💔 Lobotka-Conte, words that have stung at Napoli | OneFootball

Stanislav Lobotka has spoken in recent hours about Napoli and Antonio Conte with words that have hurt within the Neapolitan team.

The Slovak midfielder "criticized" Conte and it hasn't gone down well:  "Free time? With Conte, the next day off will be in May 2026, when we play the last match of the season. He would even go on vacation with us. Conte is like that; he wants discipline, he wants everyone to have his mentality. But in a squad of 25, it's not easy for everyone to have the same mentality. The important thing is that every player wants to win."

Moreover, he hinted that De Bruyne had no choice but to accept Conte's work: "De Bruyne? He sees it as a new challenge. He could have gone to Saudi Arabia or the United States, but he wanted to stay in Europe. It's a shame he doesn't have a Slovak passport. KDB said he hadn't felt anything like it in ten years. I told him he was doing great. However, he had no choice but to accept Conte's work. Kevin is not one to complain; he gives it his all. I admire his career for this ending." 

Additionally, his agent has hinted that he could leave Napoli at the end of the season: "If he won a third Scudetto with Napoli at the end of this season, it would be easier for him to leave. It's true that he now has an improved contract, that he is happy in Naples, and that he could stay for several more years, but he is already 30 years old and it's almost unrealistic for him to continue at this level physically... with Conte demanding such demanding things."

In response, the player has come forward hours later and said that "it was a joke" and that Conte is almost like a father to him.

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