New start for Rudi Garcia. Freshly arrived in Naples, the French coach replaces Luciano Spalletti. A major challenge that does not scare Rudi Garcia. The latter said he was “afraid of nothing” at a press conference. By bouncing back in Italy, Rudi Garcia wants to “start from scratch”.
French coach Rudi Garcia, freshly arrived in Naples to replace Luciano Spalletti, said he was “not afraid” to take the reins of the club but that he was “starting from scratch” a few weeks later the club’s first Scudetto since the days of Diego Maradona. The French technician will have the heavy task of replacing Luciano Spalletti, who left at the beginning of the month after ending Napoli’s 33-year wait for the Serie A title.
“Afraid of nothing”
“I’m not afraid of anything. The title should give the players confidence, but when the new season starts, we start from scratch. The players have to kind of forget what they achieved before,” Garcia told reporters. during his official presentation.
“We have a quality squad that will help us win games… and the chairman is ambitious. That means I will have a good squad and we can put on a show for the fans,” he explained. Garcia knows Italian football well having been in charge of AS Roma, which he qualified for the Champions League in 2014 and 2015 before being sacked the following season.