Antonio Conte prepares a novelty in defense and closes the De Bruyne case

Antonio Conte spoke in a press conference on the eve of Napoli-Sporting Lisbon. “If you analyze well, all the teams with European cups it is inevitable to have more injuries because you play more while training is always less – he began -. Rrahmani had an injury in the national team, then he got injured Buongiorno: we are missing two centerbacks, Spinazzola had a fatigue now that he is playing them all, added to Olivera and Mazzocchi and Marianucci who are not on the list. Fortunately, we reinstated Gutierrez who was stopped”.

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Then he returned to Kevin De Bruyne: “I never like to talk about the individual, you win and lose as a team, but on Sunday&#8217s match I reiterate that as a performance I was more satisfied with Sunday night than the two wins last year where we suffered so much. The performance was there, apart from two inattentions that we have to work on, at San Siro we dominated the game and that is not the order of the day. Having said that, Kevin is from Napoli, he does well for the team does well for him, he hurts the team hurts him, we know what he can give us, he is a player that has to be supported and we try to find right balances. I have to find solution, but it is the second year and it will be very complex for us because there is to play every 3 days and insert new players, not one. I repeat this because I think so, not because it is an excuse. We will have to improve along the way, involving everyone to prepare for the third year where the situation will already be more structured”.

“What I needed to understand I’ve understood and it–s already been cleared up, added the blue coach -, patti chiari amicizia lunga they say in my house and so it&#8217s already closed. On the match, it is important but like all of them, we play them to win them all and we know very well that there is an opponent that often does not agree and we will have to overcome ourselves even in the objective difficulties that there are. It’s the second game, however, but when I speak you only transpose what you want, it will serve a complex and difficult path, if you accept it fine otherwise not, then when they come maybe you will say that the fool something had said”.

On the emergency in defense: “Spinazzola and Olivera have done separate work, we will try to recover them in all ways, it&#8217s a major emergency. Mazzocchi is off the list, as is Marianucci, only two center backs remain, Beukema and Juan, luckily we reinstated Gutierrez who hasn&#8217t played in a long time, it gives us a chance on the left and we will have to look for an alternative eventually. If you have any ideas now, give them to me now, later it is easier (laughs, ed.). On the change of form… we have only two center backs and we don&#8217t have the third and we hope there will be no surprises during the match. Let us see otherwise we can also think about Elmas fullback”.

Closing remarks on opponents: “It&#8217s a team that systematically contends for the campioanto with Porto and Benfica, it&#8217s first tier, first tier, I also faced it with Tottenham in the round and there are many players left from that team and they have accumulated experience. It’s a very good team and we will have to play knowing that we face a strong rival, but we are too and we want to measure ourselves”.