However, Conte admits that they will lack quality in attack for the clash.
Is Politano one of the players called up?
“He is not among the players called up, it has been a week with some hiccups, he is not the only one because Kvaratskhelia is not there either. I told you one more thing. The unexpected events, small or big, are part of the season, from every football team So far we have more than made up for it, from Lobotka, with Gilmour, now we are doing it with Buongiorno, with Kvara after the knee injury that has not yet fully healed he had a muscle fatigue This time there is also the absence of Politano, we will try to make up for this with teamwork as in the past.”
Could Spinazzola be a solution to compensate for the absence of both Politano and Kvara?
“He was born as a winger. He is very good in the attacking phase. During his time at Juventus he was a winger. Then he transformed into a fifth attacking player. Important technical qualities. He can be an option at the moment.”
What moment awaits Napoli?
“Like the others, we will end the first half of the season in Florence. We have played against all the teams and then the second half of the season begins. There is still one game to go to get halfway, especially what we have.” done should give us confidence and self-esteem, we are happy with what we are doing, we have worked hard and that is why we must continue like this, then there will be competitions that are more difficult and less difficult on paper. Tomorrow is demanding. Fiorentina are doing very well and we are focused on tomorrow's game.”
Also for the pressure on the others: does playing for the others in the Supercoppa play a role? Can a breakaway in the rankings exert pressure?
“To put pressure on today… we saw it yesterday too, it's very difficult to put pressure on. We have to think about ourselves, about putting points in the bag that will be important to tell us what to do next going to do for years.” I don't think teams like Inter and Atalanta can suffer from this, they have such maturity… they are top clubs. Even Atalanta itself has reached an important level after the Europa League, we just have to think of ourselves and show in difficult moments like these that we can make up for it with work. Three important players, that's all we think about.”
How much are you afraid of Fiorentina?
“I always respect others, but we should not be afraid of anyone. We respect them because they are doing very well, they have excellent players, they are the team with the most speed in terms of peaks during the match, so they have strong players in the open field and they are doing well and we have to respect them, at the same time we have to play our game and try to grow further. These moments should make us understand even more that we have to be teams.
“We have 41 points thanks to all the players, the 24 we have, 21 from movement, on this journey, who has contributed more, who has contributed less and that is the most important thing because we must not depend on anything or anyone. My teams are never depending With one or two players, we must try with the collective to make up for the absences that are important, but which should not bring us down, but give us more strength because we are on the right track.”
About Palladino's praise and his memory as a player.
“He said it, when he arrived I was in my twilight. He has burned the podiums as a coach, he went from the youth team of Monza to the first team, now he has a great opportunity with a next step, a great club, with an important request, he is doing very well. I wish those who do this work all the best, of course always after the match against us (laughs, ed.), but good luck to him, he turns out to be a good one coach.
“Napoli for the Scudetto? It's normal I have to say it, when you are at the top of the table. When you are last, you say that they are fighting to save themselves. Today we are at the top, even though Inter Then, as a Neapolitan, you cannot make an enemy of Napoli (laughs, ed.) by saying that Napoli is not fighting. We are happy, we hope that other coaches can say that too, it means that we are still here.”
The best Lukaku in the second half. Will the work done so far be made public?
“Damn Lukaku (laughs), I didn't think it was a topic at every conference. Every sprint, every shot, today we have 41 points, the result of everyone's work, also because according to some people we are sometimes without Lukaku. we are without Politano, sometimes without Kvara or Neres, they are absent… and yet we have 41 points. If you would allow me not to answer the question about an individual each time, I would be grateful.”
Do you expect further growth, even in the difficult finals of competitions?
“Doing more means we are alone in the lead. We scored 41 points. I don't know what you expected, what you hoped for, I sometimes wonder. We're pushing the car to the limit, I must have missed something if some expected more, with all due respect. The boys are beyond their capabilities, the most optimistic predictions, what more can we ask from these boys?”
Is signing from outside a missing solution?
“When I talk about the path and construction, it covers a little bit of the whole discussion. I took a situation in hand by evaluating it from the outside, after six months I have much more certain evaluations. If you are in construction , you have to give it time, I or the club cannot bring in another five to six players. It takes time, but I think you are very impatient. Apart from the fact that all this has to be discussed with the president (laughs) , we are doing that too a job… but I find you are impatient about what is missing, but it takes time and patience.
“I don't see time or patience. We only talk about the Scudetto, but you also see some things and ask me about them. The construction requires several pieces, what can I say that we have scored few goals? We expect more goals from everyone, you arrive and often you don't finish it despite how much you create, but we are at the beginning and there are some pieces missing that other teams have and are complete I kiss the boys one by one for what they are giving, because of the attachment, the connection they show.”
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