Roberto Mancini presented himself to the journalists at Appiano Gentile today to talk about the away game at the Olimpico against Roma tomorrow evening. Inter are five points behind Roma at third spot, so a win is a must for the goal of CL to stay within reach.
How is Icardi? Will he be in the squad?
“We are evaluating now, we will decide together. We will see.”
How important is the game?
“There are still many points to play for, but of course it is a very important game. It would be important to win.”
Is Roma a stronger team?
“They started off to win it, I said all along there were three teams that were better than us. Now they are back in it.”
How are Kondogbia and Brozovic?
“The first one trained and will travel with us, then we will decide if he will play from the first minute. The Croatian told me he has a headache, which means he has a head (said with a laugh).”
Is Eder the vice-Icardi?
“He has always played well, I don’t understand the criticism. All that is missing is the goal, football is like that. He will start scoring again”.
What was missing to stay in the top positions?
“The only remorse is losing many games in the second half of the season, sometimes undeservedly. Should we win tomorrow we would be in a good position.”
Have you found a fixed tactic now?
“This is said now because we win, but we have never changed a lot.”
Would a draw be ok?
“I think you always go for the win, like we will do tomorrow. Then at the end we will see what we got, but we want to win.”
Would starting next season with an expiring contract be a problem?
“No, it would not be a problem for me.”
Which game against Roma do you remember most fondly? What more do you ask from Perisic?
“There are many games in the past, I hope the gae tomorrow can be as beautiful as past ones. Ivan needed to adapt, everyone are becoming better and it is normal that it takes time to adapt to the serie A. He can still improve a lot.”
What do you think about Totti’s situation?
“He does not need my advice, many talk about this matter.”
Will it be important to have the same numbers of midfielders as Roma?
“You play in eleven, even though the numbers of midfielders is different. I don’t think there will be any problems regarding the formation.”
How have you seen Ljajic these days?
“What can we say.. We have talked a lot about him. There is not much else to add. We will see how he will play as an ex, he really wants to do well.”
Who do you see as a good fit as a coach for the national team?
“I honestly don’t know.”
FcIN – What do you think of Dzeko’s season?
“It is the same as with Perisic. He has done good things and some less so, but he is a very good player. I think he can do very well at Roma.”
FcIN – Could Biabiany be a solution for tomorrow?
“He could be a weapon during the game, coming on he could change the game. That is for sure.”
What would happen in case of a loss?
“It would be harder to catch up, but there are many points to play for still. As long as there is a mathematical possibility it is still open, but obviosly we want to win. Winning would make it a race until the end.”
What do you think of the work done by Spalletti?
“Roma was always strong and in January they signed new players that gave them a little more edge, but they always had a high quality. Spalletti deserves credit because he knew the surroundings and he has brought values with him. But Garcia also did well, you should not forget that. He is just as good as Luciano, but the latter, like I said knew Roma from before.”
What do you think about the ranking and the Super League?
“It is one of those moments, all Italian teams are out of the cups. Now it is harder and a few years will be needed to get that fourth spot. As for the second matter, I don’t know. The Champions League has it’s history.”
Source: inter.it
