Calhanoglu: ‘I don’t care’ about the goalkeeper, while Sucic retains Inter shirt

Hakan Calhanoglu says he’s only focused on himself and the ball before taking penalty kicks and thanks Cristian Chivu, who has given Inter ‘something extra from a mental standpoint.’

Calhanoglu scored two goals in Inter’s 3-0 win over Fiorentina on Wednesday, resulting in Football Italia’s MOTM.

The Turkey international broke the deadlock with a shot from outside the box at minute 66 and killed off the game from the spot in the dying minutes.

“It is what I always do. When the penalty comes, I’m always focused. Honestly, I don’t care about who is in goal. I just focus on myself and the ball, so I’m happy,” Calhanoglu told DAZN.

Inter reacted strongly to a 3-1 loss against Napoli last weekend.

“We made an immediate switch. We left it aside, and today we put in a great performance,” said Calhanoglu.

“Thanks to the coach who gives something extra from a mental standpoint and in terms of being hungry to win.”

The Turkish midfielder added to Sky: “Everyone knows that if you play for Inter, you have to aim for the highest objectives. The team deserves that. It was difficult with the Club World Cup, but the coach really helped us mentally, so the important thing was not so much the motivation, but the discipline.”

Petar Sucic scored the other goal for Inter, his first one in Serie A and for the Nerazzurri.

“Inter are a big club, and there are many great players. I’m happy when I play, when I don’t, I train hard. I think it’s the right way. I’m happy with today’s performance,” he said.

Several fans followed Sucic and Calhanoglu’s post-match interview from the stands of the Stadio Meazza, asking for their shirts, but the young Croat opted to retain such a special jersey for himself.

“I only have another one that I’ll swap with my national teammate, Pongracic,” he said.

During his post-match interview with Sky Italia, Sucic added: “It’s nice to score my first goal and I’m really happy. I worked really hard for it, but of course, the most important thing is that we played a good match and won the match. I’m happy for the goal, but the result is the most important thing.”