(Reuters) - Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi said he had no qualms being a lightning rod for criticism after their Serie A form nosedived as long as his players are protected ahead of a Champions League quarter-final that could define their season.
Inter have not won in their last five league games, suffering four defeats to fall out of the top four and sit two points behind fourth-placed AC Milan, leading to reports Inzaghi could be sacked.
"Before Barcelona, as before Porto, it was the same, personally I am used to it. Better they criticise me than the players," Inzaghi told reporters on Tuesday. Several Inter players have contracts that expire at the end of the season but Inzaghi played down the significance of that.
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