MILAN – Inter first team club manager Dejan Stankovic believes the Nerazzurri can still snatch third place if they keep producing the kind of performance they showed against Roma on Saturday.
"We gave a fantastic performance against an in-form Roma side at a tough ground," began Stankovic, speaking in an exclusive interview with Mediaset Premium. "I thought the lads looked very good – they’ve really come on. It could well have been the best performance of the season.
"Nothing’s impossible in life until it becomes a question of mathematics. If we keep this up then why not? If we play the way we did against Roma then I believe we can do it."
Stankovic believes Inter’s difficult post-Christmas run is now firmly behind them: "Things in January and February didn’t go the way we were expecting. I don’t want to speak about individual players – I’m talking about Inter as a team. You can see that they’re playing as a group from the way they work for each other on the pitch.
"I often speak with [Adem] Ljajic. I try to give him good advice so he can be at his best at all times. Jovetic is a great player, a great talent. It’s a shame that injuries have stopped him at just the wrong time. He’ll come back from the international break, show his character and give us a hand.
"I see the boys train and I’m delighted that so many of them have been called up for their national teams. I hope they all come back brimming with enthusiasm and in good shape. You can see the improvement. This is a very young side and it’s changed a lot from last year."
Finally, Stankovic was asked to comment on rumours linking Roberto Mancini with a move to Arsenal: "The other officials and the president have already spoken about that and they’ve given a very clear response. It’s not down to me to respond to that. Mancini is the coach of Inter, he’s really bought into the project and he will stay – as he’s said. He’s our manager and we believe in him."
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