Southampton - Inter (3 Nov 16) [2-1]

[Inter2010]

All I will say Fuck--Nagatomo... Man of the Match.

 

[Shaun]

from the INTER website, the words of Icardi "We need to do something to change this horrible run" loosely translated but yeah icardi...talk is one things but where the fuck where you? I didn't see you run back to help out, you were just thinking about wanda's tits.

I didn't see our wingers create much. Or our midfield control anything, or our defense shut down their attack well. He at least scored, so he doesn't deserve any special criticism right now

 

[tanorini]

Stefano Vecchi is disappointed at the ill-fated defeat talking to Sky in the post-match: “Today the team did a good performance from the discipline point of view and the spirit against a physical team with good passing skills. We gave them a hard time but while in the first half we did well to counter-attack, in the second half we lost decisive balls. We should try to keep the ball in the attacking half or you’re always under pressure and you spend so much energy. We have given so much in the physical aspect , we have to put more quality. Banega has great personality and quality, today for large stretches of the race he showed it. He dipped at the end, I kept still him on the field for his ability to pass, when we found him between the lines we created something important. Like everyone else he has to try to grow but he gave his all like the others.”

“I have not had much time to work in terms of tactics and mentality, there will be little time even for Sunday. From the psychological point of view we tried to play with courage and we saw how the boys took to the field. Unfortunately we dipped a bit in the second half also losing quality of play that the team should have as well. We lost the second half because they pressed a lot, while in the first half we were able to start well. “

“This team is full of quality, now you just have to be able to convey a bit of confidence otherwise even the smallest error condemns you like today. We have to get out of this negative patch and work together to better manage the matches. A book to work on the players heads? The Manual of Coelho given to the boys of the youth team could still be useful, you do not need a miracle but only to take the right road and nothing is impossible. Probably the qualification to the next round is compromised but in football anything can happen, as in the league.”

 

[surripere]

"It was very interesting, because I think we played a very good team, with a good spirit. It was not the same team that we saw in the last game" Claude Puel

 

[Pimpin]

this guy needs a good witch to heal him, what good spirit he saw today

 

[surripere]

this guy needs a good witch to heal him, what good spirit he saw today

More spirit than last time that's for sure.

 

[tanorini]

nter caretaker Coach Stefano Vecchi said they lacked “quality on the ball, which ought to be our strength” in a 2-1 defeat to Southampton.

Frank de Boer was sacked this week and Primavera youth team boss Vecchi thrown in at the deep end at St Mary’s while the search for a new Coach continues.

“I think the team put in an organised, determined and spirited performance against a very physical side that also plays good football,” Vecchi told Sky Sport Italia.

“We really caused Southampton huge problems. While we did well in the first half, in the second we fumbled a few too many passes and failed to make the most of the counter-attacks.

“We also need to learn how to control the ball better, because otherwise we’ll be under constant pressure and it wears you down.”

Ever Banega was moved into a more advanced role behind lone centre-forward Mauro Icardi.

“Banega has great character and quality. Today he did well for large spells of the game, but fell away towards the end. I kept him in anyway because he could guarantee more quality in the passing.

“When we found him between the lines, he was able to create passes and spark important chances. He gave his all, as everyone did, but clearly everybody can do better.”

Inter have lost eight of their total 15 games this season, so are they getting accustomed to this being the situation?

“There hasn’t been much time to work tactically, even if we did a few things certainly. There won’t be time for the next game either. I tried to send confidence and positive signals to the squad, I saw great focus and intensity, we fell away in the second half, but above all weren’t consistent in terms of quality, which ought to be our strength.

“When Southampton pushed us into our own half, it was because we didn’t use the ball well when we did get it. If every time you are under pressure, the pass out of defence is poor, then naturally you’re going to get pegged back.

“We lacked some quality in controlling the ball and going on the counter-attack, so we were forced to sit deep.”

Vecchi has to prepare a Serie A match against Crotone on Sunday evening, so how will he act after this debut defeat?

“We must try to eliminate any type of negativity to emerge from this situation and collectively try to control the game more.

“Despite everything, we went close to winning here, but showed our limitations in the second half. When you start to believe in miracles, then miracles happen. Inter are a big club with talented players, so they don’t need a miracle, we just have to find the right path.

“Qualification from this group is probably compromised, though anything can happen in football, but you have to play at the same level for 95 minutes to win and this evening we didn’t do that.”

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Claude Puel insists it was “very hard to play a great team like Inter,” but Southampton reacted well to win 2-1.

The Saints had lost the reverse fixture 1-0 to an Antonio Candreva volley, but since then Coach Frank de Boer has been sacked and replaced by caretaker manager Stefano Vecchi.

"I think it was a fantastic game for my players, because all the scenarios were against us tonight,” said Southampton Coach Puel.
“We dominated the first half, but we went 1-0 down and just before half-time we missed a penalty. There were also many saves from the opponent's goalkeeper, but we persisted and all the players kept their calm and quality on the pitch, and we came back to score this first goal with Virgil (van Dijk) and then after with the second. All the team were rewarded tonight.

"We lost the first game against Inter, which was a shame, because we played a very good game, but it was important at home to make the difference.
“It was very interesting, because I think we played a very good team, with a good spirit. It was not the same team that we saw in the last game and it was very hard to play a great team like Inter Milan, but we saw a very good game from my team.
“I'm proud of my players. All the squad have kept the good spirit and the good attitude and now it's important to continue this work.
“The reaction and the strong character of my team was fantastic.”

 

[ElDuccio]

Yes... considering that Atalanta game or Sampdoria, it was good. Specialy from the tactical side, thats how you need to play away against a good team. Without that errors we would easily won i think. But its also true that we dont tryed much to score the second goal or even react. But yes, this was better then our last 3-4 games and remember we played against a decent team, not Atalanta, Samp or fucking Cagliari at home!!!!!!!

 

[Shaun]

Yes... considering that Atalanta game or Sampdoria, it was good. Specialy from the tactical side, thats how you need to play away against a good team. Without that errors we would easily won i think. But its also true that we dont tryed much to score the second goal or even react. But yes, this was better then our last 3-4 games and remember we played against a decent team, not Atalanta, Samp or fucking Cagliari at home!!!!!!!

I'm not sure you and I saw the same game

 

[Pimpin]

I'm not sure you and I saw the same game

i still dont know w hat spirit they are talking about?

spirit of mancini and mazzari legacy at inter?

 

[surripere]

The spirit that had us leading one nil at half time rather than the one - or more like the lack off - where we should have been three nil down, like last time out. Didn't you see that game? Because ironically we were worse.

 

[tanorini]

Yes... considering that Atalanta game or Sampdoria, it was good. Specialy from the tactical side, thats how you need to play away against a good team. Without that errors we would easily won i think. But its also true that we dont tryed much to score the second goal or even react. But yes, this was better then our last 3-4 games and remember we played against a decent team, not Atalanta, Samp or fucking Cagliari at home!!!!!!!

I'm with you bro, the situation we are in is not normal they can't just transform and play excellent football in two or three days. There weren't many spaces between the midfield and the defense today in the first half they barley threatened us from inside the box. When we counter attacked we had some slick passes but in the second half we sucked and we made incredibly naive mistakes as usual. Vs Caglairi we played good but struggled to score and against Atalanta we played the worst game of the season that first half was terrible and against sampdoria we played badly but still better than vs Atalanta. I actually think we did well until their goal.

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[JJM]

if Inter was a single person atm

 

[tanorini]

haha dnt compare Inter to that piece of shit.

 

[RichDAS]

Watching the highlights now. Found it hillarious that the first thing Inter does is a Ranocchia long ball to the stands

 

[Pimpin]

Watching the highlights now. Found it hillarious that the first thing Inter does is a Ranocchia long ball to the stands

i said t his in the beginning, good ole mazzari days

 

[Nyall]

We lost, exactly pretty much the same way we've always lost.. If Frank really had lost the dressing room, wouldn't today be the day that the players you know, became actually useful? Like when Leonardo came and we went on an extended winning streak. but nope. Except for Handa who's always performed and Icardi who performs every other game now and Goku who is a kid, and learn and still had a better match than Kondogbia has all season, we basically have a bunch of money hungry leeches.


I can't wait to see them celebrate a last minute draw against Crotone on Sunday like they won the Scudetto.

 

[Wings]

I'm aware that it could fallacious reasoning, but with football and Italian defense it's more true than some scottsman and sugar. A true Italian defense would have shut out southampton, they're no Real, barca, bayern, or anyone of that calliber.

It's not "more true," it's the exact same argument. You're saying it's not true Italian style unless we're actually good, which is backwards reasoning.

 

[ElDuccio]

I'm not sure you and I saw the same game

We defended well away against a good southampton, there was not really some reason to worry about. We loosed because of a blackout. If you watch the last games it looks like they have a plan what to do now and not just holding the ball 90 minutes till we (in some way) score a goal. Defending, cover spaces, building a tactical game..? Nope. De Boer was the proof that having a tactical game alone is not better then Mancinis ideas if youre tactic are not adapt for a top club.
Today i saw things that you only dream to see with De Boer. But why should i even say it if everyone is watching Inter every week? Is it so hard to see how much space our opponent has? Nobody is there to defend a cross, nobody is there for defending headers. Marking of players was really poor, things you even dont see from a coach like Cosmi or Iachini. Every game the same story, only the opponent we played against was not the same. But it was E V E R Y - G A M E - the same shit.

Another thing i liked today is that we played vertical passes. Finaly we are not obliged to play only on the flanks and concentradet for the cross. This thing never worked, its really easy to predict. And playing against Catenaccio teams in italy with that tactic is just De Boer had no time, still im sure that it would make not much diffrence. Maybe Inter today was 7 or 8, he can coach in the Netherlands but not here.

 

[I4E]

I deliberately missed this game. Thank fuck.