In this round of Serie A, Napoli beat Cagliari in 95 minutes and won two consecutive victories. After the game, Conte accepted an interview with DAZN, summed up the game, and also talked about Hoylen.
What were you thinking when Anguysa was the final kill?
"I shouted 'Finally' because everyone saw this game, the kind of scene where you may lose at any time. To be honest, even 0-0 I will be satisfied, and I said the same to the players. Today we played like a real team, patient, and constantly looking for the right offensive opportunities. Some games you can score at will, while others are like today, with the goal as cursed. We met an extremely conservative Cagliari, which is beyond me I expected. But the players are great, persistent and patient, and did not give their opponents a chance to counterattack. I repeated it once, this kind of game is the easiest to fail, so I want to congratulate the whole team. We are growing in terms of mentality, ruthlessness and concentration. The team always believes that the result will be rewritten, and continues to put pressure on it, and finally get key goals in the last 20 seconds. In fact, we also had many opportunities before, but I am very satisfied. "
When facing such a team with intensive defense, what special requirements do you have for centers such as Luca?
"When the opponent shrinks so deeply, the space between the two defense lines is extremely small, the key is to tear the defense line through rapid transfer. Either directly penetrate, and the center needs to be a good fulcrum and do the wall back; or rush to the penalty area through the cross. Today we all tried. Maybe the cross between Spinazola and Politano is not particularly accurate, but this kind of game must be calm and cannot be led by impatient emotions. We have created some opportunities, but we need a better end. As for Luca, I reiterate that he bought to learn from Lucaku, but Lucaku was injured and he could only accelerate his growth. He must train as steadily as he is now and understand the team's tactical details as soon as possible."
How long do you expect the new players to be fully integrated?
"I said before that the players we introduced are both those that can help immediately and those that look to the future. There was no European game last year. We rely on 12-13 people to support the league. This year we must expand our lineup this year. After all, we have to join those who won the championship last year. I have only played two games now, so I naturally give priority to the players in the best and most reliable form. I mainly used the elderly from last season. I like Long's appearance on the bench today. Unfortunately, Nerez was hiding preventively due to mild inflammation of the adductor muscle. He was able to take risks in the next six games and could not take risks. Nerez and Politano can provide changes in both starting substitutes. If you play in the four midfielder, Spinazola will be more suitable than Oliveira today, because he can surpass people and return to defense. Like Buick New players like Ma need more time, but they will be the future of Napoli. Today, they need experience, so Juan is used, and he is stable every time he appears. Buongiorno returns from injury, and two youth training young players have also made their debut. They will stay in the team. After all, our echelon is not in enough staff, and they will be a good supplement. The signal I want to send is clear: they are also part of the plan."
About Elmas and Hoylen
"Elmas is coming soon. If he has him on the bench today, he can give the midfield a change. Hoylen will also join as a replacement for Lukaku. We are improving the lineup step by step. After all, this team did not have the problem of dealing with multi-line combat last year."