Very bitter about the outcome of Fiorentina-Inter, recovery of the 14th round of Serie A, Simone Inzaghi spoke to Sky Sport and DAZN to comment on the Nerazzurri’s debacle. Here are his words:

SKY SPORT

“We completely messed up the game, everything was missing, running, aggression, determination. We deserved the defeat, congratulations to Fiorentina who put these things into play. We were not good at reacting. There were warning signs in the first half and in the second it got even worse. I am the one responsible as I am the coach. We will analyze it calmly. It’s not the time to make dramas, but it’s a defeat that hurts how it came and matured. Obviously this team does not end with a defeat. We will have 3 and a half days to meet Fiorentina again. I don’t want alibis, excuses, tiredness or anything. We did not bring into the field what we usually do.

“What changes in the standings? Making tables is not worth it. Only work can get us out of this defeat. This evening everything was missing and we found a team in an emergency that put more aggression and determination than us and deservedly won the game”.

“Technically we were insufficient, we moved the ball too slowly and they defended well. We knew there would be restarts and after taking the goal we were not good at reorganizing ourselves. We return home defeated, heads down, but I only know work. There are 15 games left, 45 points are many. The team will analyze this bad game and start again stronger than before”.

“We know the importance of Calhanoglu for us. He is finding playing time and is very important. Tonight I wouldn’t analyze individuals that much, everyone gave a negative performance”.

“I am happy with the squad at my disposal. We have found players. Taremi has had a problem since after Lecce, Arnautovic is growing and Correa is still out. Talking about depth of squad now doesn’t seem appropriate. It’s right to be angry about the defeat, the boys are, but we have to try to start over in the best way through work. There is still a lot to be played in all the games we have”.

DAZN

“What bothers me most is that it was a deserved defeat. We did not bring anything into play. We knew Fiorentina would play this type of game, that they would defend and they were very good. We were bad. We are disappointed, but it is the second defeat in the championship after 4 months. It will be a subject of analysis, insufficient game. We start again on Monday and it’s not the time to make tables. We need to work to play a different kind of game from Monday.

“We did not bring speed and determination into play. They arrived before us, they believed more. We had to be faster and more careful. There were warning signs in the first half, but in the second we did worse. The defeat slows down our journey. We know the cycle of games we come from, but the calendar is this and we have to adapt like everyone else.

“Busy schedule? We are recovering the players where they are missing. I need everyone and I will try to use them because the schedules are jammed. We knew. We will play on Monday and then Sunday with Juve. Difficult schedule for us, but we have to face it in the best way.

“We know the importance of Calhanoglu for us and he is returning like all the others. I would not talk about the individuals in a game that was negative for everyone, including the coach. He’s working well and will grow like everyone else.

“The -3? There are 15 games left. Looking at the standings after such a defeat won’t do. We need to analyze it well and understand where we missed.