Luciano Spalletti still found the negatives after Inter demolished Cagliari 4-0, giving advice to Yann Karamoh and Mauro Icardi.
The Nerazzurri absolutely dominated this match, winning 4-0, but there could’ve been many more, as they had 20 shots on goal with no reply.
“Let’s just say that after putting the result under lock and key, the ball started to move at the right tempo, whereas before we didn’t have the right cadence,” Spalletti told Mediaset Premium.
Luciano Spalletti still found the negatives after Inter demolished Cagliari 4-0, giving advice to Yann Karamoh and Mauro Icardi.
The Nerazzurri absolutely dominated this match, winning 4-0, but there could’ve been many more, as they had 20 shots on goal with no reply.
“Let’s just say that after putting the result under lock and key, the ball started to move at the right tempo, whereas before we didn’t have the right cadence,” Spalletti told Mediaset Premium.
Young winger Karamoh missed two sitters in the first half, including a volley on to the crossbar.
“He’s a very good player and when he turns on the afterburners, he leaves you in the dust. He’s very creative and that means collaborating with teammates is tricky, but he mustn’t get into bad habits. I know the crowd loves him, but it’ll help him become a better player.
“He is capable both of squirming through defenders and of going down the flanks. He does lose the ball cheaply and has to improve his finishing, as he doesn’t have a great record, but we can work on that.”
Roberto Gagliardini was stretchered off in the first half with a muscular problem, seemingly a hamstring strain.
“We’ll miss him, because we don’t have others in that role with the same physicality. He was a great midfield partner for Marcelo Brozovic. It came out of nowhere, we had no prior warning something was amiss.”
Icardi was on target for the 25th time this season, a new personal best and the first Inter striker to achieve such numbers since Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo.
“I think a player like him shouldn’t be happy. It’s true 25 goals are a lot and he is learning to track back to tighten up the team, so got a lot of touches.
“Anyone who says he just has to stand there and score goals is hurting him, because if he helps out then he’ll score twice as many. If he just stands there, it’s easier for the defenders to mark him. If he comes back, spaces are created.”