The victory against Southampton represents the first step in the search for continuity. Inter now looks to face an in form Atalanta tomorrow in what will likely be a tough match. It will be a good chance for the ‘nerazzurri’ to redeem themselves in the league after their loss at home to Cagliari last week.
Frank de Boer analyses Inter’s current situation: ‘It’s always better when you play at home, that way the fans can be close to the team. Getting sacked? My only concern is to keep on working. I have complete trust in my players; we’re going in the right direction. When a team is full of valid options, it’s normal to be upset when you’re not selected to play. My job however is to pick the best eleven possible’.
An analysis on certain individuals: ‘I liked Brozovic’s performance with Southampton. He was able to pressure the opponents to regain possession, something he isn’t usually too fond of. Gabigol has to get used to the different tempo of the Italian game. I want my team to always attack the open space, just like our play that led to Joao Mario scoring last week. Icardi has been a role model this past week. As the captain he wanted to be the one to work the hardest during trainings, and I quite liked his Europa League performance’.
On the specific objectives to achieve during the course of a game: ‘We completed a lot of crosses against Southampton, which is great. But at the end of the day our goal game from the only real chance we created. Also, Icardi can’t be the only one who scores. Defensively, every chance we allowed Southampton to have came from our own mistakes, so we’ll have to work on that’.
