RUN, FIGHT AND SCORE
12-09-2002:
Do you feel more of a leader?
After what happened on the fifth of May, there's little to say.
Those who have been here since last year can't forget what happened
to us and the fans. I above all want to do very well. You don't
become a leader, you are born one. But you can do well for the
team and this is what I want and have to do.
After what has happened over the past few
years, do you want to become a great player, the great player?
Right from last year I learnt to do a lot of things I didn't do
before. Unfortunately for me and Inter we were lacking in the
last forty-five minutes. It went like this. Now we have to do
everything possible - run, fight and score goals. I've been here
for five years and I still haven't given anything important to
the club. You don't need to feel important, you need to show that
you are. This year I can do great things, but I don't have to
say that here. I have to show it on the pitch.
Since Crespo arrived at Inter, everyone's
been talking about Crespo and Vieri . Does that bother you?
Recoba is also talked about. It's normal, he [Crespo ] has just
arrived and he's a great striker - he'll play a lot. I've been
here for longer, but the only important thing is to do well on
the pitch. I'm not worried about other things.
Crespo , Vieri and Recoba together. Is it
possible?
It could be. There will certainly be matches in which we'll have
to attack more, perhaps even on Saturday. And then, Kallon and
Ventola will return. There are three competitions, there will
be chances for everyone to play. Even together.
Yesterday, Coco mentioned the possibility
of Recoba , Vieri and Crespo playing together...
All the teams will try to play an attacking game. It's a risk,
but you can risk. If you play with three strikers, you must score.
But a lot of teams score all the time when playing with just one
striker.
Do you think Italian football is changing
and beginning to take into consideration a more offensive style
of play?
For me, yes, a little bit. What has struck me is how Milan want
to play. There have been big buys and they're focusing above all
on quality. In Italy it's very risky to play an attacking game
because all the teams are good on the counter-attack.
Could Guglielminpietro 's injury see you on the left wing
again?
I'm available. This year I still haven't played in that position,
but I'm ready. I’m happy with what I did last season. But
there will be moments in which we will play with three strikers
and if I have to make sacrifices I will do so willingly, also
because I feel fine physically.
Did you have a good pre-season?
Yes, for two years I've had good pre-seasons. Before, because
of the [Uruguayan] national team or for other reasons, I'd never
succeeded. This year, apart from the initial period, I've been
with the team all the time and I haven't had any problems.
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