The Inter coach speaks after the defeat against Atletico: “The derby took away our energy”
Standing still on the sidelines while Cholo Simeone celebrates running towards his team. Cristian Chivu left the Madrid Metropolitano with zero points. All after catching Alvarez’s goal and taking the usual woodwork (Barella’s right-footed shot at the start of the second half). “In the second half we reacted and were concrete in attacking the depth – said Chivu at the end of the match -. We had a game plan and it didn’t work. We had a reaction of anger and quality in my opinion, but we weren’t able to defend the result until the end. This defeat can hurt, it’s the second in a row, we didn’t gain anything, we’re aware of everything. We need to become more vicious and understand the moments of the match.”
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And again: “We tried to buffer the quality that Atletico had. In the second half, new forces came in, despite this we tried to achieve more. The new players could have done something more in managing the ball, put something more into it. We will analyze everything. The derby took some energy away from us. I can’t blame anything.”