CorSport – Napoli’s Lobotka shines, tops all Champions League rankings | OneFootball

CorSport – Napoli, Lobotka solves problems: first in all rankings!

Stanislav Lobotka solves problems. In Spain, during his time at Celta Vigo, they called him Senor Lobo, Tarantino's Mr. Wolf, Pulp Fiction's Harvey Keitel who arrives in times of need, during chaos, to restore calm. A nickname that perhaps better describes his football, his ability to be clean in difficulties and in traffic. Lobo is Conte's playmaker, the mind, the legs, and the heart of Napoli. He does everything without being influenced by annoying labels. He is not just a director, he has many qualities and they are all useful. They make him unique. He has been in Napoli since 2020, he has won two championships as a protagonist, he suffered at the beginning but then, with Spalletti, he became a starter without ever losing the chair. Serie A has started to exalt him, San Siro now awaits him. At Meazza, players who shine are always welcome.

On Sunday he will face Luka Modric who is his idol along with Xavi. A player he admired and studied closely in Spain during the clashes against Real Madrid. A model, a reference for technical gestures, game vision, class and lucidity even in the most complex moments. When he is not on the field, Lobo enjoys his moments of relaxation and between one TV series and another there is always space for matches: thus he scrutinizes the others, the colleagues, predicts what he could do in their place, compares his football with theirs. Modric has always been his special observer. The favorite.

Lobo is at the top of all rankings on balls played, pass accuracy, recoveries and km covered. He runs a lot, runs well, constantly moves around the field. He is not exactly a ball retriever, he is more a fan of prevention. The right man in the right place, one might say. With his routes, he creates light for his teammates who always know how to give it to him. He approaches the centers, escorts the externals. With the ball at his feet, he never gets tired. He once revealed that his body feint is his specialty to disorient opponents and create unexpected gaps. He doesn't play long, he prefers short football, one touch and go, or he plunges alone centrally when he sees that there is not much time left.

Carlo Gioia

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