STILL A LOT TO OFFER

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The skipper of Inter Milan, Javier Zanetti, has said that he still has a lot to offer and he will come back after recovering from his Achilles injury.

Zanetti is 39 years of age at the moment. He has featured for Internazionale in more than 800 matches. He has also played close to 150 games for his country Argentina.

Recently, he injured his Achilles tendon while playing for Internazionale in the match against Palermo. The injury was severe and he went through surgery just a couple of days back. It will take him at least 6 months to get back to complete fitness.

Considering his age, people are saying that it will be very hard for Zanetti to comeback from this setback and he might announce his retirement in the near future. But, the Argentinean defender has denied all those rumours and has assured his fans that he is not going to retire.

After Zanetti’s surgery, the doctor Mr. Franco Benazzo said that the operation went smoothly.

When asked if Zanetti was calm during the surgery, Benazzo said, “Off course, he was. He is a man with terrific temperament. He remains calm and collected on the ground and he was the same in the theatre.”

“The operation went well. It went for almost an hour or so and we tried to do our best.”

“Javier will be on the bed for the next 20 days, after that, he will begin walking. To get completely fit, he needs at least half a year.”

Zanetti also talked to an Argentinean news channel after the operation. The Internazionale skipper said, “It’s not the end of my career. I will come back after recovery. I want to play in Internazionale shirt again.”

“I have been told by the doctors that it will take me 6-8 months to get back on park and I am ready to go through this period patiently.”

INTER FALL BACK

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After appearing to come closer towards challenging the title in the middle of the campaign, Inter Milan have once again fallen behind the major clubs in Italy. The manager Andrea Stramaccioni has overseen the recent poor run of form, which has seen the club drop into the fifth position. Even though the possibility of finishing in the Champions League places still remains for the club, it has been a disappointing season nonetheless. Instead of coming out with excuses for the poor form, Stramaccioni has said that he would like to take the blame for the club’s inability to win matches recently.

The pressure on the manager mounted after they lost 3-1 at the hands of the relegation threatened Siena during the weekend. This defeat means that Inter Milan have not managed a single victory in the last four matches. As a result, their arch rivals AC Milan have been able to overtake them on goal difference in the table. One of the reasons for Inter Milan slumping to the defeat was the red card given to the defender Cristian Chivu, but the manager refused to blame this incident for the defeat. However, he still believes that the club will be able to finish in the top three at the end of the season.

“It is without doubt an ugly defeat and we are very angry. We had a few players missing but there are no alibis for a poor performance. Despite the fact we lost, we are still only three points away from the Champions League places, so we cannot give up and have to keep fighting. We can still achieve our objective but must find ourselves again, as we are still the team who in November were a point off the leaders and had great ambition,” said the 37-year-old.

DESERVED BETTER

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Inter Milan were not deserving of the 3-0 defeat suffered at the hands of Udinese according to the manager of the Milan club Andrea Stramaccioni. The manager has been able to revitalise Inter Milan in a number of ways, but he was unable to prevent from the team slipping to a 3-0 defeat against Udinese. This defeat almost ends any hope of Inter Milan winning the title this season because they have fallen main points behind the leaders Juventus, who have a game in hand. Hence, the gap could be potentially be as large as 12 points by the end of this weekend.

Even though the score reveals an extremely hard match for Inter Milan, they were certainly in with a chance of winning the match until the red card for Juan. The player was sent off after the 65st minute, while Udinese had taken the lead a few minutes earlier through Di Natale. Inter also conceded two goals in the space of 4 min to give the flattening scoreline for Udinese. Stramaccioni has blamed the refereeing decisions in the match by saying that it has once again cost them valuable points. As a result of this defeat, Inter Milan have fallen to the fifth position in the table.

“We had a good first half and the 3-0 result is unfair and does not reflect the real game. Up until the Juan Jesus red card, it was a totally different match. We certainly aren’t fortunate when it comes to refereeing decisions, as once again today there was an incident. Palacio is a very fair player and he should not have been booked for simulation. Maurizio Domizzi put his hand on his neck and unbalanced him, so for me that is a penalty and a red card,” said Stramaccioni after the Udinese match.