“Napoli up front are annoying.” Signed, Antonio Conte. The coach of the Italian champions stings after yet another Serie A weekend characterized by controversial episodes and controversies. “The environment must stay close to us, don’t go after those who create problems, in excess or in deficiency. Napoli up front is annoying, Napoli fighting for the top positions is annoying, I understand it, the others must get into this perspective. Despite the difficulties we are there and this is scary”, says Conte, in a press conference on the eve of the Champions League match against Eintracht Frankfurt.
“We’re united, the year will be difficult and complex, I’m telling you from the beginning – adds Conte -. Honor to the boys that with all the difficulties that exist, I see the table and I still see us there in front and tomorrow if we win we’ll go to 6 points in the Champions League, if we don’t succeed the others will have been better, amen, but they will always find a strong group”.
“I don’t think that the Italian championship is behind the Bundesliga, the level is the same – continues the coach from Salento -. Sometimes you have to face important matches by making fewer rotations. At the moment the Premier League is out of reach due to many things. From economic power to infrastructure, they have had enormous growth. We can envy Germany that they play fewer games in the league, it’s an advantage, as is the long winter break. Bayern Munich is in a separate tournament, for the rest there are teams of our level”.