The Inter coach comments on the passage to the semi-finals of the Italian Cup: “Even as a footballer I preferred to play rather than train, that’s fine. We’re all happy. Rabiot’s words? We work…”
“I don’t give grades, but I’m happy with the performance, with the energy I saw. It’s normal to suffer a little at the end because you suffer the proud reaction of your opponent but we’re happy with the victory and going through to the next round.” Cristian Chivu thus analyzes the passage of the round in the Italian Cup, with two words to summarize: “Everyone happy”. Then comes a response to a half-provocation: “Rabiot says that without Milan we would have a separate championship? We want to be competitive, give continuity to the good things that have been done so far. Let’s get on with the work…”. And on the choice to make a turnover: “We know who we are dealing with, the work of the last few months. Today we needed energy, strength, and the choice was made based on this. The efforts of January and those that will arrive in February had to be managed. I congratulate those who work with the youth sector, to Stefano Vecchi who guides the boys great: today Cocchi and Kamate, but also Berenbruch, Topalovic and Alexiou who were on the bench”. Transfer chapter: “A team can always improve, regardless of the market. We often talk about what we need: it doesn’t always end well and that’s fine with us. The club tried to do what we asked for right up until the end, but the market is a bastard and it’s not always successful. We’ll fight blow for blow for this season’s journey.” The comment is on the two matches that are added “due to” the semi-final: “I’m not worried, even as a footballer I liked playing more than training. We mustn’t become an obsession, which creates expectations and then disappointments. But I have a group of valid players who are always ready to respond and give us a hand.”
