APPIANO GENTILE – "The derby is a different game from any other. It’s always special for us and AC Milan, and we’ll try to do everything we can to try and bring joy to our fans." Words from Esteban Cambiasso as he spoke to Mediaset Premium.
"Who is showing up in better form? It doesn’t matter much. The derby is the derby and goes beyond these kinds of things. If we have to play with no fans in the curva? It wouldn’t be a derby. I hope it doesn’t happen. Who will win? Hopefully us!" responded the Nerazzurri midfielder, who was then asked about the possibility of earning enough points to take Inter closer to the top of the standings. "The first half of the season isn’t over yet. They’ve distanced themselves from us but there’s still an entire half of the season to play. What matters is earning three points at a time. We’ve had an abrupt slowdown? Certain lapses cost us dearly. That’s a fact. And paradoxically I think the way we started so strongly was even stranger."
Of course, there were questions on the transfer market, beginning with Fredy Guarin: "Guarin’s departure? I haven’t seen anything official! Rumours are always rumours. It’s normal to hear them as the transfer window approaches and when outside influences cause instability ahead of big games. Do we need reinforcements? It’s up to the coach and directors to make these kinds of evaluations. I’m a player so it’s not my place to discuss these things. I learned quite a while ago not to discuss the transfer market."
Then a comment on new Nerazzurri president
Erick Thohir: "He wants to do good for this club, but my meeting with him
was so brief that it’s difficult to give any kind of real impression that goes
beyond the greeting."
Then he spoke about an observation being made by many lately: that Cuchu is
back to his best this season. He replied jokingly: "And those same people
are probably waiting for my form to drop [laughing]. When you’ve been at the
top for a long time it’s normal for people to expect you to fall. The team is
doing better and we have a very clear idea of how to play."
Finally, a look towards the future: "Reality is so intense that it’s
difficult to know the future. Whether or not I renew my contract is something
you’ll know when it’s happened, like always. In all these years I’ve never had
to go to Inter because they’ve always renewed it."
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