'More nastiness!' - New Inter boss Christian Chivu identifies what his side lacked and positive signs from Club World Cup draw against Monterrey

It wasn't the debut Chivu would have hoped for, but as the Inter head coach emphasised, he had many positives to take home. In his conversation with Sky Sport, the new Inter boss admitted the team lacked quality in front of goal but believed his players gave their all. Inter drew 1-1 with Monterrey, with Sergio Ramos saving the day for the Mexican club.

Inter had control during the major portion of the game, but as Chivu admitted, the club lacked ruthlessness in attack. The former Inter player believed his side was slow in dribbling and also lacked the fluidity to make good counter moves. However, Chivu also claimed the side took risks in transitions and could do better as more training sessions took place. This also makes Chivu the first coach since Stefano Pioli in 2016 not to win a debut match.

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In his post-match press conference, Chivu said: "A good first half even though we went behind. We put them in difficulty with rotations. We could have attacked the line better and not been caught offside. In the second half, however, we were a bit slow in dribbling, we lacked a bit of nastiness in front of goal."

The Inter coach further said: "We took risks in the transitions where they were very good. Maybe we lacked a bit of quick ball circulation and verticality, but all in all the boys gave their all."

Luis Henrique also made his debut for Inter after joining from Marseille in a €25 million (£21m/$28m) deal this summer. Henrique only had two training sessions but left Chivu impressed with his skills. The Inter manager admitted he liked Henrique's performance and believed he had the ability to play one-on-one.

Inter face Japanese club Urawa Red Diamonds in their next fixture on 22 June. Urawa are currently at the bottom of the table, having lost their opening match against Argentine side River Plate.