Immediately after the match, Sky Italia interviewed Inter manager Andrea Stramaccioni: “We’re still growing and today we played our best game so far with regards to the quality of the match. We conceded a goal after an unfortunate situation with Samuel and Ranocchia and for Sampdoria this was the best thing that could have happened. But I want to congratulate my players because they show me that they keep growing game by game.”
Was it a slightly mot cautious first half in comparison with the second half?
“In the first half we didn’t play the ball as directly as we should ahve when we retained possession. I chose to keep Gargano deep in order to give the other midfielders greater freedom. Going forward we have a lot of quality and we created a lot of chances. The league table? We have to keep working hard and the players are with me on that. I didn’t think we underestomated our opponents. We were in trouble, but we played well even before our comeback.”
A trio of pure quality who made the difference?
“Our real strength lies in the strength of the group. The trio up front keep producing. It’s an odd trio in comparison with others since we don’t have any natural wingers. Today for example, Diego was our central man up front and the other 2 roamed around freely. Sometimes you are made to pay since none of their strengths lay in their defending capabilities.”
You rested a few players, was that the right thing to do?
“If you ask me then yes it was the right thing to do. I may be inexperienced in the Serie A but that’s the way I see it. I didn’t want to send out the wrong message regarding player rotation. Today the best Inter team played and the first indication of this a manager gives when he prepares for the game in the best way possible. We’re only in the 10th day in the Championship, it’s still very early days. We won tonight but on saturday we have another match to play.”
How will you prepare for the match against Juventus?
“I’m a very cool and calm person, it’s in my character. It’s going to be a test. We know we are facing the champions of Italy but we are going to do our best to create difficulties for them. We are Inter, we will always go out on the pitch and try to win.”
The penalty was correctly given but do you think it should have been a sending off as well?
“If you ask me, given the current set of rules we have then it was a red card. Diego is alone with the goalkeeper and no player can stop him from shooting. Of course you can discuss the rule itself but as things stand today the rules state it is a red card. The same thing happened to us in the Europa League.”
A few minutes later Stramaccioni was interviewed by Premium Calcio: “It was a match where we shouldn’t have underestimated our opponents and we didn’t. We were in trouble in the first half, Sampdoria came well prepared and organized to defend. but in the second half we produced our best performance at home this season, we created a lot of chances and the team was compact and solid.
Are you happy to be able to only think about the match against Juventus?
“Now we are only looking forward to our next match, we are going to prepare for it in the best way possible with tranqulity knowing that we are going to play agaibst the reigning champions as well as the current league leaders. We have a great momentum going and we keep growing game by game.
Will you be happy with a draw?
“We are Inter, we always want to win.”
Everyone is talking about that Cassano has never been better?
“I’m training the a Cassano who is at his best, but also a Milito and Palacio who have never been better ….this win is a result of the work that the players put in at our training ground at La Pinetina.”
Cambiasso’s introduction to the game?
“With Gargano as a deep-lying playmaker I wanted the other midfielders to become more dangerous in our opponents penalty area. Cucho and Guarin rewarded me for my choices” Stramaccioni concluded.
This article was translated by Siavoush Fallahi & Nima Tavallaey Roodsari
Source: Fcinternews.it
