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On the eve of the championship game against Lazio, the Inter coach, Antonio Conte, answered questions from journalists from the usual press conference in Appiano Gentile.
How do you get to the game against Lazio?
“We are doing well, it is the third closed game and it will be for them too. We have all the players available, so it’s okay. “
What value do you place on this challenge, given the strength of the opponent?
“Last year we lost four games and one at the Olimpico against Lazio. It will be an important and tough commitment, inevitably we would like to come out with a different result than last year ”.
Has the team grown since last year?
“The games have to be played, because they are a test. Each game has its own difficulties, against Benevento it was necessary to immediately approach in the best way. Lazio are an excellent team, last year they had the ambition to try to win the Scudetto and you have to be careful. We go there without distorting ourselves, continuing the work started with the boys ”.
Is this an exam for your team?
“We are all a little curious about the type of response that can be found in these games with a high degree of difficulty. But we are working well and we want to continue this path trying to do our best ”.
Will Inter also modulate its attitude depending on the rival?
“Great teams need to always maintain their appearance. The opponent must be respected and studied, but there is no need to be afraid. We will face the matches in the same way, knowing that we are taking risks. We have decided that since my arrival at Inter we do not want to distort ourselves against anyone, even if there are setbacks ”.
How is Vidal?
“Okay, he’s trained and available for tomorrow.”
How important is a winger like Hakimi to your game?
“We are talking about a player who has specific characteristics in the attack phase. In this system, by having players like this, it is possible to give amplitude and with its neighboring qualities to be more dangerous, even if we could pay the duty from the defensive point of view. But we are working with Hakimi to complete everything, he is working hard. I’m also happy with Perisic and Young ”.
Do you think you can balance offense and defense?
“We are working to find the right balance between offense and defense. We try every day in training, we must be good to avoid restarts that make us find ourselves unprepared. So you also have to take into account the skill of your opponents ”.
Is there any news about Joao Mario?
“You know I’m not talking about the market, there are competent people to answer.”
Will Nainggolan be on the roster?
We will publish the invitations at the end ”.
Doesn’t it bother you that a coach’s work is only summarily judged by results and changes during the game?
“I think that in Italy a lot is judged by the result and the work behind it is not going to be seen, as they do in Spain, where they also favor playing facilities. But we have to continue our work and believe in what we do. But our goal is also to enhance the beauty of football. “
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