From the faded dream to the need for redemption, Inter rethinks its future. Inzaghi is waiting for concrete signals, and the name that can rekindle enthusiasm is one he knows very well
Non solo Arabia e Premier: per Leao c’è anche un’ipotesi che potrebbe cambiare tutto (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
At first, everything seemed set up for a party. The victories, the enthusiasm, the feeling that all you had to do was reach out and take it all. Then, as often happens when you least expect it, the table turned over. And now, Inter finds itself reckoning with its oldest fear: that of being left empty-handed.
The dream of the triplete evaporated in a flash, giving way to a tension-filled end of the season with the fear of the famous “zero tituli” of Mourinhana memory. In the midst of all this, Simone Inzaghi finds himself under the lens. The defeats in the Coppa Italia and the league have hurt, and although there are still those at the club who preach calm and cool heads, the debate is wide open.
On the other hand, to place all the blame on Inzaghi would be a half-truth. Some cracks in the construction of the squad are evident, and those who have followed the Inter market know this: certain balances have broken not so much due to technical limitations as to a lack of real alternatives. Sometimes, more than a change, a miracle would be needed.
That is why, parallel to the reasoning about the future on the bench, where the Allegri suggestion remains a cloud on the horizon as well as sirens from England, a clear strategy is being worked on: if Inzaghi stays, he will have a more ready team in his hands. A team that does not have to choose each time which competition to sacrifice.
Between Serie A, the Champions League, the Coppa Italia, and the Club World Cup that goes to start this summer, the menu will be plentiful. And in order not to end up indigestible as early as November, we need to get our hands on the engine: the midfield.
Ok, il Milan vende Leao: ma chi può permetterselo?
Henrik Mkhitaryan has been one of the mainstays again this season, but time passes even for the best. No one wants to see the Armenian dragging himself on the field against age, least of all him who has made it very clear. So, we need quality, we need physicality, we need a midfielder who will make a difference today, not two years from now.
Ok, il Milan vende Leao: ma chi può permetterselo? (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
At this point the star player who could change the team’s pace enters the scene. With his dominating pace and technique that breaks matches in two: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.
Those with long memories know that with Inzaghi at Lazio, Milinkovic was the prized piece, the secret and overt weapon at the same time. Then the choice to fly to Saudi Arabia, reap significant financial spoils and disappear a bit from the European radar.
Now, however, something is moving. The Arab experience may be coming to an early close, and the idea of returning home-or at least to Serie A-is tantalizing more than rumored.
For Inter would be a knockout blow, the kind that changes the face of a project for you. Marotta knows this well. It will have to be negotiated, of course, and to understand the margins of maneuver, but the idea is real. And not only because Sergej would come in handy: it would also be a strong signal to the rest of Italy and Europe. A way to say, “We are not here to participate, we are here to win. Everything.”
