Champions League sensation Napoli saw Luciano Spalletti respond to Pep Guardiola’s praise and expressed his dissatisfaction; see details
compliments of Pep Guardiola and victories in Champions League surrendered to napoli the title of best football in Europe. Even so, Luciano Spalletti does not seem satisfied with the warm manifestations regarding the way the Neapolitans have performed on the field. Even after ranking against the frankfurtlast Wednesday, the 15th, the coach of the Italian team gave a strong response to the commander of the Cityzens.
In a press conference, Luciano Spalletti said that he does not feel “proud” with the praise of the Manchester City coach. The Napoli coach confessed that he believes these speeches are related to psychological games and not much about the football that his squad has been presenting. According to him, these words will not overthrow the current leaders of the Italian Championship.
“How do I feel about it? Anything. Proud? No. I am well aware of those psychological games that everyone plays to put pressure on others. Are we really going to put Napoli ahead of Manchester City? They spend 900 million euros; and we, 9 million. That means something, doesn’t it? It’s a little game to mess with us so they can knock us down“, he said shortly after Napoli’s historic qualification for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
How was Pep Guardiola’s praise for Napoli?
After Manchester City’s qualification for the next stage of the Champions League, Pep Guardiola compared Napoli’s football with Arsenal’s and made it clear that the Italian team is one of the best in this 2022/23 season. In fact, the Catalan sees the Neapolitans at the top of European football, especially when it comes to style of play. Therefore, the Italian team is one of the feared for the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Napoli are perhaps the best team in Europe this season. In terms of playing style, they are close to Arsenal“, he praised.
Source: sportbuzz
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