VIAREGGIO - Present at the Stadio Bresciani in Viareggio for the Coppa Carnevale, Inter president Massimo Moratti first gave a few statements to reporters waiting for his arrival, and then, during halftime of Inter v Anderlecht, he spoke to Rai Sport.
He began by saying: "I don't want to talk about the match yesterday because it was a non-match. It was a heavy defeat. I don't want to express my thoughts because they would be too harsh. We must understand that the season is not yet over but it is still very long. And we need to give our all in order to move forward." For those who spoke of a rebuilding, Moratti replied with a smile: "Even the year in which we won everything they said it was a team to be rebuilt."
The interview with Rai Sport began with a comment on the Primavera match that was underway: "It's the beginning. There was a bit of emotion on the pitch, but I know that this team has the characteristics to do well and hopefully they can show that today as well. Inter are always attentive to the youngsters. We follow what can be the club's focus on youth with acquisitions that aim at strengthening this part, and the results are good both on the pitch as well as in what regards the projection for higher levels. I see several Inter players around Italy and every year one or two of them make it to the Serie A."
At this point the Inter president was then asked if, after yesterday, he was looking for satisfaction in the Primavera team. "After seeing the zero from yesterday it doesn't take much to feel satisfied, but it seemed right forme to come. How much do I believe in Andrea Stramaccioni? Not just me but the whole club, and also Paolillo, who follows them closely. We've had success with the coaches, also with Fulvio Pea who in Serie B now is the best. For us Stramaccioni has great qualities. It's clear that in football you always have to prove everything, but the lads are lucky to have a good man."
Talk then turned to the first team and Moratti was asked how to explain what happened to Inter: "An original question... [smiling]. If I knew exactly how to explain this about-face then we wouldn't have lost 3 matches, but we're talking about different matches; against Lecce we missed 10 chances, the game against Palermo was already won, and yesterday the team took to the pitch thinking that the referee would whistle for the end after a few minutes. The last one was the most worrying. We need to understand within the club what we need to do. There were many absences, but that doesn't take away from the fact that we can't play such a match."
