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The CEO, Beppe Marotta, and the coach, Antonio Conte, started the Inte seasonr with the press conference that saw both protagonists.
Marotta: “Hello everyone, I thank you all for participating in this meeting that marks the beginning of our season, which I would define as anomalous. I thank the doctors because thanks to them we can be here and begin. I also take a sign to thank the players and the technical area because there was a tight commitment and the weather was difficult. Soccer can be the element that dispenses lightness, what is needed right now. The hope is that Inter can also give us all important emotions ”.
How is the team and what will be the objective this season?
Conte: “We have certainly worked very well and I am satisfied with these three weeks before the start of the new season. Let’s not forget that we were among the last to finish. I am satisfied with the attitude and the enthusiasm that the players have shown. It will be a difficult championship in many ways, because of how we finished last year and how we started. Hopefully things get better. Our ambition must be to confirm the credibility we gained last year, nationally and internationally. We confirm the new credibility and try our best. “
Is it possible to take stock of Inter’s transfer campaign?
M: “I can say that the club’s job is to build the strongest possible team based on financial constraints. The pandemic has created big problems and football clubs, all of them, pay special attention to costs and revenues. We all had lower income from disputes with stations and closed stadiums. We have to act prudently and seize opportunities, there has been a moment of slowdown in the strengthening campaign compared to last year. The costs have not changed and the income has decreased ”.
With the arrivals of Kolarov, Vidal and Hakimi, is the gap with Juve narrowing and experience gained?
C: “Vidal and Kolarov bring experience, Hakimi is a 21-year-old who has embarked on an important career. In full agreement with the club, we evaluate and choose a strategy, always taking into account what the owners said and therefore the situation that all the clubs are going through. We work in total serenity and in total harmony ”.
Have the misunderstandings of the past been overcome?
C: “I would not speak in misunderstandings but in comparisons. Sometimes there are also different points of view, but in all good families it is correct for everyone to state their reasons. The discussions have always been very honest and loyal with those of us who work at the club and for my part there is a lot of desire and serenity to do what I do best, which is to work with the players.
How close is this Inter to your ideas on and off the pitch?
C: “We started a trip last year and it is normal to improve in progress. On the part of all of us, we have the will to try to improve ourselves in all areas. If you find yourself among smart people who share Inter’s goal of doing good, you will always find a solution. I am happy because we follow a path that we started last year together and we will continue together ”.
Can Eriksen become an added value for his Inter?
C: “All of us who are here represent an added value for me and for Inter, from Eriksen to Pirola, who is the youngest. I am happy to have these types of players because they are all professionals and they are also great guys. They know that the year will be difficult and everyone is ready to become an added value ”.
Will Vidal be available tomorrow?
C: “Okay, he showed up in good physical condition and tactically he is a boy who has already played with me, although at the same time we are doing new things compared to the past. He has a great mentality and in our midfield he can play both as a central defender, as an offensive midfielder or as an interior midfielder if we had to play from the top down. He is a player who can play in all roles and we are happy to have him with us ”.
Marotta spoke of a growth slowdown, now what is the goal?
M: “An extraordinary job was done last year and much of the credit goes to Conte, but we knew it because we know him and we know how much his work culture manages to impress. There has been growth in the entire technical area and the credibility project that it has carried out finds us all aligned. With these assumptions, beyond the objective value of the team, we can get closer to our goal. You always have to finish in the top four and then participate with dignity in the Champions League and other competitions ”.
How much has that 1% chance of winning increased in the past year?
C: “Making predictions and giving percentages is always difficult. Last year we were protagonists in all the competitions until the end, then in the end only one team wins but this should not obscure our path. Often and with pleasure I also think that I am very strict with myself and I cannot enjoy the path that I did, last year it had to be done, but when you feel the possibility of winning you try to do everything possible to succeed. We should and perhaps I should also learn to enjoy the trip ”.
It follows from the meeting at Villa Bellini that there is no obligation to win, but is Inter prepared to do so or could Kante change the cards on the table?
C: “I honestly believe that no team has an obligation to win, also because no coach can guarantee his club 100% of being able to win. We have the obligation to be protagonists until the end, so sometimes luck also leads you to win or not win something and the reference also goes to the EL final, when Romelu did not score and then they defeated us with an own goal. . When you arrive you also need a little luck ”.
Have you learned to better manage misunderstandings?
M: “The manager has repeated the term credibility several times, a concept that can also be summed up seriously and at Inter this has never failed. The different comparisons have always been made with the aim of improving ourselves and I hope and hope that these comparisons can still be verified because it would mean that there is love and a desire to grow. We are athletes and that is why we are used to comparisons, which have always generated positive results. I would be surprised to find a different Count than the one I know and respect myself. There is no dualism between him and me, we work together for Inter and to bring home important results. There will be other moments of tension, but it is normal, it is part of the game, otherwise there would be a relaxation that would eliminate the adrenaline necessary for the growth of Inter “-
What game do you expect against Fiorentina? Can Hakimi play as a starter?
C: “We are facing a strong team that has done very well in the market. They confirmed a good and prepared coach, we will have to pay close attention. Hakimi is a player with significant potential, it will inevitably take a while to get into certain mechanisms, because we are an organized team. He has to work, but he is a player who has already shown his potential and it will be important to work on all aspects with him and with all the newcomers. We have three games in ten days, some will play, others will come later. Now I don’t want to give my rival advantages ”.
Has anything changed for Perisic and Nainggolan?
M: “Last year we had to give guidelines and both the coach and I explained things. This year things have changed and it is normal that there are no striking cases. We are not like the past seasons, we are facing a great squad that has not yet gone through the dynamics of the market. It may happen that a footballer asks us to go and in principle we try to please him. But now the key concepts matter. “
What do you expect from Pirlo?
C: “What I can say is that I have a lot of affection for Andrea, both the professional and the man. Otherwise we will be rivals, but seeing that some of my players become coaches leads us to think that time is passing me ”.
There is a great squad compared to last year, are there any concerns?
M: “Last year the coach went to the bench and there were no more midfielders. Event compression also leads to this. The squad must be large, especially considering that there are five changes ”.
Last year we had the opportunity to understand, from one of his press conferences, that the Perisic experiment in its entirety was not going very well. Has something changed?
C: “I am happy for Iván because he had a great experience with Bayern, now he is back with a lot of desire to play for Inter. You have put yourself at our service and I am glad to see this wish on your part. When there is this enthusiasm, everything becomes easier.
Last year you highlighted how much effort you had to make to get Lukaku, will you do the same this year to get Kante?
“Times have changed and many things have changed. At that time, Romelu was important not only to me, but also to Marotta and Ausilio. In the end, we convinced the president and we got it right. Operations like that also give us credibility in the eyes of the president. The manager talked about the market, we know the strategy and what the owners told us. We are united and have embraced this project. When you are clear and truthfully, you can’t help but find profit. We know exactly what the situation is and that pushes us to be cohesive in trying to do good for Inter ”.
Before he spoke of the need to have a long squad in midfield. Should the speech also be extended to the defense?
M: “We emphasize that everything happens with unity of purpose between Ausilio, the coach and me. Let’s talk about general concepts to avoid inconveniences along the way ”.
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