El Kaddouri: Napoli and Inter title favourites, I regret not joining another Italian club | OneFootball

On Stile TV during the broadcast "Salite sulla giostra" by Raffaele Auriemma, Omar El Kaddouri, a former player of both Napoli and Torino, made an appearance.

Napoli, El Kaddouri to our microphones: “Napoli and Inter are the favorites, I should have signed for another Italian club…”

These are his statements to our microphones, ahead of the double clash between the Neapolitans and the Granata: “In Naples, we had fun and entertained the fans, it was a wonderful and very positive period even on a personal level. In my career, I made some wrong choices, then my physique didn't help me much because until I was 26/27, I was fine, but then several injuries blocked my career. I had fun in Naples, and in Turin too! I played consistently, I had an extraordinary relationship with Ventura, and he taught me a lot, he shaped me football-wise, and then the group was united, we achieved results that unfortunately have not been seen again in Turin. We qualified for the Europa League and then living in Turin is great. As for Sarri, I say he was the most technically skilled coach I had, along with Ventura. Personally, the first year was good, the second a bit less because I wasn't included in the Champions League list, and playing in the Champions League was my dream. Two days before the list came out, I was supposed to go to Gasperini's Atalanta, Sarri didn't let me go, so not being included in the list, the relationships got a bit strained over the next 5 months.”

“Then, I didn't want to renew because I was 25 and wanted to be a starter, and in Naples, my role was to come off the bench. I learned a lot from Naples, from the champions there, but I wanted to play. I wanted to go to Atalanta, but then I met Sarri after a few months, and we greeted each other, so there is no problem today, but that choice didn't please me. I wanted to play as a midfielder and thus be the alternative to Hamsik, but Sarri made me come in for Callejon who played 38 matches out of 38 in the league, he didn't miss one, so it was complicated to play! As a midfielder, I think I could have given more, but I learned a lot from Callejon. I watched him a lot, it was a new role for me, and he was a master.

“Higuain or Cavani? As I see football, Higuain was the strongest player I played with. However, I caught him in the year of the record, and that year he was one of the top 3 strongest forwards in the world. Cavani is superior physically and mentally, but technically Higuain is someone who changes matches, there are few like him. Milan is doing well, we need to watch out for Juve, but Inter and Napoli are the two favorites. And then there's Gasperini's Roma which struggles a bit at the beginning of the year, but from November onwards, they do very well. However, Napoli is the favorite, there's no need to hide. Already last year, I thought they could win because Antonio Conte's team is always the favorite. He is a winner, he is the strongest Italian coach there is. I never had him, but I played against his teams, and for me, Conte is a phenomenon, he is the added value of Napoli. De Laurentiis was very clever to keep him, Conte is the biggest coup of the market, bigger than De Bruyne. Now I coach the Under 17 of the old Spal, and I'm having a lot of fun. I owe a lot to Sarri, let's say I had many good coaches, so I take a bit from everyone, and then obviously I have my vision and my beliefs that I try to pass on to the kids. I'm having a lot of fun, I like it a lot.”

Vincenzo Schiavo

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