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Stefano Pioli spoke with Premium Sport after guiding Inter to their 5th consecutive victory: “In Udine the players switched off but not today. I’m happy with what was shown by my players, we created so much and suffered little. We do not think of the league table and instead look at a one game at a time. Gagliardini? He arrived at Inter because he deserved it. Today I asked him to play as he knew how to play, he played well as did the whole team. I have had many other strikers like Klose, but Mauro puts up exceptional numbers. In addition to the goal he does an amazing job. We are very satisfied, but the season is still long and we must ride along. Mauro is the captain and tries to set an example, the team follows him and I see a great attitude from everyone even in training. We must continue and insist on having a good second half of the season, we need to raise the level of our performance. We must occupy the area well and we are doing well with wingers, we can do it with the midfielders and fullbacks too. Today we had two occasions with Gagliardini, I even held a full-back a bit further behind because I did not want him to give the space to Chievo. We need a little more precision. We are improving in moving the ball with more speed, but we can do better. Whoever enters play with the right spirit? They are important signals. I have to make choices, I have many strong players but all are giving so much. Why I never subbed on Gabigol? I preferred Rodrigo, I needed more muscle on the outside and I needed someone closer to Icardi. Gabigol is working well, let’s see if he’ll start the game on Tuesday in the Italian Cup. On Sunday we will face Palermo which will take time, it will be a complicated game but we want to continue this form. But first there is the Italian Cup, a competition we care about and we remain focused on Bologna, another tough opponent that Inter must beat.”

Source: FCInterNews.it