I'm sure Inzaghi was no happier with the performance last night, but we're all just going to have to adapt to these different combinations as not regularly rotating is not even an option this season. Hopefully the more gametime these fringe players get, the quicker they will improve.
While only Di Marco looked sharp and Lautaro is miles off the pace at the moment, that Frattesi performance was the one that really stuck out to me. It looked like every other extended performance by him in an Inter shirt so far, without the saving grace of the one key moment of incisiveness in front of goal that usually masks his deficiencies. What really rankles with me is how he is playing in a key area of the pitch, for a team that is dominating possession and is mostly camped in the opposing half, and yet he seems to go long periods of time without even seeing the ball.
Now I realise that the attack was highly focused on going down Di Marco's side what with Darmian's limitations, but the play is continually switching from side to side in the final third as they were seeking a way through and yet the ball seemed to be just everywhere apart from where he was. Lets not talk about how poor he was when he did get possession of the thing.
Before the season started I expressed concerns about the midfield. Last season was an outlier in as much as they had the main trio who played 90%+ of the gametime available to them, with Asllani and Frattesi the only other mids called upon as back up. There was also Sensi and Klaessen who barely featured largely because there was no need for them. However going into this season with one less body in the middle was misguided for me. Already we have seen Hakan, Zielinski and Barella have (minor) injuries whilst Miki has not got kicked into gear at all this season - something that can happen very easily with players his age of course.
While only Di Marco looked sharp and Lautaro is miles off the pace at the moment, that Frattesi performance was the one that really stuck out to me. It looked like every other extended performance by him in an Inter shirt so far, without the saving grace of the one key moment of incisiveness in front of goal that usually masks his deficiencies. What really rankles with me is how he is playing in a key area of the pitch, for a team that is dominating possession and is mostly camped in the opposing half, and yet he seems to go long periods of time without even seeing the ball.
Now I realise that the attack was highly focused on going down Di Marco's side what with Darmian's limitations, but the play is continually switching from side to side in the final third as they were seeking a way through and yet the ball seemed to be just everywhere apart from where he was. Lets not talk about how poor he was when he did get possession of the thing.
Before the season started I expressed concerns about the midfield. Last season was an outlier in as much as they had the main trio who played 90%+ of the gametime available to them, with Asllani and Frattesi the only other mids called upon as back up. There was also Sensi and Klaessen who barely featured largely because there was no need for them. However going into this season with one less body in the middle was misguided for me. Already we have seen Hakan, Zielinski and Barella have (minor) injuries whilst Miki has not got kicked into gear at all this season - something that can happen very easily with players his age of course.