In his Friday press conference, Jose Mourinho said he wants nothing less than three points from today’s match against Catania.
“It is important to win and keep winning. We’re top of the table, there’s still a long way to go until the end of the championship, but it is always better to be in this position.”
But what kind of game is the Inter coach expecting against the Sicilians?
“It will be like every game that Inter has played at the Meazza against these kind of teams, who want to come away from Milan with something,” he said. “It will be a difficult game that we play after being concentrated on a Champions League game until last Tuesday. I would like to know how Catania will play, but Catania won’t know how I play after this meeting with the presss. I can only say that I have studied them.”
Mourinho explained why Walter Samuel, Thiago Motta, Diego Milito and Esteban Cambiasso will be missing from today’s clash:
“I prefer to rest Walter for the next matches, but the other three South Americans are all injured. This is football. I can’t cry; I can only play with the players I have available. I was hoping to have Diego for today, but the doctor told me that it’s better not to risk him.” Instead, Samuel Eto’o is available after shaking off a foot injury. “He’s much better,” said Mourinho. “He’s still not one hundred percent but he will do even better tomorrow if he managed to stay on the pitch against Dynamo in very difficult conditions.”
It’s one match at a time for the Portuguese coach and it’s still too soon to be talking about the Champions League.
“We will talk about it at the right time,” said Mourinho, whose team travel to Kiev after the two home Serie A games against Catania and Palermo, and the away match against Livorno. I can just say that our group is without doubt the most difficult and the most balanced. It’s a group in which Inter are the only team who have not won or lost. And Inter have exactly the same possibility of qualifying as the other three teams.”
Mourinho went on to talk about Mario Balotelli, Milan’s performances in Europe, and the rumours of a future on the Liverpool bench.
“Mario is performing inconsistently, but I have understood that his problems aren’t just his – they are the problems of an entire generation,” said Mourinho. “I’m pleased for the Rossoneri’s victory against Real Madrid. It was a historic match, just like their defeat against Zurich was historic. Liverpool? It’s impossible.”
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