Mateo Kovacic’s press conference at Appiano Gentile:
How did you prepare for the game on Tuesday?
“We come from a draw against Lazio, we deserved a win, hopefully we can win, but we can only do it by giving 100%, we are ready.”
How did you welcome Podolski?
“I’m glad he has come, we are talking German, You can immediately see that he has personality and will do well with us, he will help us as he has won everything in just 29 years.”
What kind of advice did you advise him in German?
“It’s he who must give them to me, we talked about the club, Inter.”
Juventus may be the turning point?
“Yes but every game is important. We can win against Juve, but we need continuity.”
How do you rate Susic?
“Very strong, plays well and has a good foot. He is doing well and is young, but the club deals with the transfers.”
Do you want to replicate last year’s game?
“As I said, each game differs, Juventus is strong same as Roma, we can do well and we are preparing well.”
Feelings about this match?
“All games are fine, but those against Juventus and Milan are special.”
How would you answer Modirc?
“We have a good relationship, he always speaks well of me, I’m fine here and I’m in a great club. I do not miss anything.”
Would you like to stay here?
“Yes, as I said before. I’m really good here and we are talking of the renewal, we are close and I’m happy. Inter are a great club, we are not doing very well at the moment but with Mancini and the new players we can go big.”
Mentality is changing with Mancini?
“Yes, he has worked with many teams and can deal with pressure. With him we can grow.”
After Udinese you said that you are not a great team. With the market now how long it will take to become one?
“We are back in the standings, we hope to win against Juventus. We need points.”
Ready for Juventus? Do you think you can win under Mancini?
“We hope to do all right, it’s the responsibility of all players, a player cannot win alone.”
What do you expect from 2015?
“I expect good results, we hope to do well in the Europa League and In Italy too, we need all the points we can get.”
Future with Inter?
“I prefer not to talk too much about my future. I can say that we are close to a renewal, we will see.”
Attacking midfielder or Midfielder, what is your favorite?
“The important thing is to give everything on the field, the position count to a certain point. I repeat, the important thing is to give everything on the pitch.”
Source: Inter.it
