Former Inter, Leicester City, and Roma coach Claudio Ranieri feels that the current crisis at the Nerazzurri is not like at the start of the 2011-12 season in that there isn’t a clear cause for the team’s issues.

Speaking to Italian broadcaster Rai Radio, Ranieri noted that whereas in the 2011-12 season when he was appointed after Gian Piero Gasperini was sacked, there were stylistic issues, this time around the issues could not have been predicted as easily.

Inter’s start of four wins and four losses in their opening eight Serie A matches has invited comparisons to some previous horror starts to seasons.

In the 2011-12 campaign, the Nerazzurri attempted to build a new style of play under current Atalanta boss Gasperini, but the attempt always looked half-baked.

Accordingly, when it was clear that things were not working on the pitch, the club aborted the project and turned to Ranieri, before then sacking the Italian and appointing Andrea Stramaccioni.

Ranieri remarked that “At that period there was a change of system passing thro0ugh Mourinho [and then Rafa Benitez] through to Gasperini.”

“Today’s crisis is less easy to explain because Inzaghi already managed Inter last year.”

Ranieri then argued that “I’ve already said time and time again, as a general point not related to Inzaghi, that if I were President and I saw that the team are no longer behind the coach, I’d dismiss him.”

“I wouldn’t do so if I see that he still has the dressing room, even if the team is losing,” he added.