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Inter Milan coach Spalletti concedes Chelsea 'superior in technical quality and speed'

Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti admits he was unhappy with their performance in defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.

Inter lost their International Champions Cup tie on penalties.

“We suffered because of their superior technical quality and speed in making the ball travel," Spalletti said after the game.

“We had to run, then slowly we got comfortable. We eased up and did good things, especially in the second half.

“I liked our willingness to put the football we want to play into practice, although it's clear that we need to pick up the pace,

“When you play against teams who press, you have to put together pieces of play and quality.

“In the first half we didn't always succeed, we didn't keep the ball for long enough. They wore us down and found the gap.

“They didn't find many, they took the lead after we read a piece of play wrong, but then we played how we wanted to.

“Transfers? We don't have many spare parts right now. I'd like to make it known that we've played a lot with the same players, without those who are injured and have been with their national teams."

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