Frustalupi: Playing every three days tough, Napoli much improved | OneFootball

On StileTv, during the broadcast “Salite sulla Giostra” hosted by Raffaele Auriemma, Nicolò Frustalupi, former assistant coach of Napoli, made an appearance.

Napoli, Frustalupi on StileTV: “Today it’s not easy to play every three days, Napoli has grown tremendously”

Here are his statements to our microphones: “Cavani, Lavezzi, and Hamsik would play for most teams in Europe today. They brought us great success, just as they did for the teams they joined afterward. They were champions. Our Napoli was made up of young men who had never played in the Champions League and were approaching it for the first time, just like us on the staff. Today’s Napoli has won two league titles and has participated in European competitions for 15 years, so they are much more aware of their strengths. There are players used to playing at high levels; we had excellent footballers, but today Napoli has grown a lot. Back then, we were experiencing the Champions League for the first time, and the boys, just by stepping onto the pitch, were realizing the dream of a career. We managed to get through a very tough group; we were in the fourth pot with Bayern, City, and Villarreal. The boys were able to eliminate Manchester City, then in the league we lost a few points precisely because of the great effort we dedicated to the Champions League. Today it’s not easy to play every three days, and Inter showed that last year: by reaching the Champions League final, they felt the effects in the league. The match of my life? Winning a trophy is always wonderful, so I choose the 2012 Coppa Italia final won against Conte’s Juve, who hadn’t lost a single match that year. It was an enormous satisfaction to find the fans welcoming us at the station in the middle of the night. Anyway, all the Champions League matches were particularly exciting as well. Last year the league was wonderful, Napoli is the favorite this season, they kept the same coach and made important moves in the summer transfer window. It’s no coincidence they’re first in the standings.”

“Inter is the team best equipped to challenge them, while Milan can take advantage of the same benefit Napoli had last year, that is, not playing in European competitions. Everyone wants to play in Europe, but for the league it can be a disadvantage. And let’s not forget Roma and Juventus. Kvara and Osimhen? There are similarities with the three tenors, both in terms of their roles and their interpretation. We had them for three months, plus Osimhen was injured and then went to the Africa Cup of Nations. When he came back, we were no longer there. We had Kvara available a bit more, he’s a great player just like Lavezzi was, maybe with a bit more scoring ability. The difference between Osimhen and Cavani? Edi was a pure striker, when he shot on goal there was a high chance he would score. In 2023/2024 we managed to qualify despite the defeats against Real, then the Supercoppa remains a great regret because, after winning the semifinal against Fiorentina, the final was balanced until the sending off and we could have played it out until the end. Unfortunately, it was decided by a double yellow card that was perhaps too hasty. The 2012 Supercoppa, on the other hand, was outright stolen, let’s not even talk about it.”

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