‘Inter messed up in January’ admits Mauro Icardi, who also has ‘no regrets’ with his use of social media.
The Nerazzurri are set to finish fourth in Serie A, despite having led the table at the turn of the year.
Captain Icardi discussed the team’s campaign before discussing social media, something that has got him into trouble in the past.
“I’m still missing the national team, but I can’t make it into an obsession,” Icardi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
‘Inter messed up in January’ admits Mauro Icardi, who also has ‘no regrets’ with his use of social media.
The Nerazzurri are set to finish fourth in Serie A, despite having led the table at the turn of the year.
Captain Icardi discussed the team’s campaign before discussing social media, something that has got him into trouble in the past.
“I’m still missing the national team, but I can’t make it into an obsession,” Icardi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
“We messed up in January and from there onwards we lacked the attitude of telling ourselves ‘Come on, we can do this.’
“We should’ve already taken advantage of certain errors for this end to the season, which will only not be thrown away if it helps us to not make mistakes next season.
“That’s to say if the next Europa League campaign will be our last; I’m still waiting for the Champions League.
“Let’s clarify once and for all, today almost everyone has a social media profile, but I used social networks a lot before almost everyone and not like many others who, hiding in anonymity, enjoy themselves by judging others.
“Judgement is free, even the simplest guy in the world can become a ‘bad boy’. I believe I’m simple in the essential things; I’m a normal person who does normal things.
“It’s for this reason that I post photos and I write things, those who watch me and know me for what I do on the pitch can then also see who I am and how I live off it, because it’s not like I live on the field.
“That’s why I don’t regret anything, not even putting up photos of my children or Maxi Lopez’s: I live with them 365 days of the year, they are also my life.
“People ask me: but don’t you become a slave to social media? But why? If you’re a public figure, in a certain sense you belong to everyone.
“It’s also a question of work: when you need to sign a publicity contract the first question is ‘do you have a profile?’"