Naples, the Lindstrom and Elmas cases explode

Naples, 17 October 2023 - In one of the most intense (to use a euphemism) championship stops ever, even the Napoli he played his part. At the beginning she had been the bench of Rudi Garcia to wobble, complete with public distrust on the part of Aurelio De Laurentiis before the no of Antonio Conte which left the status quo intact: complete with the now almost permanent presence of the patron a Castel Volturno to monitor the Azzurri's training sessions. Then, in the middle of the 'betting case' exploded within the National, the injury occurred Victor Osimhen to further complicate the life of the champion teamItaly, which still has other small, large outbreaks burning.  

The Lindstrom case

  What went very quiet during one of the many outbursts of De Laurentiis it is the veiled criticism of the operations on the market. Here the tape must be rewound to the recent summer session of Napoli, actually without any big hits. The new additions to the squad have been Jens Cajust, Nathan e jesper lindstrom: for the moment three supporting actors who are picking up the crumbs in terms of playing time and consideration. The Swede will likely see his fate change partially now that Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa he will have it for a while due to a physical problem, while the Brazilian has had and will have his chances thanks to the many injuries that are still holding him back every other day Amir Rrahmani e Juan Jesus. Then, there is Lindstrom which, between the costly loan and the mandatory redemption, will cost the Neapolitan club in total 25 million: not exactly a few for a player who has so far seen little or nothing in the Azzurri and in fact has never made an impact. Upon specific question, Garcia provided his very personal motivation: at the moment the Dane is still not very involved in the coach's tactical schemes, who apparently is very demanding in this respect. In reality, the class of 2000 himself, in one of his very first interviews after landing in the Campania capital, had hinted at a complicated insertion also from an environmental point of view: practically, the tip of an iceberg that sinks into the facts on the ground. Here we return to the veiled criticisms of De Laurentiis: a stab was also given to Mauro Meluso, the new director of the Napoli who for a long time risked jumping together with the coach. Naturally, the confirmation of the latter, itself for a fixed term, does not preclude a future revolution that could affect the rest of the technical area, which perhaps paid more than expected for the farewell of Cristiano Giuntoli: just as, if we wanted to draw a parallel, it had happened at the end of the adventure of Luciano Spalletti on the bench. In short, the patron himself probably seriously questioned himself: making two wrong choices, always assuming that things really went that way, is not exactly a usual event for one of the most enlightened presidents of the world. Serie A. Only time and the field will issue their verdicts on this summer's signing campaign and in particular on Lindstrom, which in the meantime ends up on the margins and becomes (in spite of itself) the emblem of an autumn that started decidedly badly.

The Elmas case

  Then there are those who have been wearing the blue shirt for quite a while but without ever playing a leading role. Seasons and coaches change, but Eljif Diamond it is always a more or less luxurious addition. The problem, however, is that these crumbs are no longer good for the person concerned. There is no shortage of demonstrations: we start with some complaints via social media, we move on to the prosecutor's periodic complaints and we arrive at the great performances shown in National, the happy island of Elmas, the wild card par excellence which, paradoxically, cannot find space. Here an old and widespread debate opens in the world of football: is being flexible and versatile a gift or a condemnation? Speaking precisely of the Macedonian, every space from midfield upwards is in theory in fact the good one to occupy on the green rectangle: in practice, however, it speaks of a player who is often relegated to the bench. The script was actually common even under the management of Spalletti, who in turn launched often Elmas during the match in progress. The situation has worsened with Garcia, which leaves the Macedonian even fewer minutes. As long as the Napoli sailed with a good rate of points scored and perhaps showing off a game similar to that of the golden days, any 'stomach ache' took a back seat: after all, the strength of the Azzurri in recent years has been precisely knowing how to rely to a hard core that he hardly betrayed. Today, however, the situation is different at a collective and individual level, with several protagonists of the scudetto who (so far) are performing below expectations. In this context, reinforced by the fact that it speaks of a team that does not always manage to convert the amount of play produced into goals, an element such as Elmas it could come in handy thanks to its ability to tear and insert: evidently Garcia he doesn't think so and neither do the Macedonian's excellent performances with his own National are enough to make him change his mind. Yet, a Castel Volturno currently there is an air of a small but big revolution that could affect several big names on the titular board. Maybe the same Elmas, a bit surprisingly, will enter the rotations desired by Garcia and perhaps also by the more or less hidden direction of De Laurentiis, the gray eminence that, never more than in recent days, hovers in the headquarters of Napoli. If this were the case, the owner himself would lose credit in the eyes of the public in the event of still disappointing results: the president could sack the coach, behind whom however there would be his own reflection of himself. In short, one of the main consequences of when confusion in roles occurs in a company, football or otherwise. In these cases, as we know, only the technician on duty would be the one to jump: that one Garcia who could find new resources from the bench, with elements such as Lindstrom ed Elmas that are pawing. And not without feeling annoyed.

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