At the end of the match against Sassuolo, Roberto Mancini held the usual press conference to analyze the match with reporters present.
Are you worried about the offensive sterility?
“This is football, sometimes the games are like that, you create without scoring. We conceded a stupid goal in the last minute, we shouldn’t make mistakes like that. Sometimes you win by creating less, today it was the opposite.”
Did you have to wait until the last five minutes to replace Kondogbia?
“We are very well equipped in the midfield, Guarin was not well. In these games we must be careful, when you field attackers you leave spaces. I should not have changed Kondogbia, we would have had 0-0.”
What was missing?
“In the first half the midfield had to do better, when we had the ball we didn’t do well. Sassuolo created opportunities on our errors, we need to improve. They had many opportunities but we really had many, if we had scored at the beginning the game would have changed.”
Does San Siro put pressure on the team, given the three defeats out of four? Don’t you think Jovetic will do well in the 4-3-3?
“He is a striker and has some difficulties working in the 4-3-3. I think he could play but we need balance, we need people who build and defend. Three defeats at home should not happen, we have often had penalties against us and in the last two we should have taken a few more points.”
Did you wait for Doveri in the tunnel to talk to him?
“No. I have said that he is always accurate with us (laughs). He did not see the slap of Berardi. But I didn’t say anything about that.”
Problems in the build-up or in the defensive phase?
“The midfield is not in great condition, therefore the defense suffers. Without the filter of midfielders that happens.”
How is this Inter when it comes to mentality?
“It’s a football team battling to reach the Champions League. To date, it has delivered what we set out to do, if we are this good even in the second half of the season it will mean that we did well. We are a team that is building and needs to make mistakes, as happens to everyone. We do not have vertigo of being high in the ranking, being in the lead should give you strength and awareness that you have worked well. We have to continue like this without much thought.”
Your greatest merit is that you have been able to create a peaceful environment. What do you think of the fans that are too quiet during the games and too noisy if it goes wrong?
“We have so many, today they came and supported us. They are important, it’s obvious that if we lose the fan is unhappy just like we are. We are a young team and we can make mistakes, for now we are first in the standings, Perhaps soon we will be second but we have done something good.”
Source: fcinternews.it