Antonio Conte: Dortmund’s Mentality have fallen before meeting Milan

DBasia.news –  Antonio Conte’s side won 2-0 thanks to goals from Lautaro Martinez and Antonio Candreva. This makes Milan successfully earned three points in the Champions League on Thursday (10/24) early morning Western Indonesian Time.

After the match, Antonio Conte revealed one key factor that made La Beneamata able to win. It is related to the opposing team. According to him, Die Schwarzgelben took to the field with a fear. It was based on a change in tactics by coach Lucien Favre.

“Borussia Dortmund changed their formation to five defenders. That means they are afraid of us. They play by changing their approach,” said Antonio Conte as quoted by Sky Sport Italia.

Furthermore, the former Chelsea manager said, “We have prepared for a completely different game. However, we made adjustments well. When Dortmund returned to 4-2-3-1 after the break, we made adjustments again and took control of the game.”

Regarding the key tactics, Antonio Conte conveys one key. “The most important thing I say to the players is not to lose possession in the middle. That is the area that is usually used by them to press forward through counterattacks,” he said.

The victory over Borussia Dortmund puts Inter Milan in second place in the standings of Group F. Antonio Conte’s team has four points like those also collected by Die Schwarzgelben. The top spot is occupied by Barcelona who won 2-1 over Slavia Prague. Lionel Messi et al now collecting seven points.