Those by Rino Gattuso are clear messages, which also come from body language. The new Gennaro from Naples personally led the pace of the heating bull. And then in tactical exercises he remained behind the ears of his new boys to give advice, to stimulate them. In other words, to make him feel his breath on his neck. As if to say: I am one of you, I know what you feel at this moment, but now you turn the page and you have to do your best.
NEW AIR - It is not a question of distancing oneself from his predecessor, because the bond of friendship between Ancelotti and Gattuso is too strong to be able to affect him minimally. But making his working method felt, his desire to convey enthusiasm. Here, enthusiasm, one of the keywords. This team must find the smile again, that of Milik, a happy child who on Tuesday at the end of the race chased the ball to keep it as a trophy after the splendid hat-trick. What was missed in this nightmare autumn, paid only by the technician who cannot be a scapegoat. Yesterday all the players, after having done it in person, publicly thanked Carletto via social media and humanly those messages were sincere and heartfelt. Unfortunately, however, the protagonists themselves were not able to reverse a course that became very worrying in the championship. Now they will have to respond to Gattuso's pressing pressure. That already has his own idea on how to position the players if he has made himself. In his probable 4-3-3 the middle in the middle should be Allan, with two midfiers: one more offensive, Fabian Ruiz, another more skilled in containment, for this reason the prices of Elmas rise. In attack, if you have a center forward capable of scoring triplets in the Champions League, you are the holder, unless there are physical condition issues. On the probable sides a pure tip, Lozano, and maybe an offensive midfielder, see Zielinski. Not a rejection for others. Because Callejon could return to his natural role on the right, with the Mexican from the left centering himself to exploit his right to the shot. And Insigne? It is not excluded from the project, far from it. But it is no coincidence that in the first training session yesterday was among the most solicited by the technician. And anyway his goodbye at the end of the season remains probable, like that of Callejon and Mertens expiring.
MARKET IDEAS - Even in the first confrontation with De Laurentiis, we talked above all about enhancing what we have at home. Postponing to Christmas, after the first two games of Gattuso, every evaluation on what will be needed. The new coach has hinted that a more methodist and cover-up midfielder will serve, as a left-wing outsider (even though Ghoulam met again yesterday, and this is Gennaro's first ... miracle). Then in the background is the Ibrahimovic question. Logically Gattuso did not want to talk about the market ("out of respect for my players"), but Rino is also able to pick up the phone to talk to the old partner. Meanwhile, the d.s. Cristiano Giuntoli has already been working on various profiles for some time. Beginning with the Norwegian Sander Berge from Genk, who was fascinated by the San Paolo, and the Moroccan-naturalized Dutchman from Verona, Sofyan Amrabat. For the outside you always look at the Spaniard from Benfica Alejandro Grimaldo. But now we let Rino work.