Recently, former Dortmund coach Favre was interviewed by "Mi Style", and he talked about some topics about his former disciple Akanji. He left Manchester City to join Inter "I was very happy when I learned that he was transferred to I...
Recently, former Dortmund coach Favre was interviewed by "Mi Style", and he talked about some topics about his former disciple Akanji.
He left Manchester City to join Inter
"I was very happy when I learned that he was transferred to Inter. He won all the honors at Manchester City, and now I hope he can achieve the same thing in Inter."
What is your first impression of him? "His diligence, I came to Dortmund in the summer of 2018. Akanji joined from Basel the year before and we are both Swiss. The sports director told me, He chose Akanji because of his game vision. At the beginning, this sentence left a deep impression on me. "
Why
" When it comes to a central defender, the first thing that is mentioned is the man-tapping, prediction and defense. When it comes to Akanji, the first thing that people emphasize is his understanding of the offensive situation. Although I know him, I still amazed my skills in training and his ability to read games."
Under Ola, he also often plays midfielder. "The same is true for me, although we are talking about different teams. I let him play both a pure central defender in the four-back system and a fullback in the three-back system. Sometimes I also put a captain's armband on him, and he has always been a leader."
His most exciting game was that
" In the 2019 German Super Cup final against Bayern, we won 2-0. He was responsible for marking Lai Wan, the performance is perfect. "
Paval left the team and Akanji joined. Is this a good thing for Inter Milan? "We are talking about two players who have won European championships at the club level, and the Frenchman also won the World Cup as the main force. But if I were to choose one, I would choose Akanji. Therefore, I think Inter Milan has benefited from it. In addition, with him, Inter Milan has two more weapons in tactical terms."
Do you mean fullback? Including Bastoni
"Yes, so Zivo can play an important role: Bastoni and Akanji both have midfielders' footwork. Akanji is like a computer, and he always knows what to do and how to pass the ball to the forward when he is in possession. His expertise is to drive the ball through the opponent's defense and create a numerical advantage."
Right center back or pure center back: Which position is more suitable for him
" Rather than saying the way of interpreting the game is more important: However, starting from the right, he has more opportunities to move forward. "
Interesting things about him
" After training, he always stays for an extra half hour of basic skills: sometimes passes, sometimes headers, sometimes shots or steals. One day I asked him what the goal was, and he replied with a smile: Coach, I want to keep improving."
In the end, he did it. "If Manchester City wins the Champions League, it will be his credit. It's right. The offense launched by Kanji helped Rodri score. He got out of defense, stepped forward, saw the B-seater running and passed the ball to him. This proved again what I said before: He is one of the few centre-backs who can organize goals. "
" I'm not talking about assists, but pre-preparation. In the first season of Dortmund, we used a four-back formation: Ashraf is on the right and Guerrero is on the left. Two wings are flying. As they stepped forward, Akanji becomes Commander. "
You also coached Sommer at Mönchengladbach. "This goalkeeper was seriously underestimated due to his height. He took over Ter Stegen's position and became the backbone of the team. If he wanted to describe him in three words, it was personality, confidence and intuition. "
Akanji is the key signing for Inter for the Serie A championship? "Absolutely correct, with him, Inter's defense line is more stable."
