The two Milanese, to return to compete with Napoli, no longer have to fixate themselves only on zero parameters to strengthen themselves
You can say? But yes it can be said. With the utmost respect for the national team, which we have followed with interest and participation, there is no doubt that the club season is now ready to knock with all its charm, a guarantee of entertainment and strong emotions. A few more hours and we’ll be off again towards an electrifying descent to be experienced in one breath: the championship and the Cups in a month that could really decide the fate of many. But even if coaches and players are rightly focused on the pitch, this is the moment when the foundations for the future are starting to be laid. Caressing the present, but also treasuring what the fresh past has said. Yes, because – as mentioned – everything is still at stake, but some indications absolutely cannot be ignored.
April Fool
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The championship starts again tomorrow and, if you think about it, if they had told us in the summer that on 1 April Inter and Milan would have found themselves 21 and 23 points behind the leaders we would have thought of the classic “fish”, the classic joke on which to make a big laugh. But that’s exactly how it is: the first two of the past championship, engaged in a derby that looked like a parallel slalom, have an absolutely incredible gap from Naples. And, to put it even more plainly, absolutely unacceptable. Because it is true that Spalletti’s team is playing the typical perfect season, but not even this would have ever authorized the two Milan teams to be out for months – provided they have ever actually entered it – in the Scudetto race. And if it is true, very true, that the Champions League is still to be played and anything can certainly happen in a classic match – with the Rossoneri aiming to surprise Napoli and Inter who feel they can eliminate Benfica – the championship is ruthless opposite. In the Giro d’Italia of the A, the gap is mortifying. And it is on this – while the two coaches and the players must rightly look to their goal – that managers must reflect. Imagining how to increase the value and consequently the performance of their teams. Because it is true that many mistakes have been made on the field – otherwise Inter’s 9 defeats and Milan’s 7 would not be explained – but it is equally true that we need to put our hand – even heavily – to two players with peaks of absolute value and limits equally evident.
Under accusation
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With Inzaghi also personally called into question for having wanted and bet on highly experienced players without however having received the hoped-for contribution; and Pioli who endorsed or in any case remained involved in a prospective market. In light of the facts inadequate to be able to confirm the path of last season. What is certain is that there is no absolute recipe for suddenly feeling stronger. And it can also fit, without shouting scandal, that we talk about Chelsea’s strong interest in Onana. How, someone will surely answer, is this how you plan to improve? Maybe thinking of selling one of the most positive players? But it would be a mistake, yes, to stop at a single operation. Without inserting it into a more overall picture. Just as Inter and Milan must do, freeing themselves from the idea of young people at all costs or opportunities to be seized on the fly. Just like Napoli, who didn’t choose just one path, but sold and bought, took on young players like Raspadori and more mature people like Anguissa and Simeone, didn’t let themselves be blinded by the idea of a free deal – you have Did you notice that it didn’t even take a zero parameter? – but he simply chose the most congenial players. And it is from here – truly from people like Szoboszlai for Milan or Marcus Thuram for Inter – that we need to start over if we want to regain ground. For 44 overall points from Napoli to really end up being April Fool’s for just one year.
March 31, 2023 (change March 31, 2023 | 12:43 am)
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