SAN SIRO - After Inter's defeat at the San Siro, Matias Almeyda spoke about Emre 's sending-off.
What was Inter lacking in today?
"If we look at the second half only, we went well and we just couldn't score. But this is football."
What did Emre say in the changing room?
"Emre apologised, but we didn't lose the match because of his red card."
How do you see the fans' reaction?
"It's normal they wanted a win. We did our best on the pitch, but we weren't able to score and also we're unlucky today. "
Was it just a matter of misfortune?
"I believe that you must go out and look for it."
作者: 风的儿子 时间: 2004-1-19 15:39
J.ZANETTI: "A DIFFICULT MOMENT"
Sunday, 18 January 2004 21:46:35
MILAN - Inter captain J.Zanetti was interviewed by journalists after Sunday's defeat at home to Empoli:
It was a bad defeat. Why?
"Yes, it's a bad defeat. We're very disappointed about the result and about how things went. We did better in the second half but we didn't create the right chances to get the result we wanted."
Has the Zaccheroni effect already vanished?
"No, it hasn't vanished. It's a difficult moment, it's useless to ignore this. Now we have to be more compact otherwise everything will become more difficult."
And the things they're saying about Vieri ?
"No, this isn't the problem. We don't even have the time to sit here and complain. We have a very important match on Wednesday and we must leave this moment behind us as soon as possible."
And the fans' protests?
"They expect results. The team didn't lack in effort, but we didn't manage to express ourselves at our usual level."
Parma director general Luca Baraldi has confirmed that Adriano will not be released to Inter without receiving Julio Cruz in return.
“This is a club with dignity and objectives for this season,” announced Baraldi, “and we must respect that. So if we agree this deal then there must be a player included as well as an economic aspect.”
There were reports in the newspapers that Inter had rejected a request for Cruz (pictured) on loan until the end of the season, but the Gialloblu transfer chief has now confirmed those claims.
“We are trying to keep Adriano until the summer,” he added, “but it won’t be easy as Inter are pushing us to hand him over immediately.”
The Brazilian returned to full fitness after three months out with a torn thigh muscle and scored on his comeback in last night’s 1-1 draw at Udine.
“There are more meetings planned for next week,” concluded Baraldi, “and at the moment I’d say the transfer is in the balance.”
The fact that Inter want Adriano now – as confirmed by both Baraldi and Nerazzurri President Massimo Moratti – suggests that the end is nigh for Christian Vieri’s time at the San Siro.
The striker was left in the stands for today’s 1-0 home defeat to Empoli, officially for a muscular injury.
Few pundits believe this version of events and it is rumoured that Vieri was set to start on the bench, but refused and preferred to miss out entirely.
The atmosphere around the San Siro was tense and the players were locked in their changing rooms for over an hour as fans led a protest outside.
“We need your help to get through this difficult moment and understand the problems,” commented captain Javier Zanetti.
The Argentine and defender Marco Materazzi went outside to speak with fan representatives and calm the tension.
Many die-hard supporters walked out of the Stadium early and missed Empoli’s winning goal scored by Tommaso Rocchi.
