Naples, Osimhen: ‘Scudetto and Champions, we want everything. And Kvaratskhelia…’

A sensational growth, that of Victor Osimhen. In his third year at Napoli he is one of the leaders of Spalletti’s team which in Italy now counts only the days from now to the mathematics of an armored scudetto, with those 18 points ahead of Inter and Milan that make a possible comeback only utopia. The Nigerian spoke about himself in a long interview with Corriere della Sera.

Mentality

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“Our mentality is always the same, in Italy and in Europe: impose ourselves and win. We are in March and there is still time ahead. But, yes, I want it all, we want it all ”, she says, then revealing a detail that makes us better understand the will of the blue group:“ How did our conviction come about? Before we even started winning. And there is a preserved photo that testifies to the moment. It was summer and after a fairly hard training I was talking to Anguissa. I told him: ‘Frank, you know that our team is strong and we can really try to win the Scudetto’. He was skeptical and I convinced him. Spalletti approaches and asks us what we are talking about. I tell him, he looks at me and says: ‘If your teammates are convinced, as you are, yes we can try’. This is how our beautiful story was born, made up of matches, training sessions, men who don’t spare themselves. Made of leaders. We are all a bit of a leader”.

Kvara and ambitions…

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With Kvaratskhelia the understanding is perfect. “Because there was empathy from the first moment. He is very strong, but also a golden boy. This matters to me.” The question about the Premier League and the possibility that he will leave Italy to go and play in the strongest league in Europe are taken for granted: “I think it’s an ambition of all players. And who knows, one day… Right now, I assure you, it doesn’t even cross my mind. It would distract me from a beautiful season. Only Naples. Point”.

The technician

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The relationship with Spalletti, paternal off the pitch. While when playing or training, they are pains. “What if he gets mad at me? Certain. It has happened in the past and will probably happen again. There’s one thing that drives him crazy: when he sees that one doesn’t do what he can. He is the first to give his best, he demands the same thing from us. If one day I had to be a coach I’d like to be like him”.

Daughter

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What if he wasn’t a footballer? “I would have been a doctor, as my father wanted”. But who is Osi in private? “Any guy who does what he feels likes takes criticism and compliments. I would go out more with my daughter Hailey True who is seven months old and was born in Naples, but between autographs and photos I would take away her time. She comes before me. First of all”.