Rudi Garcia did not stay at the helm of Napoli for long, but his ears continue to ring. Fired by President Aurelio De Laurentiis, the French coach continues to be publicly attacked by his former boss. And this Wednesday, ADL had fun again at a press conference. The Italian leader, however, started with a rather flattering comment about Garcia.
“I will sue those who told him he was done. I think he was the best coach in Ligue 1 in 2011 and the best French coach in 2013 and 2014. He came to Roma and finished second with 85 points and ten consecutive victories. It was a Roma with a dressing room that was not easy to manage, it also happened to Spalletti. 2017-2018: Europa League final, lost with Marseille. 2019-2020: semi-final of the Champions League, eliminating Juventus and Manchester City with Lyon. What should I have done? » But afterwards, the compliments gave way to tackles with both feet off the ground.
“In the end, I sent him to fuck off”
“As soon as he said in Capodimonte (the place of Garcia’s official presentation, editor’s note) that he had not seen the Napoli matches, I took it as if it were a match. Later he showed that he wanted to follow his own path. When we gave Spalletti the new players, he used them immediately. Why didn’t Garcia use Natan and Lindstrom? If I had sent him home immediately, what would you have said? It would have been a revolution. (…) I didn’t want to be rude to Garcia by firing him after 10 days”he said, before concluding with the moment he chose to end Garcia’s tenure after a defeat to Empoli.
“Why did I fire him? During his last match, I entered the locker room before the match. I ask him if he is sure of his composition. He replies: ‘leave it to me!’ Someone who tells you that in that tone… Either you send them away straight away, or you sit down. At halftime, I go down to the locker room to say to him: ‘What the hell are you doing? But what do you want to do? Do you want to get fired?’ That’s how it ended. Garcia always had a surprise in his compositions. In the end I sent him to fuck off. » Mute since his hasty departure from Naples, Rudi Garcia will appreciate…
