Calhanoglu relishing new role at Inter

Hakan Calhanoglu scored a beautiful objective to spark Inter’s 3-0 win away to Napoli, however explains why a brand new facet to his recreation has been found. ‘It’s not straightforward to be a playmaker after a trequartista.’

The Turkey worldwide has all the time been well-known for his ferocious long-range finishes and added one other to the listing with this night’s daisy-cutter into the underside nook.

His workforce went on to win 3-0 on the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, as Nicolò Barella and Marcus Thuram accomplished the rout.

“Napoli have quite a lot of high quality and it was necessary for us to ship this sign to everybody,” Calhanoglu advised Sky Sport Italia.

“We stayed sharp and concentrated, pressed excessive to ensure they couldn’t transfer the ball round. They’ve such nice people like Kvaratskhelia, Osimhen and Politano who prefer to run at opponents, so we restricted them by refusing to take a seat deep. I believe that was the important thing.”

When he was enjoying for Milan, Calhanoglu was typically disappointing and solely confirmed flashes of his present performances when positioned behind the strikers.

Nonetheless, since having to fill in for the injured Marcelo Brozovic, he has discovered a complete new lease of life as a midfield playmaker, even chasing down free balls and making last-ditch tackles.

“I all the time did have that starvation to assist the workforce, you might be simply not used to seeing it. I can say it isn’t straightforward to be a playmaker after being a trequartista. I analysed many conditions, the workers helped me. I get a couple of extra yellow playing cards, however that’s simply a part of the position.”

This victory permits Inter to retain high spot and a two-point benefit over Juventus.