Calzona confession: ‘Napoli had so many problems, Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia unhappy’
Calzona confession: ‘Napoli had so many problems, Osimhen and Kvaratskhelia unhappy’ Slovakia coach Francesco Calzona reveals behind the scenes drama during his Napoli experience. ‘Victor Osimhen never trained, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia wasn’t happy, there were problems with the club. ’ The Partenopei won the Scudetto in 2023 with Luciano Spalletti, who had Calzona as his assistant manager, but the coach and his staff walked away that summer because they felt it could not be topped.
The general feeling within the group was a negative one, seeing them finish 10 th in Serie A after going through three coaches, culminating with Calzona sharing the Slovakia job with Napoli from February 19 to June 30. Calzona came to Napoli’s rescue during crisis EMPOLI, ITALY – APRIL 20: Francesco Calzona manager of SSC Napoli looks on during the Serie A TIM match between Empoli FC and SSC Napoli at Stadio Carlo Castellani on April 20, 2024 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images) “Napoli remain in my heart and I’d go back tomorrow morning, without the slightest doubt,” Calzona told Radio Kiss Kiss via Tuttomercatoweb.
“Nobody can dare say no to Napoli, it feels like my home. ” When Calzona picked up the pieces at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, he inherited a chaotic situation both on and off the field. “As what happened later confirms, everyone was already seeing a way out in June and that had a big influence, as well as the other problems.
“There were issues between players and the club, people who just wanted to get to the end of the season and leave. More than anything else, the five or six new signings that were made, none of them were up to the standard of playing in that season, so by the end of that term they were all frozen out. UDINE, ITALY – MAY 06: Victor Osimhen of SSC Napoli looks on during the Serie A TIM match between Udinese Calcio and SSC Napoli at Dacia Arena on May 06, 2024 in Udine, Italy.
(Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) “So that was a fundamental problem at the core of it, but apart from that, there was a general sense of unhappiness and grumbling. “Osimhen never trained, Kvaratskhelia wasn’t happy, there were so many problems I won’t list here. I didn’t expect to find myself in such a delicate situation, but it was still a wonderful experience,” concluded Calzona.