Forlan backs Inter to respond
February 22, 2012 08:08:42 UK
Inter Milan striker Diego Forlan has backed coach Claudio Ranieri to turn the club's fortunes around, starting in the Champions League against Marseille.
The Nerazzurri are without a win in their last five Serie A games, but Forlan has full faith that Ranieri will get Inter back on track in the very near future.
The Champions League will give them the focus and determination they've been lacking.
Didier Deschamps
"Ranieri is a great coach," the South American told UEFA.com. "In fact, I've played against his teams in England and in Spain a few times and I always respected him.
"He's coached many big teams. Now I am coached by him and it's a real privilege. We are convinced that we can return to how we were doing during that series of seven consecutive league wins."
Inter are 4.33 to win in the Stade Velodrome on Wednesday and are 3.60 to gain a draw, while the Italian giants are 1213.00 to win the Champions League this season.
Meanwhile, Marseille head coach Didier Deschamps has warned his players not to read too much into their opponents' recent struggles in Serie A.
The former France World Cup-winning captain told reporters: "I am convinced that we will not see the Inter side that played the last Serie A games.
"They will not rub everything out in four or five days, but you will see, collectively, they will be better. The Champions League will give them the focus and determination they've been lacking."
The French side will be without star striker Loic Remy, who suffered a hamstring injury in the recent French Cup win over FC Bourg-Peronnas.
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