"Inter stepped onto the field to defend" - AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Gregory Sica, January 16 2012,
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The Swedish scoring-machine expressed his frustration for the negative tactics employed by their city rivals on Sunday.AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic slammed arch-rivals Inter Milan for their defensive-minded approach to the Derby della Madonnina on Sunday.
Inter escaped from the San Siro with a valuable 1-0 victory courtesy of a second-half strike from Argentine goal-poacher Diego Milito, but it was Milan who dominated great part of the match, even if they lacked imagination when it came down to creating goal-scoring opportunities."We didn't have a good match, because we couldn't get many shots on target," a clearly disappointed Ibrahimovic admitted to reporters."We always had the ball at our feet, but we couldn't manage to be dangerous with it. I believe that Inter stepped onto the field with the sole purpose to defend. They waited for a mistake of ours to hit us on the counter-attack."However, Ibrahimovic, who played well below his potential during the derby, looked on the bright side as the Italian champions still hold a five-point cushion over their city rivals after 18 rounds of the competition."We may have lost, but we are still five points ahead of Inter on the table. I don't consider this match to be decisive, many more will come."The key to this match was that Inter defended well, while we didn't play well in attack," concluded the Swedish striker.Ibrahimovic, who played for Inter between 2006 and 2009, has scored twelve goals in Serie A this season.
Gregory Sica, January 16 2012,
soccer news, football news, football articles, football articles
The Swedish scoring-machine expressed his frustration for the negative tactics employed by their city rivals on Sunday.AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic slammed arch-rivals Inter Milan for their defensive-minded approach to the Derby della Madonnina on Sunday.
Inter escaped from the San Siro with a valuable 1-0 victory courtesy of a second-half strike from Argentine goal-poacher Diego Milito, but it was Milan who dominated great part of the match, even if they lacked imagination when it came down to creating goal-scoring opportunities."We didn't have a good match, because we couldn't get many shots on target," a clearly disappointed Ibrahimovic admitted to reporters."We always had the ball at our feet, but we couldn't manage to be dangerous with it. I believe that Inter stepped onto the field with the sole purpose to defend. They waited for a mistake of ours to hit us on the counter-attack."However, Ibrahimovic, who played well below his potential during the derby, looked on the bright side as the Italian champions still hold a five-point cushion over their city rivals after 18 rounds of the competition."We may have lost, but we are still five points ahead of Inter on the table. I don't consider this match to be decisive, many more will come."The key to this match was that Inter defended well, while we didn't play well in attack," concluded the Swedish striker.Ibrahimovic, who played for Inter between 2006 and 2009, has scored twelve goals in Serie A this season.
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