After the 7-0 that Manchester City nailed to RB Leipzig, Pep Guardiola talked with Sky Sport Italia. And, in said conversation, he said that Napoli is, along with Arsenal, the team that is playing the best in Europe at the moment (which makes them the strongest team in the remainder of the UEF Champions League).
“Napoli is perhaps the strongest team in Europe this year. In terms of play, very close to Arsenal.”were the words of the Catalan coach.
Many might think that these words filled Luciano Spalletti, coach of the Italian team, with joy and pride. But it was not like that. And it is that he knows how things work and what is the game that Pep Guardiola is trying to set up.
A phrase like the one he released puts the spotlight on his team and takes pressure off The citizens. And that, obviously, did not like him.
It seems ridiculous to him that he indirectly places them as favourites, when City is a club that has invested 900 million euros in recent years and they come from an investment of 9-10 million euros (basically they bought with what they sold).
SPALLETTI’S BRUTAL RESPONSE TO PEP GUARDIOLA
«Proud of what Pep Guardiola said? No. I’m not proud or anything. Everyone knows that it is a game to put pressure on others and take pressure off, it is something normal. That’s why I’m not proud.”
“There is no way to put Napoli ahead of Manchester City. If they spend 900 million euros to make their team and you spend 9 million, there must be a reason why a little game is needed. They put you in front and then they make us fall. It’s a little game that everyone knows by now.”declared Luciano, in an interview for Amazon Prime Italia.
Undefeated Data. It is the first time in history that Napoli has managed to get into the top 8 teams in a European Cup. Achievement for books.
Did you know…? Napoli have not won Serie A for 33 years. This season, if everything continues as before, they will break the drought.
