Spalletti says 'tired, taking a step back'

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 29 - Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti said on Monday he had told club owner Aurelio De Laurentiis that he needed to step back for a year because he is tired and wants to spend time with his daughter.
    "I told De Laurentiis right away out of respect for the club that I need to stay put for a year, I'm a bit tired and I want to be with my daughter Matilde,'' said Spalletti in relation to Sunday's announcement by the Napoli owner that the coach would step down at the end of the season and take a one-year sabbatical.
    "Sometimes out of love you leave,'' added the coach, who has recently taken Napoli to their third victory in Italy's Serie A championship, also ensuring the team a place in next season's UEFA Champions League.
    ''A city like Naples does deserves much more than ordinary things. It deserves things that require us to ask ourselves if we are still able to make them available or not. Since I don't think that is the case I am taking a small step back," concluded Spalletti. (ANSA).