“That's what he told me” + the press conference of the Romanian coach

• 32 teams, distributed in eight groups participate;
• The first two teams in each group qualify in “optimals”;
• The final takes place in New York, on July 13, at 10:00 pm;
• The tournament is transmitted in Romania on Pro TV, Pro Arena, Voyo, but also free on the Dazn streaming platform.

Before being appointed to Inter, Cristi Chivu called the most important players of the Nerazzuri. The Lautaro Martinez, in Gazzetta dello Sport, revealed it. World champion from 2022, with the representative of Argentina, the striker told the Italian journalists and the discussion he held on the phone with the Romanian technician.

Lautaro Martinez: “Cristi Chivu exposed my work ideas and I like it”

“Lautaro Martinez has two things he really wants to say,” the mentioned publication points out. And the first is “about the new coach:” I spoke on the phone, just before we find him here. I spoke for a long time, he exposed his work ideas. And I like them, I agree with them, I think in the same way. I understood and I saw in him the desire to win, he is a man with the same mentality. “

It is not a bad way to address the fourth coach from his experience at Inter, after Luciano Spalletti, Antonio Conte and Simone Inzaghi. The other message is that of a pure captain. Because he says, “Like Chivu, I spoke with my teammates. And I asked them to be strong mentally, I explained to them that one last effort was needed before going on vacation, one last piece of road to continue to grow up »!”.

Cristi Chivu joked with the journalists: “I am the coach with the most press conferences”

A last piece of road that starts in the dawn of Wednesday (04:00 in Romania), at the club world, against Mexicans in Monterrey. Chivu met this morning with journalists and told them more jokingly, more seriously: “I am the coach with the most press conferences. I have one a day and I will try not to repeat.”

Then he talked about the match with Monterrey, a match that means his official debut on the Nerazzurilor Bank. “The team worked well. Obviously there are problems. But, one after the other, nothing special or serious. In addition, the newcomers did a good job.

Luis Enrique is a little behind as a form because he had a few more weeks of vacation. Petar (no – suspic) has returned from the national team directly here, has a few training with us. And you will definitely see them, we will have the chance to see them at work or from the beginning during the match, ”Chivu pointed out.

Cristi Chivu: “In Italy we are too linked to systems and modules. It counts the principles of play”

Asked if he will go further on module 3-5-2, used by the predecessor Simone Inzaghi, the coach of the Nerazzuri said: “In Italy we are too linked to systems and modules, what matters are the principles of play. In recent years, inter this system has benefited, this way of occupying the field, but the most important thing is that they had to achieve important results.

You need a lot of fluidity, you do not have to give landmarks precisely to always put problems for the offensive organization. The principles that this team has always had, we will try to add something. It is obvious that it is not easy before preparing a match, it will take time, but we will see a little something from tomorrow. “

Cristi Chivu: “We do not have to think about the past, seek excuses or alibi”

Chivu then insisted on a very important aspect, considering that Inter comes after a season ending in which he missed all the goals, from “Log Scudetto”, at the Italian Cup and the Champions League. “We do not have to think about the past, and because we cannot change it. This is the end of season 2024/25, with a competition in place of honor.

We must come here to be the best version of a group and a team. We do not have to look for excuses or alibi in terms of physical condition, but also the mental condition. We are ready, we tried to work these days to create a team and a physical and mental serenity that will allow us to have good performances, ”he pointed out.

What does Inter probable band look like for the match with Monterrey

Gazzetta dello Sport also published the band with which Chivu is believed to start against Monterrey: Sommer – Pavard, Acerbi, Bastoni – Darmian (Luis Henrique), Barella, Aslani, Mkhitaryan, Carlos Augusto – Thuram (Esposito Seba), Lautaro Martinez.

And the daily laba repubblica revealed: “Advanced Pressing, more aggression, continuous movement. This asked Cristian Chivu to the players from Inter from the World Club Cup!”.