Rudi Garcia (Naples) introduces himself: “I’m not afraid” – Corriere.it

Blue shirt, gray pants. Rudy Garcia in elegant broken presents itself for the first time to the city of Naples, welcomed in the unprecedented setting of the Capodimonte Museum by flags and fans in chorus. Seven years later in Italy, from Rome to Naples with an electric and free idea of ​​​​football: I hope I have more experience to put at the service of a strong team that has just won the Scudetto, he says with extreme humility but with the attitude of someone who knows already what to do and above all where to start. Spalletti’s shadow can be heavy. But I’m not afraid of anything, cuts short Garcia. And then he adds: I accepted this sporting project because President De Laurentiis is ambitious and wants to keep winning. I’m here to collect trophies.

The business card is very encouraging for a city that has to defend the Scudetto and knows that this is perhaps the most difficult undertaking. Garcia’s ideas are clear, he has seen and reviewed many Napoli matches (“he expressed a team game, this was strength) and he is aware that the face of the group is susceptible to change: De Laurentiis informed me that there could be offers essential for some players. But Napoli has a squad of great value and none irreplaceable, the certainty of Garcia. With the president already working on the market – De Laurentiis renounces his trip to Los Angeles for this — and now he must first resolve the Kim and Osimhen issues.

Garcia studies his moves: This team was built to win and it did. I’m not here to make revolutions but I’ll have to put something of my own into it. I will play with a 4-3-3 but my team will have to be able to adapt to other things as well. The highest risk we run is to rest on the victory of the Italian flag. This past must be reset to continue winning. It’s not easy to repeat ourselves but we will also try in Europe. Garcia serene, responds clearly and can’t wait to immerse himself in the new adventure and above all to get to know the city. Alongside his partner, the journalist Francesca Brienza who followed the conference from afar. Impossible not to notice her tummy to which Rudi turned tender glances from time to time. The new life: Naples and in three months again dad.