"A great count, I could have given him something. At first the Interists whistled at me, but I don't kiss the shirt the first day"

Radja Nainggolan talk to 'Sportweek' and chat with the weekly magazine Gazzetta dello Sport some references to the Nerazzurri experience cannot be missed. The Belgian, on the other hand, is on loan at Cagliari, as his card is still owned by Inter.

Warrior, giant … Nicknames that are a source of pride or annoyance?

"If people appreciate me it means that I have done something good, I have left some memories. Yes, to be defined in a certain way is a source of pride".

What do you consider yourself a giant?

"I can only say that I always did what needed to be done, I always did my best in the field. My style of play did the rest. The strength, the desire, I could say the anger I put into the game push people to see me as a giant ".

And where does the energy you transfer come from?

"No one gave me anything. I had a difficult childhood, my mother raised me and my sister alone. Playing in a certain way was an outlet and the way to make people understand that I am never satisfied".

Today, after the discovery of breast cancer that struck your wife Claudia, did you find yourself even stronger?

"I am always the same. It is a particular, difficult moment. Claudia is strong, she has great courage, she is trying to camouflage her emotions as well as possible, she is following her to perfection, at home, especially with girls, she tries to be that of always. Sometimes there are arguments because for a woman the loss of hair is one of the worst moments during the illness. If I returned to Cagliari it is also for her. Here she has the parents, the friends, the dear places. way he can better deal with the situation ".

What does experience mean?

"I played at Roma and at Inter: teams that have the ambition to win, with strong, charismatic players and different characters. The experience I had in those clubs, with companions of a certain type, helps me to keep a group like this of Cagliari together, where the corporate and team environment is less complex and more familiar. We know that the goal is salvation, but the group is healthy and motivated, and with these assumptions it is easy to go further " .

And in January, when you return to San Siro to face Inter, what welcome do you expect from the fans?

"At Inter, at first I was booed. Also rightly, because I was always talking about Rome and Rome. But people don't understand one thing: I'm not one who cares about being a friend of the fans. I think the fan should supporting the team, not the player, I always thought that having become a favorite in Cagliari and Rome was the result of my commitment to the team, so after four and a half years in Rome it was clear that against my ex team I felt an attachment that I could not feel towards the new one, I didn't feel like kissing the Inter shirt as soon as I arrived, who does it to please the fans has little personality, it would be like meeting a girl and telling her right away: you you are the love of my life.

Then?

"So, as soon as he landed in Milan, I said that the regret of leaving Rome was stronger than the joy of being at Inter. I couldn't be in love with a society I had been in for a day. The fans didn't take it well. I knew some of them, I explained to them the meaning of my words and they understood. If I had to play three, four seasons in Inter, I would probably say the same things I said about Rome, but not today. "

In the summer, leaving, you said: "Conte esteemed me, his was an extra-curricular choice". How many times has the Radja man cheated the Nainggolan footballer?

"I am what I am, I have always lived in the same way. My mistake was to repeat at thirty the same mistakes made at twenty-five. I had to be smarter. But I try to live like a normal person. Nainggolan footballer is born of happiness del Radja uomo ".

You also said: "I would have liked to be coached by Conte".

"For what I saw in the month we worked together, I think I could give him something. He made us immediately understand the way and the spirit with which we had to play. And being able to convey his ideas to the team in such a short time is a prerogative. only the great ".

Do you like football the first day?

"When I step on the grass I am happy, I feel young and I have fun. Outside, I realized that in big clubs you see things that are too strange".

What do you mean?

"Things happen that could never happen in Cagliari, for example. A small place where there are no secrets. Elsewhere I saw so much falsehood. News comes out of the locker rooms that should never come out. Once, in Rome, I had half a discussion with Manolas, bullshit, but the next day he was on all the newspapers. At Inter the same. Even now, how does it come out that in the interval of a game Lukaku and Brozovic get their hands on each other? "
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