Gabbiadini: ‘Tottenham the most surprising club, Benitez my favourite manager’
Six goals in the first two games in England, what happened then?
“I picked up an injury, I was happy and I had settled in well. Then something changed, we played in a different way, we were more defensive and everything became more difficult. The last one was an important season.”
Why did you chose Southampton?
“There were other options but I wanted to come to the Premier League. Southampton is comfortable, you are close to London and from there I can go to Bologna with three flights a day. I also thought about it when I moved here. I love Bologna. I played my first important season there and I met the girl who has now became by wife.”
Why did you struggle with Napoli?
“It was an important moment of my career. I was living in an amazing place, Posillipo, surrounded by amazing people and good friends. It was a honour for me to play for Napoli. They have a great manager. Sarri is my favourite manager alongside Benitez. I was also on very good terms with Mihajlovic and Pioli.”
What about the national team?
“The Word Cup is my objective, the azzurri shirt has something special. We have 51% of chances to qualify for the World Cup. It would be a disaster for players of my generation.”
Most surprising Premier League club?
“Tottenham but right now Manchester City are doing great, Guardiola has accepted some habits of English football.”