Inter Milan wingback Denzel Dumfries is proud to have the possibility to work below Cristian Chivu at San Siro.
Throughout his newest interview by way of , the Dutchman additionally outlined Inter’s Champions League ambitions.
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The Nerazzurri will embark on their first European marketing campaign below tomorrow.
Certainly, the San Siro powerhouse will tackle Ajax at first of the 2025/26 league section.
It gained’t solely be Dumfries’ return to his homeland. It will likely be an opportunity to resume hostilities with the Lancers, as he beforehand performed for PSV Eindhoven.
In the meantime, Chivu will return to his previous stomping floor.
The 44-year-old performed for Ajax between 1999 and 2003 earlier than transferring to Serie A to hitch Roma.
Nevertheless, it’s now a distant reminiscence.
Chivu is about to make his managerial debut within the Champions League.
Certainly, the 44-year-old will coach Inter in his first-ever match at Europe’s prime desk tomorrow.
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Denzel Dumfries Hails Inter Milan Boss Cristian Chivu
MILAN, ITALY – AUGUST 25: Cristian Chivu, Head Coach of Internazionale, gestures throughout the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Torino FC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on August 25, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
“It’s good to share that previous,” stated. “I’ve even seen Chivu’s face on the partitions right here, we all know the Dutch faculty of soccer.
“Ajax is all the time a superb aspect; in addition they have lots of particular person high quality. I adopted their begin to the season, they usually have a good suggestion of the best way to play.
“We’ve misplaced two out of three, it didn’t begin the way in which we wished. However now we have lots of expertise, we’ve performed collectively for a very long time, and we wish to get again on monitor.
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“Now there’s one other competitors, now we have to begin properly. All of it is determined by us – now we have to point out what we’re value.
“We’ve misplaced two video games, it’s a disgrace, however everybody is aware of him as a winner, and he tries to cross that on to the gamers.
“We tried to begin Serie A by setting a superb instance, and I’m glad to have him as a coach.”
Then, he confirmed he and Chivu by no means met throughout the latter’s time within the Netherlands.
“No, however within the Netherlands, he’s a really well-known title. I used to be too younger to have seen him play.”
Champions League Aim & Home Struggles
MILAN, ITALY – NOVEMBER 26: Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale in motion throughout the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Section MD5 match between FC Internazionale Milano and RB Leipzig at Stadio San Siro on November 26, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Pictures)
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“We play the Champions League to win it. We now have an awesome squad,” Dumfries added. “For me, it’s not about doing higher than final yr.
“We’re a giant membership and we will win the Champions League. Nevertheless it’s a troublesome competitors, and now we have to offer the whole lot beginning tomorrow.”
Requested why Ajax ought to worry Inter, he replied: “I don’t know. We now have lots of expertise, a squad that is aware of what to do, even when the beginning wasn’t good.
“The Champions League is a big competitors, and we wish to honor the shirt. Tomorrow we wish to win.”
Nevertheless, Dumfries additionally admitted that Inter haven’t been at their finest this season.
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“We didn’t begin the league the way in which we wished,” he claimed. “Nevertheless it’s as much as us to enhance and discover the suitable motivation.
“We’re a squad with nice expertise and character, we glance one another within the eyes, and we all know there’s lots we have to get higher at.”
Defensive points plagued Inter in matches towards Udinese and .
“Sure, we talked concerning the targets we’ve let in, and for me, we have to learn the match higher.
“For instance, towards Juve we performed very well – if you happen to have a look at possession, we did what we have been purported to.
“Nevertheless, we conceded on the improper second. Hopefully, we’ll be taught to handle these moments higher within the coming video games.
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“For those who have a look at the sport towards Juve, there have been conditions the place we conceded targets too simply.
“We labored on that and instructed ourselves we have to enhance. However our fashion of play was dominant – we misplaced it within the particulars.