Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi feels that his team made Barcelona regret being drawn in a group with them with their performances against the Blaugranas in the Champions League.
Speaking in a press conference after yesterday’s 3-3 draw, as reported by FCInterNews, the coach declared that the Nerazzurri’s performance was not one that would soon be forgotten in Spain.
Neither team are likely to forget about yesterday evening’s match any time soon.
It was an emotional rollercoaster that saw the two sides trade the lead back and forth until finally Robin Gosens’s late strike put an end to the goals at three apiece.
Inter may have been expected to go into the match with a defensive mindset, but in truth the Nerazzurri gave as good as they took, and could well have even won the match with some of their chances.
Asked if he had any regrets from the match, Inzaghi said “Yes, based on what we have created, we could have wrapped up the group with a couple games to spare with a win.”
“I congratulated the team because we played a great game of intensity and determination,” he continued, “Barcelona are one of the strongest teams in the world along with two or three others.”
He continued that “We had a great game, we wanted to make history by winning, because Inter have never won here.”
“Now we still have work to do to reach the knockouts against Viktoria Plzen in front of our fans, but first there’s the league to think about.”
He suggested that “This could be the turning point, but we still need to take the last step.”
“We want to the fans qualification for the knockout stages for the second season in a row.”
Inzaghi remarked that “Barca are a great team, but Barcelona’s problem is that they came up against Inter.”
“We played well technically, especially in the second half, getting the ball to the forwards in the best way possible,” he continued.
Of the team’s more attacking tactics than expected, Inzaghi commented that “We played openly, yesterday evening I had thought about giving up one of the two strikers, but that would have sent the wrong message to the team.”
“Dzeko and Lautaro did very well,” he continued, “we had a better match than we did at the San Siro.”
“We did well to limit them and we played with aggression,” Inzaghi said.
At the suggestion that he had been accused of being a defensive coach, Inzaghi replied “I have nothing to prove, I know the road I’m on here, and I know the work I’ve done, they’ll appreciate it here in Spain.”
“They’ll remember Inter for a long time,” he reflected of the match.
