Conte And I Make Each Other Better – Lukaku

Napoli striker, Romelu Lukaku, has come out to say that his relationship with Antonio Conte can be likened to that enjoyed by NBA legends Phil Jackson and Shaquille O’Neal. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, his relationship with the Italian manager always thrives because they are completely honest with themselves, and he genuinely believes that they make each other better.

Lukaku added that Conte is one of the best coaches around, and he respects the fact that he is a winner.

His words, “Conte and I are just honest with each other. He has some ideas and plans that I already know about. He doesn’t need to give me explanations and it doesn’t take me long to grasp what he wants from me.

From a tactical point of view, he knows that I’m someone who studies the game a lot. I’ve been watching his games for a long time, more or less since he wanted to sign me back in the 2013-14 season. He pushes me, mentally and physically, to another level and I do everything I can to fully commit to his work.

I think we make each other better. He’s one of the best coaches around. He’s a winner. We understand each other, first on a human level and then also on a sporting one. We respect each other and he knows that he can ask a lot of me because that’s how you get results. We both share the same desire to win and we both hate losing. Our differences are complimentary and they balance each other perfectly.

Every player has that one coach that changes their career. Cristiano Ronaldo had [Sir Alex] Ferguson, [Lionel] Messi had [Pep] Guardiola, [Didier] Drogba had [Jose] Mourinho. I like to think that we’re like Phil Jackson and Shaquille O’Neal.”

WOW.