There are draws and draws, you know that well Simone Inzaghi. There is that of last Saturday against theAtalanta and that of Champions with the Shakhtar. The first had left, in addition to regret for failed opportunities, positive impressions and feelings. The second, beyond the same regret for the unrealized chances, more doubts than certainties. Start again now against the Sassuolo reiterating what has been convincingly shown so far in the league is now the primary objective: they are needed, however more concreteness under door (sounds like a paradox given that Inter have scored more than anyone else but on closer inspection in the games played so far, not only in those not won, they have been different the more or less easy nets left on the street), more personality in some key elements and a greater balance between departments. Sara the last engagement before the break and before a resumption that will bring the match against Lazio, an appointment that Inter is likely to arrive at without the South Americans engaged in the world qualifiers with their respective national teams. The club is looking for solutions, the most likely is to organize a private return directly to Rome, but this is a problem that will be addressed later: first there is the challenge with Dionisi’s neroverdi, with the aim – if not the necessity – of not leaving any more space for the extension of Naples and Milan and trim the return of those who are chasing.
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SIMONE INZAGHI’S PRESS CONFERENCE
Mister Inzaghi, what kind of match do you expect against Sassuolo?
“Definitely not an easy match, the seventh in twenty days. There is a bit of physical and mental effort. We are facing a team that plays very good football, with excellent individuality. We will need the real Inter.”
Will it make turnover? Do you have any training rotations in mind?
“Today is the first day with the whole team. I will evaluate how the boys have recovered and on Saturday morning I will choose the best eleven”.
At this moment, if we want to make a point, it seems that Inter need more balance …
“Certainly balance is a very important thing. In Ukraine we played a good game on the defensive level, we expressed less play, but with cynicism we would have won.”
Yesterday there was the formalization of a negative company balance sheet. Have you received any reassurance for the future?
“We have a very good CEO. I think the club has been good in such a difficult situation, our goal was to secure the club and next year’s balance sheet will be better. The club has managed to maintain a calm environment, compact fans, salaries arrived regularly, there is confidence for the future “.
In Europe, Inter find it harder to score, just a case or is there another explanation?
“It is the result of the moment. We have the best attack in Serie A, it may happen that in the two Champions League matches he does not score. With Real we had 18-19 chances, with Shakhtar other great chances. We need to improve, but it is the result of episodes” .
Criticism has focused on Calhanoglu’s continuity difficulties. Agree?
“I am very satisfied with Calhanoglu. He combines quality with quantity. I have many players in that position, the bench in Kiev was not in reference to the match against Atalanta where I really liked. I have many midfielders, from time to time I make different choices “.
In this first period many criticisms for Handanovic. How do you see it? Will he always play in the Coppa Italia too?
“We will then think about the Italian Cup. Samir is our captain, one of the leaders of the locker room. A great goalkeeper, for many years he will still make the fortunes of Inter.”
After the break, Inter may not have South Americans against Lazio. Can Correa or Lautaro come back sooner?
“Now there is Sassuolo, we know we will have problems, but we will think about it in due time. I have to prepare for tomorrow’s match now.”
Regarding Sanchez: how is he doing and what is his ideal position?
“In my opinion Alexis is such a quality player that he can play the attacking midfielder, the forward … Now he’s been working at full capacity for 20 days and I’m happy with what he’s giving us.”
Do you miss a vice-Brozovic in the squad?
“I think Marcelo in that role is specific, a very very important player. But I can put other players, with Shakhtar I put Barella, but Sensi, Gagliardini and Vecino can also play.”
Going back to the Champions League, do you think that the performance with Shakhtar could be the result of past eliminations?
“I think not. We saw the team how they developed football and how they played for Real Madrid too. The episodes did not allow you to make a positive result. We were not the usual Inter Milan for the game, but net of the chances we would have I was able to win as we could also with Real “.
Did you expect this ranking at this point of the season?
“We are at a good point, we can certainly improve. Six very good league games, we are missing those two points that we would have deserved between Samp and Atalanta. I’m happy with how we are holding the field. Regret because I would have liked to have had more than one point in the Champions League. given all the occasions, we will think about it when the Cup returns. “
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