What Leonardo could not do for us as a coach for Milan he is now doing for as an Inter coach.
We could have scored 10 goals tonight. Although we should be proud of the way Pato devastated the Inter defense with his deep and diagonal runs, the way van Bommel dictated the pace on the midfield, the sublime control of Seedorf, Gattuso’s passing (!) and Abate’s crossing accuracy (!), it is clear that one man alone decided the outcome of this game before it was played.
Leonardo did just what we hoped he would do. He was anti-Mourinho. He left a huge gap in front of the back four. When neither Cambiasso nor Motta were ordered to fall low, Ranocchia and Chivu had to push up higher and became vulnerable deep where they could not cope with the speed of Pato and Robinho. School boy coaching. Like playing one central defender against on form Rooney last year. Or pushing forward relentlessly with ten men against Mourinho-Inter.
Thank you, Leo. We always knew where your heart is. Now we have figured out where best to deploy your brain.
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