Napoli, Conte: We showed the right attitude, not Champions League favourites | OneFootball

Napoli, Conte to Dazn: «We wanted to give continuity and we saw the right attitude! Favorites? Let me explain…»

Antonio Conte, Napoli's coach, made some statements to Dazn's microphones at the end of the 0-2 win against Sassuolo.

«There's always room for improvement, today's game we approached with the right attitude. We wanted to make a big impact and show that there was a continuation, beyond De Bruyne, everyone from last year was there. I'm still basing myself on last year's certainties. I'm looking for the right formula to make the three midfielders - who were decisive last year - coexist with Kevin. We need to play the best without altering their characteristics, in the build-up we could have accelerated and gone more vertical. We interrupted some situations that could have led to important things. However, I'm happy and I saw the right spirit: I saw the nastiness of last year, everyone attacks and defends together.

Double playmaker? Let's talk about exploiting the players' characteristics. McTominay is an attacker, when he arrives from behind he's devastating. On the goal, Politano was also good, putting in a great ball, as well as Lucca's movement. De Bruyne has different characteristics, he likes to maneuver and rarely attacks the area. He always arrives in the limit zone, that's why we try to cover all areas respecting the players' characteristics.

I see a difficult and interesting championship, where there will be 7/8 teams to win the scudetto and to enter Europe. They're all strong and equipped, we - unlike those who are already in - didn't have a structure and we're trying to complete it since last year we didn't have the cups. It's not easy because when you bring in many players, who come from different realities, you have to insert them gradually. Great coaches, winners, and good ones have returned.

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