Fabio Capello crowns Inter Milan

The words of Fabio Capello

Fabio Capello spoke to Gazzetta dello Sport about Inter’s strength: "Nobody in Italy has a point of reference like Calhanoglu. And very few teams in the world have midfielders soì good at attacking space, supporting the forwards by inserting themselves in the area or coming in tow on the edge. And who can provide balance to the team and protection to the defense".

"Inter’s great strength è the midfield, where there’è the right mix of quality, interdiction, game vision, insertion. Calha è a great conductor, Barella and Mkhitaryan have tactical intelligence and quality. And then as a first alternative there’è a certain Frattesi who I like very much and every time he plays he leaves his mark. Everyone can score goals or serve assists, everyone can help the team in the two phases. Inter at the dynamic and quality level’è è has been built very well in the middle, and then playing five-a-side helps".

"Moreù solutions than Manchester City? Here, if we talk about full roses, Guardiola’s team è still a step above. Today, City is playing with a missing crutch: without De Bruyne they lack a genius, a player of enormous quality. Foden is trying to replace him but è a complex mission. Però the real irreplaceable for me remains Rodri: he always plays easy, sets, covers, inserts. And when he is missing, Pep often loses…".

He concludes with a comparison with Real Madrid: "Well, we are also at’excellence with the Valverde-Kroos pair that I think is extraordinary for how they know how to integrate. Valverde è dynamic and very dangerous when he kicks from outside. È fast, can insert himself and has vision of the game. Kroos è the coordinator of everything, his work è still fundamental. Then Tchouaméni, Camavinga, etc. And Ancelotti can è leave Modric out and insert him as the race goes on. And then there’è Bellingham. But one canò fearlessly say that Inzaghi’s midfield is worth the best in the world".