IT’S A TANGO INTER
WITH STRAMA, ONLY GOALS FROM ARGENTINIANS
Nine out of nine goals scored by Argentinians.
But the third spot will depend on the rebirth of Pazzo and Forlan.
Appiano Gentile – Saying Inter have a schizophrenic patter in the league would be an understatement. Between September 11 and October 29, 9 total matches – first with Gasperini and then with Ranieri – they put together just 8 points. In the next 10 games, between November 19 and January 22, 27 points arrived. It is too bad that in the 10 games between February 1 and March 25 – the last game with Ranieri – only 6 points. Then began the era of Stramaccioni, 7 points in 3 games. Only by maintaining a similar average, Inter can hope to get the third spot.
Monopoly But the anomalies do not end here. With the youngest coach on the bench, in fact, the Nerazzurri have also found the goals. After having scored 4 in 8 games (with the record fasting of 542 minutes without a goal between the last goal of Milito against Palermo to Forlan’s against Catania), Inter got 9 goals in just 3 games. In fact, the average has gone from 0.5 goals per game to 3.0. The funny thing is that with Strama, only Argentinians have managed to get on the score sheet: 6 by Milito, 1 each for Cambiasso, Samuel and Zarate. It is also true that we saw, against Siena, 6 Argentinian starters including three to monopolized the offensive department with Alvarez and Zarate over the shoulders of Milito.
Forlan and Pazzini But the one man that Inter fans are hoping to see back in form is Forlan. Stramaccioni himself explained that the left wing position penalizes the Uruguayan, however, the coach is expecting much more from the man who dragged Uruguay to the final four of the World Cup as well as Coppa America triumph. And then there is Pazzini. After scoring on January 22 against Lazio, he has gone into a black hole. But in front of him is Diego Milito and keeping out the Argentinian would be a straitjacket.
