The 26-year-old attacker clearly does not like being missing from coach Antonio Conte’s starting line-up. “Every football player wants to play. That says everything. I don’t know what else to do. It’s better to say nothing. I signed a contract here (until 2030, ed.) and have to accept it as it is at the moment. I have no other option,” the attacker, who came over from PSV, said. Ziggo.
Unleashed PSV gives Italian champion Napoli football lessons in the Champions League
In any case, there will be no extensive conversations with coach Conte about his reserve role at the reigning champions of Italy. “I spoke to him once, but the match is more relevant than that now,” Lang added.
Noa Lang was bought for 25 million euros
Lang was bought from PSV for 25 million euros last summer. Only Sam Beukema was brought in for more money: 31 million euros.
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Conte had very little desire to respond to the left winger’s statements. The Napoli coach was particularly disappointed with the hopeless defeat in Eindhoven. “We have to think about the team and not about one player. Otherwise I have to say something about every player.”
Antonio Conte is trying to save what can be saved. © ANP/HH
The 57-year-old trainer – a Champions League winner with Juventus as a player in 1996 – did have a message for Lang. “I repeat: he has to work and if I decide that he comes in, I will. Otherwise he has to stay on the bench.”
Unleashed PSV gives Italian champion Napoli football lessons in the Champions League
Lang was ashamed of Napoli’s performance in Eindhoven. “Today what we did was scandalous. We were simply outplayed.”
| Position | Team | P | GS | W | V | G | DS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | |
| 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +6 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | |
| 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | |
| 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | |
| 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | |
| 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | |
| 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | |
| 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | |
| 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -5 | |
| 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -6 | |
| 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | |
| 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | |
| 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | |
| 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | |
| 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | |
| 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | |
| 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -7 | |
| 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -8 | |
| 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -5 | |
| 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | |
| 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -6 |