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 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Thursday, but failed to cancel their 2-0 loss in the first leg.
However, Gattuso was unimpressed by Granada’s approach to Naples and criticized the LaLiga Santander side.
“We didn’t get to play for 17 minutes in the first half,” Gattuso said. “Granada wasted two or three minutes with each game, it’s absurd.
“If an Italian team behaved like that, the next day would be in the newspapers all over Europe.”
Gattuso came under pressure at Naplesand accepted that he is to blame for their current difficulties, not for the players.
“People can come after me, but not the players,” he said. “I am responsible for everything.
“We haven’t been able to train well for months.”