Inter - Milan (5 Feb 22) [1-2]

Campione said:

I'm on the same page here.

Two days after the game my conclusion is that we underestimated Milan that night. They were missing key players, they did nothing in the first half, we we far more superior for the first 45 minutes and one goal was the least we could score. Even in the second half until that Giroud goal, they were not a threat. Then that shocking 2nd goal and everything was over. The whole team should take note from that behaviour but let's not act as if Milan smashed us.

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So we have a problem here. If you are right we are underestimating all the teams in league in last two months based on how we play.

the reality is that we are playing great. We create many chances, we dominate, but the problem is that everything works perfectly until we pass to our strikers. They are great in build up play, but they suck in scoring goals. It's like playing with 7 midfielders. It would be great having one reliable striker who can score even from half of a chance.
In the Milano Derby we had grandpa Dzeko, two strikers with jet lag and that's it.

I don't get why there is panic here. I don't see much difference between our matches now and in December. In December we faced just weak opponents and that's. We are still playing very good and one unlucky result can't change it. I'm happy that we are playing now Roma and Napoli, because there is great chance to show we are back.

diamen said:

the reality is that we are playing great. We create many chances, we dominate, but the problem is that everything works perfectly until we pass to our strikers. They are great in build up play, but they suck in scoring goals. It's like playing with 7 midfielders. It would be great having one reliable striker who can score even from half of a chance.
In the Milano Derby we had grandpa Dzeko, two strikers with jet lag and that's it.

I don't get why there is panic here. I don't see much difference between our matches now and in December. In December we faced just weak opponents and that's. We are still playing very good and one unlucky result can't change it. I'm happy that we are playing now Roma and Napoli, because there is great chance to show we are back.

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In the end results matter you can play all great you want like Atalanta and dont win shit

but did we lose Scudetto? This match shown nothing in terms of our decline. We didn't play in shit way and we were not dominated like Milan last year when we smashed them 3:0. There are 15 matches ahead and I don't see us losing to that Milan team in Scudetto race, because we are simply better team and we play in better way.

You cant lose anything you have not won yet. The decline in perfomance in the last 2 months and a diffcult schedule in february, the worryring is warrented.

explain me exactly what is our decline. Most of the matches in this season are similar. We were unable to win over Milan, Juve and Atalanta in first part of the season and we couldn't beat Atalanta and Milan as well in second part of the season.
Our match against Napoli was good, but we could easily draw it. We apparently miss something in big matches (clinical finisher, better subs). We were great in November and December, but we faced bottom sides and shitty Roma.
After Napoli match we are facing easier opponents and with our gameplay we should easily go back into winning streak.

I already said before that this derby could go either way, lets put it this way, hopefully this defeat will serve as a wake up call to inter, how do the players will react, if they manage to react positively then they have chances to win the league, if not then we don't deserve the title, I really hope we manage to bounce back, and sooner or later we will realize that this defeat is a blessing in disguise, to remind the boys that losing doesnt feel good and to prevent the boys from being complacent

What matter the most in this moment is experience, inzaghi is lucky to have a team that has tasted title last season, the players knew how to deal with this unfortunate situation, despite the fact that inzaghi doesnt have experience as a serie a winner, we can only hope that this defeat gonna give us a lot of great things and perhaps the boy will provide us with the biggest come back of the season

And milan, yes, they won the derby but both of their coach and the majority of the players never tasted silverware before, this is the biggest weakness that milan have at the moment, and maybe the next 3 week will also be crucial not only for inter but also for milan, their biggest test will come after the derby, and still in my opinion they need 2 or 4 established winner in their team, to elevate their status otherwise im afraid they gonna end up like roma during our golden years (prior the treble)

Whats concern me the most was juventus, they made good investment, and even though they're in transition period this time, Allegri is a man with experience, he knew exactly how to build this juventus team, how to instill winning mentality within the team

Inter should have invest a lot more , and It will be mandatory to bring great player next season

No need to worries, just pray, and hopefully we will get a great reaction from the boys

There's an evident fitness gap left by the departure of Pintus.

bubba zanetti said:

So we have a problem here. If you are right we are underestimating all the teams in league in last two months based on how we play.

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We underestimated them in the second half, at least that's what I think.

Generally, I think we are doing OK, we are creating a lot of chances which, unfortunately, our strikers fail to score.

Campione said:

We underestimated them in the second half, at least that's what I think.

Generally, I think we are doing OK, we are creating a lot of chances which, unfortunately, our strikers fail to score.

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We've seen this too many times but. Against most of the big teams as well. Real Madrid, Milan twice, juve, atalanta, Lazio. This is the worry, its not like a one off. It happens so frequently.
The other night our two strikers didn't really get chances either.

diamen said:

the reality is that we are playing great. We create many chances, we dominate, but the problem is that everything works perfectly until we pass to our strikers.

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We created 3 goal scoring opportunities. 2 of them were created by Lautaro:

1. Dzeko passes into the box to Lautaro, the latter passes to Barella who misses the target from a very good distance.

2. Lautaro passes to Dumfries who shots the ball straight at the goalkeeper.

3. Dangerous, ricocheted shot from distance by Barella. Edit, it was Brozovic

Now tell me please, in which part of the match have you seen our gameplay working perfectly until the ball gets to strikers?

brehme1989 said:

There's an evident fitness gap left by the departure of Pintus.

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I’d be interested to see the running stats this year in comparison to last year. I feel like they’re probably closer then we think. We sat back a lot last year and countered. Also having older players in the team will make fitness levels look questionable.

thatdude said:

I’d be interested to see the running stats this year in comparison to last year. I feel like they’re probably closer then we think. We sat back a lot last year and countered. Also having older players in the team will make fitness levels look questionable.

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Absolute numbers don't matter that much. What you want to compare is the distance covers and speed levels from the 70th minute and on.

forzainter257 said:

We created 3 goal scoring opportunities. 2 of them were created by Lautaro:

1. Dzeko passes into the box to Lautaro, the latter passes to Barella who misses the target from a very good distance.

2. Lautaro passes to Dumfries who shots the ball straight at the goalkeeper.

3. Dangerous, ricocheted shot from distance by Barella.

Now tell me please, in which part of the match have you seen our gameplay working perfectly until the ball gets to strikers?

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man, did you ignore the rest of my post? I wrote:

the reality is that we are playing great. We create many chances, we dominate, but the problem is that everything works perfectly until we pass to our strikers. They are great in build up play, but they suck in scoring goals. It's like playing with 7 midfielders.

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I don't write they are shit, but they are playing like midfielders. They are creating chances for guys like Barella or Dumfries who are not forwards. We really miss a striker who can score a goal even when we don't create many chances.

diamen said:

They are great in build up play, but they suck in scoring goals.

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To write "they suck in scoring goals" one must have seen them actually taking shots at goal, but they didn't have that opportunity whatsoever in this particular match. I listed the most goal scoring opportunities above, none of them had strikers taking shots, that's what left me perplexed.

The truth is, all of our midfielders and wingbacks were trying to score rather than feeding the strikers to do the job.

Harpsabu said:

Exactly. We lost in such a pathetic way to a milan without their two starting centre backs and Ibra and Rebic.
Fucking brahim Diaz and messias changed the game. Frightening

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I agree that more than Inter being so bad, Milan were so good and did not give up, kept fighting till the whistle.

Over confidence I guess. But scudetto still in sight.

Campione said:

I'm on the same page here.

Two days after the game my conclusion is that we underestimated Milan that night. They were missing key players, they did nothing in the first half, we we far more superior for the first 45 minutes and one goal was the least we could score. Even in the second half until that Giroud goal, they were not a threat. Then that shocking 2nd goal and everything was over. The whole team should take note from that behaviour but let's not act as if Milan smashed us.

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Milan did smash. Be in denial and that will happen again. It needs to be good hard fought football for this match up. Playing with erection wouldn't win the game.

The match was a mental breakdown from the highest order.

brehme1989 said:

Absolute numbers don't matter that much. What you want to compare is the distance covers and speed levels from the 70th minute and on.

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This can depend on the gameplan just as much as it does on fitness levels

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