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Felipe Melo 'With Mancini Inter would be in Champions...Icardi not a captain'

Felipe Melo 'With Mancini Inter would be in Champions...Icardi not a captain'

Interviewed by Fcinternews.it, former Inter midfielder, Felipe Melo, has touched on several topics related to his Nerazzurri experience. From Roberto Mancini to Mauro Icardi, obviously passing by Gabriel Barbosa, a real mysterious object of a season to forget. These are the words of the Brazilian footballer.

 

ROBERTO MANCINI - "If Mancini did not leave today, Inter would be in the Champions League, and there is no doubt, I say 100%. Roberto is Inter, he knows the Nerazzurri well and was definitely the best coach for our team. Then a very intelligent person, a great technical coach."

 

DE BOER - "I do not like talking about Boer's professional choices, I prefer not to do it. I just say I've always done my job with him, giving 100% to Inter's shirt. I probably did not like him from a technical point of view, he preferred players faster than the undersigned who is a lot more physical, but it's just a hypothesis because I do not know what to answer...but he still has my respect."

 

ON GABIGOL - “Unfortunately Gabriel has arrived in Milan in a difficult historical time for Inter, who has not won and has not won for so many years and with so many changes still under way. But the company must believe in him, no doubt, otherwise it would run the risk of repeating the mistake made with Coutinho…”

 

ON ICARDI - "He is still very young and still has to grow, but he is still strong today, indeed he is a phenomenon. If he does not score then Inter do not win, this is too obvious. He scores doubles and triples and can score a goal in every way, but the captain's armband is another thing. I think is too much for him, a player who is the captain must have the respect of the opponents. One of those who, when you look at him and listen to him...And I also refer to the opponents, who must have fear, in the positive sense, towards him. And with Icardi this does not happen. There have been too many things in the past, today I do not see him as a real captain. Maybe in a few years, even because he is a champion, but today he can not wear the band."