Soccer Extreme : Jose Mourinho continues his war with the Italian media. “I thought that in Italy only results counted, but evidently that is not the case for everyone.”The Coach gave only the contractually obliged interviews after tonight’s 2-0 Champions League win over Rubin Kazan.
Even then he was irritable when told that the attacking new system unveiled this evening was similar to that of Leonardo’s Milan.
“You’re acting as if Milan are the first team in history to play this way. We have also played with this system on other occasions, it is not the first time,” snapped the Special One.
“I thought that in Italy only results counted, but evidently that is not the case for everyone. Just for a few. I can’t understand it.
“We were champions of Italy last season, are on top now, last term were eliminated by the reigning champions Manchester United and this year were behind only trophy holders Barcelona. We’re still in the Coppa Italia too.”
The Nerazzurri needed only a point to progress if Barcelona got a result in Kiev, but Dynamo took an early lead in the Ukraine.
“When in my pre-match Press conference I said that Inter would not have considered Barcelona’s result, I thought the journalists would figure out the type of approach we’d take.
“We went on the attack and it went well thanks to the hard work of the three midfielders. In my view Thiago Motta was Man of the Match, while Wesley Sneijder and Dejan Stankovic gave the side balance.
“At the back we had a few problems that Julio Cesar was able to resolve, but overall it was a relatively relaxed evening and we are in the next round.”
The tactical surprise was fielding Mario Balotelli from the start and the teenager set up the first goal for Samuel Eto’o with a delightful backheel before powering in a free kick.
“The credit for the victory goes to everyone, from Julio Cesar to Mario, including those who didn’t play.
“It is down to a squad that was able to suffer together. Balotelli played his game, as he always does, with negatives and positives.
“Without scoring, Diego Milito’s work was just as important as that of Eto’o.” (football-italia)