Napoli, Antonio Conte remains cryptic on Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s replacement
The words of Antonio Conte
After the double knock against Lazio in the Coppa Italia and in the league, Napoli, in the 16th day of Serie A, è awaited by the complicated away match on the field of Udinese. On the eve of the match, partenopei coach Antonio Conte, among other topics discussed, was blunt about the potential replacement for the injured Kvaratskhelia, who will have to stay in the pits for about a month due to a low-grade injury of the medial collateral ligament.
"Khvicha's injury è a serious loss for us and I have not yet decided who will take the field tomorrow in his place. We still have a training session tomorrow morning at the hotel. We also tried different modules during the week, and then after finishing we will see what will be the best set-up for the team" began the coach of the partenopei.
"The mentalityà must continue to grow, the falls must help us strengthen our mental strength. Tomorrow we will see what will be our reaction to two consecutive defeats. Udinese è started very strong, then slowed down, but they come to this match strong from their success with Monza. They are very strong physically and can count on fast and resilient players. The coach is in his first year but he is doing a great job, we will need respect or we will have to be at our best. It's crucial to keep the intensity high throughout the match, as the match is not decided in the first 15 minutes, but in the total 95" added the Salento coach.
"We do not realize enough the strength of the Italian teams and what they are doing in Europe. Lazio won with Ajax 3-1 with 9/11 of the players lined up with us in the Italian Cup. The Italian level has risen a lot, everyone struggles with everyone, there are no easy matches and there are no predefined places. Today to make the European cups you have to set up a competitive roster and the Italians have been very good in this, because despite so many games with the changes and turnover the level does not go down" concluded Antonio Conte.
