Walter Gargano criticises former Napoli Coach Walter Mazzarri and says ‘I had to stop Ezequiel Lavezzi punching him!’
The defensive midfielder now plays for Monterrey in Mexico but was a Partenopei player from 2007-2015.
Today the Uruguay international gave an insight into the tension between the players and their Coach when Mazzarri was in charge from 2009-2013.
Walter Gargano criticises former Napoli Coach Walter Mazzarri and says ‘I had to stop Ezequiel Lavezzi punching him!’
The defensive midfielder now plays for Monterrey in Mexico but was a Partenopei player from 2007-2015.
Today the Uruguay international gave an insight into the tension between the players and their Coach when Mazzarri was in charge from 2009-2013.
“Inter wanted to buy me, but Mazzarri arrived and with him there weren’t problems, but some differences of opinion,” Gargano told Mexican radio station Rg La Deportiva.
“If you tell me something is green but I see black, for me it’ll continue to be black.
“I have a lot of character and thanks to God I’ve always followed what’s right for me.
“If there was someone who wasn’t right, for me it was this man. These things happen, they weren’t tactical problems: He thought that it was enough to tell me “you must do it like this, I decide.”
“Ok, you decide, but it’s me that goes out onto the pitch!
“Mazzarri had some problems with Lavezzi and was never appreciative of me. There was one day when Pocho wanted to punch him and I had to stop him! If I hadn’t been there…
“The reason for the fight? Because Mazzarri always wanted to have the last word, he had a strange character and we were young and a bit rebellious.
“He didn’t like it either that we drank mate (a South American drink) or listened to our music in the changing room. These are typical things for us, but he didn’t like it…”