Category Archives: Inter Milan

Erick Thohir: “No problem with Mazzarri”

MILAN – President Erick Thohir took questions from the reporters waiting for him at Milano Malpensa when he arrived this morning.

"Has Milan become my second home? No, I have to be here to do a lot of things.

"Angry about the last match? No, I never get angry. You feel sad, but that’s normal when you lose a game as a fan or as a president. It would be strange if you were laughing after losing a game.

"A forward with experience or a young player? It depends on the discussions we have with the coach and the management about how we can be more consistent up front. In the end it depends on the players, the formation and the strategy that we want to use.

"Am I satisfied with Mazzarri’s work? Yes, I don’t have any problem with him or with the management. When it comes to the end of the season we review everything, for example if our website’s not doing well, why that is, how do we improve ticketing and so on. As a businessman I need to review things.

"Torres, Morata and Dzeko? What I said is that we need someone up top. The media have written about those players and I mentioned that one of them would be good for Inter.

"Evra and Sagna? We’ve never had any negotiations with Evra. We’re interested in Sagna because we need to balance the team. Right now we only have Nagatomo and Jonathan. If one of them gets injured you need somebody else to come in.  But if Sagna decided to stay in England, we’d understand and in that case we might bring in a young player from our academy.

"Would Bardi coming back next season mean Handaovic leaves? That’s not the plan but it’s good to have two good goalkeepers."

Mazzarri: “We�ll need a perfect game against Udinese”

APPIANO GENTILE – On the day before the match against Udinese, Walter Mazzarri gave an exclusive interview to Inter Channel.
Looking at some statistics, we’ve found that you’re in first place in one category and last in another. The first is for the most times hitting the woodwork, while the second is for penalties in your favour.
"Joking aside, the amount of times we’ve hit the woodwork shows the team is playing well, however. For the sake of argument, as a coach I see it as something positive to be hitting the woodwork so much because it means we’re coming close to scoring. And clearly it’s indicative that we have to work very hard to get results. Despite playing well and creating a lot, perhaps we’re hitting the post so much when, with a few inches more to the inside, we’d have a goal. So all of this would then translate to points. As far as the other stat, I’ve said I’m not going to discuss it anymore."
President Thohir clearly stressed once again that he’s very happy with you and that you’re making plans together.
"I’ve always said there’s a great relationship and open dialogue between us. And today I also believe I stressed to him that finishing this season and these nine games well will help us to plan the next season even better. That’s why I insist on not getting distracted from the present, because this moment right now can give us a lot of strength to build an even better Inter for the next campaign."
Udinese don’t consist of Di Natale alone, true?
"No, and I have to repeat here that Udinese are a fantastic side. A team that plays in a certain way when they’re away from home. All their players have a lot of pace and are very quick. They defend well and exploit space by hitting you on the break. So we’ll have to play the perfect game without giving anything away. We need to beware of the counterattack and attack them wisely. We’ll also need to be a bit more alert and have more luck with our final decision and in front of goal."

Serie A, Inter v Udinese line-ups

MILAN – Here are the starting line-ups chosen by coaches Walter Mazzarri and Francesco Guidolin for Inter v Udinese, the 2013/14 Serie A match at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (kick-off at 20:45).
Inter: 1 Handanovic; 23 Ranocchia, 25 Samuel, 5 Juan Jesus; 2 Jonathan, 13 Guarin, 19 Cambiasso, 88 Hernanes, 55 Nagatomo; 8 Palacio, 9 Icardi.
Substitutes: 30 Carrizo, 4 Zanetti, 6 Andreolli, 10 Kovacic, 11 Alvarez, 14 Campagnaro, 17 Kuzmanovic, 20 Botta, 21 Taider, 22 Milito, 33 D’Ambrosio, 35 Rolando. 
Coach: Walter Mazzarri.
Udinese: 22 Scuffet; 75 Heurtaux, 5 Danilo, 11 Domizzi, 27 Widmer, 7 Badu, 3 Allan, 37 Pereyra, 34 Gabriel Silva, 32 Fernandes, 9 Muriel. 
Substitutes: 1 Brkic, 30 Kelava, 4 Naldo, 6 Bubnjic, 20 Yebda, 18 Jadson, 21 Lazzari, 66 Pinzi, 70 Maicosuel, 94 Zielinski, 10 Di Natale, 17 Nico Lopez.
Coach: Francesco Guidolin.
Referee: Gervasoni.
Assistant referees: Di Fiore, De Luca.
Additional assistants: Doveri, Aureliano.
4th official: De Pinto.