Luciano Spalletti: "I am neither Mourinho nor Trapattoni"
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The former Roma coach started by talking about the controvery in Italian football regarding Anne Frank stating that "The desire was to do it in a way different to what usually happens when people stop talking about things after a week. A club which chooses to communicate through hate cannot survive. It gives you time to see everyone else's position. Perhaps something else will be written in a few days."
Spalletti then turned to tomorrow's opponents Torino stating that: "I know Mihajlovic well, he’s shown his qualities as a player and a coach. He knows this environment well, he’s already been here. Perhaps character can be something that links us. Torino have recovered their starters and they’re coming in from a positive result, they’re all to be wary of but we have to win and struggle until the end."
The Tuscan born tactician was then asked about how it feels to play in front of a packed stadum tomorrow stating that "it makes us happy that our fans are there and feel close to us. It makes us feel comfortable and it motivates the team. It’s another sign of their faith in us. When we’ve been in difficulty, I’ve always seen the team react as a united group. If there isn’t good positioning or quick reactions, it will be a tough match. This is a game which could put us in serious difficulty, we’ll make use of the support and the people who wanted to be at San Siro with us."
Spalletti the turned to Eder renewing his contract with Inter "It makes me happy that he’s renewed. It’s like an extension for three players. He can play in three roles perfectly, he has a perfect sense of adaptability. He knows how to do all that is asked of him."
The Nerazzurri coach then turned to his squad stating that "Everyone has currently developed in training as they had to. I have an embarrassment of riches available. Brozovic, Joao Mario and Eder are fully available. Cancelo has stopped feeling pain when he kicks the ball. Dalbert is starting to show his quality, he’s starting to absorb the style and way of working. We could do something different because I’m sure that the team wouldn’t lose any quality. Gagliardini is improving minute by minute; from here on he’ll be a great player and show what he can do. We’re very happy with Vecino, he’s getting even better."
Whe asked about his relationship with Piero Ausilio Spalletti stated that "I can feel the affection from the directors, I also feel very close to them. They help me in every aspect. Ausilio was the one I knew most before everyone else. He’s always been the same since I first knew him. We have almost daily contact and it’s an enormous pleasure. Everything we need to achieve our goal is there."
In conclusion Spalletti was asked about the comparisons drawn with Moratti and Mouronho's Inter stating that "the Inter side of Mourinho and Moratti was a beautiful sculpture. At the moment we only have the hammer and chisel in our hands, we still have a lot to do. They’re united to us by our fantastic fans, the special 73,000. There’s an excellent club in place here as I wanted when I came to work here. It’s not thanks to me but mostly the players, I’m just tagging along. We’re improving in defence, we’re more compact and better in our distribution and how we take to the pitch. Every team creates dangerous goalscoring chances so we have to be good at dealing with this but we’re improving as a defensive line.”