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Inter Milan boss Stefano Pioli: Fans right to whistle

Inter Milan boss Stefano Pioli was left disappointed with defeat to Sampdoria on Monday.

The Nerazzurri were leading at half-time, but Patrik Schick's tap-in and a Fabio Quagliarella penalty saw them lose 2-1.

“If it's like it was at the end [of the season] then it would be negative, but now we have to prove we're not the team we were in the second half," Pioli sighed in his post-match interview with Premium Sport.

“You get whistled when you don't put your all on the pitch and express your qualities to the maximum.

“That said, until Sampdoria equalised the team had played well, holding your opponent off isn't easy.

“After that we were disunited, we had opportunities to get back in front but we had to be more of a team. That's the regret.

“If you spend too much time playing individually then the team suffers. Samp gave us a lot of space on the wings and not very much centrally, we used that well but we lacked a precise cross.

“Samp also had a chance at the end where we should have been more careful. We had heart, but if that comes at the expense of balance then it makes it difficult.

“We always play to win, and on this occasion it took away our calm. The game wasn't finished on the 50th minute."

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