Napoli, Romelu Lukaku and tuning in with Antonio Conte
Napoli, Romelu Lukaku and tuning in with Antonio Conte
These are the words of Romelu Lukaku in an interview with Radio Crc, without mentioning the now former Azzurri Kvaratskhelia: “Napoli leaders today are Di Lorenzo, Anguissa, Meret, Juan Jesus. I try to give input to be a glue, I speak many languages and I want to bring everyone together".
The Napoli bomber è very focused and talks about Sunday's challenge against Atalanta: "I think the Bergamaschi,” he explains, “have become stronger than in the first leg, and so have we. It will be a very tough challenge: we are a team that fights as a group, we have to show that we are very strong in every aspect of the match, mental, physical, with and without the ball we have to be complete. Atalanta has a coach like Gasperini whom I respect a lot. It will be a good match for the fans. We prepare this match from all points of view as always: every match for us è a final, obvious forò that there is some pressure, but we are calm".
Lukaku also talks about Conte, the man who wanted him in the Azzurri to replace Osimhen: "Everyone knows his value – he says – as a coach and person in my life, on and off the field. I know that I can open up on a personal level as well, he understands me and knows what sacrifices I make for soccer: I can explain to him how I feel, his mentality è and his way of living soccer è perfect for me. È one who always pays attention to detail, takes care of every movement, every action in the defensive and offensive phases. We are so prepared that you can’t make mistakes, this responsibility è I like it a lot and è a coach who improves every player. These things make you a winner”.
“An anecdote from the relationship with Conte? When I arrived at Inter we used to do runs during training, one day I missed a block of runs. He called me into the office, told me that if I did it again I would end up off the roster. We were going to play with Sassuolo, and psychologically he gave me a big boost because I played well. From that moment we found each other even more, he wanted to give me mental strength and he succeeded. Then when we met again here in Naples, è it was a good moment because we looked at each other and I was very happy to be able to work with him again and he told me 'let's go to work right away, è time to do something good'".