Inter Milan, Simone Inzaghi unbalances on Calhanoglu and blurts out calendar
The words of Simone Inzaghi
After the defeat in the first leg and the pyrotechnic knockout in the Super Cup final, Inter will try to take revenge in the return match against AC Milan, valid for the 23rd day of the championship. On the eve of the derby, Nerazzurri coach Simone Inzaghi, among other topics discussed, dwelt on Hakan Calhanoglu’s condition and his chances of taking the field from the 1st.
"Calha and Acerbi had their first full training with the group in a long time. They have worked discretely and are better, they too will be able to give us a hand. This year Hakan had a few more problems than in previous seasons, so we are trying to recover him as best as possible. I saw him well, but as of today there are more chances that he will not start from the beginning,” the Nerazzurri coach began.
"We played sixteen games in two months and we did well to finish in the first eight in the Champions League, but now we will have the recovery with Fiorentina and the Coppa Italia on close dates and this will lead us to have to run even in February. I thought I would have the chance to train the team better, but instead the recovery in Florence will not allow me to work or give the proper rest that these players would have deserved. We did not expect such a congested schedule, so we will adjust as always, although this will lead to the boys having to train practically all the time" continued the former Lazio coach.
"We all know what a derby represents, it will be a heartfelt match full of pitfalls. Milan è a very good team, with a lot of quality in individuals. It will take an aggressive and determined Inter. This year, the first two confrontations went badly. The first one deservedly so, because they did well, while in the second one in Riyad we were in control and we had to be better at managing the episodes" added the Piacenza coach.
"Right now Napoli, Inter and Atalanta have taken a bit of a lead, but è too lost to make calculations, sinceé the teams behind just need a string of victories to get back to bother. Everyone has to look at his own team, I am thinking about mine and preparing as best as possible for this crucial match" commented Simone Inzaghi.
