Your first brace in the Italian league and you
started once again after while out. What a way to celebrate.
Yes, I'm delighted with my goals but also the team's performance
and the victory, and it's great to push from our display at Lazio.
You even tried to score a third with a bicycle kick...
Yes, having scored two I wanted to score a third,
so I could go home with the match ball. Never mind!
People say the hardest thing is to
continue your good form. You arguably went one better today.
5-0 is an excellent result, we produced a terrific performance and
we pushed on from our last game. We have another big match on Tuesday.
You're back in second place and Barcelona come to town on Tuesday.
How does your form help you to overcome fatigue?
Winning helps you to feel fit and firing and in
terms of your self-esteem and we all help
each other out as team-mates.
It's very important to get results but also
produce performances like we did today.
In recent times the guys that haven't played
as much have been able to contribute either
from the start or off the bench.
How important is it to have that strong team spirit?
I think that shows that we have a great squad
that works very hard in training.
Everyone keeps the standard high out there
during matches to make sure that we can secure our targets.
Inter were top until December last year and
now you're only second but it feels like
you have greater self belief.
This is our second season with Luciano Spalletti
and we have a lot of top players that have come in.
Everyone has raised their game
and you can see that from our performances.
What message do you have for the supporters today?
Not many people expected you to score two goals today!
It's amazing to see so many fans turning out at 15:00 on a Saturday.
I don't think that happens much in Italy, if not in Europe as a whole.
Hats off to them. We try to give everything to make them happy.
We're succeeding, so we're doubly pleased.
Who would like to dedicate your brace to?
I'd like to dedicate this to my family, my girlfriend
and my puppy who was born a few days ago.
I absolutely love him and I dedicate it to everyone
that has been got behind me in recent times. It hasn't been easy.
It shows how important performances of this type are.
After the Lazio game, lots of fans were delighted with how well you played.
How important was it for you to once again score for Inter?
I'd like to thank the supporters for the faith they've shown me
over the course of the last week. It was very important to win,
we played excellently today and I'm delighted to score once again at San Siro.
Inter pushed on from that big win against Lazio.
You're now in second place ahead of the big game against Barcelona.
In the dressing are you looking at the league table are you only
focused on going out there and giving 100%?
I think it's important to think about winning week in, week out
first and foremost and then we'll see how we get on Tuesday.
We have another game in a different competition
and we have to give 100% and we need to try and produce a big performance.
However I think we need to take things one game at a time.
When was your previous goal in the league before today?
Pescara at home I think.
Congratulations it wasn't only your goal that we
need to highlight, it was the two performances, both in Rome where
you said you didn't expect it and today against different opposition
with less space where you were being tracked, you were still able to show
great dynamism. You're on top form as part of this Inter side.
Yes, I was hoping to have an opportunity,
the team are playing very well, that really helps
and I tried to contribute from my end as well.
I think I was able to play my part today.
Your last goal was against Pescara
but it's the first time in Serie A that you scored
and provided an assist in the same match.
How far can this Inter side go? The team is operating well in all departments.
Yes, we're a more complete side, we have lots of different options
and we know we doing out there. That's very important
and that's why we're getting results despite changing personnel.
The most important thing for us however is that we need to stay
humble, take things one game at a time and win matches.
Another of the stars of today. You were back in the starting lineup
and Inter didn't afford the opposition as much as they did against Cagliari
but you had fewer opportunities to get forward perhaps.
The head coach chose the system he thought would work best.
We are playing very well, we're very consistent
and it's very important to get the three points.
That's a ninth win in the last 10 games.
Where does this consistency come from?
What can I say? It comes from the work that we have been doing.
We've been doing a very good job, both Luciano Spalletti and his staff
and all of the first-team players have been working very hard in training
and you see that in matches as well.
That's very good for the team, for our campaign
and it's important get points for our league position.
Congratulations on your excellent performance.
What happened when you were injured?
Did you take a knock or did you twist your ankle?
It's a problem that I have had recently,
something that I suffered after the home game against Parma.
I took a knock to my foot and nothing showed up in the tests.
I've been working hard and getting treatment to get over it
and nothing has shown up in the tests we've run.
I felt a bit of pain today after a knock in midfield
but my desire to win the game and keep going ultimately prevailed.
Congratulations on your performance.
I don't know if you look at the marks in the paper the following day.
Do you want to give the team a mark out of 10?
10/10 for the job that the team have been doing,
for the work that we've been putting on a daily basis,
for the squad and the atmosphere in which
we've been training and also our performances.
I'd give 10 for the job we've been doing.
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