CASTEL VOLTURNO (CASERTA) (ITALPRESS) – “We face a Venice that has concepts. We studied the opponent well. We need to make hay, let’s score points because then we will need them in the future. Our goal is to stretch the minutes of good play. At any time we have to understand what kind of game we are asked to play. That’s where we have to improve. When the score changes we have to learn to adapt. It is part of a growth process. Definitely recognize the game is to improve.” These are the words of Antonio Conte on the eve of Napoli-Venezia scheduled tomorrow afternoon at the Maradona Stadium. “Is it too early to say that for the Scudetto there are Atalanta, Napoli and Inter? It’s risky. Then you can think about many things. There are two games left for the end of the first half of the season. There are still 63 points up for grabs. I was strong in math,” Conte smiles. “It’s very early. We have to score points and bother. We are working hard and we want to keep growing,” said Conte again, who is clear in his mind how to proceed and hopes to toast after the last match in 2024. “We hope to give joy and a beautiful toast to our fans. The environment is beautiful, coaching here gives you great satisfaction but it is a very challenging square. The goal is to have no regrets in any game. We have to leave the field with the feeling of having given everything and say maybe we could have done better.” Neres and Kvaratskhelia could be seen together tomorrow. “Anything is possible. Then we know very well that there are balance situations. You have to see what kind of opponents you are going to face. We are talking about players who can determine during the game. Until now we have always seen Politano with Kvara, in the last two we have seen Matteo with Neres. Sooner or later we will also see other pairs. They will never be failures. Yesterday Politano had intestinal problems, today he trained. I don’t know when the three solutions will be there.” In the last match at home to Genoa a great first half and a second half of suffering. “Let’s look at the glass half full and think about the first half at Marassi. The whole game has to be analyzed and so we did as we always do. We worked, we saw the whole match. And because I see very responsible guys making the proper evaluations, we take that shooting to continue to improve. Then having cues becomes even easier to raise the level.” He’s not the type to get carried away with enthusiasm, likes to keep his feet on the ground and face reality, but he’s certainly not one to settle either. “Would I sign to be in the top four? I never sign for minimal goals, those who know me know that. Then everyone knows what their goals are. We have to keep doing what we are doing. We have scored 38 points so far, that’s a lot considering what our start was. We want to confirm and improve. There is only one means to do that, with seriousness, desire and self-sacrifice.”
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Conte “I think about scoring points, I don’t sign up for minimal goals”
