Stankovic: "We're all on the same path"

Stankovic: "We're all on the same path"

 

"No, Pupi is the real captain. I'm just doing my duty and filling in." Interviewed by Inter Channel after the friendly match between Inter and Trentino Team, Dejan Stankovic was keen to stress who the rightful owner of the Nerazzurri captain's armband is: he may have been wearing it today for the first match of the season, but it will be back on Javier Zanetti's arm as soon as he returns from the Copa America.

"We're doing a lot of work but I'm happy. We can't deny it: we started playing differently after about 25 minutes, we weren't always playing as a unit but that will come with time." Asked if this friendly fixture had been a useful test, Deki replied: "Definitely, we got to play together and that always helps you because it's a team game and you learn to read each other's game through habit."

Stankovic also explained how the team would reach peak condition: "We have to work, but I think Gasperini is quite happy: we're all on the same path. He wants to put across his playing philosophy and we are experienced so we'll take it all in quickly as the days pass."