Antonio Conte branded himself a 'jackass' for his tactical blunders which saw Inter Milan struggle to a draw in their European opener this week, but warned they would kick back into gear on Saturday against city rivals AC Milan.
Conte's side rescued a 1-1 draw against Czech outsiders Slavia Prague in the Champions League in the San Siro, and the former Chelsea manager said they should use that anger in their upcoming games against AC Milan and Lazio.
"I'm the biggest jackass," said Conte.
"I'm the one who's primarily responsible, both in terms of the selections made and because I obviously didn't make the lads understand what I wanted."
"We can learn from it even in Serie A."
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