The burgeoning talent from Napoli has gone on to state the two coaches that have shaped his career so far, and surprise on being called for the Azzurri senior team.
Despite having a stint with Foggia during his career, it was not until he was at Pescara that the young talented Insigne finally came off age and showed glimpses of the potential he had. He was sent on a loan stint at the Delfini squad who were battling
it out in the Serie B, and with the help of the youngster, Pescara achieved promotion.
The trio of Marco Verratti, Ciro Immobile and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lorenzo-Insigne-c22431 breathed confidence into all the team with their enterprising displays and Insigne scored on 18 occasions for the Delfini in their fight for promotion. His impressive displays led him to be called
up by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 from the loan stint and they opted to keep the striker at the club for the upcoming season, he has impressed with the Partenopei outfit so far as well.
Mazzarri had stated earlier in the season that it was up to the youngster to take the opportunity and leave a lasting impression in the training so that he could be selected for the first team. When the prodigy was questioned over which coaches he felt were
the biggest influences on his career, he pinpointed Zeman and Mazzarri as examples, and went on to explain:
“I think I did well with Zeman last year and then again with Napoli in pre-season. If I’m here then I will have to thank Napoli boss Walter Mazzarri.”
Insigne went on to comment on the coaching styles of the two tacticians and remarked that Zeman had used him in a different role altogether. Under Zeman he was deployed as a wide striker, whereas he has been handed the responsibility of being the second
striker at the current club.
When quizzed about his selection in the national team, the youngster went on to state that he was taken by surprise by the decision and had to reconfirm the news through television. He conceded that he was surprised as the U-21 coach had not called him up
for their match.
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