WE NEVER SAY DIE

So it would be against Udine, quite a team who often are a thorn in the side of Inter.

They would visit San Siro on Monday night and I've thought quite a lot about this Udine-Easy game since the final whistle and I think the scoreline actually makes the match look more chaotic than it actually was.

When someone tells you about a football match that finished 5-3, you immediately begin to imagine teams running from one end to the other, chances everywhere and both goalkeepers being bombarded.

But really, that wasn't what happened.

And I think we can all agree to that.

It certainly wasn't the way this was panned out because Inter dominated this football match.

We had 27 attempts compared with Udinese's six, 12 shots on target compared with five and around 66% possession.

Ten corners to Inter, one to them.

And Inter were playing most of the football.

Udinese simply punished us ruthlessly whenever their opportunity appeared.

And that is what interests me about Kivu's Inter at the moment.

There is a trade-off developing.

And why is that? Well, Inter wants to attack with numbers.

Kivu wants bodies high up the pitch and he wants his team to recover possession almost immediately when they lose it.

If that pressure works, Inter can suffocate teams.

If somebody plays through, suddenly there's space.

Now, no one's saying it's a Hanse flick high line, but Kivu actually spoke about this afterwards.

And I thought his comments were revealing.

He knows Inter are taking risks.

This isn't a coach looking at three goals conceded and immediately deciding he needs another defender.

He wants Inter to continue playing this way, but just execute it better.

And I like that.

There is conviction behind what he's trying to do.

The statistic that perhaps says most about this Inter isn't even the five goals.

They've already produced around 100 attempts for the opening four Serie A matches.

So it would be against Udine, quite a team who often are a thorn in the side of Inter.

They would visit San Siro on Monday night and I've thought quite a lot about this Udine-Easy game since the final whistle and I think the scoreline actually makes the match look more chaotic than it actually was.

When someone tells you about a football match that finished 5-3, you immediately begin to imagine teams running from one end to the other, chances everywhere and both goalkeepers being bombarded.

But really, that wasn't what happened.

And I think we can all agree to that.

It certainly wasn't the way this was panned out because Inter dominated this football match.

We had 27 attempts compared with Udinese's six, 12 shots on target compared with five and around 66% possession.

Ten corners to Inter, one to them.

And Inter were playing most of the football.

Udinese simply punished us ruthlessly whenever their opportunity appeared.

And that is what interests me about Kivu's Inter at the moment.

There is a trade-off developing.

And why is that? Well, Inter wants to attack with numbers.

Kivu wants bodies high up the pitch and he wants his team to recover possession almost immediately when they lose it.

If that pressure works, Inter can suffocate teams.

If somebody plays through, suddenly there's space.

Now, no one's saying it's a Hanse flick high line, but Kivu actually spoke about this afterwards.

And I thought his comments were revealing.

He knows Inter are taking risks.

This isn't a coach looking at three goals conceded and immediately deciding he needs another defender.

He wants Inter to continue playing this way, but just execute it better.

And I like that.

There is conviction behind what he's trying to do.

The statistic that perhaps says most about this Inter isn't even the five goals.

They've already produced around 100 attempts for the opening four Serie A matches.