Article by Daniel Scorpie – published on Friday, October 10, 2025 20:18 / Updated Friday, October 10, 2025 218
crystal Chivu convinced him and his former coach from AS Roma from the 2003-2004 season, which had criticized the Romanian from Inter. “He is a smart boy. I have always said he can do many things, knowing him from Rome,” Fabio Capello was sucked at the Dello Sport festival in Trento.
In a discussion with the journalists from Gazzetta Dello Sport, Capello was asked to appreciate “at what point of the Revolution”, and his verdict did not sound good for Cristi on September 23.
Capello: “Everything is schematic at the inter. Lacks fantasy”
“At this time it can be said that we see Simone Inzaghi's Inter with Cristi Chivu on the bench.
Play from memory, but everything is schematic. They lack the fantasy. None of those in front are able to overcome their opponent. An old problem from the past ”the former coach of AC Milan, Juventus, Real Madrid and AS Roma concluded.
Fabio Capello, photo: Imago Images
Capello recalled that he trained Chivu in Rome and “was an elegant, intelligent central defender. A born leader. He spoke a little, but he was listened to the locker room. Now he must introduce something new, gradually, to break from the previous line.
Some players, such as Barella, Dumfries, Dimarco or Calhanoglu, are not percent percent. But when they are, we will always see the interul. “
Capello's opinion came immediately after the vice-champion of Europe defeated Sassuolo with emotions, 2-1 Giuseppe Meazza. Since then, Inter has tied three successes, 2-0 in Cagliari and 4-1 with Cremonse, in Serie A, between which the match won in the Champions League, 3-0 with Slavia Prague.
Capello: “I had great confidence in Cristi Chivu when everyone else was talking negatively about him, and he gives me justice”
And now Don Fabio has radically changed his position on the new coach of Nerazzuri: “Chivu's choice after Simone Inzaghi is a smart boy. I always said he can do many things, knowing him from Rome.
I had great confidence when everyone else was talking negatively about him, and he gives me justice.
Took over the technical leadership of the parme and did well. As soon as he entered Inter locker room, the smartest thing he did was not entered like a bulldozer.
Tried to make his ideas understand gradually. Other coaches from other parts wanted to revolutionize things, and the revolutions are very difficult. ”
