Hamsik: «Conte’s arrival in Naples means that the mistakes have been understood». He says it in an interview with Repubblica by Marco Azzi.
Conte has arrived in Naples.
Hamsik: «It means that the errors have been understood. Conte has personality, it’s a very right choice. The club will give him a strong team to immediately return to the Champions League. I don’t know which formation Napoli will play with, I’m curious too.”Can he repeat Spalletti’s results?
“You never know, the pitch will speak, but I shared Conte’s choice: with him in Naples there is new enthusiasm.”How do you see Spalletti in the national team?
«In his career Spalletti has always been strong and very prepared, he will not fail. Italy has a tough group, but in big tournaments they often advance. She is among the favorites and can defend her title, even if she is one step below England and France.”
«There could have been a decline, Napoli were coming off a crazy season: the Scudetto and the best football in Europe. But they failed to limit the damage.”Betting on Calzona (Slovakia coach) was a good idea.
Hamsik: «I am struck by his way of motivating the team, he always uses the right words on and off the pitch. I had worked with him in Naples when he was Sarri’s deputy and tactically he resembles him. This is why I can help him, I know his way of playing well. Calzona’s Slovakia has excellent preparation and always has a proactive attitude: it is a team that doesn’t just think about defending itself.”
Hamsik: «I see myself in Zielinski, he is a pure talent, a great player. Inter makes a great deal” (April)
Francesco Modugno interviewed for Sky Marek Hamsik, the historic captain of Napoli, in recent days at the center of some rumors that included him in the staff of the new coach Francesco Calzona. Hamsik already collaborates with Mr. Calzona in the Slovak national team. Hamsik’s statements.
«I didn’t feel the scudetto was mine, but it belonged to the city that deserves it»
Modugno: «520 appearances with the Napoli shirt, 120 goals. Only Mertens surpassed you…»
Hamsik: «Very proud, you can see that people love him».
M: «Last year Napoli won the scudetto, do you feel it’s yours? That’s all you were missing…»
H: «I didn’t feel it was mine, but I felt it was for the city that deserves it. Sarri’s last year was a shame. That team deserved it, for the football it expressed and for the emotion it gave everyone».
M: «You are a symbol of loyalty to the shirt. But is there a team that tempted you?»
H: «Allegri’s Milan were tempting me, the mediator was Raiola. In the end nothing was done».
M: «A word for every coach you’ve had…»
H: «Reja, confidence because it was my first year in Serie A. Mazzarri, with him I made the leap in quality. Benitez was fabulous, but I didn’t express myself at my best with him. Sarri, total explosion, for my part I think I played the best football. Ancelotti, incredible, out of everyone’s reach”.
M: «What happened to Napoli this year?»
H: «Many things together this year, perhaps an unplanned coaching change. However, Napoli is almost the same team as last year, I’m sorry to see them in this situation but there is always the quality to go back up. I hope he fights for the Champions League and for the top of the table».
M: «Osimhen returns to the team…»
H: «Osimhen is one of the strongest around, both physically and tactically, also due to his desire to score goals. He has Neapolitan blood. He is sorry that he can leave, but we know today’s football as he is. He creates a lot of movement and there are many requests. It’s not easy to retain champions but Napoli have always had incredible centre-forwards, they will find the right replacement if necessary».
M: “And Kvara?”
H: «Kvara makes you dream. Even more so in Naples, people want to see these plays. We had Lavezzi. Lobotka is a great, a pillar of Napoli and Slovakia. I see myself in Zielinski, for me he is a pure talent and a great player. Inter are making a great deal».
M: «You, Lavezzi and Cavani, the trio of wonders…»
H: «With Cavani and Lavezzi we got on wonderfully. At any moment we could make the play and Edi (Cavani, ed.) always put it in. Even with Higuain, whatever he mixed was a lot of stuff. My best goal in terms of importance is the Italian Cup goal at the Olimpico, the 2-0 against Juve. For beauty against Sampdoria, a cost to cost all the way to goal, it can’t even be said. I walked 70 meters of ball and chain field».
M: «Who wins in the championship?»
H: «In the championship I think Inter will reach the bottom, the big surprise this year is Bologna. Thiago Motta did a great job and I think he will be the next coach for some big team here in Italy. Then we hope that Napoli will return to the top».
M: «How do you see yourself in the future?»
H: «In the future I want to be a coach, now I’m coaching in my Academy in Slovakia and I like it a lot. That’s also why I chose to stay on the Slovakia staff and then I can still grow near Calzona».
M: «What story would it be to return to Naples as a coach?»
H: «It would be incredible, I could already see the excitement growing as I got here. It’s wonderful to see these things, that people love you so much. Naples for me represents a second home, half of my life, half of my friends. A part of me is from Naples».
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