Simone Inzaghi and Guardiola’s reactions were contrasting, understandably after the Champions League. Inter coach Simone Inzaghi is disappointed about losing the Champions League final to Manchester City. Still, the Italian is also proud of his side, which he says has ‘showed the world that they are back on the international stage and will return in the Champions League final’.
Inzaghi proud of losing Inter: “We have shown ourselves to the world”
In the Ataturk stadium in Istanbul, the Italians were dealt the short end of the stick thanks to Rodri’s goal. “We should be proud of our excellent performance. We deserved more, so we shouldn’t think about what if,” in an interview with Sport Mediaset, the manager of Inter stated. “I hope they were happy when they saw how the team played. I hugged my players one by one because they were extraordinary, just like our fans, and deserved a different result.”
The Nerazzuri were unable to break through the English barrier, despite opportunities provided by Romelu Lukaku and Federico Dimarco. He had triumphed in each of the previous seven finals coached by the Italian. “I’ve expressed my admiration for my players. In reference to the Champions League final,” Inzaghi says, “I also told them that I think we will come back here in the future with this spirit, organization, and determination.”
Inzaghi is still in talks with the Milanese to extend his agreement until 2024. “We need a few more days because we are on the same page. Then we’ll talk about future plans,” he said.
The Italian also thinks back to the time when both he and his players received a lot of criticism. “Both me and my players were gone after and as a matter of fact we lost a few games we shouldn’t have lost however I think we have gained significant examples from those losses and after all we have won four prizes over the most recent two years and arrived at the last of the Champions League,” he said.
Guardiola: “It’s so hard to win this f*cking prize”
He at last succeeded: Pep Guardiola won the Champions League with Manchester City. After the final against Internazionale, the Spaniard was overjoyed, but at first he had trouble putting it into words. He got there in the end.
In the Champions League quarter- or semi-finals, Manchester City frequently failed. The final battle was even lost two years ago, but it is now won. “Winning this f*cking prize is so difficult,” Guardiola later told BT Sport. “We were so restless in the main half, however it involved persistence. This season, it was written in the stars that we would win the Champions League.”
Manchester City has won the Champions League in addition to the Premier League and FA Cup: the treble. “We started the momentum by winning the Premier League, then the FA Cup, and here we are. It’s so hard to win this award and the triple crown,” he said.
Although Manchester City’s storied goal has been accomplished, Guardiola does not intend to relax. Pep proceeded, “I don’t maintain that we should vanish after one Champions League. We must exert more effort. There are groups that success the Champions League and afterward vanish, we need to forestall that. Knowing me, that will not occur. Individuals don’t ask me any longer assuming that I will win the Champions League or not. It is extraordinary to win five Premier Leagues, but to be complete, you need to win the treble every season. I’m good, but I can’t win the triple crown every season.”
At long last, during the question and answer session subsequently, Guardiola was chuckled at when he went on to take a dig at Madrid. He ended with, “Look out Real! Even though we are thirteen cups behind, we are still coming!”
