Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola hopes Lorenzo Insigne stays at Napoli and praises Simone Inzaghi and Inter directors for handling Antonio Conte’s exit.
The former Italy international shared his view on the Serie A campaign in an interview with Il Corriere dello Sport newspaper.
“The level has raised, teams aim for victories through the quality of performances. To me, this is the right path,” said Zola.
“Everyone has his own strategy, but there are many that make sense.”
Inter have been crowned Winter Champions and seem to have adapted well to life after Antonio Conte.
The current Tottenham boss left the Nerazzurri in the summer after winning the first Scudetto at the club in 11 years.
“Inzaghi has been using the extraordinary job made by Conte,” said Zola.
“Simone has been very smart making his additions and has confirmed that we’ve been saying about him, he is a very good coach.
“However, Marotta and Ausilio deserve praise because they got ideal replacements for Lukaku, Hakimi and Eriksen.”
Are the Nerazzurri the favourite to win the title this season?
“I think the top three have something more than the others, but Atalanta and Juventus are also in the race,” Zola admitted.
“Mourinho and Sarri have entered a different dimension, they need time and trust.
“I know what it means to adapt to Sarri’s football and I expected Lazio to face some difficulties.
“It’s part of the growth. The same is true of Roma, but Mourinho is a guarantee. He has quality players like Zaniolo, Pellegrini and Abraham, but you don’t shape a team in just a few months.”
Zola is a former Napoli star. The Partenopei captain Lorenzo Insigne has been tipped to leave the Stadio Maradona as a free agent in the summer, with Inter, Tottenham and Toronto FC interested.
The Partenopei have not yet fulfilled their captain’s economic demands, but Insigne hopes the 30-year-old and Napoli don’t part ways at the end of the season or in January.
“I hope he continues to be a protagonist in Naples, but I don’t want to discuss his personal issues,” the former striker said.
WHERE IS THE ADVICE ZOLA GAVE TO INSIGNE???
These MANIPULATIVE headlines are starting to become a norm here.
Fool me once, shame on you…
But fool me twice, three times, four times… I might as well stop reading your posts!
Football-Italia, what has happened to you?
This is so sad…