Simone Inzaghi

Are you satisfied with the rumoured hiring of Simone Inzaghi?


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We've been screwing Lazio in every way since Mancini.

Main challenge for inzaghi is his command and presence in a post-conte culture. He can't and likely won't overstep the line like Benitez. The tactical change doesn't seem significant, which helps and he's got an underdog feel going for him, so I'm on board + conte is a dick.

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I don't know much about Inzaghi, so I reserve my judgment about him after watching how his Inter play in several months. I just hope we don't see god awful football week in week out to the point that you want to kill somebody.

Best of luck to him. Hope the club makes the right moves in the market.
 

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Very pleased with this choice. Happy we wrapped things up pretty early as well, will give him enough time to prepare for next season.

I don't think anybody doubts his abilities tactically speaking, he's always overachieved with Lotito's Lazio, which isn't an easy team to manage. My only fear is him not being able to handle the pressure if our financial woes were to continue and affect the team mid-season. Love him or hate him, Conte was good at keeping everyone's eyes on the prize, even though they were surrounded with rumours about our ownership and financial crisis.

Top 2 in Serie A and passing the group stage in UCL should be realistic targets. Forza Simone!
 

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Very pleased, hopefully we get Filipo as well as the assistant coach.
 

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he can box? just in case if we have another coach player conflict
 

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LMAO. Or Marotta was like : WTF dude, I said someone not Simone!!
 

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I am glad he came in. Cheap option. Did great with a crazy limited squad 2 seasons ago that if it was not for Covid Lazio would have been champions in my opinion. They just didn't have the roster to play every 3 days and got unlucky with injuries.

Low wages. Won't ask for any one crazy and will work with what he has. Former player with decent experience. People are making out to be like he is a nobody. Haha just realized he isn't his brother who was nasty at Juve and AC Milan :) ... well at least he doesn't have either of those teams stink on him.

Welcome and lets get back to back championships + get out of the Champions league group stage. Maybe convince SMS to pick us over Juve or the EPL.

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Out of group stage of champions. Finishing 4th is fking embarrassing even if we send out a U21 team out there

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Has he ever played a non-352 formation?
 

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I have no problem having Inzaghi as our coach due to a few reasons.

1. Tactics wise, similar to Conte. Players won't have much difficulty adapting to his style of play.
2. He's not mentally unstable like Conte. Less confrontational with the management, less demanding. If everything goes well for him here, it's a recipe for finally having a long term coach to build some strong stability and identity.
3. Eriksen. I have a feeling that Inzaghi will like Eriksen. He's way less rigid than Conte. Hence, Eriksen will be given the privilege to express his creativity more. Conte's football is too structured for a creative player like Eriksen regardless of how he managed to settle in later in the second half of last season.
4. Passionate, just like Conte. Just look at his antics at the technical area. :lol:

Benvenuto, Simone. You have my full support just like every other Inter coach before. Forza Inter.
 

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Guys there is 0 fucking reasons to judge Simone on anything.
There are 3 top clubs in Italy who have winning pressure .
After those there are 3 big name clubs who don't have to win but need to compete in higher levels ( lazio , roma & napoli + Atalanta recently)
And then there is the rest.

So wtf does a manager need to do to deserve the chance to coach the top tier. He can't be born with the right to coach them , all he has to do is to prove himself a tier below and Simeone has proved himself for several years at Lazio. Whether he shines or not for us no one can know but for sure Simone has deserved this chance.

That said i have no idea what his tactical style is. If anything that can be a worrying sign. I watch seria A too much to not have a clue on what Inzaghi represents (other then playing 352) means that he hasn't done smth special to be noticed ( think Gasp , De Zerbi , Juric , Italiano). Maybe this means that he is Allegri style which just makes sure to take the best out of his players inside a team play idea. Anyway we will see.

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PS. out of topic but why no big club ever has thought of Bielsa ???
That guys is a fucking genius and has left a mark everywhere he has been. You can't expect a genius like him to be easy to handle too but still he would be worth the risk
 

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I must be the oblivious one here, always under the impression that Simeone was doing very well and only needed that one chance to take it to the next level :lol:

I've seen frustration from Lazio fans on reddit at times but they apparently all love him in the end.
 

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Guys there is 0 fucking reasons to judge Simone on anything.
There are 3 top clubs in Italy who have winning pressure .
After those there are 3 big name clubs who don't have to win but need to compete in higher levels ( lazio , roma & napoli + Atalanta recently)
And then there is the rest.

So wtf does a manager need to do to deserve the chance to coach the top tier. He can't be born with the right to coach them , all he has to do is to prove himself a tier below and Simeone has proved himself for several years at Lazio. Whether he shines or not for us no one can know but for sure Simone has deserved this chance.
I swear I read the same words regarding Pioli, or Spalletti :yao:

I don't expect him to do better than 4th, finishing below Milan, which is a failure. There is zero excuse for finishing below Bbilan even if only one first-team player leaves (which Marotta promised).

Don' forget this is his first year. It took him four years for a top4 finish. And the only one in his 5-year spell at Lazio.

Hope I am wrong and Inzaghi will surprise me.
 

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I have no problem having Inzaghi as our coach due to a few reasons.

1. Tactics wise, similar to Conte. Players won't have much difficulty adapting to his style of play.
2. He's not mentally unstable like Conte. Less confrontational with the management, less demanding. If everything goes well for him here, it's a recipe for finally having a long term coach to build some strong stability and identity.
3. Eriksen. I have a feeling that Inzaghi will like Eriksen. He's way less rigid than Conte. Hence, Eriksen will be given the privilege to express his creativity more. Conte's football is too structured for a creative player like Eriksen regardless of how he managed to settle in later in the second half of last season.
4. Passionate, just like Conte. Just look at his antics at the technical area. :lol:

Benvenuto, Simone. You have my full support just like every other Inter coach before. Forza Inter.

Our strength was Conte's rigidity. That was the thing which brought us the Scudetto tbh. For Eriksen, Inzaghi is surely better but will it be better for the club?

What I'm really curious to see what is the thing Inzaghi brings to the table when it comes to our game. He can't just continue from where Conte left full stop. I don't think the team is able to take the same thing from a different guy. So what is the thing Inzaghi changes in our game which keeps and makes us competitive. With Conte we just defended when the opponent was able to keep the ball, we didn't challenge them. Just defend, cover the space (middle sector), counter-attack when it seems fit. And everyone needs to do that.

Inzaghi had Luis Alberto all these years. Eriksen can be like Luis Alberto, MAYBE, if he grows his balls. Because Luis Alberto plays like a boss and Eriksen has never done that at Inter. Hopefully Eriksen got his confidence back when he got to the starting XI. Because when he played that left mezzala role, it was basically double-regista role most of the time (when we have the ball). He didn't have to get to dirty places, just cycle the ball, be available. Luis Alberto is nothing like that, he makes shit happen and that requires urgency, getting to tough spots, getting to contacts. Nothing like Eriksen.

Inzaghi had SMS who's technical player with size and physicality to win the battle of the midfield. We don't have that. We have Barella who's a bull, a warrior, a winner. But he lacks size and technique of SMS. Also we don't have a true DM. Brozovic has been great for us as the regista, but he ain't an intelligent DM in my books. Conte changed the game for us that we didn't need that blocker in front of the defence. I'm not saying I'd change Brozovic for Leiva :)lol:), but the characteristics of these players are different. Brozovic is a tireless worker but I think he isn't too wise of a player. I remember Conte mentioning at some point how they've tried to work on Brozovic's running, so that he wouldn't have to run that much, that he could run smarter. Kilometers is not the only thing what matters, positioning is as important.

Midfield is the most important thing IMO so it is interesting to see what will Inzaghi do? :D
 

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I swear I read the same words regarding Pioli, or Spalletti :yao:

I don't expect him to do better than 4th, finishing below Milan, which is a failure. There is zero excuse for finishing below Bbilan even if only one first-team player leaves (which Marotta promised).

Don' forget this is his first year. It took him four years for a top4 finish. And the only one in his 5-year spell at Lazio.

Hope I am wrong and Inzaghi will surprise me.

And duly so. Spalleti and Pioli were in the exact same position. They had done good with 2nd tier teams and got the chance to move at 1st tier. Allegri & Conte moved from 3rd tier to 1st etc. Zidane & Guardiola are exceptions guys all the rest follow this path of promotion tier by tier until they reach the top. Same make it some not.
I am just saying that Inzaghi deserves the chance same as Spallo or Pioli back then. Whether he will do better than them or not no one knows.
 

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Is this a done deal yet.

I have low expectations and zero knowledge of him as a manager.

91 points and only 3 defeats is a tall order to follow

I'm not keeping my hopes high predict another early exit from CL and top 6 finish.
 

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What I'm really curious to see what is the thing Inzaghi brings to the table when it comes to our game. He can't just continue from where Conte left full stop. I don't think the team is able to take the same thing from a different guy. So what is the thing Inzaghi changes in our game which keeps and makes us competitive. With Conte we just defended when the opponent was able to keep the ball, we didn't challenge them. Just defend, cover the space (middle sector), counter-attack when it seems fit. And everyone needs to do that.

Inzaghi had Luis Alberto all these years. Eriksen can be like Luis Alberto, MAYBE, if he grows his balls. Because Luis Alberto plays like a boss and Eriksen has never done that at Inter. Hopefully Eriksen got his confidence back when he got to the starting XI. Because when he played that left mezzala role, it was basically double-regista role most of the time (when we have the ball). He didn't have to get to dirty places, just cycle the ball, be available. Luis Alberto is nothing like that, he makes shit happen and that requires urgency, getting to tough spots, getting to contacts. Nothing like Eriksen.

100%

If we want Eriksen to play like Alberto we need him dosed up on cocaine so he's agitated. The technique may be comparable but Luis Alberto just naturally has way more flair than Eriksen. And it's not gratuitous showboating - it's a big part of what makes him so effective as a playmaker.
 

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I have been trying not to think about the negatives or shortcomings of Inzaghi, and just focus on positive aspects. Or how he could work things out.

- With Conte, we don't have a plan A. It's hoof the ball to Lukaku and hope he turns his man or get Hakimi and others involved in a quick counter. Inzaghi's Lazio has showed better forward play. Both Correa and Immobile, depend on their skills, and create a lot for the others. Can Inzaghi get our existing/new forwards to do that?
- Alberto is their key man, creating a lot of play. I don't think Eriksen can do that. But Sensi is more naturally suited for that. Most natural here would be Castrovili. Gattuso has shown interest in Sensi, maybe we can work out an exchange to get the playmaking LCM.
- In Vecino, we have a poor man's SMS. But he cannot be the first choice for us, and Barella brings different attributes. Signing De Paul can help here. But then where does Barella play?

Think the key is to see how Inzaghi evolves his style. Rather than us trying to force fit his Lazio style here. That style developed due to the skills that SMS, Alberto, Correa, etc had. Eriksen, Barella, Lautaro, are all good players, but very different. That's where tactical nous comes in to play.
 

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The attitude of the players will also be very important here. It seems that most of our players really like/liked Conte and were "ready to die for him" on the field. Let's hope Inzaghi could handle them.
 

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Lol. Conte doesn't have a plan A? What I saw was reactive football, mostly we knew when to counterattack and when the hold the ball, every player had multiple roles depending on where his triangle counterparts were. How many times have we seen Brozović next to Lukaku and Lautaro running for the ball or Hakimi being the most forward player?

We utilized the strengths of most of our players and tried to minimize what we are not good at. No matter how good our league was this year, 91 points is bog success. Conte tried something at the start, didn't work and then we had a scudetto winning run where we basically won against all our main competition and took the lead.

All this talk about Inter being rigid under Conte is funny and inconsequential when we had 2nd best attack and best defence in the league. Isn't that a good thing? Our defence will continue to boss but it's the attack we'll have to see what happens under Inzaghi, especially with no Pintus here.
 
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