Europa League they come from 7 consecutive victories, 23 goals scored and only 3 conceded. It’s a testament to the strength of the team, what they express at the Stadio Olimpico, in front of a dragging fan base, like ours, we will have to be very careful, we know that. We prepared it in the right way, knowing that they also came before us last year.” As for the market, for Conte “there is a difference, in general, between solving the problem and removing the problem, in soccer. If you only put it off, it will come knocking back. I am someone who tries to actively participate in all corporate issues to solve a problem. I try to be an active participant, given my experience, to give my opinion and try to solve it the best way I can and not take it away. Then it’s up to the club to make decisions, I can have my say if I’m asked, I chose to make myself available and so you also accept situations, reiterating, and I’m certainly not discovering this now, that Napoli’s market will never be that of the bigs, there are parameters to be respected economically, in terms of salary and the willingness of the players that you have to convince and respect – Conte says again – I know this, we can’t be loud, there are different parameters unlike other clubs. Head down and pedal, this is the reality, we cannot complain or be unconstructive, let’s bring the ship to port in the best conditions.” “I said no damage should be done in the market? I said it had to return me the same level – recalls the Salento coach – It is inevitable that we lost an important player, today however he was not replaced. Everything is fine, but we must not throw smoke in the eyes. By all accounts he is an important player, sold for 70-75 million euros, the other exits have been replaced, Kvara’s to date has not. No one can say we were strengthened with Kvara’s exit or weakened, but objectively a champion came out of the roster that made the first part of the championship anyway. It’s already been 4-5 competitions since he’s been gone, but it’s fair to keep that in mind, just as it’s fair to keep in mind that these guys have grown in a major way otherwise the 53 points, the same as last year, would not be explained. I credit the boys, it fills me with joy to see how they work, the desire to grow, beyond everything, if we are few in numbers, they give me availability and in these moments I have to look at what I have at home and not what I don’t have, you have to make a difference with what I have at home.” – photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
