Marcelo Brozović

[Candreva Crosses]

for those of us who are to lazy to click the link...

how about for us who is too lazy to translate

 

[Black Knight]

how about for us who is too lazy to translate

Brozo's caption: they were preparing me for (Chievo) Verona on Sunday

#wewantCL

 

[JJM]

Brozo asking how we want him to score the next goal...

random but awesome Inter fan...in the 97 minute against Rube on a counter in offside touching it with his hand and then Buffon can go to the stands and eat some chips and drink some Sprite

 

[Candreva Crosses]

fuck he is already flying? This is not good, imagine Messi or Ronaldo doing this Brozo needs to be humble, he hasn't done shit yet.

 

[Dylan]

fuck he is already flying? This is not good, imagine Messi or Ronaldo doing this Brozo needs to be humble, he hasn't done shit yet.

Never underestimate retard strength, if Brozovic hias tapped into his retard strength and is aware of it we have a serious player on our hands. Fuelled by frozen pizzas.

 

[dax21]

I can't believe I'm genuinely loving Brozovic.
Somehow it's even more surreal than having treble-winner Santon still in our squad and deploying him in 2018.

 

[Il Drago]

Brozović transformation has saved Inter millions

Even when he was still in charge at Roma, Luciano Spalletti was unafraid of making his views on an opposition player abundantly clear. “Everyone likes Borja Valero,” declared the Tuscan tactician back in the summer of 2016, and just twelve months later – when the Spanish midfielder joined Inter Milan from Fiorentina – the Nerazzurri boss finally got his man.

However, those who regularly watched Valero in Florence had seen that he was no longer the Andrea Pirlo-esque player that many still thought he was. This was a major factor behind the decision of sporting director Pantaleo Corvino to accept a bid from Inter while he could still command a fee, no matter how unpopular the choice was with the Viola supporters.

Spalletti has since found out the limitations of the player for himself and, of late, had begun to consign him to a role on the bench. Despite this realisation, Spalletti was forced to bring him back into the side versus Atalanta in round 32 due to the suspension of Marcelo Brozović, and in that match Valero would prove exactly why he had previously been left out.

That match was an opportunity to take advantage of the fact Roma and Lazio – their rivals for a Champions League place next term – were playing each other in the Derby della Capitale. However, Inter failed to score and limped to a 0-0 draw with Valero much-maligned for his performance that evening, playing too many negative passes and failing to bring anything to the attacking third of the pitch.

Statistics according to StatsZone reveal that 34 of the midfielder’s 64 total pass attempts were either backwards or square, with only ten successful in the attacking third of the pitch during the entire match. He failed to create any chances for his Inter team-mates, didn’t attempt any take-ons, and furthermore was dispossessed by the opposition on two occasions.

With this in mind, it was no surprise that Valero was then left out of the starting line-up by the coach in the following midweek match, at home to Cagliari. In his place in holding midfield was the returning Brozović, a man courted by both Tottenham Hotspur and Atlético Madrid for a potential move this summer, and the Croatian’s performance displayed why clubs away from the peninsula have been keen on securing his services.

The 25-year-old struggled to find a place behind Mauro Icardi in Spalletti’s 4-2-3-1 earlier in the campaign, but the tactician has brought him to form by finding a role for him in the side, one that the aforementioned Pirlo used to so occupy so comfortably for AC Milan and Juventus.
Against Cagliari, Brozovic shone in that deeper midfield position, not least by supplying a superb goal and an assist in a 4-0 victory as Inter re-discovered their attacking prowess for the first time in three matches. Yes, the opposition were somewhat inferior to Atalanta, but a look at the stats reveals that the Croatian was truly majestic in the centre of the park.

In that encounter he completed 106 of his 113 attempted passes, with 23 successful in the attacking third. He created four clear-cut chances for team-mates, intercepted the ball from the opposition twice and won three from four tackles, being dispossessed only once.

“I was wrong with Brozović,” Spalletti told the Corriere dello Sport newspaper after the Milan derby on April 4. “The way he plays led me to say it was risky to put him in front of the defence, because it could have lowered our levels of continuity. Instead, this position has made him responsible and at this moment he is an important player for us. He makes the ball travel quickly.”

Increasing the speed of passes is something that is of huge benefit to Inter, their build-up play slow and predictable at times this season, and the side guilty of an over-reliance on striker Icardi to fire in the goals. Brozović provides an accurate range of both short and long passes, is both tough and accurate in the tackle and potent in attack, a range of qualities that is always highly coveted.

That the Croatian is coming into a rich vein of form just before the transfer window re-opens will not have gone unnoticed amongst his suitors, but with a 33-year-old Valero seemingly unsuitable for a long-term future in that role at San Siro, it remains to be seen whether it will be beneficial for Inter to let Brozovic go this summer.

A good performance at this summer’s World Cup could hike his value, and with Financial Fair Play still a consideration for the Nerazzurri, a profit on the player would certainly be welcomed. This would especially be the case if they could secure a replacement at a lesser cost, but wherever Brozović ends up for 2017/18, it seems like Luciano Spalletti has discovered his best role as a deep-lying playmaker.

https://www.footballwhispers.com/blog/brozovic-transformation-has-saved-inter-millions

 

[Bluenine]

“I was wrong with Brozović,” Spalletti told the Corriere dello Sport newspaper after the Milan derby on April 4. “The way he plays led me to say it was risky to put him in front of the defence, because it could have lowered our levels of continuity. Instead, this position has made him responsible and at this moment he is an important player for us. He makes the ball travel quickly.”

This. The key summary of why Brozovic has improved our team so much in the last few weeks. One of Inter's big problems (and Valero's biggest criticism) has been that the ball travels too slowing rendering all our counter attacks useless. It gives the opposition too much time to reorganise whenever we are making an attacking move, since most of our midfields passes are either horizontal or backwards or behind the player making a run. I have mentioned this many times this season - its the most frustrating thing about Inter's play. Brozovic has improved this aspect in 3 ways from my observation:

1. Valero usually takes 2 (or 3) touches before passing, while Brozovic does a lot of 1 (or 2) touch passing. This gives the opposition less time to be ready for the attack

2. Valero makes too many backward or horizontal passes, while Brozovic makes much more forward passes. So it reduces the time for the ball to travel to the attacking third

3. A lot of Brozovic's passes are in front of the player making the run. So the attacking player usually does not need to stop or turn around to collect the pass, which was a big problem at Inter previously

Rafinha also makes the ball go faster. Simple things = huge impact

 

[IRR26]

This. The key summary of why Brozovic has improved our team so much in the last few weeks. One of Inter's big problems (and Valero's biggest criticism) has been that the ball travels too slowing rendering all our counter attacks useless. It gives the opposition too much time to reorganise whenever we are making an attacking move, since most of our midfields passes are either horizontal or backwards or behind the player making a run. I have mentioned this many times this season - its the most frustrating thing about Inter's play. Brozovic has improved this aspect in 3 ways from my observation:

1. Valero usually takes 2 (or 3) touches before passing, while Brozovic does a lot of 1 (or 2) touch passing. This gives the opposition less time to be ready for the attack

2. Valero makes too many backward or horizontal passes, while Brozovic makes much more forward passes. So it reduces the time for the ball to travel to the attacking third

3. A lot of Brozovic's passes are in front of the player making the run. So the attacking player usually does not need to stop or turn around to collect the pass, which was a big problem at Inter previously

Rafinha also makes the ball go faster. Simple things = huge impact

Predictability and slowness have been the biggest problems since about Leonardo's spell.

 

[JJM]

IN MY HEAD ONLY ONE THOUGHT...#WEWANTCL!

his mental u-turn click also happened with his daughter's birth and 1 year b-day

HIS WORDS "In life you can be a great champion, win the games and do a lot of goals, but the main thing must always remain your family. And today I am here, with my wife Silvija and my daughter Aurora, who is making her first year of life. I would never have thought of experiencing such great joy as that of becoming a father and of seeing my baby grow day by day. I thank my wife who is an incredible mother, and dedicates her whole self to grow our daughter in the best possible way. Today is a great day and I wanted to share it with you. I hug you."


FROM ALREADY HAVING A PLANE SEAT SAVED TO SEVILLA to A very important piece in our midfield...football is strange...

the majority of us wanted him gone from here...now,well now...

 

[JJM]

dude just can't stop now...hahahah...meme gooooold!

 

[CafeCordoba]

Haha. Wtf.

 

[Adriano@10]

It s funny and all but am i the only one not comfortable with brozo bragging?

He deserves all the props for his recent preformances but he s been to inconsistent at the beginning of the season to now act cocky!

Anyways I hope it does not go to his head and he can keep on backing up the talk with good performances!

 

[dax21]

I'm very comfortable. We need someone to pick up the slack at this very moment and to radiate confidence. If even the tiniest bit spreads to the squad it's all good.

 

[Sqnalkel]

https://www.footballwhispers.com/blog/brozovic-transformation-has-saved-inter-millions

This. The key summary of why Brozovic has improved our team so much in the last few weeks. One of Inter's big problems (and Valero's biggest criticism) has been that the ball travels too slowing rendering all our counter attacks useless. It gives the opposition too much time to reorganise whenever we are making an attacking move, since most of our midfields passes are either horizontal or backwards or behind the player making a run. I have mentioned this many times this season - its the most frustrating thing about Inter's play. Brozovic has improved this aspect in 3 ways from my observation:

1. Valero usually takes 2 (or 3) touches before passing, while Brozovic does a lot of 1 (or 2) touch passing. This gives the opposition less time to be ready for the attack

2. Valero makes too many backward or horizontal passes, while Brozovic makes much more forward passes. So it reduces the time for the ball to travel to the attacking third

3. A lot of Brozovic's passes are in front of the player making the run. So the attacking player usually does not need to stop or turn around to collect the pass, which was a big problem at Inter previously

Rafinha also makes the ball go faster. Simple things = huge impact

The difference is ridiculous:

 

[varmin]

Great again. He was the real capitano today.

 

[Max]

I love his spirit. He is unique player. Yes, he was inconsistent during this season but he has great skill set and he is someone we really need in our team. Especially the way he is now playing.

 

[Batman]

Glad to hear he’s playing well again. I want him to score against Juve and do Del Piero’s tongue out celebration like he did 2 years ago in the Coppa semifinal.

 

[TGDella]

I'm really hopeful this is the real deal now. This string of performances has gone beyond any patch of good form he's had before and I think it might be a genuine transformation based on how he's being used. God help me.

 

[JJM]

like I said this guy has finally matured,his wife and daughter helped here a whole fucking lot tbh,this things are indeed important tbh...I don't rly seeing him go in backwards spiral tbh...taking on responsibility and stopped bitching on the pitch when things don't go his way...he has the technical skills and fitness levels of an important player