Simone Inzaghi

[thatdude]

I just don’t understand why he will never sub Dzeko. In the top level games he just doesn’t have 90 minutes in him. Lautaro is 24 and looks fresher despite playing 2 games this week in South America. Dzeko in the 2nd half did nothing of note other than try to beat Kalulu for pace. This is off the back of the Atalanta game where he missed big chance after big chance. Yet for some reason I can’t understand Inzaghi is in love with him, is it purely his size?

 

[magnesium]

I just don’t understand why he will never sub Dzeko. In the top level games he just doesn’t have 90 minutes in him. Lautaro is 24 and looks fresher despite playing 2 games this week in South America. Dzeko in the 2nd half did nothing of note other than try to beat Kalulu for pace. This is off the back of the Atalanta game where he missed big chance after big chance. Yet for some reason I can’t understand Inzaghi is in love with him, is it purely his size?

Cause Dzeko can take longball from Handanovic, plus maybe we can score from corner or cross, just that.

Other than that, Inzaghi must be after smoking weed with all his weird subs today.

 

[Puma]

DiMarco was stuck in reverse. He came on and simply was not up to the pace of the game. I do not know if he was being complacent or whether he was not properly prepared. But which ever it was, it cost us because Milan picked him apart.

The other real problem were Handanovic's clearances from goal. There were a number of kicks around the 75 minute mark where he tried to kick it upfield to no one in particular and gifted Milan with possession. The kicks were weak and allowed Milan to continue to attack.

I hate losing at the best of the time. But to be 1-0 up in the Derby with 15 minutes to play and give up the three points so cheaply hurts.

The commentators always talk about our squad depth but I do not agree with them. The fact we can not bring anyone on for Dzeko or that we have to endure the likes of Vidal and Vecino and a marked drop in the team's performance makes me think that our substitute options are shit.

 

[magnesium]

DiMarco was stuck in reverse. He came on and simply was not up to the pace of the game. I do not know if he was being complacent or whether he was not properly prepared. But which ever it was, it cost us because Milan picked him apart.

The other real problem were Handanovic's clearances from goal. There were a number of kicks around the 75 minute mark where he tried to kick it upfield to no one in particular and gifted Milan with possession. The kicks were weak and allowed Milan to continue to attack.

I hate losing at the best of the time. But to be 1-0 up in the Derby with 15 minutes to play and give up the three points so cheaply hurts.

The commentators always talk about our squad depth but I do not agree with them. The fact we can not bring anyone on for Dzeko or that we have to endure the likes of Vidal and Vecino and a marked drop in the team's performance makes me think that our substitute options are shit.

We had 5 good sub, Ranocchia, Darmian, Alexis, Gosens, and Correa. The problem is our midfield subs, is very different type with our starting.

Gaglairdini, Vecino, and Vidal are differnt playing style than Brozovic, Barella, and Calhanoglu.
Same as Dimarco with Bastoni or Perisic. Very different.

That's why we buy Frattessi next season... the best sub for us in midfield.
Our squad depth is better than any team in Serie A. Please don't compare our bench with PSG, City, or Madrid.

We had two best left wingback in Serie A, Gosens and Perisic would start at any team in Serie A, that's why commentators say we have good squad depth.

 

[brehme1989]

Squad depth? We have 13 players for the next 5 crucial games. What squad depth?

Today's starters, Sanchez and Darmian.

Vecino, Vidal and Gagliardini don't count. Correa is out, Gosens isn't in yet. D'Ambrosio and Ranocchia are non-factors lately, Dimarco is also a player to be used in lower standard games. Kolarov is a cheer leader.
Maybe Caicedo makes it 14...

 

[nadzington]

Has this fucker asked the fans for forgivness yet?

 

[bubba zanetti]

Squad depth? We have 13 players for the next 5 crucial games. What squad depth?

Today's starters, Sanchez and Darmian.

Vecino, Vidal and Gagliardini don't count. Correa is out, Gosens isn't in yet. D'Ambrosio and Ranocchia are non-factors lately, Dimarco is also a player to be used in lower standard games. Kolarov is a cheer leader.
Maybe Caicedo makes it 14...

Guy is talking about our squad depth,and in that depth he mentions Gosens and Correa who are injured and couldnt play today plus fkn wood Ranocchia lol

 

[CafeCordoba]

Perisic asked for the sub, dunno what was about Lautaro. Why Lautaro needs to be taken out at 70mins always?

Calha sub was terrible, this fear of red card is just ridiculous. Was he simply too tired to continue?

 

[vex]

Perisic asked for the sub, dunno what was about Lautaro. Why Lautaro needs to be taken out at 70mins always?

It's 100% coz he runs basically for two players, himself and dzeko. I think his main duty is to put pressure on the opponent's defensive line, he does this far better than any of our other players, which means he becomes absolutely spent towards the end of the game.

 

[Il Drago]

Perisic asked for the sub, dunno what was about Lautaro. Why Lautaro needs to be taken out at 70mins always?

Calha sub was terrible, this fear of red card is just ridiculous. Was he simply too tired to continue?

Inzaghi said Lautaro gave everything he got so perhaps Inzaghi thought he was tired. He also admitted Calha sub was the typical yellow card sub. This is indeed getting ridiculous. They're professional athletes for crying out loud. I am sure they know how to protect themselves from a second yellow.

 

[brehme1989]

Inzaghi said Lautaro gave everything he got so perhaps Inzaghi thought he was tired. He also admitted Calha sub was the typical yellow card sub. This is indeed getting ridiculous. They're professional athletes for crying out loud. I am sure they know how to protect themselves from a second yellow.

To be honest, Hakan was being rather aggressive in the minutes leading up to his substitution.

I wouldn't take him off but it's a genuine concern, especially with refereeing like Guida's. He was trying to get Brozovic booked for a reaction after several non-fouls he called against him for example.

The problem is that we sent Sensi out when he could have been of service in situations like this and haven't replaced him. We do not have a midfielder on the bench that can hold the ball. Vidal doesn't have the legs anymore and arguably Vecino is the 4th best at this and we all know what that means.



Simone needs to look at the bigger picture sometimes. Hakan had to play the full 90 minutes here so that he'd be rested vs Roma. He's way too focused on game by game which is not a bad mindset but it becomes toxic if it makes you fixated on micromanaging stuff like this. I do admit that Hakan getting a red and missing Napoli as well was a risk, but as you say, there should be some trust to the players.

 

[alvaro]

Has this fucker asked the fans for forgivness yet?

What for? Being at the top of the table +1 with a game in hand? Overreacting seems to be the word of this forum nowdays.

 

[RickyMaravilla'sRightFoot]

Gonna have to show everyone he’s got the stones to outlast the rest.

One of the characteristics of his Lazio teams was that they go on an impressive winning streak and then manage to cock it up before the end.

Inter is not Lazio and we’ve won the scudetto just the year before. But he needs to focus on getting that first one under his belt to shake off the banter that will inevitably start to creep up.

 

[TheNetworkZ]

the Lautaro subs are weird. Even Conte would sub him off A LOT.

 

[thatdude]

Gonna have to show everyone he’s got the stones to outlast the rest.

One of the characteristics of his Lazio teams was that they go on an impressive winning streak and then manage to cock it up before the end.

Inter is not Lazio and we’ve won the scudetto just the year before. But he needs to focus on getting that first one under his belt to shake off the banter that will inevitably start to creep up.

We really need Inzaghi to become a “winner“ this season. Once that pressure is off him I feel like we could build a really interesting Inter with Beppe/Piero and Inzaghi‘s brand of football. Let’s remember if we stuck to Beppe’s plan Tonali would be coming on instead of Vidal tonight, or perhaps starting and we could have spent more money elsewhere.

The positive signs are we are already linked to solutions for all the problems we saw in the team tonight. That tells me the management is well aware of our weaknesses and there is a good chance we improve next year. Some athleticism in this team would go a long way. Particularly in the GK and CF positions. I know it’s popular to hate on him right now but we have really missed a healthy Correa. The old men in this team have looked every bit of their age recently. We will need Correa and Gosens to contribute in the run in.

Also I mentioned Inzaghi needs to become a winner but also this Inter needs to prove it can be a winner without Conte. Huge week ahead.

 

[Puma]

I think the fear of our starters getting booked and the resulting substitutions support the notion that Inzaghi has little faith in our bench and they can not be relied upon.

 

[Universe]

I just don’t understand why he will never sub Dzeko. In the top level games he just doesn’t have 90 minutes in him. Lautaro is 24 and looks fresher despite playing 2 games this week in South America. Dzeko in the 2nd half did nothing of note other than try to beat Kalulu for pace. This is off the back of the Atalanta game where he missed big chance after big chance. Yet for some reason I can’t understand Inzaghi is in love with him, is it purely his size?

Purely because he has the potential to score a Hail Mary header like the one against Venezia.

But if he wasn't such a useless fuck up ruining every move he touches, perhaps we could score earlier and we wouldn't need to rely on a Hail Mary winner like that. At this point I would prefer that Ranocchia comes on as a forward.

As I've repeated ad naseum, Lautaro has finished zero games in the league this season. Including CL and Coppa Italia, he's played a full 90 minutes just twice in 29 games. His average game time is just 65 minutes. That is just fucking unacceptable.

Limone simply can't help himself.

Speaking of Limone, if we count all competitions, we've won just 2 games against big teams this season - against Napoli and juve in the Supercoppa. Our record is 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That is fucking dismal.

If you look closer, that stat is even more disappointing because in most of those games the pattern has been identical as well: we dominate and even often score first, but fail to take advantage and end up throwing the result. Drawing, let alone losing from a winning position, is disastrous for the morale of the squad, especially one so fragile as ours. And I'm not convinced that Inzaghi has the strength or character to drag these players forward like Conte did.

So far I like Inzaghi a lot but at least in my eyes, the evidence shows he's still learning how to manage a team with title-winning ambitions.

That's OK to be honest. We can still win the league if we beat the smaller/medium teams and avoid defeat against the big teams. But he better learn fast because this cowardly "defend a 1 goal lead" thing has NEVER worked for him, and his record in these 6-pointers is getting worse by the game. Imagine Pioli taking 4 out of 6 points against you. With his fucking B team no less

 

[thatdude]

Purely because he has the potential to score a Hail Mary header like the one against Venezia.

But if he wasn't such a useless fuck up ruining every move he touches, perhaps we could score earlier and we wouldn't need to rely on a Hail Mary winner like that. At this point I would prefer that Ranocchia comes on as a forward.

As I've repeated ad naseum, Lautaro has finished zero games in the league this season. Including CL and Coppa Italia, he's played a full 90 minutes just twice in 29 games. His average game time is just 65 minutes. That is just fucking unacceptable.

Limone simply can't help himself.

Speaking of Limone, if we count all competitions, we've won just 2 games against big teams this season - against Napoli and juve in the Supercoppa. Our record is 2 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That is fucking dismal.

In most of those games the pattern has been identical as well: we dominate and even often score first, but fail to take advantage and end up throwing the result.

So far I like Inzaghi a lot but at least in my eyes, the evidence shows he's still learning how to manage a team with title-winning ambitions.

That's OK to be honest. We can still win the league if we beat the smaller/medium teams and avoid defeat against the big teams. But he better learn fast because this cowardly "defend a 1 goal lead" thing has NEVER worked for him, and his record in these 6-pointers is getting worse by the game. Imagine Pioli taking 4 out of 6 points against you. With his fucking B team no less

This is fair, I think the only reason Inzaghi is getting less flack about his big game record is because we lost Lukaku, Hakimi and Eriksen. If the squad was the same he would be getting a lot more flak. However you could argue we would probably win a game like today because we could actually have countered effectively in the second half.

I feel there is an arrogance about this team sometimes. I think we dominated Milan so much in the first half that we lost a bit of respect and paid for that. We are good but I think we really started to believe our own hype a little bit. The way this team loses its head anytime we feel like we’ve been wronged is…entitlement.

 

[Universe]

Yea. Inzaghi is too hands-off with the team mentally. Too trusting. This team needs an authoritarian like Conte to keep them reined in.

 

[Irequis]

I read his interview and I think his justification is reasonable.

1. Perisic took a knock and Dimarco has to come in to take setpiee because we need to pull Hakan.
2. Hakan was spent and he was booked as well. I don't think it is enough to warrant substitution but we need someone to keep Diaz in check so we sub in the supposedly the best defensive midfielder we have.
3. Lautaro was spent as well, but this is where I disagree heavily with Inzaghi. I would rather sub out Dzeko with the exact reasoning like you lot said.

I blame his negative approach to the game more than his subs. It was very apparent we shifted our gear down right after we score and the intensity was even lower right after the halftime break. It started even before our very first sub. What a suicidal move to spend 45 minutes remaining to go full defensive without any plan to attack.