ratings

Inter put last week behind them with a professional performance against Empoli and got the 3 points they deserved. See how each of the starting 11 fared:

 

 

Handanovic – 7 Empoli had 3 shots on target and he saved them all brilliantly. Snuffed out any thing smart that Empoli tried. Needs to work on that rebound issue though.

Murillo – 6.5 Great work by Murillo today, he is making hay while the sun shines on his decent run of form. Don’t remember him making any mistakes or being out of position

Medel – 7 Absolute class. No fouls conceded, always there to battle it out. Tactically he is perfect in a 3 man defense and distributes the ball amazingly well. Leader

Miranda – 6.5 Not the usual unbeatable Miranda today, but he was still good enough for Empoli. His experience and awareness enables him to play this well consistently

Candreva – 6.5 Was much better today, he didn’t waste time on the ball and tried a lot of early crosses. Great movement on the goal and covered his flank well defensively

Gagliardini – 7 Right now Roberto is an untouchable at Inter, he is the midfield leader and a key part of both phases. Just needs to improve finishing to be world class.

Kondogbia – 7 Crunching tackles, winning the ball when he decides to, no look passes, brilliant touches. The Kondogbia of last season is now well and truly dead and buried

D’Ambrosio – 5.5 Usual Danilo today. Did the basics right and would have stayed on if he didn’t have abdominal issues. He should have done better on that chance though

Joao Mario – 6 There arent many 24 year old mids who can play like seasoned professionals. Only mistake was that counter where he took a shot instead of passing at 2-0 up

Eder – 7.5 Pioli puts his faith in him and he has never dissapointed the coach. Great assist to Candreva, used his striker’s instinct on the goal and never stops running

Palacio – 6.5 Yes he’s not the same guy from 2 years ago, but he proved to be effective today, the goal came from him chasing a lost cause and covered every blade of grass

Ansaldi – 4.5 Ansaldi would come last if he ran a marathon alone. He is unable to do basic things right and messes up things when he isnt under any sort of pressure

Gabriel Barbosa – 6 Was decent in his 20 minutes today, he tried his best to get into decent attacking positions. Always manages to raise the volume at the Meazza to maximum

Pinamonti – 6 Showed signs of some good movement and strikers instinct in his league debut. In the few minutes though it was clear he has the right attributes for a striker

Pioli – 6.5 Playing 3 at the back against Empoli at home seemed defensive but his team were all over Empoli like a rash. Everything went according to plan for Stefano

Domenico Celi – 5 In another country we would get a penalty for that slight push on Eder. Not in Italy. He whistled for a lot of soft fouls that werent there or necessary.

Inter – 6.5 Professional and pleasing performance after a week where we were tested to our limits. The reaction was great and looks like we will build momentum again.

 

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