Napoli, Iuliano: Best manager, De Bruyne will prove himself | OneFootball

Mark Iuliano, former teammate of Antonio Conte at Juventus, appeared on Raffaele Auriemma's show Salite Sulla Giostra on StileTv.

Napoli, Iuliano praises Conte and De Bruyne: “If only there were more talents like him”

These are the words of the former Bianconeri star: “Napoli is the most complete team there is, it has a formidable and complete squad. It has the best coach, which is not to be underestimated. Do we want to discuss De Bruyne? If only we had such stars in our football. Now that he will get into shape he will show more and more what talent we have in Serie A and especially you in Napoli. McTominay is an extraordinary, self-sacrificing player, who knows how to unite both offensive and defensive phases like few others. To have these champions no one better than Conte knows how to use them, but certainly there are still works in progress. We must understand that when a team faces Napoli they all stay behind the ball line and the spaces are always less. Starting from further away can also be a good thing for players like McTominay. Napoli fans should be happy to have such a team. It is the opponents who should worry about Napoli, especially when De Bruyne is on the move.”

“De Bruyne is not yet at the top of his physical condition, but he needs balance. He comes from a long injury and playing in Napoli is not easy for anyone, even if your name is De Bruyne because the pressure is significant. Not the pressure of the match but of everyday life. All this warmth that is not in England. If Conte, who comes from Juve, has fallen in love with Napoli it means that the Neapolitans are capable of changing history. I see no problems in the blues, because they are complete and they are strong. Milan can be the antagonist, since it trains all week, but it does not have the squad of the other teams. The Rossoneri have greatly reduced the squad and kept it all for the championship rightly. Allegri can make a mistake once, but when they have the reins they hardly make mistakes. In addition, he has a phenomenon like Modric and he got Rabiot who fixed the midfield for him.”

The Relationship with the coaches

Tudor and Conte are two of my friends, I have worked with both. Tudor is an extraordinary coach, but he still has to find the right balance. Conte should never be discussed. You can never dare to discuss him. The players with Antonio will always be in difficulty because he will never give anything, everyone would like to have him and everyone should be like Conte. We hope it is a beautiful exciting championship, also because the level has risen. Inter has an important and complete squad, but it is too early to define a favorite. Too many matches are played, some useless ones that UEFA and FIFA invent. The players are already worn out. Tell me how many watchable matches there are. The level will always drop more and more. They have created more competitions, also extending the Champions. They made the Conference League, but how many matches are seen in Conference? Have you seen what teams are in Conference? Your wife or your girlfriend arrives and asks you to go out to eat, what do you say 'we watch the Conference League'? If they play on Thursday how do they arrive on Sunday? It's a mess of cups.

“Who's more wicked, me or Gatti? Now you can't even hit. If you look at the opponent badly, they caution you. I see absurd cautions. If you don't shake hands with the opponent in the underpass you are cautioned. Just one throws the ball on your arm from half a meter and it's a penalty. Now the attackers are no longer trained to shoot at goal but to hit the opponents' arms.”

Vincenzo Schiavo

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