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Inter Milan boss Conte relieved to overcome Torino: I wanted fury and fire!

Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte admitted some relief after their 4-2 defeat of Torino.

Inter fought back from 2-0 down to win the points, with strikers Alexis Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku (2) all on the scoresheet.

“I wanted to see the determination, fury and fire that I saw last season. So far, we've lost a lot of that," Conte told DAZN.

“You need everything to win, so intelligence, tactics, but also heart and legs. We must be prepared to roll our sleeves up and fight for every single result.

“I didn't like the first half, as we basically didn't play. I hope this can serve as a wake-up call, so we realise it's a tough slog and we need to dig deep to make it as difficult as possible for our opponents. Too often, we either haven't done that at all or done it too late.

“Organisation is all well and good, but if there's nothing personal in there, none of your determination and human values, it's not going to be enough."

He continued: “I know that I have intelligent lads at my disposal, who can evaluate the situation in difficult moments. When I talk about resolving problems, some situations are emphasised too much and it disappoints me if someone follows that siren call.

“As I said, we've got to dig deep and fight, only then can we talk about objectives and targets. If we try to do everything with back-heel flicks and delicate passes, we'll get nowhere.

“I need the lads to feel that furore even in the tunnel walking onto the pitch, and so far we don't have that. It's a good group, but they need to understand the importance of that attitude."

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