We end 2018 with a win, a deserved win
though by no means easy because it never is at grounds like this.
Empoli deserve credit for fighting and staying in the game until the end
but Inter were good value for the win.
Empoli know what they need to do, how they need to play.
They make it hard for you
because they batten down the hatches
then break forward at great pace
if you don't stifle them when you lose the ball.
We didn't always close them down as a unit when we lost possession.
When they're building play in their 3-5-2 they tend to spread out
so we had to cover more ground to close them down.
We did it though, making the odd mistake,
but we set ourselves up for a different second half
because they used a lot of energy in the first half
and with our changes after the break we were able to exploit
the weaknesses that arose from defending in the first period.
You're able to switch formation instantly now,
from 4-3-3 to 4-2-4 or 4-4-2 then 3-5-2.
The players are able to adapt
and do a great job in a position different to the one they were in a minute before.
Is this the work you do on the training ground during the week
paying off in match situations such as today's?
A lot of it comes down to the attributes of the individual players
because with Keita, Politano, Lautaro and Icardi
you can call it a 4-2-4 but it's still the same approach.
We try to play with one forward behind the other
with two wide players who get forward or drop back when the full-backs go on the overlap.
At the end, when D'Ambrosio came on, we did mix things up a bit
and I think we did it well because we needed to consolidate at that point.
We broke forward two or three times but weren't able to put the game to bed.
Umberto?
Evening, coach.
It's been a busy period for Inter, ending with Napoli and now Empoli.
Has the break come at the right time?
Well, yes, because when you go away after a win all is well
but if you've lost you can't wait to play again.
That's how it goes.
It's the same at clubs with lesser ambitions than ours.
It's not nice when you end with a defeat.
You want to get straight back into it to put things right.
We've won so we don't mind waiting an extra day or so.
- Happy new year. -Thanks. Same to you.
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