In the 9th round of Serie A, Fiorentina lost 0-3 as a guest to Inter Milan. After the game, Fiorentina coach Pioli admitted that the team had obvious problems, but he said that he was not worried about the coaching position. Viola are yet to win in Serie A this season, recording only four draws and five defeats.
Although De Gea made many saves in the game, the deadlock was finally broken by Calhanoglu's low shot. Then Sucic broke through the defense and scored another victory. At the end of the game, Vitti was sent off for a second yellow card for a foul on Bony, and Calhanoglu scored twice from the penalty spot.
"We failed to do better. Inter Milan accelerated the pace in the second half and it was difficult for us to control the ball." Pioli said in an interview with Sky Sports. "Obviously, our opponent was very strong and we could have done better in conceding the first goal, and then the game became more difficult."
Although Fiorentina has won consecutive games in the UEFA Champions League, it is at the bottom of the Serie A standings. Regarding whether he is worried about the coaching position, Pioli said: "I am not thinking about my future, I am thinking about our position in the standings. The games against Lecce and Genoa will be very important, and we hope to get our first Serie A win this season."
Gosens left the field due to a muscle injury, further exacerbating the team's problems. "We knew Inter were very aggressive on the wing, so that would leave some gaps for us to exploit, but they pressed all over the court and we didn't find enough space. Against such a high-quality opponent, you are always at risk."
"Our intention was to stay solid and not leave space for the opponent. I thought we did a good job in the first half, but after they picked up the tempo in the second half, we lost our direction. They took the initiative and we couldn't fill the gaps."
Fiorentina was pointed out as lacking creativity and not being active enough. Pioli explained: "I trusted my players. I chose a more solid midfield because I knew today was going to be a physical game and Inter would press high up the pitch. I don't think we were aggressive or tough enough today, we just didn't have the necessary reaction when we fell behind and when Inter turned up the intensity, we didn't respond. Okay."
"If we can't win in the first 9 rounds of Serie A, then obviously we have problems. We are working hard to solve these problems, but our previous schedule is indeed very difficult. Now we have to prove that we are stronger than the teams in the bottom half of the standings."
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