Slovakia coach Francesco Calzona reveals behind the scenes drama throughout his Napoli expertise. ‘Victor Osimhen by no means educated, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia wasn’t pleased, there have been issues with the membership.’
The Partenopei received the Scudetto in 2023 with Luciano Spalletti, who had Calzona as his assistant supervisor, however the coach and his employees walked away that summer time as a result of they felt it couldn’t be topped.
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The final feeling inside the group was a unfavorable one, seeing them end tenth in Serie A after going by means of three coaches, culminating with Calzona sharing the Slovakia job with Napoli from February 19 to June 30.
Calzona got here to Napoli’s rescue throughout disaster
EMPOLI, ITALY – APRIL 20: Francesco Calzona supervisor of SSC Napoli appears on in the course of the Serie A TIM match between Empoli FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani on April 20, 2024 in Empoli, Italy.(Photograph by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Photographs)
“Napoli stay in my coronary heart and I’d return tomorrow morning, with out the slightest doubt,”
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“No one can dare say no to Napoli, it seems like my dwelling.”
When Calzona picked up the items on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, he inherited a chaotic scenario each on and off the sector.
“As what occurred later confirms, everybody was already seeing a method out in June and that had an enormous affect, in addition to the opposite issues.
“There have been points between gamers and the membership, individuals who simply wished to get to the top of the season and depart. Greater than the rest, the 5 – 6 new signings that had been made, none of them had been as much as the usual of enjoying in that season, so by the top of that time period they had been all frozen out.
UDINE, ITALY – MAY 06: Victor Osimhen of SSC Napoli appears on in the course of the Serie A TIM match between Udinese Calcio and SSC Napoli at Dacia Enviornment on Could 06, 2024 in Udine, Italy. (Photograph by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Photographs)
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“In order that was a elementary downside on the core of it, however aside from that, there was a common sense of unhappiness and grumbling.
“Osimhen by no means educated, Kvaratskhelia wasn’t pleased, there have been so many issues I received’t checklist right here. I didn’t look forward to finding myself in such a fragile scenario, nevertheless it was nonetheless a beautiful expertise,” concluded Calzona.
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia of Napoli reveals his disappointment in the course of the Serie A match between Napoli and SS Lazio at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on December 08, 2024 in Naples, Italy. (Photograph by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Photographs)
Osimhen had signed a brand new contract with Napoli, however with the understanding he can be offered that summer time, so when a number of totally different negotiations collapsed, he was loaned to Galatasaray in September 2024.
Kvaratskhelia had additionally been pushing for the exit, however was not allowed to go away for Paris Saint-Germain till January 2025.