Napoli, Rudi Garcia’s words from the Trentino retreat

Napoli, Rudi Garcia’s words from the Trentino retreat

Taken from the official website of the partenopei here are Rudi Garcia’s statements from Napoli’s retreat in Dimaro, in Trentino’s Val di Sole.

“We found great hospitality in Dimaro, I saw many many children and many families present. You can feel so much the love of the Napoli fans. I missed this warmth in France and this passion is very good for us.” Rudi Garcia speaks in his first conference in Val di Sole and expresses his feelings after a day’s training camp in Trentino.

“I thank everyone for this joy I felt around me and the team. To be champions of Italy after 33 years is a great achievement and I also thank Luciano Spalletti a lot, who had nice words for me. I am happy to be the coach of Napoli because I am discovering a wonderful city. I have traveled a lot in my life, but I feel I have arrived in a magnificent place and I can’t wait to start.”

“I have already said that the aspect I liked most about the president is his ambition. And if we are ambitious, it means we want a competitive team. Personally, apart from Kim who left, I would like to keep all the men on the roster as long as it is possible. Then if there are small changes or new additions, we will operate in that direction.”

“I also wanted there to be a lot of Primavera players because I am used to seeing with my own eyes all the young people from the nursery. I have a desire to find a young player who can make his debut in the first team. I assure you that it has happened before in my career. I proposed to Sinatti (the athletic trainer, ed.) to work with us, but he told me he had no more energy to stay. I am so sorry because I know there are quality professionals at Napoli, but I respect Francesco’s decision.”

“Osimhen I heard him and he is excited to stay in Naples. He is happy to be in the Azzurri project and can’t wait to start again. “We will have the necessary time to find the central defender. The club is working on it and we are evaluating the right player. For me there is no hurry, the important thing is to find a defender who can be the best for us also compatible with our economic needs. I talked to everyone, I saw that they are hungry and want to reconfirm themselves. There are also many young people with a desire to establish themselves. I like to talk about the collective, the team and not so much about individuals. I always pay attention to all my men because each of them is important and should be valued.”

“It takes a lot of intensity in training. I believe that the preparation phase is the decisive one. Those who train well in preseason then reap the benefits in the season. Then we also work a lot on immediate pressing and ball possession. And I have seen that Napoli is used to playing like that. That said, I also want to have a plan B and if needed a plan C, because if the opponents play on our technical aspects, we have to have the ability to vary.”

“Ndombele is gone and we have to find a replacement. I think next to Frank Anguissa we need technique but also physicality. These are the characteristics we are looking for. I have my own idea about Raspadori, as well as about my other men, however, let me work and get to know everyone deeply in order to have my complete vision.”

“I mainly, I repeat, want to keep all the players who are under contract because this roster contains top level players in every department. In a week’s time the other members of the team will also join us and we will be full.”

“I have to work on the heads of my players so that they have the same confidence but also the same level of determination as last year. I know that they have raised the bar and I expect that from the same height they can start again. If anyone should lower their energy, there I will be there to step in and help them.

“Winning after 33 years is exhilarating and difficult. It has already happened to me at Lille to win the Scudetto and Cup after so many years. I know what kind of feelings you get and how it feels in the following season. To keep winning will take even more strength and enthusiasm. This is our main goal.”

“What matters is that Napoli stays consistently in the top four, because the Champions League has to be a certainty. Then if you get ahead of everyone it is better, however, solidity is acquired by always confirming yourself among the top. I am here to win. Before coming to Napoli, I asked myself: can we manage to repeat a great feat like the Scudetto? If I am here before you, it is obvious that my answer is yes.”

Finally, a joke about the new Napoli jerseys: “I saw the blue one and I must say that the work of Valentina De Laurentiis was excellent. The most beautiful jerseys are the simplest ones, and ours are simple and of great beauty.”