"I don't fear Torino but I respect them as a team," FC Inter Coach Jose Mourinho on the Italian Serie A Matchday 22 FC INTER - TORINO

By Anna Italia
                                     FC Inter - Torino 



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I had to include the press conference from FC Inter coach Jose Mourinho on the Italian Serie A Week 22 FC INTER - TORINO before going out ballroom dancing.  So, I am rushing to post it.  

Hey, guys, I had a blast reading the declarations from Mourinho and agree on the sense that Torino although in the 18th position with 17 points wont' go to the Meazza with a defeated mentality.  On the contrary guys, Torino will try to WAKE UP the bull and fight to beat Inter "El Matador," to grasp the 3 points.  If we talk about inspiration, hey, they can take the example of Cagliari beating Juventus today at the Olimpico.

Here are the declarations from FC Inter coach Jose Mourinho on the match against Torino:

"I don't fear Torino but I respect them as a team," said Mourinho of Walter Novellino's side, who are rooted in the bottom three after 21 matches.

"I don't think they deserve to be in their current position in the table because they could be in a completely different situation with the quality players they have. It's important for them to get points and they won't be coming to Milan to give away any presents.

"It will depend on us. With so many matches close together in this period I think the team has understood how you win and lose, and why you win or lose. Intensity, desire, personality, patience and, above all, a good start to the match are key tomorrow."

Adriano and Sulley Muntari miss the Granata clash through suspension, while Francesco Bolzoni, Christian Chivu, Marco Materazzi Walter Samel and Patrick Vieira are out injured. Mario Balotelli, Olivier Dacourt and Victor Obinna have been excluded for technical reasons.

FOOTBALL 2008-2009 Serie A Inter Mario Balotelli e Adriano - 0

Balotelli is out for disciplinary decision, I might say "tough love" from Mourinho.  Adriano is suspended for 3 matches after his punch to Sampdoria defender Gastaldello.

Once again, Balotelli was the subject of many a question. Mourinho, as usual, was straightforward. "It's not true that he cried during training yesterday," said the Portuguese coach. "I don't know if he cried after, but he didn't cry during training. Mario is a good boy. Whoever thinks I like excluding him in this period, is wrong.

"Working with me is difficult or easy. It's easy for who always has the desire to win, to work for the team, to improve every day. It's difficult for who thinks he's king, that only the others have responsibilities, for who expect presents. For Mario, working with me can be easy or hard. It will depend on him. But he will understand. I'm convinced he will understand."

"It's ridiculous, and whoever talks about a ridiculous thing becomes ridiculous himself," said Mourinho. "Inter don't need protection because they are like a big family and, as such, they don't need to ask for protection because they have it automatically. This has always been the concept of a team for me."

For the first time since coming to Italy, the Portuguese coach missed Wednesday's match against Catania through suspension. "It's not the first time in my career, in these cases I always manage to prepare the match better than when I'm on the bench," he said. "I dedicate myself in a more exhaustive way and with my collaborators we had already prepared two different systems of play. We made great preparations and the players were absolutely fantastic. They had the right mentality."

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is set to make his 100th appearance for Inter in Sunday's match against Torino. "Ibra is simply fantastic," said Mourinho. "Before coming to Inter I knew the player but not his character. Now I can say that his personality is fantastic. He wants to win everything and this makes it all easier for a coach."

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Sunday, February 1, 2009
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What do you think of Mourinho's declarations, agree, disagree and why?




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