Frank de Boer – I Love Inter Milan

Frank De Boer is not eyeing top division trophy at this point and only wants to be in between one to three in the table to be able to contend in the continent next season, but, he reckons if Inter keeps neck and neck with Juventus till the end of the summer, the trophy would become a realistic possibility.

De Boer dismisses that Juventus, after welcoming the league’s best player of previous season in the form of Gonzalo Higuain, would be a tougher nut to crack now and would remain uncatchable again.

As per the Dutchman, Higuain’s arrival has been nullified by Pogba’s departure. Pogba’s departure would actually have lessened the Black and Whites if anything and now, it’s a challenge for them to be as strong in the centre of the pitch as before.

De Boer was quoted as saying, “Juventus of course owns a magnificent group of players, but, I wouldn’t agree that it’s stronger than it was the previous summer. Yes Higuain is a big inclusion, but, then Pogba has gone which is a big loss too. Can they be as effective with their midfield play now? Only time will tell.”

On asked if he is one of those coaches who would be mercilessly demanding in training sessions, the former Barca defender said, “I will not be hurrying up my methods because it can be harmful as we have seen in the case of Klopp who went to Liverpool and straightaway put the players under huge workload leading to several injuries.”

“You don’t necessarily have to impose yourself from the first day and do something which will cause injuries. It’s okay to go a little easy at the start.”

Inter locks horns with Chievo four days from today with the venue being Stadio Marc’Antonio-Bentegodi.

Inter Milan manager Frank de Boer says that transfer target Daley Blind seems to be happy at Manchester United despite the threat of first-team opportunities being reduced under the regime of José Mourinho.

Since the arrival of the Portuguese, the club has spent a whopping £ 150 million on four new players including a defender Eric Bertrand Bailly. The Ivory Coast international has arrived at Old Trafford for a fee of £ 30 million and he is likely to be the first choice ahead ofBlind. The Dutchman was signed by former manager Louis van Gaal. He is unlikely to be favoured by the current regime unless he is extremely good.

Capable of playing in a number of positions across the back four and also as the defensive midfielder, the versatility offered by the 26-year-old will be key to Manchester United overcoming their recent injury problems. The club has suffered a long list of injuries especially in the last three years and this may not be as a result of the training program implemented by the manager. Inter Milan have been rumoured to be interested inBlind especially after the recent arrival of Frank de Boer as the club’s new manager. The former Ajax boss knowsBlind well and he would like to coach his countryman at the San Siro.

“I like him as a player for sure, he’s fantastic. He is very happy at Manchester United though and played in the Community Shield.Of course, any of my ex-players at Ajax are guys I like to keep an eye on and watch them very closely. I do the same with [Christian] Eriksen, [Toby] Alderweireld, all of those guys. I like to follow them and I do the same with Daley Blind.I know his situation and I think he’s very happy and playing with confidence but we’ll see in the future,” said de Boer.