Former Inter and Juventus midfielder Marco Tardelli discussed the 1982 World Cup final against Germany, the goal he scored, his famous celebration and Inter’s current period of poor form in an interview with Italian radio station Radio Deejay yesterday afternoon.
“My memory of that game is the goal I scored, it was the moment I achieved my dream. I had seen the World Cup in 1970 on TV, being there in 1982 was better than a film directed by Sorrentino.”
He commented on his famous celebration and what it meant to him.
“Bergomi and I did normal things, showing our emotions because no one expects to score such a goal.”
The 65-year-old Italian, who spent two years with the Nerazzurri from 1985 to 1987, touched on Inter’s current poor form, since the season restart.
“Honestly, I didn’t expect it. All of a sudden, I see an Inter who can’t contain bad moments of the match, losing important points in the title race. They had a good look physically, but something changed.”
Tardelli highlighted how coach Antonio Conte had great desires for this season, but instead will have to settle for a lower position in the league table.
“Conte was hoping for first place, but now that’s unlikely. It was an exciting new start and that’s why I had faith in this team. Conte is a coach who puts pressure on the team, he’s always looking for an enemy.”
Finally, Tardelli spoke about how the Inter squad are still strong, but just need to follow Conte’s work ethic.
“They’ve only missed the end result but it doesn’t seem to me that the team is inferior to their opponents. The squad’s missing the concentration that Conte used to give his teams, although.”
Inter are currently 4th in the league table, after 31 games. The squad are now ten points behind rivals and league leaders Juventus, although they are still 14 points ahead of 5th place Roma.
