The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 striker blasts the Nerazzurri’s defensive tactics, and still confident of Scudetto chances...
A.C Milan striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Zlatan-Ibrahimovic-c38029, believes that his team did not play well in the Milan derby, and also took a swipe at Inter Milan’s defensive tactics.
The Rossoneri slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Derby della Madonnina at San Siro on Sunday, January 15. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-Milito-c11166 found the back of the net in the second-half.
Milan dominated the possession with 67 percent of the share, and came close to scoring on numerous occasions. However, Ibrahimovic believes that his team did not get a lot of shots on target despite dominating the possession. He believes that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 sat back in their own half and waited for Milan to make a mistake, and their tactics worked very well.
While talking to the reporters, Ibrahimovic said,
“We didn’t put in a great performance, especially as we were unable to get many shots on target. We always had the ball at our feet, but struggled to become dangerous with it. In any case, I got the feeling Inter stepped on to the field looking only to defend themselves. They sat and waited for our mistake to punish us. It worked.”
The Swede insists that the defeat in the derby does not put them off the title race, as there is still a long way to go.
“I do not consider the derby to be a decisive match, as there are so many more to come. The key was that Inter defended and Milan didn’t play their best game in attack. You can’t perform at 100 per cent all the time.”
As a result of the defeat, Milan move down to second spot in the league table. While Inter close the gap on leaders, Juventus, as they drift them by only six points.
Milan’s 12 game unbeaten run in the league also ended with the weekend loss. The Rossoneri will be looking to bounce back with a win over Novara at Stadio Silvio Piola next weekend.
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