Roberto Mancini joked about recent controversy as Inter thumped Atalanta 4-1 in Bergamo. “We won’t celebrate either!”
The Nerazzurri have now notched up two wins on the bounce, having also beaten Palermo 3-0 last week.
“Are we happy? No, I spoke to Mauro Icardi and we won’t celebrate either!” laughed Mancio referring to the striker’s refusal to smile after his goals.
Roberto Mancini joked about recent controversy as Inter thumped Atalanta 4-1 in Bergamo. “We won’t celebrate either!”
The Nerazzurri have now notched up two wins on the bounce, having also beaten Palermo 3-0 last week.
“Are we happy? No, I spoke to Mauro Icardi and we won’t celebrate either!” laughed Mancio referring to the striker’s refusal to smile after his goals.
Icardi missed today’s game after coming down with a stomach bug, but Fredy Guarin was inspirational, scoring a brace and having a hand in the other two goals.
“We are certainly happy, as this is a difficult arena and it is never easy to win here. We made a few too many mistakes again, but I am satisfied.
“We seemed to struggle after taking the early lead and I don’t know why. After Atalanta’s equaliser, we got back in control and played our football from then on.
“It was unusual that Guarin didn’t perform to his potential beforehand. I remember him being a great midfielder in the past too. I hope now he has found his confidence. He always had the quality, we shouldn’t be surprised at these performances.”
However, Mancini warned against assuming Inter’s problems have been solved with these two wins.
“Little has changed. There’s a long road ahead and much work still to do, so we have to be prepared for more disappointments. Confidence is the basis of everything.”
The Coach left the door open for potentially signing out of contract ex-Parma defender Dias Felipe.
He was sporting a cut to his nose and jokingly referred back to Dani Osvaldo’s locker room row.
“It was Osvaldo’s goodbye gift!”