MILAN - As he was leaving his offices in the centre of Milan, Nerazzurri president Massimo Moratti made some statements to waiting journalists. Read the complete version on inter.it:
President
Moratti, is the day after winning the derby even better than the day
itself?
"To
tell you the truth yesterday wasn't a bad day either... [smiling,
Ed]. But
it's a good feeling. You feel more relaxed and not only have your
team shown what they can do, but those who work at Inter and in
particular Ranieri, so it's a positive feeling."
What do
you think about Inter's initial bid for Tevez being turned down?
"Turned
down? I wasn't aware of that; they never tell me anything... [smiling,
Ed]. He's an interesting player all right. Let's wait and see if
another chance comes around. But it's understandable because a lot of
other teams are interested."
Do you think any other
reinforcements are needed in other parts of the team?
"After
seeing yesterday's game I don't think so. You have to keep faith in
the players you have, but if you look ahead it might be useful to
have a second line of players who have a future, but for the time
being the team is fine as it is."
Is Wesley
Sneijder going to stay at Inter?
"Yes,
I should think so."
Ranieri
said that after the derby was the time to give an opinion on Inter.
What do you think of them?
"I
think he was talking from his point of view, about an evaluation of
his side after the derby. We'll hear what he has to say."
Ranieri
has said that we need to see whether Tevez can be a positive
addition or a negative one to a team that has found balance.
"That's
what the coach thinks and he is the person who is nearest to the
group so, naturally, what he says must be taken into
consideration."
How
would the squad react to a signing like that?
"I
can't say. We have never talked to the team about this."
Would
winning the 'derby for Tevez' be another important victory over AC
Milan?
"That
could be true but doing things on principle can be fun and doing
things because they make sense is another thing altogether. So we'll
see. It could be worthwhile. I don't know... [smiling,
Ed]."
Will
any new moves be made over the next few days?
"I don't know."
