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| Sunday, 07 February 2010 19:17 |
Mourinho hails confidence of in-form InterInter 3-0 Cagliari Internazionale manager Jose Mourinho says the confidence within his team is high, after seeing the Italian champions move ten points clear at the top of Serie A with victory over Cagliari.
Mourinho’s men won for the ninth successive match at home and, coupled with Milan’s draw with Bologna, managed to extend their lead at the table’s summit. The match also saw Ricardo Quaresma included on the substitutes bench, although the winger did not get on the pitch to continue his comeback from injury. In the end, goals from January signing Goran Pandev, Walter Samuel and Diego Milito gave the hosts a comfortable victory, and following the match Mourinho admitted that confidence is currently flowing through his squad after recent results. "It was an important victory after a January which has given this Inter lots of confidence. We have won many games in a row, also in the Coppa Italia," said the former Porto boss. "The team has lots of confidence. You could see it today from the way we went on the pitch, and as a coach I felt this feeling too. “Cagliari aren't an easy opponent and they created difficulties even when they were two or three down, but my team was compact and confident throughout. These three points today are very important considering Milan's draw at Bologna. Our opponent played their game and did well, but we had total control. It was an indisputable victory and Cagliari's heaviest defeat, and this is significant." Mourinho finished by assessing his attacking options, with the likes of Samuel Eto‘o and Mario Balotelli competing for places with today‘s goalscorers Pandev and Milito. "It depends on the opponent, on the match and on the available players, but having the possibility of choosing between them is only a beautiful problem," he said. "We have many matches ahead of us. Today, for example, Pandev was a bit stronger than Milito and this is because Diego played ninety minutes against Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia last Wednesday. Also, I can play with three strikers because I have players who 'frighten' opponents. If I were an opponent, I would be really frightened of the Nerazzurri attack.” Keep up to date with all the latest news on Portuguese football with the new PortuGOAL Twitter!
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Monday, 08 February 2010 03:06
Ramsey Colondam/Indonesia
he seldom to play quaresma although he has improved his performance,quaresma's getting better,,why Mou ??
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