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| Ahead of this afternoon's training session at Angelo Moratti Sports Centre, Inter captain Javier Zanetti gave a news conference. How are you feeling after your exclusion from Argentina's World Cup squad? "To be honest I'm disappointed because I wanted to play in my third World Cup. But I am also very calm because I know I did everything possible to be there. Coach Pekerman's decisions have nothing to do with me, he has called up other players. The most important thing now is to support all my friends and team-mates who have been called up to the national team so they can play a great World Cup." Have you spoken with Pekerman about the reasons why you haven't been called up? "Just before he announced his list Pekerman told me I wouldn't be part of the squad that will go to Germany. He didn't give me any reasons, I don't know if there are any footballing or non-footballing reasons. But I can sleep peacefully because I have given so much to my national team, and I still feel a player of the Argentine national team. I'm certainly not Pekerman's kind of player." But haven't you tried to ask Pekerman why you have been excluded? "No, because I understood that he didn't want to give any explanations. He is the coach, I have no rancour towards anyone and I wish him the best of luck at this World Cup." Will you end your international career after this exclusion? "On my part this is certainly not the end. I will continue to work like I have done in all these years so I can return to defending my country's shirt. There will be many matches and I still hope I can play in a few." Don't you think Pekerman had it in for the Argentine players at Inter? "There are many of us Argentines at Inter and unfortunately quite a few of us have been left out. Pekerman has chosen his men and he has confidence in them. Let's hope they can get good results." Is it true that Argentina's World Cup run in Korea/Japan was a failure because the squad was divided? "This is not true. And with Pekerman I played almost every World Cup qualifying match and also the Confederations Cup. I only missed a few games. This whole matter has been a bit strange, especially in the last few months when the press started saying I wouldn't be called up. Pekerman has never spoken with me in these last few months. My truth is that I have been excluded and I'm very disappointed. There's nothing I can do about it now. I will support my team-mates who will go to Germany in search of glory." De Michelis, another of the players excluded by Pekerman, said he no longer wants to live. Is this perhaps too strong a thing to say? "It's a bit strong but I can understand how De Michelis is feeling because he still hasn't played at a World Cup. I have played in two and I'm very proud of this. It's useless to talk about it now. The list has been made and we should keep quiet." How has the Argentine press reacted to your World Cup exclusion? "The press and all the people were a bit surprised, and I'm very pleased about this. The national team belongs to everyone, and I am part of that national team." When Gianluca Vialli was left out of Italy's USA '94 squad by Sacchi, he said he would have supported Brazil. What about you? "I don't wish any harm to anyone, particularly my friends and team-mates who will defend my country's shirt at the World Cup. I will support Argentina more than ever. I hope they can bring the World Cup back to my country." Could Inter's season be the reason why you weren't called up? "Absolutely not. I don't think these are the reasons why someone is called up to the national team or not." Have you spoken with Walter Samuel and the Inter players who have been called up for the World Cup? "I still haven't seen Samuel. Cambiasso and Burdisso knew they would be called up. Cruz has deservedly earned his World Cup place because of his season. I really am happy for him because he wasn't called up for Korea/Japan. He deserved this revenge." What's your opinion of what is happening to Italian football? "The first thing I want to say is that I feel prouder than ever to be an Interista. We are waiting and we hope all these things are cleared up quickly, and that Italian football can be clean." Before Inter v Juventus you said you hoped the game would be fair, without strange incidents, and that it would be decided on the pitch. Was there the feeling that something wasn't quite right? "There were many polemics but this has happened in other matches, not just against Juventus. Now all these new things have emerged, we are waiting. The most important thing is that we are on outside of all this." Is being on the outside of these things a bit of a revenge for Inter fans? "I'm not sure if we can call it revenge. It will certainly give us a bit more tranquillity. Many things were said about the reasons why Inter wasn't winning, and now we probably know why." Do you think any teams will be relegated, or do you think the whole thing will be shelved? "I don't know. Let's hope all these things are cleared up so we can go back to talking about football." It has been reported that the Scudetto could be given to Inter. Would you take it? "Let's hope so. I would take it willingly because I think we deserve it." Yesterday Massimo Moratti confirmed Roberto Mancini for next season and said Fabio Capello is a great coach. "I'm pleased. Mancini has done an excellent job in these two years. Not only Moratti thinks Capello is a great coach, many people think so. But there isn't just Capello. There are many other good coaches." Is Capello's work in these last two years lessened because of the current situation at Juventus? "I don't know. He has won everywhere and has continued to win at Juventus. I can only say that Mancini has done a great job with us." | ||
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