Antonio Conte sent shockwaves through Inter by declaring Ivan Perisic “is not suited the role I am asking for, so right now the only place he can play is upfront.”
The move to a 3-5-2 formation is proving a problem for the Croatia international, who today only came off the bench in the second half of their 1-0 defeat to Manchester United.
“We are working, but the responses so far are not positive,” said Conte in his Press conference.
“I don’t think Perisic is suited to the role I am asking for, so right now the only place he can play is upfront.
“On the other hand, I saw Dalbert play very well on the left flank and he worked really hard. We knew that we’d suffer in this match and in pre-season generally, as there is so much work to be done and no time to really focus on training.”