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For the ninth consecutive year Inter will not play the last 16 of the Champions League. This time, however, he also closes the trip to Europe well in advance and in the worst way, pulling all the cups three and a half months after having risked winning the Europa League final. Two goals go from a single shot and for Antonio Conte it is a hard blow to digest and administer, a black page, without a hint of blue. The coach was in his fifth participation in a European competition, a field that until now lacked satisfaction. The Champions League is still haunted by the coach. «The team put in everything it had. It is incredible that in two dominated games we were unable to score a goal. I don’t agree that we weren’t bad. The boys gave it their all, ”Conte reflects.
There was the fear of the cookie: if Inter cooked it, baked it and ate it, she did everything herself. It is already the third consecutive year that the Nerazzurri are in the last day of the Champions League they miss the crucial appointment: first PSV, then Barcelona, now Shakhtar. This time, however, she is the only Italian who does not pass the second round, one more setback.
“Some evaluations must be done cold, they cannot be done after such an exit. There is a lot of regret, goals were missing, not malice: if you don’t score, you don’t win. Throughout this Champions League we have not had luck with either the referees or the Var. Inter was not respected by the referees. Other than that, there is a big disappointment. The changes? I put Sánchez twenty minutes from the end and then I let Erikssen in when Lautaro had none left. Conte will have to reflect, especially on why this team never makes it through head-to-head matches. From all of Inter, a dark page, a financial blow, as they vanish in one fell swoop: they would have been useful in the January market.
Leaving was a possibility, but the scariest thing It is not taking a leap in quality, in mentality: when the bar raises, Inter stumble. Conte is not in doubt, never was and will not be. However, until now we have always talked about growth, it’s a step back, a failure He said without too many words, which now forces us to immerse ourselves in the championship and the Italian Cup. The double elimination delivers a third verdict: you can’t go wrong anymore. CEO Beppe Marotta said before the game: “The decisions that Conte makes are indisputable.” If it is true that there is no obligation to win, it is also true that there is an obligation to try to get to the bottom of both competitions.
“There is no problem with Inter in Europe: others disrupt their system to play against us. I have Plan B but I won’t make it public, otherwise they take countermeasures “Conte responds angrily. “We could have done more. The points show that we are not yet a Champions team, the pitch never lies ”, says captain Handanovic frankly. Recovering will not be easy, but it is essential
December 9, 2020 (change December 10, 2020 | 00:00)
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