Former Inter manager Frank de Boer has praised Inter striker Mauro Icardi but also revealed he does not think that the Argentine is the best player to captain Inter in an interview with Dutch news outlet Algemeen Dagblad.
“I like him very much as a player. Right from the first training sessions you could see his ability, he scored from every angle with a good speed of execution. He’s scored 109 goals in 187 games, an average better than one in two. He’s been Serie A top-scorer twice in the past four years and that says it all. I’m very curious to see how PSV deal with him.
“I certainly didn’t think Icardi was the best possible captain. There are things about him that aren’t really worthy of a captain, like arguing with his own fans. I left him the armband though, because you don’t want to lose an important player right away if you take over in the middle of pre-season.
“The biggest leader on the team is the goalkeeper, Samir Handanovic, but to be clear I never had any problems with Icardi, he always played his part.”
