Inter Milan Coach Sends Clear Message: “Next Two Months Decisive, We’re Used To Pressure, Zielinski & Frattesi Will Help Us” | OneFootball

Simone Inzaghi feels that Inter Milan are used to dealing with pressure, and that midfielder Piotr Zielinski and Davide Frattesi will help the team.

The Nerazzurri coach spoke to Italian broadcaster Sky Sport Italia, via FCInterNews, ahead of today’s Serie A match against Lecce. He also anticipated the next couple months will be “decisive.”

Inter take on Lecce in Serie A this evening.

But this evening’s match is only one of many worries for the Nerazzurri.

On Wednesday, Inter face Monaco in the Champions League.

That match will be the Nerazzurri’s last one in the “league phase” of the competition. It could be decisive for qualifying directly for the round of sixteen.

Then, next weekend, Inter take on city rivals AC Milan in the second league derby of the season.

The Rossoneri have already beaten Inter twice this season, in Serie A and in the Supercoppa Italiana. So there will be a real desire for revenge.

And then there is the matter of the title race against Napoli. The Partenopei have won crunch clashes with Atalanta and Juventus recently – making clear the scale of Inter’s task keeping up at the top.

Inzaghi: “Inter Used To Dealing With Pressure, Zielinski & Frattesi Will Help The Team”

Of this evening’s match against Lecce, Inzaghi said that “We know we’re up against a team in good form.”

“In their last six home matches, Lazio are the only team they’ve lost to. And that was in the last few minutes.”

MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 19: Simone Inzaghi, Head Coach of FC Internazionale, looks on prior to the Coppa Italia, Round of 16 match between FC Internazionale and Udinese Calcio at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on December 19, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

“We’ve prepare for it at our best,” the Inter coach said.

And Inzaghi also gave his thoughts on midfielders Davide Frattesi and Piotr Zielinski. Both start this evening.

“We know them,” he said. “They both played in the closing stages of Wednesday’s match.”

“They showed that they want to be there at all costs,” the Inter coach said.

And of the pressure of the title race, Inzaghi made insisted that “We’ve been doing this for many years now.”

“Last season there was Juventus,” he added. “We’re used to it.”

“They’re all doing a great job,” Inzaghi said of Inter’s title rivals. “As with us.”

“We know that February and March will be the decisive months for everything.”

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The Inter coach also spoke to Italian broadcaster DAZN, via FCInterNews.

Inzaghi noted that Zielinski “will play as a deep-lying playmaker today.”

“That’s a role he’s already played for us, and for his national team,” he noted.

“Asllani has started four matches in a row,” the Nerazzurri coach. “And so today I switched him with Zielinski, who can play that position well.”

“He’ll need to help us both in and out of possession.”

Then, Inzaghi also gave his thoughts on the situation of midfielder Frattesi. The 25-year-old has been at the centre of transfer rumours, particularly linking him to Roma, but starts today.

“He’s looked to be doing very well to me,” Inzaghi said of Frattesi. “He also showed that in Prague, even though he’d barely been able to train all week.”

“Our Sporting Director, Piero Ausilio, has already responded about the transfer market,” the Inter coach noted. “I’m just concentrating on the pitch.”