Thiago Motta, Bologna’s manager, gave some statements after the 2-2 draw against Inter Milan.
Thiago Motta, the coach of Bologna, spoke to DAZN after the draw at San Siro against Inter Milan. Here are his words: “Zirkzee is the penalty taker, but at that moment I decided for Orsolini, so Zirkzee took it a bit hard. He wants to score, he wants to win, and I apologized to him at halftime. He didn’t take the decision very well, and I understand him because he lives for goals, being a striker, but everything is clear now. Zirkzee is fantastic on and off the field from day one. He is the symbol of our Bologna because he is very selfless and has enormous quality, he works for the team. He deserved the goal, he had been looking for it for a while. He ended up exhausted with the substitutions, and it’s normal because he puts a lot of effort into both phases. It’s fantastic to see his behavior with the people who work in the club, he is very polite, and that’s how it should be.”
He then added: “We stopped Juventus, Napoli, and now Inter? We shouldn’t hide, we should know who we are. We want to be a team that can compete against stronger teams like Inter. There is a big gap with the big teams, but when we play like this, the players manage to compensate for it. Today we stopped Inter, yes, but against Juventus I don’t know if they stopped us or we stopped them, considering that we deserved to win. But this is the path we take, moving forward with humility every Sunday.”