Naples, Antonio Conte doesn’t want to take his foot off the accelerator
Napoli, Antonio Conte doesn't want to take his foot off the accelerator
Antonio Conte, interviewed by Dazn in the aftermath of Atalanta-Napoli, explains his team's victory this way:”The game was set very clearly, we didn't want to go for them always when they had the ball. Then it happens that sometimes the first pressure jumps and they lower you, but we were always proactive to try not to stay low, not to let them play.
“I think that was the key, even compared to the first leg. On the phase of possession Lobotka also suffered a bit because sometimes he didn't understand when to duck between the two centerbacks and build to three. These are matches that are played at a very high intensity. Today we held off a team that has been working for years with Gasperini in this way, they are masters. We are 'pupils' trying to improve so that one day we too can be masters in the pressure phase".
"This è a team that has had clear improvements, making their own path,” the Napoli coach says again. “I also heard Gasperini talking about their path. But he è lì for 7 years, with me it was only six months at Napoli. And on this path we also lost important players. It is necessary to continue. I am very happy and I reiterate it every time I go to Castel Volturno because I know I meet guys who want to work and improve, otherwise you cannot explain this ranking and these performances. They have given me so much availability ”.
I think today Napoli, compared to how we started, è a team that canò bother us. That was our goal. We are only in the second half of the second half, we have to continue, but it gives us satisfaction because we played it with an open face, always ready to throw a punch and not to cash". " We are a team that has to defend by attacking, has to defend by pressing. The path must be this if we want to be a European team, a team with ambition", he adds.
But now Napoli is thinking about the Scudetto? "We are going too fast forò no one is going to take their foot off the accelerator. We need to make hay for our return to Europe,” he replies. “Then we know very well that we are up there in the standings and we don't want to return already, but there isn't only our will, there are teams to face and strong teams, Atalanta, Inter, Juventus, Milan and Lazio that can bother them too. We are doing something extraordinary, even in the midst of difficultiesà. But in the midst of difficulties; we have to exalt ourselves and not complain. I don’t want to hear any complaints from anyone".
