Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at 07:17• Daniel Cabot Kerkdijk

Stefan de Vrij is enjoying his first real main prize in his career. Four years after winning the Supercoppa with Lazio, the defender captured the national title in Italy with Internazionale last weekend. An important prize for the Milanese top club, which had won the national championship for the last time in 2009/10 and subsequently experienced difficult years from a sporting and financial point of view. “Inter has had difficult years, this is very big for the club,” says De Vrij in it Algemeen Dagblad.

De Vrij praises the stability and unity of Inter and the role of Antonio Conte. “If you work under this trainer, you will understand why he is so successful”, says the the Dutch international, 29 years old. “He is so passionate, so demanding. And tactically very strong. We are prepared for every match down to the smallest detail. We know everything about the opponent and their way of attacking and defending. ”

De Vrij as ‘Il miglior difensore della Serie A’ leader of the best rearguard

Who has the better statistics this season in Serie A: Stefan de Vrij or Matthijs de Ligt? You can read it in this article.Read article

De Vrij, who was named the best defender in Serie A last season, has played more than sixty games since June last year. The elimination in the Champions League and also the Europa League was perhaps a blessing afterwards. “You will never hear that from my mouth. It was a disappointment that we were turned off. And even now I still feel fresh and fit. There are still four league games and after that the preparations for the European Championship start quickly. ”

In Willem van Hanegem’s view, De Vrij is one of the best defenders in the world, but not everyone wants to see that. And according to the former football player and trainer, that would also be due to the player himself. “I thought it was a huge compliment to read that such a legend feels that way about you,” says De Vrij. “And he may be right. The fact that I am not often in the foreground, I think also has to do with my character. That’s how I was brought up a bit and that’s fine with me. ”