FIRENZE (ITALPRESS) – Only an instinctive reaction, no lack of respect because in the blue dressing room everyone knows that Bosnia is strong and that environment Italy will find in Zenica. But qualifying for the next World Cup is a goal not to fail. Three days after the decisive challenge against Dzeko and members, it is up to Federico Dimarco to take the word to Coverciano. A non-random presence seen the lion that rose on Thursday evening, when the same Inter player and other teammates were picked up as they were exulting for the victory at the rigours of Bosnia on Wales.
“I wanted to say very sincerely that I respect any club and even more any national. It was an instinctive reaction because we were among comrades, among friends, we were simply looking at the penalty kicks to see who we met. There was also my former partner, Edin Dzeko, with whom immediately after the game I congratulated, complimenting him because he is a player who played two years with me and I am delighted that he spent the turn, he answered me simply: “That wins the best. I have absolutely no disrespect neither Bosnia nor Bosnians, we are all decent people.”.
The blues were silent of arrogance “but there is little to be because with what right can I be arrogant when we miss two Worlds? It doesn’t make sense,” added the outside of Inter, for which “it was unrespectful to have been resumed in a context where there were friends, family and especially children”.
Now, however, head to the game, against a Bosnia that “has strong players, talents that are doing well”, and eternal outclasses like the already mentioned Dzeko. “It’s a great player and a great man. To make him happy you have to assist him. I met him last summer, he’s a player with whom I’ve kept the relationship, I’m wolfing him for the game on Tuesday,” he says with great fair-play Dimarco, also aware of the atmosphere that will be there in Zenica.
“In Bosnia we expect a warm environment and expect a team that as we want to go to America. But we are Italy, we have the obligation to make a great game and go to the World Championship. We know the responsibility we have, we have been missing the World Cup for so long, but we want to get the qualification because we deserve it. We deserve it because we work well, we are well together with the staff.”.
According to Dimarco, the key to the challenge will be especially in the head. “We must be strong mentally, we know the environment, we can go wrong at technical level but if you are good at the head from 1′ to 95′ we can bring home the result. We expect a race against a strong team, with some players playing in our championship, we know them, we must be good at all points of view. They will attack strong, but we must be able to respond. Dedic? I also confronted him in Champions when he played at Salzburg, against strong players he defended himself as a team. If we defend team we will have no problem.”.
Dimarco is inevitably among the most anticipated players seen its performance in the last few months at Inter. “I’m doing a good season, but as I always said, I’m not interested in assists and goals, I’m happy if they lead to the team result.” And on the possibility that the Nerazzurri companion Pio Esposito plays title to Zenica, Dimarco makes spallucce: “I don’t coach, here there must be 26-27 players who must be loaded and ready to go to the field on Tuesday.”
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