The Italian derby is on the verge of breaking, and Inter are facing a dangerous situation in which they may win without winning.
For several days, the Italian media often discussed the "life and death test of little Inzaghi" on the front page, pointing out that if the derby is lost, if the possibility of embroidering two stars is lost, the handsome position of little Inzaghi is dangerous.
Any time Inter loses the Italian derby, it will be very painful. If such a failure also ruins the hope of the championship, it will multiply the pain. If this is the case, once the anger, indignation and negative emotions of the public opinion are concentrated on the little Inzaghi, will Inter really move the mind of changing the coach? This is the focus of attention from all walks of life at present.
At the pre-match press conference, Inzaghi Jr. sighed: "The fate of our coaches is always determined by results."
He was right, after the Super Cup won, Inter planned to talk to him about a salary increase and renewal.
But in the past few months, because of the sharp turnaround in performance, the renewal negotiations have been frozen, and there is no sign of reopening.
So did Inter really decide to change the coach? Obviously, the person who made the decision could only be Zhang Kangyang.
Recently, Zhang Kangyang has aroused more discussion.
He will travel to the city of Turin to see the Italian derby.
However, many Inter fans are reluctant to let him go, because since Zhang Kangyang returned to Milan City, Inter's record has deteriorated, and the Nerazzurri has not brought good luck to the team.
One question is: Why did Zhang Kangyang go to the team, but the team's performance declined?
There are competitive reasons for this, such as the decline in physical fitness in the second half of the veteran, the inability to support third-line combat, etc., which have been talked about a lot before and will not be repeated.
Another key reason is the focus of the players.
Before Zhang Kangyang returned to Milan City, he was led by the managers of the giants, but in fact, many of the really key issues were temporarily put on hold (such as those big contracts that broke the team's top salary, which had to be handled by the boss himself).
After the boss returned, Inter entered a state of acceleration in many major matters related to finance and budget.
For example, the layout of blood exchange, such as renewal negotiations, such as cleaning scope, and so on.
These things are related to the players' jobs and future, and they are naturally very concerned.
So for months, some players, agents, were in a haggling war with their managers. Some players are worried about their positioning in the coming year because Inter have finalized the "successor" of the same position. Some players, after knowing that they are not in the team's future plans, are busy looking for their next home...
When the players have more messy ideas, the focus on the football business itself is much less than in the first half of the season.
To do anything, if you want to succeed, the key point is nothing more than two words: diligence and dedication.
The decline in concentration naturally has a great impact on grades.
As the record continues to decline, the problems have further escalated, and some hidden dangers have begun to appear in the locker room.
"Milan Sports" commentator Garlando pointed out: Recently, inzaghi Jr. is conservative and slow to replace people, perhaps one of the reasons is that he is with the team every day, has a deeper understanding of the hidden dangers of the locker room, and the reason why he does not dare to make major adjustments is also because there are more non-competitive worries, which were not in the first half of the season. Inter's current problems are the sequelae of players' salary increases after winning the championship last season, and Juve have paid a price for it before, and if AC Milan wins the title this season, they will face similar problems next season.
As we all know, last season Inter was extremely financially difficult, and at one point there was a problem of insufficient base operating expenses and players who owed salaries for months. At that time, the players fought with all their might, fought for the championship trophy, and the fighting spirit in difficult times was amazing.
It's like an army fighting when there is no food and no pay, because there are not so many thoughts at that time. On the contrary, after winning the battle, after the money is in place, we will begin to face the problem of "rewarding merit and deeds", and our mentality will change.
Knowing that these sequelae are bound to erupt may be one of the reasons Conte chose to leave.
At the sensitive moment, Zhang Kangyang chose to go to Turin City to watch the Italian derby, and his biggest purpose was not to go to Agnelli to discuss the European Super League, the main reason was to suppress the battle.
Since we know that the team has these hidden dangers, then the boss goes to sit on the stage, if you can make the players work harder, it is also a help to the manager.
This is seen as a signal: whether the Italian derby wins or loses, Inter has not really moved the idea of changing the manager, at least not for now.
At the press conference before the derby, reporters asked Inzaghi Jr.: If Inter's financial situation deteriorates again this summer, what will happen to the sale of key players again?
Inzaghi Jr. replied: He knew the team would lose important players when he chose Inter last June, but he is still happy and proud of the decision.
This is also one of the reasons why Inter will not really consider changing the coach and digging up any championship coach.