Napoli, Spalletti: “We are not satisfied, we can do even better”

NAPLES – Appetite comes with eating. “I don’t see my players satisfied, after so many positive results: if anything, I see them excited”. Luciano Spalletti relaunches the challenge on the eve of the championship match at Maradona against Bologna (6 pm), to which the Naples comes with the qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League in his pocket and in the wake of 9 consecutive victories. “We do not care whether or not we have become the team to beat, because our attitude does not change and on the pitch we only think of ourselves: to always improve and find evidence of our growth in every match”, said the Tuscan coach, announcing which will be French Ndombele to take the place in midfield of the injured Anguissa. “Demme is fine too, but we need strength in between.” Instead, he holds the ballot in defense between Juan Jesus and Ostigard, with the Norwegian who this time could have more chances. “There is no Rrahmani and I will choose his replacement from time to time, based on the characteristics of the opponents on duty”.

Krol’s visit

Spalletti showed serenity. “What I feel I keep inside only because I am like that, but I am happy with the enthusiasm that surrounds us and the return of the fans to Maradona. It is not true that I have a bad temper, it depends on the circumstances and the interlocutors with whom it sometimes happens. to relate. These are situations that I have put in place, I have not created “. The allusion to the old quarrels with Totti and Icardi is clear. The technician also appeared in good spirits for the visit to Castel Volturno di Rudy Krol. “He was an idol for those of our generation and his compliments are a great source of pride for us. In honor of him this morning I also bandaged my ankles”.

Spalletti: “Bologna strong even without Arnautovic”

Then Spalletti turned his attention to Bologna. “He is a strong opponent, even without Arnautovic. But I’m sure Napoli have the means to win this match.” On the other hand, no anticipation on who will be deployed at the center of the attack. “Osimhen, Raspadori or Simone? The management is quite easy, there are eleven players on the pitch, but the squads are of 24-25 players: it is important to have these changes and to have new resources. If we had not had Simeone and Raspadori, during the long absence of Osimhen, it would have been hard for us to achieve these results. I will evaluate from time to time and the strength of the players will be taken into account. I asked Victor why he took off his shirt after the Ajax goal. He did not know how to give me one answer, but rest assured that no player on my team will do it anymore. “

“You can play even better”

The technician knows that after 9 victories we must keep everyone on the tightrope. “You can play even better than that, we made a few things wrong. If we didn’t think so, we would be overwhelmed by euphoria. What seems most important to me is this desire to be infected by the strength of our teammates and to make big runs to come and help the team. defensive line when we lose the ball and others attack us. I saw beautiful things in the last game and it would be nice to feel so in that attitude that we can’t do without it. We have achieved great results so far, but then if you look closely in the league we are all divided by a few points. The ranking keeps us with our feet on the ground “.