Roberto Mancini between Inter and a good Christmas Past with the family, remains the last official game of the year, at the San Siro against Lazio. Then the Moroccan trip, where the Nerazzurri will play a friendly match against Paris Saint Germain on December 30th.

From the press room of Appiano Gentile, here is the press conference of the coach before the match:

Verona?

“The lads are looking good, we just have to make sure we keep improving. It’s always better after a win”

Hernanes?

“He is better now and trained with the team all week. He’ll start on the bench and could play, for me can he do it all, he is versatile, he knows how to defend and attack, I see him in all midfield roles.”

Kovacic?

“He did well in Verona but I think he still has huge room for improvement”

Conte?

“I came back late from Verona, I couldn’t make it there in time ”

Your performance till now?

“We have lost twice, I cannot be satisfied. I’m rather pleased with the atmosphere around the team, points will come eventually”

Osvaldo?

“I am sorry that he is not here, It was a possibility that he plays”

Third Place?

“Inter started to play well, now we have to improve, between two or three months we’ll see where we will be There’s still a long way to go in the league. I think we’ll be in the mix for third place. What we can guarantee is that errors won’t happen again, We mustn’t look at the table for now, just keep on putting points on the board”

Clean Sheets?

“Samir is a miracle. I’m happy because we passed the match with a clean sheet, I like the attitude but we have to improve a lot, though.”

Palacio?

“If we’d had lots of strikers to choose from Palacio would have rested, but I’m happy to take him as he is he had a great game in Verona without scoring. Now with the holidays he will have his time to recover, but he is already better.”

Lazio?

“It’s a Great team, they didn’t deserve to lose in many games. They attack with many players, we have to be cynical as in Verona and use the created opportunities”

Guarin?

“He is a very important player and we think he can get much better, there will be no problems, and all our players are capable of doing great things.”

Vidic?

“At the moment we’re well set at the back and we’re improving. Vidic will get his chance to play, you don’t change a winning formula”

Kovacic with Hernanes?

“They can attack and defend well, I think that their head is ready to play together.”

Camara?

“I do not think I can change the team now, we are working well with him but obviously he can’t come in and change the course of a game and I think he will have his opportunity as the other guys.”

Scudetti you won?

“I’m happy with what I’ve achieved. We’ve looking forward now”

Dodo?

“We can play him a little far, it can happen but it is not his role and cannot do it consistently, it can happen sometimes.”

Champions League?

“We do our best, it’s clear that we must not lose ground and improve, and all the sides above us are battling for third place. We need to put together a run of good results, three or four consecutive good results and we can return in contention.”

Lazio or Juventus?

“Lazio is more important now, a win tomorrow can give more awareness and improve the morale for the beginning of the year.”

Attack?

At the moment we’re short in the wide attacking areas. We’re looking for players who can make a difference when we will have two wingers we will be able to attack more and more. They must be very strong players tho, very fast, with high technical abilities, they have to make a difference and be good defensively too.”

Purchases?

“Sometimes you can find someone that has no place in other teams for six months or so, he can help us in our competitions

Go in and play yourself:

“There are a lot of players to be taken, is a bit late for me.”

 

Source: Inter.it