With great regret, Simone Inzaghi presented himself to the microphones of Sky Sport and DAZN to comment on Inter-Juventus 4-4. Here are his words:
PERFORMANCE – “I am very angry. There is disappointment, but as a coach, there is a need to analyze the 4 goals conceded. You can take 4 shots on goal against Juve, but you can’t concede 4 goals. Then I start from what we did against a team that had conceded 1 goal on a penalty in 8 games and tonight had to concede 7-8. On the 4-2 we had 3-4 chances where we had to score the fifth goal. There were no warning signs until Yildiz’s first goal where we lost two duels. Then we split up and on the 4-4 we tripled in the area, which never happens. We made a series of mistakes that complicated a match that we deserved to win handily. There is bitterness, but I must be clear-headed. Today I did not speak with the boys, there were sad faces for what we had done and created”.
DEFENSE – Problems in defense? This is a time to work harder and better. We hadn’t conceded any goals in the last two matches. We must work harder. The shots and the xG are similar to the last season, it’s a moment like this. Tonight is clear evidence. You concede 4 shots, 4 goals. We’re adding to our own problems.
GOALS CONCEDED – We have conceded goals that cannot be conceded. We did not lose, but the result influences judgments. I must be clear-headed and rational. In phases of possession, we played a great game. On the 4-2, we should have scored the fifth goal because then there is an oversight you can’t afford to make. Justified disappointment and anger, but we also need to see what was done well: we created 10 chances against a team that had only allowed one goal.
RESULT – “Neutral spectators enjoyed it, I a bit less. In many matches, something like this has never happened to me. I could have done more too, but I had limited rotations and at this moment we pay. We have only one regular midfielder who is Frattesi, but he is a half-wing. But we had to compensate and bring home a game that we deserved to win.
DAZN
DRAW – “There are a number of factors. Determination should be greater, but today we deserved to score 7-8 goals. We need to be clear-headed and rational. The non-possession phase has to be done better and you can’t concede 4 goals on 4 shots. There are downcast heads, mine first, but in terms of possession, we played an excellent game, in which the flaw was not scoring the fifth goal. We had the chances and after the 4-3 the team got agitated. Football is like this and it will be a great lesson.
DEFENSIVE PHASE – “There is definitely a lack of determination. We have allowed many goals. Another result would have meant praise for Inter, but we didn’t win and it’s right to take criticism. I’m the first, but I must be rational and lucid.
ATTACK – “Continuing to attack and create is important, but on the 4-3 goal with a little determination, we should not have let the ball go out on the sideline and that put Juventus back in the game. And, in the second half, there was no warning.
MOTIVATION – “Motivations? We continue to talk about it. The boys work well and I see good attitudes. Drawing like this is bad because we deserved more. This is soccer and it will serve as a lesson.
