An excellent defensive display saw Inter prevent Napoli from taking their 9th consecutive win in the Serie A thanks to a 0-0 draw in a match were every single Inter player fought their socks off for the team in what must have been the best team performance any Inter side has given in the past decade.
Samir Handanovic – 7,5: As brilliant as he must be for Inter to get a result in these matches. The people of Gotham City have Batman, Inter have Batmanovic. Man of the match.
Danilo D’Ambrosio – 7: Gave his best performance in an Inter shirt. Barely put a foot wrong all night & won every crucial challenge. Never been better.
Milan Skriniar – 6,5: Continues to produce world class performances week after week. Displays an impressive maturity & intelligence despite his young age.
Joao Miranda – 6,5: Saved a certain goal via a brilliant last minute tackle. Was booked after a rash challenge & is suspended next match against Sampdoria.
Yuto Nagatomo – 7: The player who has grown the most under Spalletti. Man marked Callejon for 90 minutes & barely made a mistake. Never played better.
Roberto Gagliardini – 6.5: A very solid performance by the youngster who made his Serie A season 12 months ago. Gives balance to the team in attack & defence.
Matias Vecino – 6,5: Inter’s own energizer bunny. Never stops chasing the life out of his opponents & seems physically unable to become tired.
Antonio Candreva – 6.5: Another big match another very impressive performance. Closed down Napoli’s left wing completely together with D’Ambrosio.
Borja Valero – 6: Such an intelligent player. His vision, passing & timing is unparalleled affording time to his team mates in attack & defence.
Ivan Perisic – 6: Not the usual marauding runs down the left but instead worked his socks off by defending & closing down Napoli’s entire right flank.
Mauro Icardi – 6: A true captain & leader who put in a shift of work when helping out defensively whilst alone keeping Napoli’s both defenders occupied.
Joao Mario – 6: Came on in the 71st minute for an exhausted Borja Valero & didn’t show any signs of the tonsillitis that kept him from playing vs Milan.
Joao Cancelo – : Was brought on in the 83rd minute to replace Candreva who was so tired he could barely walk. Didn’t play long enough to be marked.
Eder – : Replaced Icardi in the 87 th minute & didn’t play long enough to be able to be marked.
Luciano Spalletti – 7: Got his tactics spot on in the most difficult challenge he has faced as an Inter coach. Has changed Inter’s mentality singlehandedly.
Luca Banti – 6,5: Very solid & consistent performance by the referee & his team. Got every single major decision right & allowed play to flow.
Inter – 7: Best defensive team performance an Inter side has given since the famous Champions League semifinal return leg vs Barcelona in 2010.
Do you agree with D’Ambrosio’s rating? Was Nagatomo’s too high/low? Who do you think was Inter’s Man of The Match?
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Stingy with the ratings. Handanovic man of the match and 7.5?
Skriniar took the ball off insigne and mertens time and time again and 6.5? Best def performance since 2010 and so stingy with the ratings cmon.
I agree with you bro. If this was the best defensive display since 2010, then by all means rating should be higher.
I thought I was the only bajan inter fan
Well we are few. I guess we are real football fans. Most Bajans just follow pattern. EPL barca and real Madrid. Outside of that they lost.
Got a Trini with you too here guys…
Yo bro or sis. T&T represent.
Bro.. Lol
I was about to comment on the ratings(as a number) since they don’t make sense compared to the Milan derby then I saw that those are Nima’s and i checked that the Milan’s derby were Suneet’s
Hail King Naga!
:p
Candreva deserves 7
Well…maybe for his defensive aspect because he did alot of work coming back to help out on the right side…especially in the last play before he came off..but offensively? Still lacking that consistency in crossing…perisic was wide open and all that was needed was a ball across the 6 yard area and he somehow messed it up..other crosses were overhit…so I think the 6.5 is a decent assessment
Please spaletti…feed rano what you fed naga :'( or is his yoga finally paying off? It’s amazing to see what a good coach in a system that suits the players does to the overall performance of a team.
I think vecino deserves a 7.
miranda is ban for next game? i thought he got 4 yellow right!? that’s mean he can still play against samdoria.. he’s 1 yellow card away from suspention..
I think you are right. From 2015-16 first ban is after 5 yellow cards.
if no miranda in our next match we are doomed 🙁
d’ambrosio can play as CB too. and we can play cancelo or even santon as a RB. but i don’t think miranda is ban yet.. ^^