Over the last couple of weeks, especially where Casadei has been concerned, I have posted frequently about the need to promote our youth players and giving them minutes.
I read posts from the likes of h. who stated that we are competing for the Championship and there is very little margin for error. That argument too carries some weight. But if you think about Juventus giving minutes to three young players in their first game of the season (at the 66th minute), is there a suggestion that they are only doing that because they will not be competing for the Scudetto? We all know the answer to that question.
Some posters have referred to Radu and the vitriol directed towards him for conceding against Fiorentina. I was one of the posters criiticising him but posters should concede that Radu is very different from a youth team product and after last season, he comes with a great deal of baggage. Arguing that Inter supporters will not be patient with young players if they make mistakes based on the way Radu has been treated is simply off the mark.
Personally, I feel the reason that Inter as a club do not give minutes to younger players is simply down to the fact that the environment is dysfunctional and no young player can be expected to learn, grow and prosper in black and blue.
I also think the club has failed to grasp that Inter no longer resembles or stands for what the club used to be (historically) which is why it has failed to change direction where youth team players are concerned. And when you think about it, at a time when our owners are struggling financially, resources are limited and the objective is be a self-sustaining football club, young players are actually an asset: the more exposure and time they are given and the more chances they have to show what they have to offer, the greater the price when it comes to a sale.
Strangely enough, there are some posters on here who are as opposed to giving minutes to young players as our management.