Inzaghi tries to see the glass half full after the draw and the performance against the Brianza team. He finds the flaw: “We should have shot and instead we always looked for the teammate to launch towards the goal”.
Simone Inzaghi he arrives on TV with an anti-mockery draw in his pocket and the tight-lipped smile of someone who doesn’t know whether to be happy or not. “I take the blame for the reaction, the real shame was to end the first half with a draw”says the Inter coach who risked defeat in Monza – for the goal by Dani Mota that sent shivers down the spine – but was saved because at least in the final minutes she did the only thing she hadn’t been able to do: find the spark and put it in. Dumfries took care of it. And this is the perfect summary of the Nerazzurri’s performance on the Sunday before their Champions League debut. Against an opponent who lined up like a wall, with their ranks closed, finding space proved to be a difficult task. As the minutes passed it got even worse.
“The approach was good, in the first twenty minutes we also created a lot – the coach’s words to Dazn -. That’s when we should have unlocked the match”. It wasn’t the only flaw, Inzaghi found at least one more: “Then we were slow and less lucid than usual. We should have shot and instead we always looked for a teammate to throw to the goal. We should have been better at directing the game”. It seems to listen to the advice Conte gave to his Napoli: don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty. If the Azzurri brought dividends in Cagliari, in Monza a bit of healthy pragmatism would have been useful for Inter too. “We conceded a wonder goal, it was truly a great goal. It’s a shame about Frattesi’s ball, which could have been the good one.”
Happy or not? Inzaghi tries to see the glass half full. “The team played the game they had to play. I wouldn’t talk about the players who were left out (the reference is to Calhanoglu, Barella, Bastoni). We probably deserved the victory but congratulations to Monza”The Champions League is upon us, could it have had an impact on the performance? “We have these 2 games close together… the format is new for everyone, there are 2 more games, there is no group”.
Inter crashes into Monza’s wall, Dumfries saves them from the joke: draw in the last assaults
Last reflection dedicated to Dimarco’s physical condition and Zielinski’s performance. “Dimarco only reported fatigue, he only felt cramps”. As for Zielinski, he is reviewable. In Monza he showed up in fits and starts. “He’s a quality midfielder and I’m convinced he’ll give us a lot of that. If I deployed him at a certain point as a midfielder it’s because we were on the pitch with 3 forwards”. A solution dictated by the needs of the moment: “For me he’s a mezzala and not a deep-lying playmaker. And then in that area we’re covered with Calhanoglu and Asllani.”
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