Antonio Conte stated Napoli ‘despatched a message to ourselves’ with within the Scudetto race, however revealed he’ll ‘all the time’ take day off in future to offer everybody respiration room.
The DAZN studio joked that issues had additionally modified since Conte took a couple of days off final month, so maybe he should do it extra typically.
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“It isn’t uncommon in the course of the break for worldwide obligation in England to have day off, they gave it to me with out even asking at Chelsea and Tottenham,”
“It was in full settlement with the membership, seeing as there are 4 months the place we play continuously. I’ve nice employees, so like I did in England, I feel I’ll all the time do this in future. There’s strain, getting ready video games each three days, it’s a lot. Giving myself and my household, plus those that stay on the coaching floor, a little bit of respiration room appears clever.”
ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: David Neres of Napoli scores his staff’s first purpose in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on November 30, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)
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The Partenopei have been revitalised by the damage disaster, because it pressured the coach to remodel their ways to a formation that’s getting one of the best out of some gamers who had been ignored.
Particularly, David Neres accomplished a fast counter-attack to attain the decisive purpose beating Roma 1-0 on the Stadio Olimpico, and it was his third purpose in two video games, after a brace to beat Atalanta.
Conte reward for Napoli throughout damage disaster
ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: Gamers and employees of Napoli celebrates victory following the Serie A match between AS Roma and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on November 30, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)
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“Coming to the Stadio Olimpico and enjoying with the form of authority we did, pushing ahead continuously, that’s not straightforward,” insisted Conte.
“Roma had been coming off a run of optimistic outcomes, they had been forward of us within the desk, and are an excellent staff. I’m happy, as I noticed a efficiency of character from the lads, we seemed them within the eye from the beginning.
“I’m more than happy. Having stated all that, we can not beat across the bush, we’re in a really tough interval with so many gamers out of motion, and that’s going to maintain going for some time. It’s not that I’m fearful, however I do hope the gamers I’ve now keep wholesome, in any other case we’ll have much more hassle.
“The excellent news is that the staff had an awesome response to all these absences, we needed to change the tactical system and went again to the 3-4-2-1 that I had on the very starting after I bought to Napoli. That’s dictated purely by the variety of midfielders we have now proper now, that are Lobotka and McTominay.
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“Some stated that McTominay is being sacrificed on this system, however in my opinion that’s his position too, he’s a field to field midfielder. We couldn’t do the rest, as solely Elmas is another, and that’s not even his position, whereas Vergara is from the youth academy and he’s going to should play finally, as a result of if a type of two midfielders is absent, we’ve bought no one else.
“These lads are proving their enthusiasm, starvation and willpower day by day, it’s what allowed us to win the Scudetto final season, one thing unimaginable. We are going to strive our greatest to defend it this time period, hoping there aren’t any extra long-term accidents.”
ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: David Neres of Napoli celebrates scoring his staff’s first purpose with teammate Rasmus Hojlund in the course of the Serie A match between AS Roma and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on November 30, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)
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Though Roma noticed a number of the ball, their solely actual likelihood was within the last minute with Vanja Milinkovic-Savic’s one-handed save on Tommaso Baldanzi.
Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis celebrated the victory with a message on social media: ‘An excellent victory for a gaggle that’s led by an actual commander!’
“Did he imply me?” laughed Conte when proven the tweet.
“I’m really comfortable for the lads, as a result of it is a second when we have to put armour on and go into warfare. We’ve to make do, however we proceed with this enthusiasm, united and overcoming each impediment in our manner.
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“We beat a robust Atalanta facet, then Qarabag, who’re the shock of the Champions League, whereas as we speak we had a convincing victory away to Roma. It was a message for ourselves too, to know we will do it if we strive.”
ROME, ITALY – NOVEMBER 30: Amir Rrahmani, Sam Beukema and Scott McTominay of Napoli celebrates victory following the Serie A match between AS Roma and SSC Napoli at Stadio Olimpico on November 30, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (Picture by Paolo Bruno/Getty Photographs)
Napoli are actually joint prime of the Serie A desk alongside AC Milan, one level away from each Roma and Inter, whereas Bologna may additionally leap into that group in the event that they beat Cremonese on Monday.
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The large video games maintain coming, as a result of subsequent weekend will see Conte face considered one of his former golf equipment, as Napoli host Juventus on the Stadio Maradona on Sunday night.
To conclude, Conte was requested for a phrase to explain the work of a coach and got here up with an intriguing response.
“I actually wouldn’t advocate it to a buddy, to enter this line of labor. I’d advise it to an enemy…. So I’d describe it as probably the most inadvisable career on the planet!”
