Inter coach Frank De Boer analysed the defeat against Atalanta to SKY:
“The only thing we can do is to continue to work hard in order to get out of this difficult situation. We will start playing better when the confidence comes back. I’m very disappointed with the first half and told the players during halftime that I wanted to see a brave and courageous team in the second half. As a matter of fact, that’s exactly what we did, a noticeable improvement in the second half and after 1-1 there was only one team on the pitch. We had good opportunities to win the game then an individual error lost us the game. I repeat: I’m really disappointed with the first half.”
Rumours say that you will be fired, have you been in contact with Suning Group? “No, the club is always represented at Appiano. Thohir and Suning aren’t here but we are always in contact with the President. It’s a difficult moment for everybody, especially for me. The only thing I can do is to work harder and talk to the players in order to get us out of this situation. I feel I have the club’s confidence, the only thing I need is a win that can change everything. I want to see a fearless team, playing with confidence. Today I saw one team in the first half and another team in the second half. ”
After the first half’s poor performance, was there ever any chance of seeing a change like against Bologna, with Kondogbia? “No, it’s always difficult to control the game- Atalanta is a really good team that knows how to play. Disappointing first half with a shattered team. We even failed in our press game. In the second half we changed this attitude. There were still some problems but we controlled the game.”
Why put Perisic to the right when he usually is not that good in that position? “We know that Ivan prefers the right side, but it’s the same for Eder. And since Perisic is good with both feet I made the choice of putting him there instead of Eder. Candreva has been a bit tired after all the games and we had to make a decision. This is not the problem.”
Will you still be on the bench comes Wednesday? “I don’t know. The only thing I can do is analyse this game and find a solution to how we avoid a team like the first half.”
Source: SKY
