In the second leg of the Champions League play-offs, Inter lost 1-2 to Budø-Glimt at home and were eliminated from the competition. Following the match, AC Milan's head coach, Cristian Quivo, shared his thoughts on the result. He defended his team's effort, but also acknowledged that the opponent came out stronger today.
According to Kiwo, Inter tried their best against a tightly defended and disciplined team. Instead of criticizing the players, he emphasized that they had put in all their effort.
"We did everything we could against a very tightly defended team. I can't blame the guys for this result, because they put in all their effort to achieve success. We are very disappointed with the result. "Unfortunately, we played against a team stronger than us," he said.
At the same time, the coach openly congratulated the opponent. In his opinion, "Budø-Glimt" deservedly qualified for the next stage.
At the press conference, Kivu was also asked, "Could we have played differently in the Champions League?" In response to this question, he said that the main goal of the team has always been to be competitive. But he didn't hide the fact that in some respects it was possible to act better.
- Our goal is to be competitive. We have always adhered to this. We could have started the game more precisely. If we had scored in time, we could have kept the opponent under pressure. But our capabilities didn't allow it," explained the coach.
Kivu also noted that the dense calendar also had an impact. In his opinion, appearing every three days creates difficulties for the team's physical recovery. However, without presenting this as a complete excuse, he acknowledged that a different kind of football could have been featured in the game.
- It's not easy to gather strength again if you play every three days. But, I repeat, we could have played better and played different football. The opponent defended with 10 players, breaking through such a density is very difficult. We wanted to go far in the tournament. "Now we need to quickly forget this defeat and look ahead," he said.
In short, the main message from Kivu is this: "Inter" tried, but that night the opponent was better prepared. Now, the most important task for the Milanese side is to put aside the frustration from the Champions League and recover in the remaining competitions.
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