Fabio Cannavaro, former Italy defender, 2006 World Cup winner and Ballon d'Or, don yarn say e still dey follow Serie A well well. The current coach of Uzbekistan national team give interview to La Gazzetta dello Sport. E talk about teams, title race, and who e go vote for Ballon d’Or.
Cannavaro say e dey live wonderful moment. E no tire of football. E dey update himself. E still like spectacle and idea wey go entertain. When national team dey break, wetin coach dey do? E go review past work. For him case, e proud of Uzbekistan. Dem start journey, change squad age sharply downward. Dem get satisfaction. Dem win games with ease, and even in defeats, like against Korea, dem leave field happy with performance.
As Ballon d’Or winner and coach, e dedicate weeks to family, prepare program with staff, follow im players, and watch matches. Next match no escape na Como–Roma, for many reasons. E talk say Napoli and Juve go grow with Allegri and Spalletti, make people give dem time.
Cannavaro like both teams. E say dem dey play and entertain, different but go fight through spectacle. Gasperini extraordinary, same with im Roma: high quality, aggression everywhere. Man against man always, dem no let you breathe, no let you think, no time. Como of Fabregas maybe most modern for im soul. People no suppose call dem surprise anymore. Dem invest plenty and do am with capacity and foresight. Dem go be protagonist.
For Cannavaro hierarchy, Inter dey front pass all. E call dem corazzata, battleship. When Chivu make changes, you go say wow, this player fit start anywhere but e dey get up from bench. Inter win and no belle full. Dem fill squad more. For am, Inter dey front.
Who go disturb dem? Roma and Como especially, because of technical and mental strength. But e remind say we still dey matchday six, make nobody ignore that. Big teams dey miss? Napoli get absolute level players and Allegri, top man as person too. E meet am recently, e always kind. Napoli get problems but if destiny stop injuries, Allegri sabi where to put hand. Add Juventus, Spalletti go return dem to levels. Spalletti na tireless innovator, e dey give extra something. E expect am now. E need necessary time.
Who surprise am? Lazio of im friend Gattuso. Gattuso good and e dey show am in difficult situation. But principles of play dey emerge and organization dey strike you. Who dey curious? Milan, wey still dey middle. But you see Modric and Rabiot, two names no be by accident, and you know say talent dey.
Something change for field. Matches dey last longer, less time wasting, new air dey. Orsato method? E think e dey help football. World Cup changes don trace path. E clear say people feel need for am.
Cannavaro sabi Ballon d’Or matter. If e vote, e no go doubt. For Champions League last season, most influential football person na Kvaratskhelia. Other people fit use World Cup, think Mbappe, Messi and im career, but Kvara do extraordinary things.
E get one certainty: on 24 October, e go dey Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for Napoli-Roma. E no fit miss am. From expression, e be happy coach. E dey enjoy plenty. Uzbekistan content with road dem take. Dem live World Cup with enthusiasm and as university lessons wey serve dem. Dem come out better, beyond results. E live unforgettable month, among best ever.
Even though e don live triumphs, role different, perspective different. Dem debut a minor in national team, one boy wey go turn 17 three days after match. How you no go feel satisfied? Now Coppa d’Asia dey wait. Group tough, but dem go carry wetin dem learn. Federation dey like wetin dem dey build together. E talk say e go watch matches live, and e get certainty: 24 October at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona for Napoli-Roma, e no fit miss.
