Cristian Chivu is staying tight-lipped regarding the future of striker Francesco Pio Esposito at Inter Milan.
The Nerazzurri coach spoke to Italian broadcaster DAZN, via FCInterNews, after the teenage striker’s heroics in a 2-0 Club World Cup group stage win over River Plate.
Francesco Pio Esposito made his first ever start for Inter Milan this evening.
The 19-year-old was in the Nerazzurri starting eleven for their final group stage match at the FIFA Club World Cup. They took on Argentine giants River Plate in a decisive encounter.
And it would be fair to say that Pio Esposito had an impact.
The young striker was a key player in attack for Inter. His physical presence and holdup play were an important route up the pitch for the Nerazzurri throughout the match.
Cristian Chivu Coy On Future Of Francesco Pio Esposito At Inter Milan
Inter Milan coach Cristian Chivu commented that he is “very happy” for Pio Esposito after the match.
“He was up to the task in a serious match,” the coach continued.
“It wasn’t easy, either physically or in terms of nerves,” Chivu said.
“But he, as with his teammates, played a great match.”
But as far as whether a performance like this means that Pio Esposito will be staying at Inter, Chivu said that “I never look too far into the future.”
“I look at the players I have available,” said the Nerazzurri coach.
“And I try to find a solution by giving everyone a chance to feel important and a part of the project. To find the energy, ambition, and character despite some difficulties, to always be a part of the team and the group.”
Chivu stated that “I asked Pio, as well as the players with more experience, to give their best.”
“Then, we’ll see what happens in the future when this competition ends,” the Inter coach noted.
“But right now, we’re thinking about what we have to do here. Because it’s a real, important competition that we want to make the most of.”
Lautaro – Thuram – Pio Esposito – Woltemade
would be perfect
No we dont have good defender. Acerbi must go
chivu is a bastard! giving the chance to hot youngsters and try not getting into their head are impressive tasks.
just get us more defenders and we’re good to go through whole season at least fighting for scudetto
We don’t need anymore defenders. We already have enough!
Actually we do need someone new who’s an upgrade over crappy bisseck and younger than 45
And can actually play more than 3 games a year like Pavard
if pio continues to work hard, it would certainly gives marotta priority to reinforce/renew inter’s midfield and defense.
if we can move taremi, then i believe another decent, inexpensive 3rd striker can be brought in.
with 19 year old and that body and talent in front of goal he may easily cost 50-70m if he plays in EPL
i hope and pray he has that fire wanting the best in the world mentality or greatest in the history
n no serious injury as well of course
I think what Chivu is trying to say is, lets not get anything in these players head as they are fully locked into this tournament.
Yes, especially for the very young players. It is always really tricky on how to handle youngsters gracefully, considering what the pressures happen to balotelli, besides santon or even adriano at such a young age
He is also demonstrating principles on what he might be willing to share in regards to future speculations. Another place he said he looked forward to seeing him play. He admires the player, but avoids putting pressure on his shoulders.
Chivu seems to be an open-minded personality, a promising sign! Chances are that he is a creative, thoughtful, and pragmatic kind of manager. He even talked himself out of a booking today. He is sociable and charismatic enough to motivate the ref as well as youngsters.