Coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Jose Peseiro has replied the president of Napoli Aurelio De Laurentiis on his controversial comments on signing of African players.
Laurentiis ruffled feathers when he said that he won’t be signing players from Africa unless they agree not to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations, which usually takes place in the middle of the European season as it is in January.
Peseiro when asked of his opinion on the statement made by the coach said even though clubs have the right to sign players only from specific regions, he believe there is no team in Europe that can survive without a player from Africa and to an extent South America.
“The club has the right to sign the players it wants. But we know that Europe will need more and more players from South America and Africa. There is no way to turn around. There are fewer and fewer young people born in Europe and fewer and fewer young people playing football ”, he explained.
“I usually say that if football in Europe wants to preserve the purity, skill and imagination that is increasingly present in countries where football remains on the street, children spend more time playing football than PlayStation”, he stated further.
He said it’s an undisputed fact that in few years from now, several teams in Europe will depend heavily on players from Africa and South America as interest in football in the above mentioned region is still very high.
“It is an indisputable fact: the quality of European football will increasingly depend on young people born in South America, Africa and Asia. I don’t see how this can be replicated in many clubs. They are indispensable if we want to play as we like to see him.
“Everyone who loves football in the world loves feelings. Unfortunately, due to the birth, the shared responsibility for what is happening to our young people in Europe, who have a lot to do, and football turns out to be just one more thing, while in Africa and South America.
“It is still Football is one of the most important things for young people and this gives them more potential to make the best and most beautiful game, which for me is the best game in the world”,he concluded.
