Inter, who scored only seven points in the second half of the seventh round, have completely lost the initiative to compete for the title, and are 6 points behind Milan at the top of the table in the case of one less round.
In order to save the "defending season", Inter has begun to act---- suspend the player's contract renewal negotiations, and all the focus is on the stadium to win. On the other hand, this also puts a lot of pressure on manager Inzaghi Jr. How to get rid of the hat of "dropping the chain at a critical moment", I am afraid I have to start with his concept.
[Emulate your nemesis Juve?] Inter showed determination to defend the title.
Roma Sport said Inter had called off the player's contract renewal negotiations that were previously advancing. In addition to brozovic's contract extension has been substantially completed, the negotiation process of Perisic, Handa, Shkrinjar and others has been temporarily suspended. The aim of this move is to put all the focus on the league to defend the title.
The media said Juve did just that a few months ago. Many have speculated that Juve did this when his results were abrupt in late October and early November last year.
At the time, Juve were seventh in the league and had a difficult time competing for four, and chelsea lost their top spot away to Chelsea 0-4 in the Champions League. Juve's "rectification" has brought a record of 15 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss in the back. The only defeat was that Villarreal missed the Champions League home 0-3 to advance to the quarter-finals, but in the domestic arena, they returned to the top four in the league and advanced to the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia.
Inter's operation is also seeking this effect to a large extent.
It is not that Perisic, Handa and Shkrinjar have performed badly, but it is hoped that through this operation, the attitude of the team will be shown: the league championship has reached a very critical moment, and the team must use its strength to one place.
[There is a "tradition" to drop the chain, and it is small to repeat the mistakes of Lazio? 】
In the previous season, Inter had shown several times the problem of "collapse" at the beginning of the second half, and at the same time, the team's coach Inzaghi Jr. was also put on such a "hat" by public opinion. During his time in charge of Lazio, the scenes of indistinguishable Inzaghi Jr. were not uncommon.
Take the past 3 seasons as an example.
In the 20-21 season, Lazio suffered a three-game away defeat at the end of February and the beginning of March, and the team's posture in the standings took a sharp turn in an instant. If it weren't for the excellent home record, it is likely that Lazio would not have won the European game this season.
In the 19-20 season, Lazio climbed to the second place in the table with a wave of 16 wins and 2 draws, and tightly bit Juve. However, in February and March, the team only scored 1 point in 5 games, completely falling behind. In the end, he only finished fourth at the end of the season.
In the 18-19 season, Lazio finished fifth in the first 30 rounds. But then what? With only four points in five key games, he not only missed the chance to compete for four, but also only ranked eighth at the end of the season.
Such a scene actually has a very large "similarity" with this season.
Entering the second half, Inter scored 7 points in 7 rounds, only against the weak team Salenitana to play a satisfactory content and results, the rest of the game even if it is scored, it is also very heart-wrenching. During this period, Inter can only rank 10th in the points ranking, the top three are Napoli, Juve and Milan.
[Bet on the veteran has no B plan, and if he wants to break the game, he must get out of the inertial thinking]
Inzaghi Jr. is a manager who trusts the veteran very much. To a certain extent, the experience of veterans at key moments is indeed a "sharp weapon". At the same time, under the pressure of the veterans after a long season, the bottom of the fuel tank will also be poison.
When coaching Lazio, Xiaoyin was very dependent on veterans such as Immobile, Radu, Parolo and Lucas Reva. Italian media have previously listed the data, last season's Serie A single game average age of the top 10 lineups, 7 sets were Lazio "contributed".
Today, Xiao Yin's "dependence" on veteran Zheke is even worse.
But the problem is very obvious, and Zheke, who runs nearly 12 kilometers per game, has long been overdrawn. This led directly to his fulcrum confrontation and the decline in the end of the shot. During the game, he lost the perfect scoring opportunity frequently. Limited by the team's financial resources can not be further strengthened, but the winter window team good loan Kecedo, but basically the water dispenser administrator.
The blind dependence on Dzeko is only a manifestation, but the problem with Inter is that Brozovic has no qualified substitutes. In his absence or decline in form, Inter has never been able to break through the opponent's high pressing, and then led to the gradual disintegration of the offensive system.
This also illustrates another problem, the lack of routines out of the inertial thinking of indie thinking, so that Inter's technical tactics do not have Plan B.
【Conclusion】
With the arrival of the national team match day, Inter can fully rest, think and summarize. The first half of the championship advantage has been eroded, and the initiative to defend the title is no longer in his hands. After the national team match, Inter immediately ushered in a national derby with Juve, a 6-point game that could not afford to lose.
How Little Inzaghi breaks the game will be extremely critical.
Inter management has shown its attitude by suspending players to renew their contracts, and then it is up to introspection to see how Inzaghi Jr. adjusts to save himself.