Mourinho: "Angry? No. I'm proud of myself"

APPIANO GENTILE - After Wednesday's national cup semi-final first leg against Sampdoria, Inter return to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris again on Saturday to face Gian Piero Gasperini's Genoa in Serie A Week 27.
"It will be an important match tomorrow," José Mourinho told journalists in his pre-match press conference. "Genoa play well, quickly and in a manner suited to the characteristics of their players. They are a high-quality team, they play good football without pressure because their only pressure is to play well.
"With their current position in the table they can get into the UEFA zone, and maybe even the Champions League. They play with great joy and tranquillity and this is positive for them."
Cristian Chivu and Walter Samuel miss the second Genoa trip of the week through injury. Maxwell, Julio Cruz and Victor Obinna have been left out of the squad for technical reasons, while Patrick Vieira is unavailable through suspension.
"In defence there will be the same players who were on the pitch against Sampdoria, with Nicolas Burdisso and Davide Santon as well," explained Mourinho. "Cambiasso and Stankovic will return in midfield, and Julio Cesar in goal. And yes, Ibrahimovic will play from the first minute."
It was a visibly different José Mourinho who faced the press today. Asked how he was feeling, the Inter coach replied: "I'm not angry. If you really want to find an adjective to describe how I feel, I could say 'proud'. But I'm not angry. Proud of what? Proud of myself."
In Tuesday's press conference Mourinho mentioned that in 91 days' time he will go on holiday. "I said that in 91 days, which are now 87, I will say goodbye to all of you, but only because I definitely won't be spending my holidays in Italy," clarified José, adding that he will dedicate time to his charity initiatives in Africa followed by spells in the USA, "because I like it there", and his native Portugal, "because it's obvious".
"I work every day with my staff to prepare for next season and I'm certainly not preparing anything for another coach."

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