Mou hits back at Inter critics
Saturday 19 September, 2009
An irritable Jose Mourinho complained Juventus have a kinder fixture list than Inter and hit back at criticism of their performance against Barcelona.
“As usual, we were unlucky,” snapped the Coach. “We played last Sunday and Barcelona on Saturday, so they had an extra 24 hours of rest. On Wednesday we play Napoli, who have their game today, while Juve play Saturday and Thursday.
“I don’t want to seek any explanation for the fixture list, as this is not just about Inter, but everyone who played in Europe. These teams should be protected so they can perform to the best of their abilities.”
Mourinho insisted he was happy with the Nerazzurri’s performance in the 0-0 Champions League draw with Barcelona despite widespread criticism.
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Julio Cesar won’t play tomorrow as he is so tired, having touched the ball three times against Barcelona,” said the sarcastic Special One.
“Compare that to the performances of [Gigi Buffon], [Marco] Storari and [Sebastien] Frey. Either I laugh or cry, so right now I prefer to laugh remembering Inter have played their last three Champions League games against the 2009 Finalists.
“Wesley Sneijder hasn’t yet worked out how to play within Inter, but at least he has now learned the names of his teammates. Against Barcelona he was tactically astute and worked for the team.”
Now he looks forward to Sunday’s encounter with Cagliari at the Stadio Sant’Elia.
“Last season we were unable to beat the Sardinians, drawing at home and losing there, even if it no longer counted as the title was already won.
“Up until now we have played three Serie A games in a month, but now there will be three in one week and it’s a very different dimension.
“We are just at the start of this season and don’t need to rotate the squad yet, but it must be tough for those who also have international duty on top of everything else.”
Esteban Cambiasso has made a lightning fast recovery from keyhole knee surgery and should feature tomorrow.
“We will see, he has done spectacular work with the fitness coaches and medical staff. He is ready to play now, although I am yet to decide if it will be right away or from the bench.”
Inter squad: Old Fart, Jaw Leno, Whatsisface, Gaysmurf, Captain Crunch, Uglymofo, Maricon, The Wallpaper, Who, The greatest Italian fullback ever, Stinkovic, 2leftfootpotuguese, 1injuryaway, hollandpie, gayvicksman, Comboveroboy, that black guy, Rocky, The Real Italien of the bunch.
