Despite Inter picking up their first league win of 2019 last night against Parma, La Repubblica are still uncertain whether the Nerazzurri’s recent problems are down to the individual players or the players as a team.

“Is the problem a collective or individual one? How many players are overvalued and how many players are suffering from the general discomfort of the situation? It is not a simple answer and could determine the destiny of Luciano Spalletti because if the team could be at their limit because of him but on the other hand, it could depend more on the players and then you have to ask questions about those who bought them,” their report reads.

“For sure, those who signed Lautaro Martinez were right to do so. After just two minutes on the park, Nainggolan sent him through and he scored a nice goal. This perhaps provides an answer to the question, football is done by the right players and the wrong ones undo it. It will be a difficult task to those who build the next Inter as they’ll have to do sift through and separate the valuable players and the worthless ones.”