Jose Mourinho was scathing in his criticism of Inter, Roma, the referee and especially Mario Balotelli. “He was terrible, close to zero.”
Inter fought back from a goal down to draw 1-1 at home with the Giallorossi after Samuel Eto'o replied to Mirko Vucinic.
“We saw three 'teams' tonight,” he told Sky Italia. “One wanted to win and didn't manage it, a second didn't want to win and therefore did not play great football, while the third 'team' blew the whistle around 50 times.
“A point at home is not a drama and it's still progress, but overall I did not like this match.”
Balotelli came off the bench at half-time, but Mourinho was absolutely furious with the teenager.
“Balotelli was terrible today, close to zero. He didn't move, didn't work and did not help the team with [Dejan] Stankovic injured and [Wesley] Sneijder incredibly tired. Mario only played 45 minutes on Wednesday, he's 19 and could have done a lot more.
“I cannot do more with him. I need help. I tried everything with different strategies, to be closer to him and sweeter, more distant and aggressive. Now I must wait for his response.
“This is Mario. He steps on to the field and we never know what he can give to the team - everything or nothing. I urge the media to stay closer to my strategy and so together we can help him.
“He listens and talks to the Coach, but sometimes I don't know if he is 100 per cent in agreement with me. He has improved, but with the talent he has he ought to be giving more by now.”
Mourinho was also scathing with his opponents, claiming Claudio Ranieri's Roma - who were leading at half-time - were negative.
“I like the point, as Roma had the quality to come here and win. I had the feeling it wouldn't be great for us so I put fresh legs in midfield, but even then in the first half the performance was poor. It was a game neither side deserved to win.
“We did improve after the break, Roma had some counter-attacks, but the referee could've given six or seven minutes of stoppages and only gave three. He wanted it over with too.”
The Giallorossi could argue they were also tired, having played Fulham in the Europa League on Thursday.
“It's not my problem if Roma had injuries. They played a day after we did, but in a competition with a completely different tempo, intensity and psychological pressure,” insisted Mourinho.
“They stayed in Rome and didn't travel anywhere, nor did they live an historic moment as we did when we nearly went out of the Champions League.
“The result is normal between two top teams, but it was the performance I didn't like. If someone goes home tonight happy with what they achieved, it's because they have no ambition.”
The Coach marked his 150th consecutive home League game unbeaten.
“That is absolutely no consolation. I knew because someone told me, but it has been a record for a long time, so 150 or 151 makes no difference.”
Int 1-1 Rom: Roma stall Inter's progress Mirko Vucinic and Samuel Eto'o were on target as Roma held Inter to a San Siro draw and cut their lead at the top to five points. More
