With no time to enjoy the thrill of winning the Super Cup, Inter will soon begin a crucial showdown with Atalanta.
At the pre-match press conference, Inzaghi Jr. called on players that the Super Cup victory is a thing of the past and the team must fight hard again, because the battle with Atalanta is a "championship level game".
Sky Platform reporter Barzaghi and Milan Sports newspaper reporter Stopini confirmed that in the pre-match training session at Pinetina base, Inter had an annoying problem: Barrera and Brozovic looked very tired, which may be a major hidden danger of the game.
The double star is not in good condition, indeed because of excessive consumption.
Brozovic struggled for 120 minutes in the Italian Cup, running distance to 16,801 meters, just a few days, it is impossible to return to full of blood.
Barrera only played about 90 minutes, but with great intensity, he was the "sprint speed king" of the two teams in the Super Cup battle (34.04 km/h) and also ranked in the top three of the two teams on the average running speed list.
The Italian media called Brozovic a "three-lung iron man", and Barrera was a "four-lung fierce general" (after all, it was a national treasure, and the Italian media blew it harder), but it turned out that the two were flesh and blood after all, not machines.
Inter coach Inzaghi Jr. is a coach who prefers rotation.
The Inter manager pursues a major principle: whoever is in good shape will use more, even if it is an iron bench, if he can play a good ball, the coach is not stingy to give returns. This is much better than some coaches, even if the substitutes play flowers, the next game he still has to hold the thighs of those "main players and loyalists" who are in poor condition.
Therefore, inter and Atalanta, Sanchez, Damian and other players who are in excellent form in the Super Cup, may be entrusted with heavy responsibilities.
But in midfield, Inter currently have no way to rotate, or can only use Brozovic and Barrera. Can these two support the high intensity of the whole field? If they can't support it, who can lift it up and reduce the load for them? This will be the key point of view of the "Blue Andrbis".
Because the team really does not have a rotation player who can match the three main midfielders. Some of the substitute players, some of them have mediocre qualifications, some of them have strong abilities but their physical condition is very bad after returning from the winter break, and some of them have recently been in a mood, and they have their own problems.
This is also a major heart disease of the Nerazzurri this season.
Under this premise, one of Inzaghi's recent practices is worth noting: the Inter coach recently had a face-to-face conversation with besino and Sensi, which may help these two players who have problems with their emotions and attitudes.
"Besino and Sensi have played less time before, but I've talked to both of them and I'm always willing to let them stay because they're all quality players," Inzaghi Jr. said at the press conference: "I remember Sensi starting against Genoa, he showed decisiveness, Besino came out in the first round against Atalanta and played very well. They do not play much, but if they stay, they will have a place in the team. If their desire is to play more games, we'll see what happens and anyway the club knows what I think about them. ”
Besino and Sensi have been upset because of their lack of playing time, and their agents are also making a lot of noise, and Besino even said in an interview with the national team that he will leave the team without giving a chance.
Inter's intention was to go with the flow, and if they leave the team to make room for salary, sign a rotation midfielder.
But in football, it's one thing for players to emotionally threaten to leave the team, and it's another thing to actually operate.
Since the opening of the winter window, there are several teams that are interested in Besino and Sensi, but the chaebol teams are not interested, and most of the interest is small and medium-sized teams or the strong who can be searched and searched, and the salary that can be opened is very low. For example, the Italian media has been speculating recently that Lazio's Sarri is interested in Besino. But market experts pointed out that the difficulty of trading is not the price, but what salary Lotito is willing to pay. Open a million? Besino was afraid that he was reluctant to cut his salary by a huge margin. Inter is even more reluctant to send away a person who has left the team by himself, and he has also posted his salary, and everyone has learned from Conte.
At present, things are at an impasse, and the timing is right for Little Inzaghi to choose to interview the two at this time.
This is a kind of reassurance: if you have the heart to stay, work hard, don't worry about not having a chance. It is also a rule: if you want to get more playing time, then perform well, the coaches are watching, don't rely on the fuss, useless.
The effect is still there. Anyone who pays attention to Inter's daily training videos can feel that because Besino and others are now more positive on the training ground, and their smiles are a little brighter than before.
Inter have entered the toughest and most decisive period of the season. The backbone players are tired, the winter window reinforcements are not yet pointed out, at this time, the team does need more players to play a role. If there is a "waste into treasure" at this time, it will naturally be beneficial and harmless for Inter.
The manager has the idea of "a bowl of water and a good look", and is willing to put some effort into helping players who are currently in a bad mood, which is not a bad thing.