ZANETTI: "TWELVE YEARS, ONE PASSION" Thursday, 12 April 2007 13:56:01 APPIANO GENTILE - Javier Zanetti gave this interview to Italian television ahead of Sunday's Serie A home game against Palermo: Zanetti: on Sunday you face a Palermo side that haven't had a good run of results. How careful will you have to be? "We will have to be very careful. It's not a happy moment for them, but you can never take anything for granted in football. We will have to play our match to win." In the first half of the championship Inter won at Palermo to take an important step towards the title after victories against Roma and Milan... "It was a display of great character and great determination. It wasn't easy to go and win in Palermo against a team that was doing very well in that period and was at the top of the table." Throughout the season there has always been a player ready to step in for an injured or disqualified player. Every substitute has done very well and has sometimes even taken over as a first-team regular... "This is the strength of a great team. You need a very competitive team if you want to reach important goals, and we have had that this year. We all feel important, from those who play more, to those who play a bit less. Whoever has played, has always replied very well, and proof of this is the fact that we are first in the table with a big gap over those chasing us." Practically everyone in this Inter squad has scored, apart from Olivier Dacourt and Alvaro Recoba. Will you try to get them on the scoresheet as well? "We hope they have their chance too. Chino has had some physical problems, but he's in very good shape now and needs to play regularly. It's a bit harder to see a Dacourt goal, but Olivier is having a fantastic season and he deserves to score as well." This Inter has faced every match in the same way, with great determination. Is this a guarantee ahead of your final matches of the championship? "We want and have to do well right until the end. We want to get a lot more points and it won't be easy. It won't be easy to repeat what we are achieving this year." How much do you want to reach 100 championship points? "Our first goal is to win the Scudetto as soon as possible. If after that we reach 100 points, even better. We know it won't be easy, we just need to make one last effort to win the Scudetto, and we hope it comes as soon as possible. There's time for all the rest." Where does Javier Zanetti get all this energy from? "From the desire to always train hard and give my all to do justice to the team and this club, which has given me so much on a personal level. When this Scudetto comes, it will belong to everyone, including the Nerazzurri fans." Do you remember your first day at Inter twelve years ago? "Yes. It was raining hard. My presentation was on the Martini terrace, and Facchetti, Suarez, Angelillo and Bergomi were waiting for me. It was a big challenge for me, I was very young and I had arrived from Argentina. For me it was like being reborn, I knew I would be entering a completely different reality from what I was used to. I was coming to a kind of football I had only seen on television, and which I knew was the most difficult. The best prize for me has been reaching the continuity I have had in these twelve years." Were you expecting to become captain of Inter and stay at this club for so many years? "No. Frankly, I was expecting to show my value. I knew I was joining an ambitious and very important club with a great history. I knew it would be hard to stay at a high level, but thanks to the hard work I have put in every day down the years, I feel even more of an Interista today." You probably feel a bit more Italian after being here for so many years... "Certainly. I have felt happy here since the start. Italy has given me a lot, and I have to thank this country for the doors it has opened for me."
![](http://image2.sina.com.cn/ty/inter/news/2007-04-12/1176381005_FEGLaB.jpg) 在周日主场与巴勒莫队的意甲联赛之前,国际米兰队长哈维尔·萨内蒂接受了意大利电视台的采访。 周日你们将面对巴勒莫队,他们近几场比赛表现不佳。你们应该如何小心应对呢? “我们应该非常小心。对他们来说,这一段时间并不好,但在足球中,你不要以为什么都是理所当然的。我们应该打好我们自己的比赛,获得胜利。” 联赛的上半赛季,在战胜了罗马和AC米兰后。国际米兰队客场战胜了巴勒莫,向冠军迈出了重要的一步…… “这是坚强的性格和坚定的决心的表现。在巴勒莫取得胜利并不容易,那时候他们的表现非常出色,而且占据了积分榜的头名。” 整个赛季中,总会有球员进入伤病或停赛名单。而每一名替补球员都非常出色,有时候甚至取代了一线队的主力…… “这是一支伟大的球队的强大所在。如果你要达到重要的目标,你需要一支非常具有竞争力的球队,今年我们拥有这样的队伍。我们都感觉自己很重要,不论他上场更多还是更少一些。不论是谁上场,他都表现得很好,我们在积分榜上排名第一,遥遥领先于那些追逐我们的球队的事实就是证明。” 实际上,这支国际米兰队的每个人都进球了,除了奥利维尔·达科特和阿尔瓦罗·雷科巴。你们也将把他们送上进球名单吗? “我们希望他们也有机会。雷科巴的身体曾经有些问题,但他现在的状态很好,他需要经常上场。看到达科特进球有些难度,但奥利维尔这个赛季非常出色,他同样应该进球。” 这支国际米兰队以同样的方式对待每一场比赛:都带着坚定的决心。在联赛最后的比赛之前,这是你们的保证吗? “我们想要并应该将良好的状态保持到最后。我们要得到更多的积分,这将不会容易。我们今年所取得的成就是很难重复的。” 你们有多想达到100个联赛积分? “我们的第一个目标是尽快赢得意甲冠军。如果之后我们达到了100分则会更好。我们知道这将不会容易,我们只需要进行最后的努力赢得意甲冠军,我们希望它尽快到来。有的是时间休息。” 哈维尔·萨内蒂是在哪里得到所有这些能量的? “从永远努力训练和将我的全部献给球队和俱乐部的愿望中,从个人角度将,俱乐部给了我很多。当联赛冠军到来的时候,它将属于所有人,包括蓝黑的球迷们。” 您还记得自己12年前第一次来到国际米兰的时刻吗? “记得。那天下着大雨,我是在马提尼露台上亮相的,法切蒂、苏亚雷斯、安杰利洛和贝尔戈米都在等着我。对我来说这是一个巨大的挑战,我非常年轻,我从阿根廷来到这里。对我来说这就像是重生,我知道我将进入一个和我习惯的完全不同的世界。我在进入一种我曾经只在电视上看到过的足球,我知道那是最困难的。对我的最好奖励是继续留下,而我做到了12年。” 您想过成为国际米兰的队长并在俱乐部呆这么多年吗? “没有。坦白的说,那是我想的是体现自己的价值。我知道我加盟的是一家拥有壮志雄心的和非常重要的俱乐部,他们有着伟大的历史。我知道很难一直保持高水平,但由于数年如一日的刻苦训练,今天我觉得自己更是一个国际米兰球迷。” 在这里呆了这么多年以后,您可能感觉自己更像意大利人了…… “当然。我从开始到现在一直感觉在这里非常高兴,意大利给了我很多,我应该感谢这个国度,感谢她向我敞开了大门。” |