Antonio Conte has Napoli back on Serie A top with sweat equity
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Reuters
Sep 29, 2024, 08:02 PM ET
Napoli should continue to strive to advance, coach Antonio Conte stated after a 2-0 home win over Monza on Sunday put them top of Serie A for the very first time because they won the title 2 seasons back.
Napoli carried out far listed below expectations last term when they completed 10th and lost out on European competitors.
They appear to be gradually getting their spirits back under Conte and lead the table with 13 points after 6 video games.
“There is a benefit and a drawback [of not playing in Europe] — the benefit is that you can train the group all week, the downside is that the team is not as competitive as those that do play in Europe,” Conte informed DAZN.
“Having stated that, we continue to work, we do it to make individuals’s dreams become a reality however the truth is that we are too far to make flights of fancy.
“We require to sweat every video game, like we did today, and grow.”
Napoli sustained an unstable 2023-24 project, going through 3 supervisors after coach Luciano Spalletti left and after that took the Italy task.
Conte has actually been handed the obligation of restoring Napoli and taking the club back to the top after that miserable season.
“Not even 3 months have actually passed, the president [Aurelio De Laurentiis] is the very first to have actually mentioned an overall restoration. [Victor] Osimhen and [Piotr] Zielinski left while I hear individuals speaking about particular things,” Conte included.
“I understand that there are high expectations for me due to the fact that I have actually done crucial things. Let’s let the fans dream, however I need to keep my feet on the ground.
“I hear individuals talking who understand absolutely nothing about Scudettos. We need to accelerate to get Napoli where they should have to be, which is not in 10th location.”