Michael Folorunsho attended Luciano Spalletti’s pre-match press conference on the eve of the match against Spain.
Michael Folorunsho was one of the surprises of the last season of Serie A, the player owned by Napoli, became the protagonist of top performances, contributing in a clear and evident way to the salvation of Baroni’s Hellas Verona.
The performance of the Italian footballer did not go unnoticed, neither at Napoli, who promptly recalled him from loan, nor at Luciano SpallettiItaly’s technical commissioner, who called him up for the European Championship being held in Germany.
Folorunsho, the words of the Napoli midfielder in the press conference
On the eve of the big group match against Spain, Luciano Spalletti chose the Napoli midfielder for the ritual press conference. The footballer did not hide his emotion, revealing with extreme sincerity that he could never have imagined a call-up to the European Championships 12 months ago:
“What can I say, twelve months ago it was impossible for me to think of being at the European Championship in Germany. At the heart of it all is hard work, when you get to a certain level, you have to work harder and harder to make sure you can stay there. In fact, for me this represents just another starting point.” – Folorunsho then responded to the question about his possible presence on the pitch tomorrow from the first minute: “I don’t know if I will play, you have to ask the coach. However, I am at his complete disposal, we are preparing well for the match, we have worked hard.”
A passage then on the differences between Albania and Spain, two opponents of objectively different caliber:
“Spain has more quality than Albania, we know it, not that the Albanians didn’t have any, specifically, they played a really important match against Italy. We have important individuals, we are trained to always try to play the game, regardless of the opponent.” – on the relationship with Spalletti and on the information that the Italian coach is trying to impart to him, Folorunsho expressed himself as follows: “The coach is trying to make me improve my phrasing in tight spaces, it’s not my strong point, I’m a predominantly physical footballer, he’s trying to make me combine this physicality with quality, improving my phrasing”.
In short, an excited Folorunsho but convinced of his work as well as his own merits, all on the eve of what could be the most important match of his life for him.
