Fabregas: ‘I know who has my football in the blood’ at Como
Cesc Fabregas was ‘angry’ that Como didn’t do that Inter inflicted further pain on Inter with a 2-0 defeatwarningly, he realized ‘who has my football style in their blood and who doesn’t.’
The coach had his very first match as an opponent at San Siro and opted to change his tactics to a three-man defense. reflects the formation of Simone Inzaghi.
It helped neutralize them for long stretches but they were undone by Carlos Augusto’s towering header from Hakan Calhanoglu’s corner and during the breaks Marcus Thuram bent Pepe Reina’s gloves back with a shout at the near post.
His players also had chances, most notably Nico Paz forcing a save and Carlos Augusto’s desperate interception to deny Edoardo Goldaniga’s tap-in.
Fabregas ‘angry’ at Como’s lack of character
MILAN, ITALY – DECEMBER 23: Sergi Roberto of Como is challenged by Denzel Dumfries of FC Internazionale during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and Como at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on December 23, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
“It all comes down to small details. They had to break the deadlock from a set game and I don’t think Inter expected Como to be so positive without the ball.” Fabregas told Sky Sport Italia.
“However, we need to do much better with the ball and today I got a good idea of who has my style of football in their blood and who doesn’t.
“I don’t remember Inter doing anything in the first half. We had situations where Strefezza should have crossed quickly and not taken an extra ball, Nico Paz on his own, Fadera was two against one twice…
“A lot of others also didn’t have the right character to go there, be aggressive and get the ball into the penalty area quickly. Da Cunha, however, I take my hat off to him because this is what I want, a team that plays without fear.
“I’m angry because we felt in the stadium that we could have hurt them, but we didn’t. I want players with character.”
Although Inter dominated possession, the number of shots on target was remarkably similar considering Como played in Serie B last season.
“We saw Arsenal struggle and lose here, we saw Atalanta concede four goals here, so this is one of the three best teams in Europe at the moment,” Fabregas continued.
“With that in mind, I expected us to be more effective and not give the ball away so cheaply. After this performance and the one against Roma, these are two positive games that we can only build on.”
The experts at Sky Sport Italia inevitably noticed Fabregas’ sentence, ‘who has my football style in the blood and who doesn’t.’ Is this a sign he wants some of them replaced in January?
“I prefer not to talk about the transfer market, I have confidence in my players who have brought us here. These are 25 soldiers who train hard all week. They come here and have done a great job, so I don’t want to talk about their replacement.
“It’s true, we deserve more points than we have, but we don’t have those points. I don’t like to feel sorry for myself, we just have to keep working on training and improving,” concludes Fabregas.