Hakan Calhanoglu charges Inter. The Turkish midfielder said in an interview with Corriere della Sera: “I feel good and I want to be even more important for Inter. Here they helped me right away and made me feel at ease. I want to repay this trust by winning another trophy, maybe one scudetto. We believe in the comebackif we resume with the same quality of the last few games before the break we can do it. Sara the match against Napoli was decisive on 4 January at San Siro, will make us understand a lot about the rest of the championship. Winning would be very important, we play at home and we are favourites. We are preparing it in the right way, I see the team well. We want to show what we have inside.”
DIRECTOR – “Intelligent footballers know how to adapt and I think I did it well in a role that I already knew anyway, because I play as a halfback in the national team. Then you can be high or low, but on the pitch you make a difference if you have fire inside. You have to be bad in duels, intense. I think I’ve improved on this. Before I was more elegant, lighter, a classic number 10. I didn’t have the meanness I have today. Since I changed roles I’m more aggressive and I run a lot, I sacrifice myself. I’ve never been interested in counting goals and assists. I know that many look at these statistics, but the numbers come if you work well.”
MOTORCYCLES – “I’m in love with my Harley, but I don’t use it and it’s sitting in the garage. As soon as I got here Piero Ausilio told me: ‘I never want to see you on a motorbike’. The sports director hasn’t called me yet to negotiate the renewal of the contract expiring in 2024. I want to talk about it, I’m waiting for him to call me. I love Italy, I would like to stay in Milan even at the end of my career. If he hadn’t been a footballer I’ve always liked music, but I think I would have become a policeman: they handle difficult situations, they help others, they do a good job. Football arrived by itself, when I realized I had talent. Then I put sacrifice and effort into it”.
SKRINIAR – “I hope you stayhe is a great player and is one of the leaders of the team with Handanovic. He will decide with the club, but I hope he stays.”
INZAGHI – “He’s one of the people who wanted me the most at Interhe has shown that he believes in my qualities from day one. He complimented me on how I replaced Brozovic, I have an excellent relationship with the coach, together we won two cups and we just missed the Scudetto.”
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – “Winning it is one of my dreams, I believe in it this year.
I don’t know why, I have a particular feeling. We made it through a difficult group, we got back up after the defeat against Bayern and showed what we are capable of. Porto are a strong team, but if we play like against Barcelona we can go through.”
ITALIAN SUPERCUP – “The finals are special, and we play them with a different spirit. We will go to Riyadh to win. I respect Milan, I have a good relationship with Pioli, Maldini and Massara. As a gentleman, I congratulated them on winning the Scudetto last season. Friends have no colors. But for me that’s the past, now I’m only thinking about Inter.”
