MILAN – Inter vice president Javier Zanetti has urged the Nerazzurri to stick together and respond to the 3-0 defeat to AC Milan on Sunday night.
"It’s a shame for our fans, we were all expecting a different result. Sadly we’ve suffered a defeat – that was the result on the pitch. We can’t look for excuses or alibis, we just need to stay united, take responsibility and respond. We stuck together when things were going well, so we stick together now," said Zanetti.
Asked for his opinion on new signing Eder’s performance, Zanetti replied: "He’s a great player who can help us. Eder’s a player that can make a contribution on the defensive side of things too. Right now we need to work on the players’ mental state, after these two defeats. We need to stick together and work hard to get out of this situation. We play again on Wednesday so there’s no time to dwell on the defeat."
Zanetti then issued a rallying cry for the months ahead: "We need to realise the situation we’re in and give that extra something. On Wednesday we have a chance to leave these two matches and the whole month of January behind and kick on again. January’s been a tough month for us.
"We need to show great mental strength, be positive and try to keep things simple. The Inter shirt needs to be honoured every time, with the players leaving everything on the pitch. The lads did that up until a month ago and they haven’t forgotten how to do it. We need to show humility and put the hard work in."
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