Naples and Bari first in the standings, De Laurentiis explains the reason: cinema has something to do with it

After the historic 1-6 victory againstAjax at the Johan Cruijff Arenathe Naples has attracted the attention of the most important European newspapers and beyond, among these is the Telegraphwho interviewed the president of the Naples Aurelio De Laurentiis.

Her statements are as follows:

On how to build a successful team: “You know, my first job is entertainment. Film production, drama production, theater, for 55 years, so when I got interested in football, I always thought I was entertaining. When we make a film it is necessary to have ideas and a script, two years of work to please the audience. The same is in sport and football. You have an obligation towards the viewer. “

The De Laurentiis are first in Serie A and Serie B with their two owned teams, the Napoli of Aurelio De Laurentiis and the Bari of his son Luigi: “We are first in the standings in Serie A and Serie B. Do you know why? Because we work on football as if we were in films or fiction. The only difference is that when you write a script, you know the end, you know exactly how to please the viewer. In football, on the other hand, you have many problems, you never know what will happen. In films there are no rivals, only competition on the market. But when your team plays against top teams like Ajax or Liverpool or Bayern Munich or whoever is playing at a certain level, you never know what can happen. And you have to respect the decisions of the referee.

Then a dig at those who believe that the latest successes in the family are just a matter of luck: “But I don’t believe in luck. I’ve produced and financed 400 films and never had a flop. It is not luck. Hard work, concentration, ideas and marketing. You have to sell a product that the viewers like. In cinema as in football. “

On the market: “During the summer I talked to my collaborators about big decisions to make and how to change the team, buy new players. We were lucky on the transfer market, but we took players we have been following for years. In the negotiations we were smarter and faster than our competitors. We were already good at identifying players who are already here besides the coach. We don’t tour abroad in the summer. If I have to play against important teams, I want to play where we retire, in Italy in the mountains at 1,200 m. “

Words with honey for Mr. Spalletti: “When you train people very well, the results come. We also take care of the psychological aspect of people, not just the physical one. When you have to set up a team, you have to dose psychology and physical appearance and you have to create the group because nobody wins alone. Then, there may be players with great personalities and others who are more timid, but that’s life. “

Giuseppe Esposito