PANAJI: Coach Arthur Papas will have his trusted aide Rafaelle Anthony Napoli will be the conditioning coach of Dempo Sports Club. Also an Australian, Rafaelle has left a comfy A-League job back home and settled for the challenge of Indian football. 'It's extremely important to have Rafaelle here as conditioning coach. I have the knowledge myself because of my degrees but a head coach cannot do everything. Rafaelle has such a good reputation back home, and he left Australia for a professional experience. I am delighted to have him,' said Papas, adding that the Dempo players will have a lot to benefit. Rafaelle exuded his excitement, saying, 'I am here purely because of Arthur. He is a good manager and his ability to improve the players is exceptional,' said Rafaelle. Papas will continue to work with the existing coaching staff and was all praise for assistant coach Mauricio Afonso. 'One of the thing about a foreign coach is that you have to give something to the country that you work in. I had one foreign hand at Pailan Arrows and, here, in Mauricio we have someone who is highly respected. He has done a great job with Dempo in the past. 'I am open with the staff. We will keep it transparent and work in the same direction,' said the Australian coach.
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