Davide Ancelotti: “Naples, I have only good memories. My opinion on Spalletti. Watch out for Entraicht”
The former Napoli assistant coach gave a long interview: “I have wonderful memories of my experience in Naples”.
David Ancelotti he is the current assistant coach of Real Madrid. The former Napoli assistant coach spoke to NapoliMagazine.com talking about past, present and future. “Scudetto? There’s still a long way to go, because the championship is very long and there are many unknowns linked to the busy schedule, and also in light of the long break for the World Cup. Then we need to understand in what conditions the players return from Qatar. It is clear that this speech applies to any team. Certainly, currently, every prospect remains open, even if Napoli have the merit of having accumulated a good advantage in the first part of the season played, truly amazing. The advantage obtained can they represent a good buffer in case a moment of difficulty should arrive, which can happen in a season. The championship is therefore still open, but Napoli, unlike the others, will be able to afford to eventually make something wrong”.
Then he added: “Spalletti, not only this year but also last season, did a good job with the team. He is a coach of the highest level and he is a great connoisseur of football, he makes his teams play well, and objectively he is doing very well in Naples. To tell the truth, he has always done well in all the teams he has coached for and he is doing it again this year”.
“In the Champions League, the Azzurri are up against a complicated team; we, with Real, met Entraicht Frankfurt in the final of the European Super Cup. They are an organized team, who play very well on the counterattack. It will be a good challenge, because both Eintracht and Napoli are two teams that have great pace on the pitch. Both have a preference for play. I don’t know where Napoli can go in Europe. The Champions League is certainly a competition that makes you dream, just look at ours experience with Real last year. If you have quality at your disposal, and if you really believe in it, anything can happen in football. I wish Napoli to play a great two-legged match against Eintracht, both in the first leg and the second leg. that the Azzurri can make it through, given that they have all the credentials to succeed”.
“The new Napoli signings? Kvaratskhelia is proving to be a really fun player, everyone is talking about him. For a football fan it’s nice to see him play, because he creates an imbalance, he’s quick in one-on-one situations, he has personality, he’s good with his head and he has everything to become a great footballer. Giuntoli is demonstrating his ability to identify players who are good at defending: he did it with Di Lorenzo years ago and now he has repeated it with Kim. Cristiano is really good at reading defenders, even before the mentioned footballers it was seen, in fact, also with Rrahmani “.
“In any case, Giuntoli has a well-trained eye for valuable players in general, as evidenced by the purchases he made last summer. He has wonderful memories of my experience in Naples. My two children were born there. And I always met many competent people there, as well as very good people, who work hard every day behind the scenes in Castel Volturno, who I am still fond of. In fact, I am still in contact with various club workers and various players, with whom the bond has remained firm over time So I have only positive memories of Naples”.