Inter prepares for Champions League semi-final first leg against Barcelona: there is a true irreplaceable in the Nerazzurri team, the data speaks for itself
Inter, c’è un vero insostituibile in squadra: il dato non lascia dubbi (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
A week that could not have been more ominous and terrible. In seven days, everything happened in and around Appiano Gentile. In order, the Nerazzurri lost to Bologna, suffering the hooking in the standings by Napoli, then came the defeat in the Derby with elimination in the semifinals of the Coppa Italia and finally the knockout in the championship with Roma, with the partenopei now in the runaway.
In short, a situation that could crush even a bull, and we are not referring to Lautaro Martinez. A triple knockout blow, like those of Cassius Cley but Inter has no time to give up, much less stop. The Nerazzurri will no longer be able to win the Triplete because the Coppa Italia is now gone but up for grabs is still a Scudetto fight to be carried through to the last day and a Champions League final to be won.
And speaking of Champions, at home Inter it is already eve time. Tomorrow they challenge Barcelona as they did in 2010, with the clear goal of conquering the last act of the event and at least trying to hit the one-two finish that would turn the season into a stellar one.
Inter squadra stanca: un calciatore è fondamentale per Inzaghi
Inter, however, needs to restart. The team has appeared physically tired and the big fear is that it could end the season with “zeru tituli” after the extraordinary ride from last August until now. Simone Inzaghi is working hard to try to get the Nerazzurri machine going again, hoping on the one hand not to have to give up any more players – the last one, Pavard, finished knocked out against Roma – and on the other hand that the infirmary empties.
Inter squadra stanca: un calciatore è fondamentale per Inzaghi (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
Meanwhile, there is one player who is truly irreplaceable for Simone Inzaghi and it is the statistics that confirm it. It is Marcus Thuram, the bomber who has missed the last three matches due to a muscle problem. And, coincidentally, three defeats have come for Inter with zero goals to their credit. A fluke? Perhaps, but three clues definitely make a proof.
With Thuram on the field, Inter’s points average is very high indeed, 2.2 for a Scudetto path. Without the Frenchman, however, it plummets sharply, dropping to 1, as low as the average for a team fighting for salvation. The goal average is also telling: with the number 9 on the field instead, offensive production comes to a screeching halt, dropping to 0.3.
Inter, le speranze di avere Thuram a Barcellona
In short, it can be said without fear of contradiction how Inter is Thuram dependent. All this is also because Correa and Taremi do not offer sufficient guarantees and over the course of the season have shown that they are not up to Inter’s standards. A different discourse from that of Arnautovic who also scored seven goals and manages (almost) always to make his contribution.
Inter, le speranze di avere Thuram a Barcellona (Ansa Foto) – SerieAnews
And so, in anticipation that there may be a real revolution in attack next season, with the department to be rebuilt around the figures of Lautaro and Thuram, Inzaghi hopes to have his bomber back. And in that sense, there is good news.
While waiting for the finishing touches that will remove the last doubts, Thuram trained solo but at high intensity to strain the fatigued muscle even with changes of direction and pace.
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