Antonio Conte urged his Napoli facet to be extra medical in entrance of objective as he goals to keep away from late “coronary heart assaults”.
Napoli laboured to a 1-0 win over struggling Venezia on Sunday, with substitute Giacomo Raspadori grabbing the decisive objective late on.
Raspadori’s winner, which despatched Napoli onto 41 factors, degree with Serie A leaders Atalanta, got here after Romelu Lukaku had seen a penalty saved within the first half.
And Conte demanded extra from his crew relating to placing their possibilities away, having seen Napoli have 25 pictures, with these possibilities value an accumulative 2.0 anticipated objectives.
“I’m happy, as a result of the crew is bettering, but when we are able to rating a couple of extra objectives then we’d all be extra relaxed and keep away from a couple of coronary heart assaults within the closing levels,” Conte informed DAZN, as reported by Soccer Italia.
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Conte has now hit 500 Serie A factors as a coach, and defined his aggressive edge is what retains him hungry for extra success.
“Even after I play playing cards with my daughter, I wish to win,” Conte stated.
“I’d by no means signal on for minimal objectives. Personally, I all the time purpose for the utmost, discovering ourselves on 41 factors was very troublesome to foretell, in my view.
“The squad is bettering and works, recreation after recreation. We have to keep away from accidents, the gamers and the followers are getting plenty of satisfaction.”
Conte additionally reserved reward for Raspadori, who scored his first objective of the season, having struggled to determine himself in Napoli’s beginning XI frequently.
“We’re [using] Raspadori [as an attacking midfielder] as a selection,” Conte stated.
“I’m engaged on turning him into an attacking midfielder, so as to add high quality throughout video games, which, like as we speak, can definitely be a technique that works.
“I’m personally completely happy for Giacomo, he deserves it given the vitality and seriousness which he places into each coaching session, he’s a man concerned within the venture.”
