Inter wins again, for the first time since Sampdoria away. Then came the injuries to Palacio and Cassano with a variety of other disappointments. This time Andrea Stramaccioni can smile and to Sky’s microphones, he says: “An important victory in an emergent period. The guys gave everything. Moratti came to give us support and now even our fans understand that we try to give everything.”
Was there a psychological pressure on the fact of having to get a result at all costs? “In the first half we played well, we kept the good quality of the game and used the wings well. At halftime we knew that the cup tie from Wednesday would weigh us down a little bit, because only Pereira did not play in it. But thanks to Handanovic, we managed to pacify our goal the whole game. ”
Is the bench a little safer now? “It is normal that the coach is exposed. I’m not trying to hide myself, and I do that out of respect for these colors. But the players are giving everything, all the time. Therefore I what happened to Schelotto today. He had a nasty blow to the shin in the first half, anyone had asked for a sub but he played on.
I want to compliment Jonathan aswell. Everyone gave everything for this shirt today.
If Kovacic have trouble in the defensive phase? “He needs to work at it, it’s true. Today, he had two teammates who could help him. Having both Cambiasso and Gargano gone, plus Mudingayi, so we are a bit thin on solutions at the moment. To me, he is best as an inner midfielder in a three-man midfield. Know that he is an 18 year old who came here in January, and plays like this. That is not something that anyone does.
Will the season finale serve to investigate how Inter will look like next season? Maybe to see which players will stay and who should leave … “I want the team to focus on the matches that are left, and I know very well what’s going on for next season.
There is no doubt that Moratti construct a winning Inter for the future. Evaluations will be made, but right now Palermo-Inter the only future we think about.”