Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi took aim at his critics after their 1-0 win at Juventus.
The Derby d’Italia was wo by a Hakan Calhanoglu penalty, but it was originally parried by Wojciech Szczesny and had to be retaken due to encroachment, the Turkey international scoring at the second attempt.
“It’s a fundamental step for us. We are chasing down Milan and Napoli, we know that we’ve dropped points lately, but will try to recover them over the remaining eight games,” Inzaghi told DAZN.
“I didn’t feel pressure, because to be honest, we’re doing better than I had expected at this stage in terms of results, performances and trophies.
“We were missing some important players lately, things people would’ve talked about for other clubs, whereas for us they discussed tactics.
“I remember at the start of the season what people were saying, I remember Inter hadn’t won at the Juventus Stadium for 11 years. This is nonetheless still a stepping-stone and I remember full well what people said not so long ago.
“I have a two-year contract, the club has already asked me to extend, but I asked them to wait until the end of the season. In my view, contracts are worth only so much.
“We know that seven months of work were obfuscated by draws against Genoa, Torino and Fiorentina. I feel faith from the club, the players, the fans.
“Evidently, we entertained people so much for six or seven months that they got spoilt and had to criticise. I am fortunately able now to differentiate between constructive criticism and those created for other reasons.”
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