Post by Taxigirl on Oct 17, 2005 8:48:34 GMT
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Even after a 5-0 victory, Inter can’t stay away from controversy and Juan Sebastian Veron dubbed Adriano “disrespectful” for delaying his flight home.
“I am very angry with Adriano,” snapped the Argentine following today’s win over Livorno. “This is a total lack of respect for rules and for his team-mates. We will discuss this in the dressing room.”
The Brazilian only returned from Rio de Janeiro this morning after his original flight was delayed by a technical problem, then missed another opportunity to return.
“Until we set some solid rules for everyone in the club, then we’ll never do things properly at Inter. As far as I am concerned, facing Livorno is the same as taking on Juventus, but other players here don’t have the same attitude. I am personally very angry about this.”
The Nerazzurri seemingly cannot stay away from the front pages of the newspapers for all the wrong reasons, a problem that Veron acknowledges.
“We have to reflect on this incident and learn from it. Instead of creating a relaxed atmosphere within the club, we tend to cause problems for ourselves, and I’m referring to the directors and players here. We needed champions today and they weren’t here, but thankfully we have other great players in our squad.”
Marco Materazzi, who opened the scoring in this 5-0 thrashing, was also quick to condemn his team-mate’s lack of professionalism.
“We don’t know how things really went, but if Adriano needs to apologise then I’m sure he will. This is an unusual situation, as we created a solid group and everyone is supposed to be equal. At times, behaviour counts more than results.”
In typical Inter fashion, there is confusion over exactly why Adriano delayed his return from international duty. Coach Roberto Mancini was also furious in his Press Conference before the game, but it’s believed patron Massimo Moratti had given him permission to stay in South America.
“People have spoken out about this issue without knowing the facts,” insisted Moratti. “Adriano had been given permission to stay out for an extra day. Much worse things happen at other clubs, but at Inter it’s all blown out of all proportion. I don’t know if Adriano will be fined, as there are directors here who have to think about these things.”
Even after a 5-0 victory, Inter can’t stay away from controversy and Juan Sebastian Veron dubbed Adriano “disrespectful” for delaying his flight home.
“I am very angry with Adriano,” snapped the Argentine following today’s win over Livorno. “This is a total lack of respect for rules and for his team-mates. We will discuss this in the dressing room.”
The Brazilian only returned from Rio de Janeiro this morning after his original flight was delayed by a technical problem, then missed another opportunity to return.
“Until we set some solid rules for everyone in the club, then we’ll never do things properly at Inter. As far as I am concerned, facing Livorno is the same as taking on Juventus, but other players here don’t have the same attitude. I am personally very angry about this.”
The Nerazzurri seemingly cannot stay away from the front pages of the newspapers for all the wrong reasons, a problem that Veron acknowledges.
“We have to reflect on this incident and learn from it. Instead of creating a relaxed atmosphere within the club, we tend to cause problems for ourselves, and I’m referring to the directors and players here. We needed champions today and they weren’t here, but thankfully we have other great players in our squad.”
Marco Materazzi, who opened the scoring in this 5-0 thrashing, was also quick to condemn his team-mate’s lack of professionalism.
“We don’t know how things really went, but if Adriano needs to apologise then I’m sure he will. This is an unusual situation, as we created a solid group and everyone is supposed to be equal. At times, behaviour counts more than results.”
In typical Inter fashion, there is confusion over exactly why Adriano delayed his return from international duty. Coach Roberto Mancini was also furious in his Press Conference before the game, but it’s believed patron Massimo Moratti had given him permission to stay in South America.
“People have spoken out about this issue without knowing the facts,” insisted Moratti. “Adriano had been given permission to stay out for an extra day. Much worse things happen at other clubs, but at Inter it’s all blown out of all proportion. I don’t know if Adriano will be fined, as there are directors here who have to think about these things.”