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Its really not Marotta fault. While I agree with the hypothesis that Eriksen was a Marotta hire and not what Conte wanted, I can see why Marotta went ahead anyway. That opportunity was too good to miss, despite the risk that Eriksen may not work out in Conte's team. And even if Eriksen fails, its unlikely we will lose much money in this transaction. I blame Marotta for not trying hard enough to cover the gaps last season. But not for buying Eriksen for 20m. That was a shrewd move, even if it didn't work out.
I also disagree that Conte did not try to integrate Eriksen or give him enough chances. Conte even changed our formation post lockdown (from 3-5-2 to 3-4-1-2) to bring the best out of Eriksen. For a stubborn coach like Conte, that is a sincere effort to integrate a player. At a top club you can only give so many chances to a player who doesn't perform or put in sufficient effort.
I largely blame Eriksen. Maybe see is going through some shit in personal life, but he has been playing shite for a while now. I have seen this before - a great player comes to a club, his skill level is above anyone else (which it is) so he assumes he just has to turn up to succeed. Eriksen didn't try hard enough. Inter is the most prestigious club Eriksen has ever played in, so he can't expect to get unlimited chances. You have to prove you deserve to start, and Eriksen didn't do that. IMO he failed largely due to lack of effort. Maybe this shock therapy of Conte will fuel Eriksen's hunger to succeed at Inter, or maybe not. But ether way, the blame for his failure so far is largely on Eriksen himself. And its upto him to redeem himself.
Another garbage post, keep em coming.