Naples, 24 April 2024 – In about a month it will all be over: the Naples he will have to unstitch the tricolor from his chest and he will have to do so at the end of a championship that started anonymously and gradually became extremely negative. In between there were three changes on the bench: from Rudi Garcia to Francesco Calzonapassing through the interregnum of Walter Mazzarri, for three reversals that did not have the desired effects. Speaking of the last one in chronological order, the splash of Empoli took away from the Calabrian coach the last hopes, in truth already residual, of earning confirmation for next year as coach of Naples: he was the one who had tried, perhaps even more than his predecessors, to meet the needs of the squad, restoring the 4-3-3 and placing, on paper, each player in the most congenial position. What was consumed at Castellanifrom the perspective of Calzone, it almost seemed like a betrayal that damaged internal relationships at every level, in addition to those already tense between the players themselves. For now the punitive measure par excellence in football, withdrawal, has been averted at least in part, given that in view of the delicate home match against Rome the team will be called to order well before the day before. In case of failure to react, at that point the Calabrian coach will align himself with the hard line Aurelio De Laurentiis, if it had not been for various logistical problems in finding hotels, would have already adopted after Saturday’s debacle. The impression, however, is that no countermeasure, as well as no prestigious result between now and the end of the season, can change the course of events on the bench: starting from the beginning of July Calzone he will no longer be the technician of Naples and will therefore be able to dedicate himself only to the Slovakiain the previous weeks committed to Euro 2024. The jumble of names for the replacement is not only not reduced week after week but actually expands, incorporating new profiles and also almost difficult to match with the red-hot bench of the Neapolitan club.
Rose ticks for the bench
In the beginning this honor had fallen to Davide Possanzinigreat protagonist of the cavalcade of Mantua until the long-awaited return to B seriesa path that then, at least apparently, lost strength when more famous coaches came back to the surface: the dream of ADL it was and remains Antonio Contebut the difficulties remain many and, indeed, they have progressively increased as the chances of qualifying have diminished Naples until next time Champions League. In the background remain the profiles considered ‘intermediate’ of the various ones Vincenzo Italiano, Raffaele Palladino And Paulo Sousaall of whom slipped on the tracks almost as fallback choices when the runway rose to altitude Stefano Pioliperhaps the closest to the blue bench to date, complete with a two-year contract 3 million already on the plate. From De Laurentiis however, just when everything seems ready for the simplest and, one might say, almost banal choice, one can always expect the coup de theatre, which in this case would have the function of rekindling the fuse of enthusiasm and perhaps also of curiosity around his creation, which fell into a sporting and media torpor right after reaching its peak. It is no coincidence that in the last few hours she has been throwing around the most surprising name of all: that of Marco Rosecoming out of Leipzig after a long and alternating epic that also attracted the attention of Milan. The connection with the Rossoneri, close to saying goodbye Pegshe is also alive for With you. Not to mention Gian Piero Gasperiniwhich remains a bit in the background mostly for personal reasons: the unknown of leaving the perfect habitat ofAtalanta in the mind of an expert coach it weighs more than the sirens that come from clubs that can also put the fight for the scudetto on the table. The first requirement of the future coach of Naples it will have to be full belief in what will be on the horizon in a future full of question marks: hence the turn of De Laurentiis towards profiles devoid of any hesitation or reticence, as could indeed be the case Roseeager to compete with the A league and to train players of international caliber. Hoping, from his perspective, that the majority of them will be spared the imminent summer revolution on the market.
They like Retegui and Brescianini
The sacrifice of the alone Victor Osimhen it may not be enough and not only for finance and budget issues in view of the increasingly probable failure to qualify for the next one Champions League: the troubles in the blue locker room open up various scenarios which also include the possible departures of other big shots in the squad, but naturally only in the face of the right offer. It will then be up to the new sporting director in pectore Giovanni Manna re-establish, in part or totally, the Naples and it is not certain that this happens only through those high-sounding names who, notoriously, make fans dream. It falls into the latter area Mateo Retegui, who has strongly entered the sights of the Azzurri to fill the role of striker of the future. A common thread that unites the current tip of the Genoa to the Naples in reality it already exists, and there is no allusion to the Argentine origins as to the goal on his debut with the shirt ofItaly made at Maradona on the occasion of the defeat againstEngland. Of course, there is something involved European which could change the cards on the table, perhaps raising the price tag of the class of ’99, but this confirms the desire of the Naples to insist on our local path. This is demonstrated by the strong interest in Marco Brescianinijoker of Frosinone which falls into that lot of names that are not high-sounding but potentially very useful to the cause. Indeed, the scudetto squad has been shaped along these lines and the same new interest in Rose seems to confirm the trend that is back in vogue Castel Volturno: less glitter and sequins in the name of new high-sounding names and old heroes of the Scudetto and more hunger and sweaty shirts, just as the fans like it.
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