Massimiliano Allegri insists Napoli are the best team in Serie A and nobody is as good as Luciano Spalletti when it comes to teaching football: ‘I do this job by chance.’
Juventus visit Napoli at the Stadio Maradona in a key Serie A clash tomorrow. The Partenopei are the Serie A leaders with a seven-point lead over the Bianconeri and Milan and have only lost a game so far this season.
“The team feels well, we worked for three days and we are quite fit, let’s see what we can do,” said Allegri at a press conference.
Will Federico Chiesa start tomorrow?
“He is feeling much better, and I am really happy,” said Allegri.
“If I was sure he’d make the difference coming off the bench tomorrow, he’d start on the bench, but I can’t predict the future, we’ll see.
“There is a rule in football,” continued Allegri. “What you do in a game, means nothing the following day.
“We need to keep a low profile and work hard. There are many things we have to improve to reach our target which is to reach a Champions League placement.”
How are Juventus preparing for the game and what are they planning to stop Napoli’s stars including Khvicha Kvaratskhelia?
“We still haven’t prepared anything, we must fix two or three things. It will be a nice game tomorrow, a nice night of football in a sold-out stadium but it won’t be decisive for the season. It’s more important for them than for us.
“We need to put in a technical performance, we play against the best team in the league, it’s the table saying so. It will be a nice game, we must have enthusiasm.
“Napoli are the favourite to win the title, they have 44 points and only lost a game. They are technically strong and coached very well. Luciano [Spalletti] is the best when it comes to coaching and teaching and he is proving so at Napoli.
“I respect Spalletti so much, he is so funny that sometimes we clash as we did last season. I am also a coach, but I do this job by chance, I should have something else. Luciano is so, so good, he’s the best when it comes to teaching football.”
Tomorrow will be Juventus’ final match in the Andrea Agnelli era. He resigned on November 28 and the new board of directors chaired by Gianluca Ferrero will take place on January 18.
“There isn’t much to say about Agnelli. The results he has achieved in the last 12 years speak for themselves. I am grateful to him for allowing me to coach Juventus, stay close to me and work together for many years.”
Juventus won the last eight Serie A games without conceding climbing the table to second place, eight points below the Partenopei.
Lord Hexagon putting the pressure on the chocker Lucky Luciano.
Doveri will be on Piemonte Calcio`s side, nothing to worry about.
I swear, the more people say “Napoli are the favorites” the more likely they are to tumble. We need the media story to be “eh, they might be able to pull it off but I don’t know….” or it’ll get to their heads and they’ll fall on their face like always (and yes, I’m a Napoli fan, but watching them squander so many opportunities over the years I’m not holding my breath).