Inter's Frank De Boer says 'it's not a given that Juventus will be stronger', and discusses Napoli's Arkadiusz Milik.
The Bianconeri will be the team to beat for the new Coach, especially now that they reinforced themselves with Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain and Roma's Miralem Pjanic.
Inter's Frank De Boer says 'it's not a given that Juventus will be stronger', and discusses Napoli's Arkadiusz Milik.
The Bianconeri will be the team to beat for the new Coach, especially now that they reinforced themselves with Napoli's Gonzalo Higuain and Roma's Miralem Pjanic.
“They're a great team, their squad is exceptional,” De Boer admitted to La Gazzetta dello Sport. “They added Higuain, and at the same time they lost [Paul] Pogba. We must understand how they're going to play in the midfield, and it's not a given that they'll be stronger than last year.
“They have some great names, but we don't know yet whether these great names can also be a great team.
“Inter's objective is making it into the Champions League, there are no excuses. Everything else we still have to verify, but we're going to try. With the right levels of organisation and a good mentality, you can achieve anything in football.
“It's going to be extremely challenging on all fronts anyway, because Roma, Napoli, Lazio, Fiorentina and Milan are excellent teams and must be respected.”
Napoli only just signed a Arkadiusz Milik, a player from De Boer's former team, Ajax.
“He can do very well. He's a real striker, best fitted for the 4-4-2, with energy and quality, and one of the best left-foot shots in Europe.
“He may have some problems in the 4-3-3, but he's young and he can improve. His speed isn't of the highest, but he has great margins of growth. If he were faster too, he'd cost as much as Higuain.”
Inter's first game in the championship will be this Sunday, August 21, against Chievo.
“I know they play a 4-4-2 that turns into a diamond, they're a team that is unafraid and who know how to counter.
“It's a good test, not least for me, and if we won't defend well as a team, we'll come up against some very serious risks. We'll need pre-emptive marking and great organisation.”