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I dont really buy the fatigue argument because, for example, its not like last year we didnt have CL knock out games as well? And starting with when we beat Porto is when we started to come apart in the league - loss to Bologna, beat Lecce, loss to Spezia, loss to Juve, loss to Fiorentina, etc.Sorry, but the fatigue element is crucial here. Where would you buy the fatigue element?
With CL und Coppa final, Inter will play maximum official games we could possible play. There are none others.
You may not buy the fatigue factor but coaches Klopp and Pep who more than ones fought on many fronts to the end have always pointed out to the importance of a deep sqaud. No offense, but I would take their opinion over yours.
Our roster is thin, old (Darmian, Acerbi, Mikhi, Dzeko - all senators und geriatric) und we were also not so lucky with injuries of many key players (Skrniar, Brozo, Lukaku were out long time). Under these circumstances I don`t see how we can fight successfully on all fronts. Something must be given.
I absolutely buy fatigue as an overall argument, but I dont particularly buy it for Inter in the context of the Feb/March results - our current fixture list is just as packed as it was then, and it doesnt seem to be so much of an issue now, no? And yet now we're winning consecutive games and competing on all 3 fronts (top 4)
So we kind of need to pick an argument here really, IMHO. I think we hit bad form with the strikers and Inzaghi failed to dig the guys out of it for an extended period of time, and the team just generally played poorly. When they've managed to re-build their mental strength and see the opportunity after 2 shit months, they're back to form and enthusiasm.
I know in CB we had to play the same back line more consistently, but I wouldnt be surprised (be interested to see some data if anyone wants to crunch it) if we've been *more consistent* with our starting XI in the last few weeks than we were mid-Feb/March. Happy to be wrong on that, though.