Post by Taxigirl on Feb 22, 2006 9:29:48 GMT
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Inter Coach Roberto Mancini is looking for some Dutch courage ahead of Wednesday night’s match against Ajax. “We must try to win the game,” he said.
Mancini is aiming to arrest a slide that has seen his side go from being unbeaten in 20 matches to procuring just one point from their last three games.
While a draw in Amsterdam would certainly be no disaster, Mancio is looking to get back to winning ways to give his side breathing space ahead of the second leg at the San Siro.
“The Ajax game is a very important match,” he said. “We must play an excellent away leg and try to win the game in order to be more relaxed ahead of the return.
“Then we will have to start winning again in the League and try to get as high a points total as possible in the last 12 matches.”
Inter’s recent slump effectively ended their title campaign but also saw them leapfrogged by rivals Milan, whose three wins in a row has taken them second.
The Nerazzurri’s next goal is to go the distance in the Champions League and reclaim second spot from Carlo Ancelotti’s men but, ahead of Wednesday evening’s challenge, they will be wary of the Dutch threat.
Ajax won 6-0 at the weekend with new signing Klaas Jan Huntelaar scoring four times for Danny Blind’s men.
Inter Coach Roberto Mancini is looking for some Dutch courage ahead of Wednesday night’s match against Ajax. “We must try to win the game,” he said.
Mancini is aiming to arrest a slide that has seen his side go from being unbeaten in 20 matches to procuring just one point from their last three games.
While a draw in Amsterdam would certainly be no disaster, Mancio is looking to get back to winning ways to give his side breathing space ahead of the second leg at the San Siro.
“The Ajax game is a very important match,” he said. “We must play an excellent away leg and try to win the game in order to be more relaxed ahead of the return.
“Then we will have to start winning again in the League and try to get as high a points total as possible in the last 12 matches.”
Inter’s recent slump effectively ended their title campaign but also saw them leapfrogged by rivals Milan, whose three wins in a row has taken them second.
The Nerazzurri’s next goal is to go the distance in the Champions League and reclaim second spot from Carlo Ancelotti’s men but, ahead of Wednesday evening’s challenge, they will be wary of the Dutch threat.
Ajax won 6-0 at the weekend with new signing Klaas Jan Huntelaar scoring four times for Danny Blind’s men.