Pioli: “The level we want to achieve is higher than what it is now.”

After the usual tour of interviews on camera, Stefano Pioli is presented in the conference room of the ‘Meazza’ to answer questions about the 3-0 victory against Lazio:

What did you think in the beginning and in the end?
“I told the team we were playing against a strong opponent, we made mistakes but we were in the game. I said 2 to 3 things from the tactical point of view. We suffered but we remained in the match, I knew that the right situation would happened. I was calm as much as possible.”

Should one not look at the standings now?
“I also was hoping to do better than the current position, but we do not focus on rankings until March. We have to be satisfied but we must work and improve. The level we want to achieve is higher than what it is now. Satisfied with this period, but again, we must get to work. We want to get as high as possible.”

Zero goals conceded in three games.
“I believe that to win you have to play better than your opponents and understand what team you have available. The team now has a soul, works, sacrifices, and also has passion and this helps. If we strengthen this element by improving we can become competitive and we can succeed. Lazio have lost against the best and we have proven ourselves to be.”

A night like this, does it make you change your mind on players you want to cut out of the squad?
“I had a lot of players today play with confidence, I know they have values. The assessments we made, we want to reduce the squad. We are too much, I want motivated players. If we find some players who can help us, we will try to take him.”

“As high as possible” means Champions?
“We can not be satisfied with this position, the start was difficult, but there are still 60 points available for grabs. We think about one game at a time, the more we win, we will have a higher chance to finish third. We must make the team understand what it means to play for Inter.”

Do you believe that Lazio are a failure?
“They’re doing great, they have strong players and also young, It’s an environment that I loved and I wish them the best as possible. But clearly I hope to finish ahead of them.”

Source: Fcinternews