Welcome to your ‘one stop shop’ for everything you need to know on the day following any Inter game. Grab a coffee, sit back and enjoy the very best (and worst) of Inter 3 Parma 3.
Tale of the tape….. Courtesy of the statistics site Whoscored.com – here are the numbers that mattered from Sunday nights game.
The Good……..
Inter had a pass success rating of 85%, were in possession of the football for 55% of the game and won 51% of their aerial duels.
Rodrigo Palacio has now scored 9 goals in 8 league appearances against Parma.
It was an incredible night for the Argentinian striker who had six shots, four of which ended up on target. He crossed the ball three times, delivered an assist and dribbled round his opponent a total of three times.
Fredy Guarin lead the team with four completed dribbles, he also delivered four key passes.
Mateo Kovacic was second on the team in total number of passes (63) he completed a team leading 90% of those. Six of those completed passes were accurate long balls.
Hugo Campagnaro made four tackles and lead the team in interceptions, total clearances and effective clearances.
Andrea Ranocchia blocked a team leading three shots.
Jonathan and Ricky Alvarez crossed the ball eight times each. Both assisted for one of Inter’s goals.
Walter Mazzarri’s side now lead the league with 34 goals scored.
The Bad……..
Fredy Guarin completed just 78% of his 40 attempted passes.
Inter conceded 11 corners in the game whilst only managing three themselves.
The eight shots the Nerazzurri allowed on target was a season high for the team.
Parma had more shots in total than Inter. The away side tallied 17 efforts on goal.
Inter fell behind in the opening 15 minutes for just the second time this season.
Despite being on a nine game unbeaten run in all competitions, Inter have only managed four wins in that period.
The Ugly……..
The Nerazzurri have now drawn six games after being in a winning position, costing them a total of 12 points.
Player ratings courtesy of Gazzetta dello Sport
What the gaffer had to say…….
Speaking to Sky Sports: “I think that from the moment that the team felt the responsibility to always win, this has happened. Today I can’t explain why we started out tense, and when the games start with a disadvantage in Italy it is difficult for everyone. As soon as we go ahead though we go down, we aren’t alert and we concede immediately. We need to be more attentive, now we keep losing points like this. If it had been an unfortunate game like against Sampdoria we could’ve lost this one. There are things to reflect upon, at least we have continuity; in some moments also not losing is important for a team with young players who aren’t used to some levels and to be starters.”
Javier Zanetti was clearly frustrated as he spoke to Inter channel about his feelings: “Anger, remorse, because we created several chances, we managed to turn the match around which is what we wanted to do. We’re trying to take the next step in these kind of matches, but right now they end like this.”
Samir Handanovic was quick to take responsibility after his howler: “We tried but it was a hard game and we knew that. The goal? I made a big mistake and I’m sorry for the game, for my teammates and for everything. No one said anything during half time, but it is easy to speak when you win. You have to be honest and take responsibility when you lose as well and I assume my responsibilities.”
Mateo Kovacic gave his thoughts to Premium Calcio: “Am I satisfied with the game? No because we lost two points and my game was just ok. We conceded three goals and lost yet some more points. The first 15 minutes we were bad on the pitch, after that we played well. But this is a game where we lost two points; it is a concentration problem. After the 3-2 we let in a stupid goal, when it comes to concentration we are not good now. Third place isn’t impossible but we have difficult games against Napoli and Milan. Now we go and try to win.”
Other notable tidbits……..
Walter Mazzarri confirmed it’s unlikely that we’ll see Mauro Icardi or Diego Milito before 2014.
Inter had strong claims for a penalty but in all honesty it would have been a soft decision for the push on Ricky Alvarez.
Alvaro Pereira seems destined for the exit door as once again he was an unused substitute.
The San Siro paid its respects to Nelson Mandela with a minute’s silence then applause before kick off.
Massimo Moratti was present to watch the game.
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