Moratti hints at Mancini move

The Inter chief has suggested the former Manchester City manager could be replace Andrea Stramaccioni and downplayed rumours they have already agreed terms with Walter Mazzarri. Inter president Massimo Moratti has refused to rule out a move for former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini amid ongoing speculation that they are ready to part company with current head coach Andrea Stramaccioni.

The 48-year-old, who coached Inter to three consecutive Serie A titles during a four-year stint from 2004 until 2008, was dismissed at City earlier this month and is believed to be one of the candidates to replace Stramaccioni if the latter were to leave the Giuseppe Meazza side.

"Is Mancini an option? Anything’s a possibility in football," Moratti told reporters, before stressing that no final decision has been made about the future of Stramaccioni.

"There are no statements to give. I know he’s not feeling well, so it’s right that he’s had to rest. Nothing more than that. I really don’t think there’s any earth-shattering news to tell you."

Aside from Mancini, Walter Mazzarri has also been linked with the position of Inter coach, but Moratti has insisted that no agreement exists with the former Napoli coach yet.

"Is Mazzarri signing? The rumour was going around but it’s not true."

Mazzarri recently announced his decision to step down as Napoli coach after guiding them to second place in the Serie A table.

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Juan: Inter can come back stronger

The Brazilian centre-back has assured fans that the Nerazzurri will be better next season after an awful second half to the 2012-13 campaign. Juan Jesus is determined to help Inter bounce back stronger next season after the club fizzled out with a 5-2 loss to Udinese on Sunday.

The Nerazzurri’s disastrous season came to an abrupt end yesterday, with the club finishing in ninth place after suffering their fourth lost in five games.

"I'm sure we'll come back stronger," he told reporters after the game. "I thank [the fans] for not booing us, not even tonight. We really must thank them; they understand what we've been through.

"We tried everything but we’ve had all sorts happen to us this year. We lost lots of important players to injury. It’s a shame we had such a bad end to the campaign but at least it’s over now. We can focus on starting fresh."

Yuto Nagatomo shared in his teammate’s disappointment but attributes much of Inter’s season to bad luck while revealing that he hopes his knee injury woes are in the past."We’ve had so many injuries this season, both the team and myself personally. That's been the cause of lots of our problems and as seasons go it's been pretty cursed," he told reporters. "On the plus side, we’ve seen lots of youngsters emerge from the Primavera."

"My knee is fine now. I didn't have any problems during the game either. I preferred not to have an operation but it wasn't just so that I could take part in the Confederations Cup, as some people have said. I thought carefully about my career and came to this decision. 

"I want to thank the fans, the coach, the medical staff and the president for all the support they have given me throughout the season."

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Stramaccioni hoping for Inter mercy!

The beleaguered coach has once more pointed to the Nerazzurri's injury problems this term and has remained coy on his future. Andrea Stramaccioni feels it would be unfair to judge Inter without taking their injury problems into consideration after they finished the 2012-13 campaign in ninth position.

The Giuseppe Meazza side were beaten 5-2 by Udinese on Sunday evening to bring a disappointing season to an end, but Stramaccioni has stressed that circumstances made it very difficult for Inter to live up to expectations.

"Results matter in football and we've done badly in the last two months. But it's impossible not to consider what's happened to us in any assessment of the team. Not only for me but for the players," Stramaccioni told reporters.

"We've had to play people out of position, field a string of youngsters, had five centre-backs out through injury.  "What matters most now is that we don't get anything wrong in building the new Inter. Everything is in the head and the words of our president. I think [Massimo] Moratti has very clear ideas about how to rebuild and from tomorrow he'll be working on that. 

"The most important thing we can do now is turn the page on a very negative season in which all sorts of things have happened."

The 37-year-old then briefly discussed his own future at the club and remained coy on whether he will remain in chage of Inter.

"Have I been officially confirmed? I can't speak for Moratti, it's only right that he should be the one to speak, though I know because he's told me of course."

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Cassano: I have achieved half of what I should have

The Italy international regrets not having put in more effort during his younger days, while also admitting that he has grown weary of "fake people" in football. Inter striker Antonio Cassano believes that he has only achieved 50 per cent of what he should have during his professional career - and that he only has himself to blame for that.

The forward seemed destined for greatness when he exploded onto the Serie A scene with his native Bari some 14 years ago but, despite subsequent spells at Roma and Real Madrid, he never realised his full potential, with many putting that down to a bad attitude, particularly towards training. Cassano got his act together in recent years, winning a Scudetto with Milan and helping Italy reach the final of Euro 2012, but he freely admits that he wasted his best years.

"It's my fault if I haven't have a better career," the Inter attacker told Confessione Reporter. "I have done 50% of what I could have done. I always had a unprofessional way of training. "I thought that one could go forward with quality alone. I played in great teams but always did so little. 

"99% of the time it was me who messed up. However, there were others put me in a position to mess up." Indeed, Cassano says that the modern game is full of people who are only out to help themselves.

"I tell my children that the most important thing is not playing football," he revealed. "I have grown tired of this game. There are too many fake people."

The 30-year-old, who was twice named Serie A young player of the season, has been capped just 35 times by his country.

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Zanetti: Inter will soon be challenging again

The experienced defender remains positive after his side's disappointing performances this season and believes they will soon be back among the elite. Javier Zanetti is confident that Inter will soon be challenging for top honours again after a disappointing 2012-13 campaign.

The Nerazzurri have been struggling to find their best form this term and sit only ninth in the Serie A table at the moment, prompting club legend Alessandro Altobelli to describe the current crop of players as the worst Inter team he has ever seen.

Zanetti, however, feels they should take the positives from this season and focus on the future.

"President Moratti and the club are working to make sure Inter are soon challenging again," the injured Argentine told reporters. "Unfortunately it's been a bad season but we have positives to take from it, like [Mateo] Kovacic, for example. He's the present and future of Inter. "It's been an unfortunate season but we're thinking about the future. We'll start again with the positives and our young players."

Inter take on Udinese in their final game of the season this weekend.

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Moratti: It's not time to discuss Stramaccioni's future

The Inter president has insisted that he will not make a decision about the coach until after their game with Udinese on Sunday. Inter president Massimo Moratti has insisted that he will not discuss coach Andrea Stramaccioni's future until the end of the season.

The San Siro outfit currently sit in ninth place of the Serie A with no chance of qualifying for a continental competition next season.

Moratti has previously insisted that he will stand by his young coach, despite the disappointing campaign, but now says he will make a definitive decision after their clash with Udinese next week.

"It is not yet time to talk about his future, there is still a match left this season, let him work in peace," the 67-year-old told reporters. "The number of defeats collected this season will not affect the decision on whether or not he will stay, that would be absurd."

Stramaccioni took the reins at the club last season on an interim basis after Claudio Ranieri's sacking and was subsequently awarded the job permanently.

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