“I immediately get goosebumps.” Yann SommerSwiss goalkeeperInterspeak like this to SRF of the party that followed the conquest of the scudetto: “It was mega-exciting, euphoric. A great celebration for the championship with lots of people. I really enjoyed myself. The fans love the club, they show it in every match at home and in every away game. You can feel this immense joy at all times. For a footballer it is one of the most beautiful things there is. You would hardly believe it. there were so many people, including little girls and boys, it was beautiful.”
In Italy football is almost a religion.“The fans love the club, they show it in every home and away match. You can feel this immense joy at every moment. For a footballer it is one of the most beautiful things there is. The championship parade: you would hardly believe it. It took us 7.5 hours to walk 2.5km. There were so many people, including little girls and boys, it was beautiful.”
Does this make you responsible?
“Definitely. We try to restore this joy with good results on the pitch. Naturally the pressure is there, people wanted the world title, the second star on the shirt. As fans they invest a lot.”
You came close to breaking the clean sheet record.
“Yes, but it’s also a credit to the team. I already had a very strong defense in Gladbach under Lucien Favre. It’s like this at Inter too, we have a good structure on the pitch. As a result, we concede few goals. For me as a goalkeeper this is an absolute dream.”