Marchetti: “The future coach? Napoli like Conte, Italiano and Gasperini. The Pioli track should not be discarded”

Luca Marchetti speaks to Marte Sport Live: “Napoli seen against Frosinone obviously generates anger in the fans, also because no one thought such a season could be so wrong. No football fan, and not just Napoli, could have predicted such a flop. What has been built over the years to the point of touching the sky with both hands has failed in this season. Of all the principles that have guided the club in past years, only the economic ones have remained intact, everything else has failed due to an excess of confidence, not to mention presumption. And mistakes were made by all components. There was a superficiality in managing and addressing the problems, there was a bit of a full belly and it is no coincidence that no one, after the Juventus hegemony, managed to repeat the Scudetto. Managing the victory is difficult and Napoli have lost their main references. For the future sporting director, the path of an early termination of the contract between Manna and Juventus is one of the most popular. By now there would be no reason to keep him in Turin any longer. Napoli certainly like Conte, Italiano and Gasperini, but the Pioli lead cannot be discarded. The Milan coach is awaiting two important matches, the Europa League second leg against Roma and the Milan derby, but tying the future of a coach to just one match is wrong. Milan knows the strengths and weaknesses of Pioli who, in my opinion, has done an excellent job at the Rossoneri. Then there is Ibrahimovic who has a great bond with him. However, it may be that after 5 years Pioli’s cycle at Milan can be considered over, even if the turning point in whether he stays or not can take place in the event of victory in the Europa League. Conte remains one of Napoli’s ‘desired’ players, even if there are various obstacles: the cost of the salary, the ability to set up a team, even if the former Juve player has always accepted challenges. It would be a nice replacement, he would be a coach of great experience and depth, with him Napoli would return to aiming for victory. I like Gasperini, but the very strong bond with Atalanta makes landing in Naples more difficult in my opinion.”