Europa League Dissatisfied with the approach of the Spaniards
There was an element of sour grapes Gennaro GattusoPost-match comments after his Napoli team was eliminated from the Europa League by Granada.
Partenopei won 2-1 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium on Thursday, but were unable to undo their 2-0 first leg defeat.
Gattuso, however, was not impressed by Granada’s approach to Naples and criticized LaLiga Santander’s side.
“We couldn’t play for the 17 minutes of the first half,” Gattuso said. “Granada lost two or three minutes with each play, it’s absurd.
“If an Italian team behaved like that, the next day it would be in the newspapers all over Europe.”
Gattuso has been pressed to Naples, and has accepted that he is to blame for his current difficulties, not the players.
“People can come for me, but not the players,” he said. “I am responsible for everything.
“We haven’t been able to train well for months.”