Inter wants to turn over a new leaf in attack. After too many failed experiments, it needs a real certainty. And Marotta has found the perfect fit for a team that wants to win it all, with no more regrets
Inter, è l’incastro perfetto: ecco il vice di Lautaro e Thuram (Foto: Ansa) – serieanews.com
A season that gave Inter a lot of satisfaction, but also highlighted some major flaws in the roster. One above all: the attack. Not the starters, let’s make that clear. Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram are now a certainty, an almost perfect pair. The question is what happens when one of them is missing. The answer, so far, is simple: a vacuum.
Correa and Taremi were mysterious, intangible objects. Arnautovic, at least, brought something, but the ending is like a horror movie. That glaring mistake against Lazio, two steps away from the goal, at the most delicate moment … is a stain that will remain. And in all likelihood it will mark the end of his journey at Inter: contract expiring, farewell virtually a foregone conclusion.
So yes, a reset is needed. Not an addition just to make up the numbers, but a real revolution. Behind Lautaro and Thuram a new department needs to be built, maybe with two, maybe three elements. People who are ready, reliable, who come in and don’t make anyone regret it.
The names being accosted are many, as always. A very interesting one is that of Ange-Yoan Bonny, class of 2003 from Parma: young, interesting, he could be useful to complete the department, also for “bureaucratic” issues. But the strong name, the one that seems perfect to be the real alternative to both starters, is only one: Joshua Zirkzee.
Perché Zirkzee sarebbe perfetto per l’Inter dietro Thuram e Lautaro
The Dutch striker will leave Manchester United, this is now in the air. The English are unlikely to get back the investment they made. And this opens an interesting chink. Inter knows this, and is moving cautiously but also with conviction.
Perché Zirkzee sarebbe perfetto per l’Inter dietro Thuram e Lautaro (AnsaFoto) – serieanews.com
Zirkzee has unique characteristics. He can play with Lautaro, he can play with Thuram. He has educated feet, game vision, physicality and above all that calmness as an offensive director that we see less and less of in soccer today. He is someone who does not need a thousand balls to make a difference. If you put him in a broken team, he exalts himself. If you leave him free to interpret, he solves games for you.
Most importantly: he would not be a mere backup. Zirkzee would be a co-owner, one to make at least 30 appearances in the season, one to enter the rotation without ever lowering the level. And that is precisely what Inter has lacked this season. The famous Plan B. Not to mention that tomorrow, if he integrates well, he could even become a starter, well cushioning an eventual farewell of one of the two Nerazzurri holy monsters.
Two strikers are not enough to keep up a Champions League, Scudetto, Triplete attack. Inter has paid dearly for its poor choices behind the starters, and now it must raise the bar. Not just in words, but in deeds. Zirkzee is the kind of purchase that sends a strong message: you don’t complete the roster here, you improve it. The only unknown is beating the very strong competition on the Dutchman, even in Italy.
In short, Inter has an idea. And it is the right idea. Not just any back-up, but a player who can raise the bar and keep everyone on their toes at all times. Arnautovic’s mistake was painful. The next striker will have to be the guarantee that it won’t happen again.
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