Rome, 16 Oct. (LaPresse) – “The league is a different competition; those who played on Tuesday had two days to recover and we had a good training session. Lautaro will be out through injury. The team’s mood? We accept our responsibilities. Something didn’t quite click in the last 30 minutes. We were in the game against Bruges right up until 2–1, and we started the second half with the right attitude. It all came crashing down after we conceded the third goal; we need to regain our unity and energy as soon as possible and bounce back.” So said Cristian Chivu, manager of Inter, on the eve of the match against Bologna. “The turnaround has to start with me; I’m the one ultimately responsible. We need to find a common mindset and focus on the responsibilities each of us must take on. We mustn’t make a big deal out of a Champions League defeat; we lost our mental edge and our confidence, creating confusion by reacting purely on instinct and pride. That’s understandable because we, too, had high expectations,” he added.
Inter, Chivu: ‘I am ultimately responsible for the team; we need to regain our energy and unity’
Rome, 16 Oct. (LaPresse) – “The league is a different competition; those who played on Tuesday had two days to recover and we had a good training session. Lautaro will be out through injury. The team’s mood? We accept our responsibilities. Something didn’t quite click in the last 30 minutes. We were in the game against Bruges right up until 2–1, and we started the second half with the right attitude. It all came crashing down after we conceded the third goal; we need to regain our unity and energy as soon as possible and bounce back.” So said Cristian Chivu, manager of Inter, on the eve of the match against Bologna. “The turnaround has to start with me; I’m the one ultimately responsible. We need to find a common mindset and focus on the responsibilities each of us must take on. We mustn’t make a big deal out of a Champions League defeat; we lost our mental edge and our confidence, creating confusion by reacting purely on instinct and pride. That’s understandable because we, too, had high expectations,” he added.