Speaking at the presentation event of the book by Gianluca Pagliuca, the vice president of Inter, Javier Zanetti spoke of the particular moment of difficulty that the team is experiencing. The former captain he lined up alongside Simone Inzaghi, lately targeted by critics and beyond. Even the managing director of Inter, Beppe Marotta, in recent days had wanted to offload a lot of responsibility towards the coach and team group. On the other hand, Zanetti’s thought is different, who has also included the club among the culprits.
IN DEFENSE OF INZAGHI – “We are aware that we have left some points on the road that maybe we shouldn’t have left, but the field says this. When there are difficulties, we must not look for culprits but for solutions. I’ve read and also heard that Inzaghi has to give more, but it’s not Inzaghi who has to give more, we all have to give more, the club, the players and the coach. We are a team and merits and demerits are never of a single person. Why do these stumbles happen? Wish I had the answer, but surely we are working to improve. We could have closed some games and instead they reached us. But it is a journey and we must look ahead. Difficulties are overcome together and on Sunday we have a match against Lecce from which we expect a great response”.
ON PAGLIUCA – “I was lucky enough to play with Pagliuca and he was one of the examples to follow when I arrived in Italy at a very young age. He was one of the strongest goalkeepers in the history of Inter”.
SU ONANA – He is reliable and positive, he conveys all of this and he is doing very well. Now football has changed, goalkeepers must also be strong from a technical point of view because they are also asked to play with their feet.”
HIS LAUTARO – “If he is ready for the sash? He has been showing a great sense of belonging since he arrived at Inter. It’s very important and try to pass it on and off the pitch.”
SU LUKAKU – “He’s improving a lot, he had a very serious injury that kept him out for a long time and for someone with his size it’s not easy to recover. But in the last few weeks we’ve seen a much more positive Lukaku.”
CHAMPIONS CHAPTER – “We are very confident because in the first match we showed that we can face the challenge with great personality. The return won’t be easy because Porto will play their game, but we’ll be ready.”
