Maurizio Sarri insists Napoli “don’t care what Juventus do” after a Milan draw, but also warns his future is not secure. “If I feel that I can make the fans happy…”
The stalemate at San Siro means Juventus can go six points clear if they beat Sampdoria in Turin this evening.
Maurizio Sarri insists Napoli “don’t care what Juventus do” after a Milan draw, but also warns his future is not secure. “If I feel that I can make the fans happy…”
The stalemate at San Siro means Juventus can go six points clear if they beat Sampdoria in Turin this evening.
“We don’t care what Juventus do. We are on our journey, the team did well and if we had played this performance with this result in the first half of the season, we would’ve been praised for it,” the Coach told Mediaset Premium and Sky Sport Italia.
“The only regret is that if we had played against Sassuolo with this determination, we would have more points. Aside from a couple of crosses, we allowed Milan absolutely nothing.”
Arkadiusz Milik came off the bench for the last half-hour and almost won it in stoppages, but found a stunning Gianluigi Donnarumma save.
“If Arek starts, I think he’d certainly have to be substituted, because his condition after such a long lay-off still isn’t great. We’ll see if he should start midweek with Udinese.
“At times I think our results are underestimated, but evidently it means we’ve improved so much that people expect a lot of us.”
There was tension after the final whistle when Sarri and Lorenzo Insigne clashed with Milan midfielder Lucas Biglia.
“I thought he had made a threatening gesture towards Insigne, so I got angry. We eventually managed to talk, he told me what he had actually said and everything calmed down.”
Sarri was asked again about his contract renewal, as with the €8m release clause, Chelsea and Arsenal continue to hover.
“At this moment, it is of no interest. The issue with (President Aurelio De Laurentiis) is not an economic one. That won’t be the decisive factor.
“There is a contract. If I feel that I can make the fans happy, then I will gladly stay, otherwise I won’t.”