Inter, Simone Inzaghi has no doubt about Calhanoglu’s replacement
Simone Inzaghi’s words on the eve of Real Sociedad-Inter
Simone Inzaghi spoke in a press conference on the eve of the Champions League opener against Real Sociedad. "Pep’s words make us happy, we know how è the Istanbul final went, which è was an honor to play. An episode could have changed the story of that match, but we kept within the final embrace with the fans: it looked like we had won – admitted the Nerazzurri coach -. It was a great run, this year we start again against a strong team, in a hot field. I wanted to avoid Sociedad and Newcastle from the fourth bracket, but we will play it like last year, knowing that it will be difficult to repeat what we have done, but that we want to try again".
Clear ideas on the replacement for Calhanoglu, out due to injury: "È an important absence, like others for example Cuadrado. I have a lot of players available, in that role we have Asllani who è an important player, much in demand, but who we decided to keep with us. We believe in him a lot. Whether è is he ready? Absolutely sì, è an important player, who has played important games".
"The path we had helped us,” continued the Piacenza coach, “We had two important years in the Champions League, as this prestigious club where we work deserves. What the Champions League left us last year è something special: I the embrace of the final with our fans I will not easily forget, as well as the evenings at San Siro, in the derby semifinal, with Porto, with Benfica. È it was a beautiful ride, without forgetting that difficult round we had to overcome. Now comes the difficult, forò the boys know that working all together we can do very good things".
On Real Sociedad he said: "È a very organized team, with a coach who è been here for many years, with a lot of players who have stayed. È an organized team, which we have seen in all these matches: last year they played with a different form, with David Silva behind the two forwards. Now è changed, we have a lot of respect: we have seen players of great quality; we know that we will have to play an important game, as a real Inter, because we face a very very organized team".
"My players don’t know yet, it wouldn’t seem right to say that now. This morning they all trained well, I have a lineup in mind: there will be some changes, toò toò be fair è right that the first to know are the players" concluded Inzaghi.
