"Balance" in the judgments and clear denial: "There is no attacking problem at Inter."
Simone Inzaghi on the eve of the match against Genoa, throws water on the fire.
He remembers that "alarmisms" had already spread in the summer, which were then extinguished with the results.
"At the beginning of this journey I know what the owners asked me: first four places, reach the round of 16 and win the Super Cup. The guys were extraordinary and expectations were raised. But balance is needed", explains the Nerazzurri coach.
In the last month, Inter have won only one point in the league, they have lost - waiting for the match against Bologna - the top of the standings, they have qualified for the semi-finals of the Italian Cup but the passage of the round to the Champions League is very complicated .
An uphill month of February, with seven goals conceded in the last eight games and only four scored.
Lautaro Martinez hasn't scored for more than two months and it's more and more a coincidence.
But Inzaghi rejects the criticism.
"I think a lot has been said in recent days. Inter are the best attackers in Serie A, there is no attacking problem. The concern rises when you fail to create but with Sassuolo we shot on goal 20 times, with 8 clear opportunities. We'll be back to score soon. "
It's just a phase.
Defensive mistakes also need not be dramatized.
If Inter suffered less in recent weeks it was because "we were less vulnerable and probably mentally fresher".
Now, however, there is more psychological fatigue, less clarity.
But this, probably,
it is the most delicate moment of the Nerazzurri season.
"We are in a very important moment but not yet decisive. This month, which will be very demanding, we will have to do it in the best possible way. I think everything is still open, Juventus and Atalanta would be getting closer to each other. skill in recovering all the players, it is my wish to be able to choose with all these close matches ".
The championship, according to Inzaghi, is not a three-way match.
And having the first leg of the Coppa Italia and the second leg against Liverpool, Inzaghi hopes to be able to count on all the players in the squad.
Juventus and Atalanta, playing a string of matches, would come close.
I must have the luck and the skill to recover all the players, it is my hope to be able to choose with all these close matches. "The championship, according to Inzaghi, is not a three-way match. And having the first leg of the Coppa Italia and the return against Liverpool, Inzaghi hopes to be able to count on all the players in the squad.
Juventus and Atalanta, playing a string of matches, would come close.
I must have the luck and the skill to recover all the players, it is my hope to be able to choose with all these close matches. "The championship, according to Inzaghi, is not a three-way match. And having the first leg of the Coppa Italia and the return against Liverpool, Inzaghi hopes to be able to count on all the players in the squad.
Probable line-ups of Genoa-Inter:
Genoa (4-2-3-1): 57 Sirigu, 36 Hefti, 55 Ostigard, 52 Maksimovic, 15 Vasquez, 27 Sturaro, 47 Badelj, 11 Gudmundsson, 8 Amiri, 20 Ekuban, 23 Destro.
(22 Marchetti, 1 Semper, 5 Masiello, 16 Calafiori, 10 Melegoni, 50 Cambiaso, 65 Rovella, 99 Galdames, 18 Ghiglione, 90 Portanova, 45 Yeboah).
Herds Blessin Disqualified: none Warning: Rovella, Sturaro Unavailable: Bani, Criscito, Vanheusden, Piccoli.
Inter (3-5-2): 1 Handanovic;
37 Skriniar, 6 De Vrij, 95 Sticks;
2 Dumfries, 23 Barella, 77 Brozovic, 20 Calhanoglu, 14 Perisic;
7 Sanchez, 10 Lautaro (21 Cordaz, 97 Radu, 11 Kolarov, 13 Ranocchia, 32 Dimarco, 33 D'Ambrosio, 36 Darmian, 5 Gagliardini, 8 Vecino, 22 Vidal, 9 Dzeko, 88 Caicedo).
Herdsman: S.Inzaghi.
Disqualified: none.
Beware: Lautaro, Vidal.
Unavailable: Correa, Gosens.
Referee: Chiffi di Padova Snai odds: 8.50;
5.25;
1.35.
