Chivu and Maicon: 'Egotistical Inter'
Sunday 26 September, 2010
Cristian Chivu and Douglas Maicon reveal their irritation at Inter’s forwards.
“There was too much egotism in attack.”
The Nerazzurri were defeated by a 92nd minute Mirko Vucinic goal at the Olimpico last night and the backlash from that surprise setback to Roma has begun.
“We had the opportunity to get three points, but the attitude we took to this match was not good,” slammed Maicon.
“It was better to lose 3-0 than to fall in stoppages. Unfortunately, we made so many mistakes and Roma took advantage. This was not the same Inter seen against Bari.
“We must focus on getting back on track. This time we lacked a cool head up front and I saw too much egotism in attack.”
Chivu was visibly angry during the match and went to the touchline demanding a tactical switch.
“If it keeps going like this, then I’m going,” he reportedly told the Inter bench.
“Either you make them run or take me off.”
The Romanian was playing at left-back and unhappy with the performance of those who were meant to track back.
“He wanted more protection,” admitted Rafa Benitez.
“He was always being left one-on-one with Jeremy Menez and already had a yellow card. That’s why I introduced Sulley Muntari, to help Chivu out.”
It is certainly not the first time Chivu has complained at playing left-back, as he much prefers to be a central defender.
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