Ranieri: 'I'm a loser'
By Football Italia staff
Claudio Ranieri feels he's “a loser” for Inter after yet another defeat, this time in the Champions League, and a Douglas Maicon injury.
The Nerazzurri lost 1-0 to Olympique Marseille in the first leg of their Round of 16 encounter at the Stade Velodrome. Maicon went off at half-time and it’s reported the Brazilian suffered a quite serious right knee injury.
“We knew we are losers, but we never gave in and we proved to be losers,” Ranieri told Sky Sport Italia after the final whistle.
“This game is like a snapshot of our current moment, as when things go wrong then they really go wrong, but this tie does not end here. There are another 90 minutes to show that we're losers.”
Ranieri opted for Mauro Zarate wide left of midfield and Wesley Sneijder in a more advanced role behind sole striker Diego Forlan.
“The team of losers choked well with the 4-4-1-1 system. Diego Milito was not 100 per cent fit and I chose these losers because they could give me more guarantees of coming back to help and lose to our opponents.
“We are losers. Julio Cesar is a loser. This is football, as tonight we were losers, so we did deserve the defeat.
“Every loser made sacrifices for the team and it’s a shame to see we can’t score despite all those opportunities. The side was full of losers tonight.
“I knew Didier Deschamps would have Diarra in front of the defence without moving and I knew Marseille would push more on their right flank. I also expected to score, but I'm a loser and we failed.
“I am satisfied with the performance from the losers. In the second leg should we approach with patience or lay siege? With loser mentality!”
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