Chivu argued with a Norwegian journalist. Inter, determined to overthrow Bodo on the Milanese grass
With the title in his pocket, Inter having a 10-point lead over Milan in Serie A, coach Cristian Chivu (45 years old) is looking for solutions to take the Lombard group, the European vice-champion, to the round of 16 of the football Champions League. He has to climb the Norwegian wall erected by Bodo/Glimt, a team that won in the play-off round with 3-1, on a synthetic pitch. The return takes place on Tuesday evening, in Milan, from 22:00.
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At the press conference ahead of the Champions League play-offs, a Norwegian journalist asked Chivu how “shameful” it would be to go out against a tiny team in a town of 50,000.
The Romanian coach exploded: “Oh, you say that and laugh? Congratulations… There is nothing shameful about football. We have to respect our opponents since you disrespect us saying it would be a shame for us… We instead respect and congratulate Bodo who won in Madrid where we failed“.
“The first leg taught us what we already knew, that against a team like this it is never easy“, added the resident of Resisi.
He admits that he didn't really listen to his coach
“We must not think about anything else but this match and we must not be “desperate” to score early and not overturn anything from the game plan. Statistics say we score more than two goals per game. If anything, we are trying to correct the mistakes of the first leg, maybe by simplifying the game on the pitch, but the situation on the pitch was so strange for everyone, and because of the anxiety of getting injured“, commented the Romanian.
“The important thing is that my boys find the grass again“, Chivu joked. Then, he concluded: “I don't need to explain much. For example, I was the type of player who didn't listen to the coach very much.
I was relying on my thoughts, I didn't want to let my teammates down. I was stubborn. If I had been less stubborn, my career would have been different“, he concluded.
