Conte on De Bruyne: Hope he’s just upset about the result… | OneFootball

Napoli, Conte at press conference: "De Bruyne angry? I hope it's because of the result, otherwise he's picked the wrong person..."

Antonio Conte, Napoli's coach, spoke at a press conference after the defeat against Milan.

"Regarding De Bruyne's substitution and what I didn't like, I would say we need to analyze especially the situations of the two goals conceded. As a team, we could have done better: unless it's an unstoppable shot, there's always something to improve in the defensive phase. Otherwise, I have nothing to reproach the team for. Playing at San Siro as we did, creating several scoring opportunities, is a reason for satisfaction. We are working to improve and propose our football. I hope that De Bruyne was upset only because of the result, because if the problem was something else, he chose the wrong person. It's normal to start the match with a bit of fear: Gutierrez hasn't played for a while, while Marianucci made his debut and I think he played a good game. Both need to contribute, growing through games like tonight's. Our improvement comes from integrating new signings, who need to support us in a busy schedule. I'm happy for Marianucci and Gutierrez, because they enrich our squad. Compared to last year, we scored more, but tonight we could have capitalized better on the chances created. In defense, however, we absolutely need to improve: we have conceded too many goals and, particularly on the two today, the defensive phase could have been managed better."

Carlo Gioia

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