Nicola after Venezia-Inter: “We can't reduce everything to a single episode”

At the end of Venezia-Inter, Nicola appeared at the press conference to analyze the match of the lagoon team. The coach immediately addressed the issue of the first goal, contesting the referee’s decision: “I don’t agree with the foul by Sohm, I’ve already said it and I repeat it. If we reduce everything to a single episode, we risk too much; what matters to me is the journey.”

The coach then framed the team’s current moment, recalling that he has only been in charge for two weeks: “The team was willing to understand my idea of play. In the first match we got the most out of it, in the second I saw one good half and one bad half. Today we had to hold the field well, take care of the details.” Nicola emphasized the good response from his players: “The guys did very well against a great team. I am proud.”

On the mental side, the coach highlighted how in Serie A it is not enough to perform well in just one phase of play: “To get points you have to do both phases. At certain moments you need to have mental strength.” He then expressed confidence for the future: “I am confident that we will also start getting points and not just good performances.”

There was also a mention for Busio, who came off the bench: “I’m happy to have given him some playing time, he had an important chance and showed that he can be relied upon.” Finally, a thought for the fans, after part of the curva had their reasons during the match: “They must have had their reasons, I’ve only been here a short time to understand. I just know that when my stand does what they did for the rest of the match, that’s fine by me. I’m more sorry for the last game when our fans weren’t there.”