Ex-Serie A stars analyse Conte’s ‘worrying’ messages: Does he regret Napoli move? | OneFootball

Former Serie A stars Paolo Di Canio and Luca Marchegiani analyse Antonio Conte’s ‘worrying’ post-match interview after Napoli‘s loss to Hellas Verona.

Napoli suffered a shocking 3-0 loss to Verona on Sunday on Conte’s Serie A debut as the Partenopei boss.

The Italian tactician was highly disappointed and did not hide his frustration during post-match interviews.

“In previous days, he had spoken about the transfer window, but this time, he said something different: ‘We can even sign two, three or four players, but you can’t buy character and determination.’ What he said is even more worrying,” noted ex-Italian striker Di Canio during Sky Sport Italia’s post-match show on Sunday.

Marchegiani agreed: “Not only did he say ‘You can’t buy it,’ but he also said, ‘You can’t train it,’ which is even worse.”

“We recognise that Conte has the ability to re-motivate the players,” continued Di Canio. “But when he says something like that, it gives you the idea of somebody who thinks: ‘Why did I even come here?’

But there’s even another problem, according to Marchegiani.

“The players’ characteristics do not match his demands,” said the former keeper.

“I think he needs two strikers playing close to each other, and Kvara struggles to play with another forward. The wing-backs are not exactly ideal, even if Conte decided to sign Spinazzola.”