Europa League Unhappy with the Spaniards’ approach
There was an element of sour grapes Gennaro Gattuso‘s comments after the match after his team was knocked out by the Europa League in Naples Granada.
The Partenopei won 2-1 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Thursday, but could not lose their 2-0 first leg.
Gattuso, however, was not left under the impression of Granada’s approach in Naples, criticizing the side of LaLiga Santander.
“We could not play 17 minutes from the first half,” Gattuso said. “Granada wasted two or three minutes with each play, it’s absurd.
“If an Italian team behaves like that, it will be in the newspapers all over Europe the next day.”
Gattuso came under pressure at Naples, and he accepted that he was to blame for their current problems, not the players.
“People can come to me, but not the players,” he said. “I’m responsible for everything.
“We couldn’t train well for months.”