Naples transfer market – Raffaele Auriemma spoke on Radio CRC during the program “Si Gonfia la Rete” Simone Pepeformer footballer coached by Conte and sports agent:
“Suggestions on why it would be right to take Conte? Whoever takes Conte never makes mistakes. He’s a super motivator, he’s a super trainer. He is innovative. When the others thought about taking countermeasures, they were taken aback because he read the games better than the others. When Marchisio was suspended, he made me play midfielder against Napoli. I was in midfield with Pirlo and Vidal and we straightened out a match that we had started badly. Conte changed the careers of many of us who were good players and gave us the chance to play at the highest level with Juventus.
I wasn’t a champion, I was a good player and it gave me the opportunity to express myself with players stronger than me. Whoever takes Conte knows that he seeks harmony with everyone. It’s right that there are 1/2 people who dictate the right line to follow. I think every now and then we also need a person who decides for others too. The first to pay is always the coach, not the players. I don’t know De Laurentiis in person, I know him through interviews. I believe he believed in the situation that was created this year.
Then I think he spoke to us, the coach is a direct one. If they talked, they got an idea. Conte, in this period in which he has been at a standstill, has certainly increased his footballing innovation, he has studied. I’m sure he will show us even more innovative things than what he has shown us in the past. Why wasn’t there the collapse that Napoli had the second year after winning the Scudetto at Juventus? Don’t blame me, I was born in the south in Rome. The mentality at Juventus is completely different than those of teams like Roma, Lazio and Napoli for example.
Don’t let anyone have any of it. After winning the first championship he told us “winning once happens to everyone, winning several years in a row doesn’t”. Conte was fundamental because he never gave up on us. The first year we trained at 200mph, the second year we went at 220mph. There’s work to be done, but it’s nice to win. A player like me would never have won those championships. When you taste victory once, it’s hard to let go. If you have someone who is there and tells you “let’s keep winning” you know that entering into the history of a club like Juventus is something that remains for life.
I don’t know the Napoli players, but seeing the year I don’t think the players gave any less. There are situations that lead you to find yourself in a somewhat uncomfortable situation. Winning a championship in Naples after 33 years is fantastic. I think they tried to replicate the feeling of victory, but they couldn’t. I don’t think the boys gave up because they didn’t want to win.
Who would I see well at Napoli if Conte doesn’t arrive? It’s difficult, because we will have to see the market choices. Things can change between now and the end of the year. The purchasing campaign must also be done based on the coach you are going to hire. It’s hard to say which coach I would take. To say these things you have to experience the environment.”
