Lele Oriali arm in arm with Antonio Conte
The words of Oriali
Today on CRC, partner radio of SSC Napoli, during the program “A Pranzo con Umberto Chiariello” è spoke the director of the technical staff of SSC Napoli, Lele Oriali.
"Reconstruction of Napoli? Meanwhile è an indication we had from the president, è the initial idea of what è remained from last season: even today we do not understand why a team that wins the championship comes within 40 points of the lead the next year. The idea was to start again, choosing the coach who in terms of rebuilding è number one: even at Inter years ago we arrived in a situation to get back on our feet, it had been many years since they won anything. In these situations where there are difficulties, Conte is at his best, they intrigue him and so he accepted Napoli. He called me and told me it was a situation where there was a lot to do, a medium- to long-term project to bring Napoli back to where it belongs. These things also intrigue me".
"Results? Credit must be given to the’coach, è the star of our group. Then also players and environment, but we stay with n feet on the ground becauseé our goal initially was not to win the championship. Forò theì above we are gladly there, but the’goal è to get to the end trying to be in the top four and then play the Champions League, which is also important economically. But at this point of the season we are lì above becauseé some team is missing".
"The team that impressed me? Atalanta, along with Inter, I think they have much more than all the others and even us: they have a squad that has been established for years, they have strengthened and they have almost two teams. I think they are the favorites for the Scudetto, then there are the outsiders like us. The championship è anomalous so far, given the very tight standings at the top: Milan are missing points as well as Juventus, they will come back up. It will be è a fight to the end and we hope to smile all together"
Tone on Conte: "We saw each other and met when he was chosen as national team coach, there’was a need for a change also in the Federation for the role of team manager, Gigi Riva was about to leave and a replacement was needed. President Tavecchio called me; he would have liked it if I had taken the role. I asked to ask the coach if I was okay, I lived at’Inter and he at Juventus: arranged the meeting, we met immediately in Milan in a restaurant. After five minutes we understood each other on the fly, we were two men of hard work, our role was similar and we immediately ‘married’. Since then we have gone hand in hand with various experiences, even at’Inter doing well".
