Decanio: Against Liverpool, Inter must be both brave and pragmatic

Live bar on February 13, Beijing time in the early morning of next Thursday's Champions League quarter-final first leg, Inter will sit at the Meazza Stadium to meet rivals Liverpool. In an interview with SportWeek, Italian football star Di Canio talked about Inter's promotion prospects.

Di Canio said: "Inter need to play bravely on the one hand, and maintain pragmatism on the other, which is the only way for them to qualify. This game happened at a particular time, if it was last October or November, when Liverpool were at their best and I think Inter's chances of qualifying are much smaller. Against foreign teams, Inter lost to a very good Real Madrid only because of a lack of toughness, not because of lack of ideas or bad playing. At this stage of the season, everything becomes different and Liverpool even have some small flaws that can be exploited by Inter. ”

"Two years ago, Liverpool had an indestructible backline and under van Dijk they have made huge strides. After Van Dijk's return from injury, the Dutchman has always had excellent performances, but has been different from his previous self, and Liverpool have conceded more goals. Liverpool have been in the same dangerous situation this season, with opponents' direct passes passing behind their defenders and their defenders starting too slowly. In the absence of concentration, Inter can take advantage of it. ”

"Since perfection doesn't exist, Inter can be almost perfect. Perisic and Dumfries (or Damian) will be asked to do something less normal, they have to press forward, press forward, press the opponent on the offensive end and curb the play of the opposing full-back. However, they must return to their positions very quickly after that. Otherwise, Liverpool's pass would go straight through the midfield, giving Salah and Mane a sudden one-on-one chance. ”

'Against Liverpool, Inter showed the courage to carry the ball past their opponents, but at the same time to avoid conceding the ball in a dangerous position because their counter-attack was very sharp.

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