Conte: "There's an important basis, which is the desire to do well"

SINGAPORE – Following the Nerazzurri’s International Champions Cup opener against Manchester United, Antonio Conte commented on his side’s performance when speaking to Inter TV: "As regards the positive aspects, I saw commitment from all the players. This is important at a time which isn’t easy following a period where we’ve held intense training sessions.

"That being said, plenty of improvement is required when it comes to ball possession and pressing, but these are things that are difficult to implement after just a few days. We’ve got an important basis to build from: this consists of the players’ positive spirit and their desire to do well. We need to work on everything, there’s not a lot of time to recover from this game. We need to not only play matches but also train in order to improve and understand situations during games."