Fabio Cannavaro, defender world champion with Italy in 2006, was in Naples, precisely at the Maradona, to watch the match against Atalanta. And this Naples stole his eyes and heart. Today the coach gave a long interview on the columns of The morninghere is what is highlighted by CalcioNapoli1926.
Cannavaro and the Naples of records
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“Kim? He’s really improving dramatically. A few years ago Andrea Carnevale wanted to take him to Udinese, he called me and asked me for news. I told him that he was strong, he played in the Chinese championship where I coached but he was guilty of overconfidence. With Luciano he learned to be concentrated: he never gets distracted, he never loses his mind, he is always there and always knows what is the right thing to do. Kvaratskhelia? AND a phenomenon, if you make him take the ball he breaks through you. He then has the awareness of being strong, you can tell from how he moves: he stays on his behalf for a long time, then takes the ball in front of you and points at you. And how do you stop it? In today’s football he has an advantage because the defenders can’t do much: you can’t take his shorts, you can’t touch him, if you touch his shirt you’re booked, if you give him a beating they kick you out. See how they treated Maradona: he was prodigious because he scored goals by skipping those who entered like killers knowing that they got away with it anyway (…) The real must-have? I see the importance of Osimhen, of Kvara and of Lobotka, but for me the best of all, the indispensable, is Di Lorenzo. I was with Spalletti after the match against Atalanta and I told him: he’s someone who plays at least 6.5 points in every game. Always. A warranty. For me he is like Zanetti, he is at his level. He has a frightening continuity, he knows how to play with the ball at his feet, in one-on-one situations he is very strong and then he is available and humble with his partner: if he sees him in trouble, that’s where he runs to help him. Always doing the best thing (…) Spalletti? It’s not a question of age, but of desire and DNA. He’s been innovative for years, that each of his teams has a specific brand. You see them play and you say: well, that’s Spalletti’s team. He has a positive team concept, he studies, he keeps up to date. He realized that Lobotka is not the only playmaker, sometimes the playmakers are the two centre-backs, then other times it’s the full-backs. He teaches to play short, other times long. Few doubts: now he is the best in Italy (…) Merits of Naples or demerits of the others? Yes, behind it is a mess. 18 points of distance are an incredible embarrassment for the pursuers. But that doesn’t take anything away from the overwhelming power of the Azzurri.”
March 13 – 07:49
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