The Nerazzurri coach closes the season: “The shirt and all the good things we did were honored: well done everyone. Happy for the young players and for the double figures achieved by Pio Esposito”
And now, the well-deserved holidays. Inter put to rest a splendid season which ended with a double with a pyrotechnic 3-3 in Bologna, and Cristian Chivu can look back on the journey – his and that of the team – with a feeling of enormous pride. The last corner could only turn into a celebration of goals and very young players (Cocchi born in 2007, the assist-man Topalovic born in 2006) launched by the Nerazzurri coach himself. “The shirt and all the good things we did should be honored – analyzes Chivu -. The boys made themselves available and did their best, those who came in brought energy and made a contribution. I’m happy for Cocchi, Topalovic, Diouf, Pio who reached double figures. They deserve to play for Inter. We gave them a taste of the Serie A level: making the leap isn’t easy, but let them get used to it…”. And De Vrij? “Let’s hope it’s nothing serious, that I can recover for the World Cup. Who will I support? For my family, who deserve a month of my time: I’ve been in a blender for a year and three months, I haven’t been able to enjoy anything. This summer’s priority will be my wife and my daughters. There are marital and fatherly obligations… I’ll have time for them and I won’t always be on the phone.” Then, the singles: Martinez and Diouf. “We’ll see what role they will have, there are certainties that shouldn’t be lost but I’m happy for their patience. They can easily stay in this team. They have quality and motivation, it’s all thanks to them and their teammates who welcomed them well. The future is everything in Inter.” And finally a quick mention of the market: what is it needed? “A holiday… we spent 3 weeks at the Club World Cup honoring the shirt, after two weeks we left again and after 9 months we have two trophies. We need a holiday.”
