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Mourinho: "Equilibrium and concentration"
Monday, 05 April 2010 16:56:36
MOSCOW - José Mourinho spoke to Sky Sport Italia ahead of Tuesday's UEFA Champions League clash against CSKA Moscow. "The 1-0 result from the first leg is an open result," said the Inter coach. "We're in the semi-finals if we don't concede a goal, if we score a goal we have an even better chance of reaching the semi-final, and if they score first it will become very difficult. But football is not about 'ifs'.
"We played very well in the first leg but unfortunately for us we only scored one goal, so we need equilibrium and concentration. I'm confident for the way we played in the first leg and for how we have played in our last few Champions League games. We have only lost at home to the European champions this year. All this makes me confident, but we still have to play this game - a complicated game - to reach the semi-finals.
"We are concentrated on this game only. I'm not thinking about who we might face in the semi-final. Do we feel favourites? You are only favourites before the match, but no one is favourites on the pitch. You have to see what will happen."
Mourinho also mentioned the fitness of Wesley Sneijder. "He has had a problem. We will wait and hope. I will wait on him and all the others until the last moment. This is the most important game of the season and I will take any necessary risks."
Mario Balotelli returned to the starting lineup against Bologna on Saturday, scoring one of Inter's three goals. "I'm pleased to have all my players available," said Mourinho. "When you build a team at the start of the season, a coach wants to have every player available. I'm very pleased to have Mario and I liked how he played against Bologna. Will he play tomorrow? Like everyone else, he can go on the pitch, on the bench or in the stands, but I'm happy to have him here.
"Before the game I will tell the team that I want to have that 25 percent chance of winning the competition, that 25 percent that you get if you reach the semi-final. If us and Bayern Munich reach the semi-finals we will be the only teams in Europe who can win the league, cup and Champions League. It's also true that we might finish the season with nothing, but being in this situation at the start of April means that the team is having a great season. I have already been in this situation in my career. You also need a bit of luck to continue in all three competitions, but we have to try and the team's recent performances make me optimistic."
Mourinho was asked what CSKA need to do to win tomorrow. "They have already done one good thing: they postponed their league match, with a slightly sad excuse, but they did well to do it," he replied. "They could have told the truth. Anyway we're not angry with UEFA because you can't control everything. Do I hear the noise of the enemies in the Champions League as well as in the championship? They are two different competitions, particularly in terms of their duration. Anyway, like they say in Portugal or in Italy, and like I have already said, Galliani made an intelligent play that time and CSKA have also done it now..."
Returning to Wesley Sneijder and his starting lineup to face the Russians, Mourinho added: "I think he will play. Milito, Eto'o, Cambiasso, Maicon, Julio Cesar, Zanetti and Sneijder will play... If Sneijder doesn't play, Stankovic will play." |
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