Cristian Chivu allowed himself the luxury of experimenting during the second half of Union Saint-Gilloise-Inter when the result already seemed safe for the Nerazzurri. The Romanian coach, due to the yellow card picked up by Stefan de Vrij—who in any case had not played a great first half—came out for the second 45 minutes with Bisseck in the center of defense and Akanji on the center-right.
A test passed with flying colors for the German center-back, who definitely improved with the change of position from one half to the next. The defender, born in 2000, won over all the main sports newspapers, which this morning praised the move made by Chivu, who sees in Bisseck a future as the central pillar of a three-man defense.
Here are the player ratings from the newspapers published this morning regarding the defender:
LA GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT 7 – He was mentioned by Chivu as an example of professionalism and is rewarded with his second start in the Champions League. His response is positive, not only for the assist in the scramble that highlights Dumfries.
CORRIERE DELLO SPORT 6.5 – The midweek match between Roma and Napoli convinces the coach to send him out again from the first minute. In some way, he helps set up Dumfries’ goal, but on his side Saint-Gilloise breaks through too easily. Better as a central defender.
TUTTOSPORT 6 – As a right-back in the first half, he leaves something to be desired in terms of concentration, but does better when Chivu moves him to the center after De Vrij comes off. Decisive in the action for the 1-0 goal.
PASSIONE INTER 6 – He seems distracted in the opening minutes and makes some defensive errors at the start of the match, but recovers as the game goes on and in the second half (when Akanji comes in) he also plays as the central defender in the trio.
