Di Canio praises Inter: “Unplayable like this, it’s just a matter of mentality”

Speaking to Sky Sport, Paolo Di Canio commented on Inter‘s victory against Como, focusing in particular on the team’s performance and the individual displays of some players.

The analysis starts with Thuram, identified as the player who made the difference: “Even in the last matches, when Inter wasn’t producing, he was moving, working hard, going to look for the ball, roaming across the entire attacking front. It’s the team that changes, and today we saw the real Inter.” On Lautaro, Di Canio specified: “If he’s missing, it’s a factor, he’s a leader, even at 60%, especially in certain matches, he has the technical quality to free himself, he can shoot like few others.”

On the topic of consistency in performance, Di Canio explained how the group has the resources to find themselves again after negative moments: “The good thing about Inter is that there are antibodies in the club so they can’t ruin what they’ve built over these 6 years. You can lose your way for a moment, but if they do, they find themselves again because there’s a healthy and serious environment.” On the players’ physical performance, he added: “The interventions by Akanji were with a strong leg. It’s just a matter of mentality, aside from a few flaws.”

Di Canio then criticized the decision to change formation in the derby against Milan: “It seemed to me a reckless choice, you make the team lose its identity: it happens even to the best coaches in the world.” He cited Diouf as an example of a left-footer used in an unsuitable role, describing him as “a dribbling mezzala made to play as a wing-back, inattentive, without a natural right foot.”

Finally, a strong defense of Spence: “He plays with a blindfold in Italy, but he was a starter at the World Cup with the third-best national team in the world. He has legs, technique. The ball he delivers is a Premier League assist: powerful, either you score an own goal or my teammate scores. If they fix that flaw, it will be easier for him to play as the wing-back with that athleticism and quality.”