[Quotes After Match] Serie A Week 27 (2010-2011) :: Inter - Sampdoria

Inter beat Sampdoria 2-0 and comes to 2nd league position


Leonardo - Inter Coach
"I can't say how satisfied I am this evening,"
"Every game is important and difficult but this one had something extra to it: Samp made it difficult for us but we got there in the end, and Inter hadn't won here for years. This is a really important win for us. Julio Cesar showed great character and safe hands, the defence was exceptional, the midfield too, Sneijder was all over the place and scored a great goal, Zanetti just goes on and on, Eto'o and Pazzini did brilliantly: I saw lots of good things out there tonight."
"The last few weeks have been a long marathon, really demanding. Now we need to recover from all the exertion, train together and get all our players available again. AC Milan v Napoli? The league table as it stands today already looks good and if I have to choose I'd say a draw, although I don't think it will decide anything. We have to focus on the next three games, which will help determine the future. Playing with two up front? I like playing with more than two..."
"We did come under a lot of pressure, but the biggest pressure was for us to find a solution, and when we did the game turned " (inter.it)


Wesley Sneijder - Inter Playmaker
"This is a very important win for Inter: we're now two points behind AC Milan and one ahead of Napoli. We played very well right from the start, we pressed them hard and deserved to win. It was important for us to bounce straight back after losing to Bayern Munich." (inter.it)


Dejan Stankovic - Inter Midfielder
"They had parked a Boeing 777 or a cruise ship in front of their goal... No, joking aside, Samp had a couple of good chances but we refused to give up: it was a race against time for us but then the goals came. We were patient and did our job, from the start to the end, and on a tough pitch we've managed to come away with a great victory. AC Milan v 
Napoli? Whatever happens tomorrow we'll have closed the gap..." (inter.it)


Domenico DI CARLO - Sampdoria Coach
 "This performance makes me look forward with confidence to the future." 
 "Sampdoria came back to have the right attitude and play on its own merits 
We had prepared well for the game and the first time we could well contain the Nerazzurri. In the second half we suffered more, but let's not forget that we had in front of a battleship.Despite a few bars empty, we were able to stay in the game with Maccarone and we also touched upon the advantage first. Soon after came the penalty that decided the match. Sorry to lose a game after playing so well: even the same would have been close. "
"Competitions like this are played on episodes - says the coach of Cassino, which comes in more detail the decisions taken by the referee Gervasoni -. The incident that led to a goal of Snejder, Pazzini was good to lean on and pull down Daniele Gastaldello for the shirt. Before they were deemed to have failed against Maccarone Mannini in the penalty area, then it was even booed the alleged foul against theMad : the course of a race, the yardstick must always remain the same, but not it was so. I do not try alibi: Inter are a great team, made up of large samples, but these events have helped the Nerazzurri."
(sampdoria.it)


Daniele Gastaldello - Sampdoria Defender
"We have nothing really to blame: the team behaved in an extraordinary way and the only regret is in the final result." 
 "Our first half was perfect, then in the second half we suffered a little 'more normal but it was against a great team like Inter. Ours was a test of thickness could also win, because if the pole had been goals now we would be here to discuss another game. "
"The team behaved in an extraordinary way, has resisted the pressure and the Inter also had great opportunities to make goal. The game we had prepared their own way, moreover, and for almost the entire 90 minutes we put into practice what they were trained there.Unfortunately we also knew we could run dangers set-pieces and the end is exactly what happened. The only thing that makes us regret it is the end result. "
"There are modules that count, but the belief that we have within us - then concludes by responding to those who ask of the new structure with three defenders tactical -. If we enter into the field think they can give their best, we can make trouble for any opponent. I am confident because we have certain values and we have also shown against Inter. Sunday's match against Cesena will be very important, but I do not want to consider a clash salvation, because our team did see benefits beyond salvation, a finding that we still want to reach as soon as possible. " (sampdoria.it)


Andrea Poli - Sampdoria Midfielder
"We played a very good game." 
 "We played an excellent game - said the young man Sampdoria midfielder -. We face a strong team, one of the best in the world: we have nothing to reproach ourselves. We saw no goals, but we have constructed several scoring chances. My post? We were unlucky, unfortunately at this time of the episodes do not favor us, but we must start from his excellent performance: playing well the points will come. "
"I fit in the role that the coach asks me to play. When I'm good I can give my contribution in attack phase: of course I always give my best and if there is the possibility to insert more frequently hips forward, I will try to be ready. "
"We have a good week to work . I am convinced that this team, with humility, appreciation and determination that has been shown to have with Inter, will collect points that are used to improve the ranking, starting with Cesena challenge that we face as a final. " (sampdoria.it)

Massimo Moratti Quotes After Inter defeated by Bayern

President, looking back, what are your thoughts on all the comments made about last night's defeat?

"I think it was a good game which could have gone either way, but it went in the worst way possible for us. Inter played well and we set up some great chances. Our biggest problem was conceding a goal in the last minute when there was no time to react."

Do you think Inter can make a comeback in the second leg?

"Inter must score one goal more than they do, then either it goes to penalties or we have won. So it's not impossible. To some extent it will depend on luck."

Compared with the Champions League final played in Madrid last May against Bayern Munich, did you miss Milito or Mourinho more?

"I was missing a centre forward who could give the team depth. Inter have had to change their game a little to suit this type of play. They expressed themselves well on the pitch and showed they could be dangerous, but it's obvious that this was a good opportunity."

If you had to criticise Inter last night, what didn't you like?

"I haven't had time to analyse it yet, but I must say that we were all disappointed with the result, though not with how the team played."

Did you like the team that Leonardo picked?

"It was the right team to play, I wouldn't have chosen a different line-up."

On Sunday evening Inter take on Sampdoria and can't let up, especially because AC Milan have to play Napoli...

"For one day we'll think about yesterday's defeat, even if it won't be easy. Against Sampdoria we'll have a striker like Pazzini and then we'll see."

Yesterday Julio Cesar seemed a bit unsure of himself.

"He's a goalkeeper who has worked miracles for us in goal, every now and again you can make a mistake. It isn't a serious problem."

Following the three defeats suffered by Inter, AC Milan and Roma do you think the state of Italian football can be defined as worrying, or are these three isolated events?

"We are talking about three different teams who played against different opponents, none of whom were easy. Whenever we lose everyone is crying doom and gloom, then, when we win, we are the best in the world. If we didn't take things to heart so much we might be able to move ahead more efficiently."
(inter.it)

[Quotes After Match] Round of 16 first leg Champions league : Inter - Bayern

Bayern Win the Game at San Siro : 1-0
Mario Gomez Scored at 90'


Leonardo, Inter coach
The goal came out of the blue as everyone was already thinking about the goalless draw, despite countless chances at both ends I think the defeat is unfair: we played against a tough side that moved the ball with accuracy and attacked up the flanks, but we covered the spaces very well. Gomez scored the winning goal – he hadn't done anything until then."

"Both teams played an open game and unfortunately we couldn't get the breakthrough, despite creating five or six clear chances. Anyway, I am not worried because I think we can win in Germany. It will be a difficult game for sure, but it would have been hard even after a 0-0 draw here in Milan."

"The players are beyond reproach; we played at the same level as Bayern and their keeper made several good saves. We didn't need another striker tonight, just a little bit of luck." (uefa.com)

Esteban Cambiasso, Inter Midfielder

"Bayern Munich kept possession well and that was one of their strong points, but we were able to disrupt that for long periods of the game. It was played at a high level and both sides had their chances to make the breakthrough. Then the goal came and that changed the match, which had been very even up to then." (inter.it)

Javier Zanetti, Inter Captain

"The final score hurts and it's a huge shame because I think we showed how much we wanted to win this game and how important the Champions League still is to us."

"Now we'll go to Munich to win," the captain promised. "We would have had to score a goal at the Allianz Arena anyway. And there's every reason to be optimistic about the second leg. We can take heart from our performance tonight: we defended when we had to and when we went forward we went close to scoring."

"There's no time for thinking about what happened. We have Sampdoria on Sunday and we know how important our league challenge is." (inter.it)

Louis van Gaal, Bayern coach
We must have had more than ten chances to score, though Inter had eight of their own. It was an absorbing gameand, in the end, we deserved to win. I had hoped we could decide the game earlier as Inter began to tire but we squandered our chances. It was a big step towards the quarter-finals but Inter are a very good team, as we saw today."

"Even this could have ended differently, but considering we were away from home we gained a deserved win. At half-time I told my team to gain better control of the game. In the first half we played like the home side but after the restart we improved, and I expected our goal to come earlier."

"I was always convinced about Thomas Kraft. He showed his qualities, his great reflexes on the line. He stayed very calm during the game and that was important to us. Luiz Gustavo played very well defensively, but has room to improve when it comes to speeding up the game when we have possession" (uefa.com)

Arjen Robben, Bayern Winger - Man of The Match

"We created some good chances and, with a little bit of luck, we could have scored a goal earlier, but sometimes you just have to wait for another moment and this time it came right at the end. We are very happy with the result. It looked as though it was going to be 0-0, but when you score at the end it's very important. It's my feeling that we deserved to win, because I think we were slightly the better side, but in the end it doesn't really matter if it's deserved or not. We have the win and the advantage and that's very good for us."

"We want to play football and we want to have possession of the ball all the time to break down our opponents. I think at times we played some really good football and that's why I think it was a deserved win."

 This is another match with two different teams, and different players, and it has nothing to do with the final, but we are very happy that we are in front at the moment.

"The return leg is going to be a difficult one; it's definitely not over yet. There's a long way to go and we'll have to be on top of our game again in Munich. We can't slip up; we'll have to stay concentrated over the 90 minutes and then we will have a good chance." (uefa.com)