McTominay thanks Conte and calls Napoli a family with the side tenth
In a long interview the Scot says big games and pressure bring out his best. He says it with Napoli three games without a win.
McTominay has thanked Antonio Conte, "who helped me a lot", and described the club as one unit: "We are all a family: all the coaches, the kit men, the physios, the doctors." He turns down the hero status the fanbase gives him: "I think people shouldn't see me like that. They should see me as someone who works hard." His goal against Cagliari in 2025 was, he says, his best day "of all. I want to live another night like that."
Another line matters more right now: "I think that in my career I have always managed to raise my game in the big matches, in the most important moments. That kind of pressure makes me excited." Supporters voted him Player of the Month for October. But since Turin, Napoli have lost or drawn their big games: 2-0 against Juventus, 4-1 in Porto, 1-1 against Lazio.
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His thanks go to the coach who has left. Allegri, the current coach and a target of the fans' anger, gets no mention. It is not an accusation, but at this moment it stands out. Napoli are tenth on 15 points, 9 off fourth place. The pressure McTominay says he looks for arrives on Saturday 21 November at 20:45 CET (19:45 UK, 14:45 ET), when Torino visit the Maradona.
Source: AreaNapoli
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