Tactical experiments by coach Cristian Chivu robbed Inter Milan of their sense of “certainty” against Urawa Red Diamonds.
This according to today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews.
Inter Milan did get the win that they were after against Urawa Red Diamonds. The Nerazzurri won in the last gasps of the match, with Valentin Carboni scoring the decisive goal in stoppage time.
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However, Inter had to do it the hard way.
For much of the first half, the Nerazzurri were held at arm’s length by Urawa Red Diamonds.
Particularly after the Japanese side went ahead early on, Inter dominated the ball but struggled to turn it into any particularly dangerous chances.
Chivu Experiments Rob Inter Of “Certainty” Vs Urawa Red Diamonds
The Corriere dello Sport lay the blame for Inter’s poor performance at the feet of Cristian Chivu and his tactical changes.
The 44-year-old set the Nerazzurri up in a 3-4-2-1 shape rather than their usual 3-5-2 formation.
And this seemed to confuse matters in the final third.
In the first half, Inter always had plenty of options to circulate the ball around.
However, Nicola Zalewski and Sebastiano Esposito acting as attacking midfielders never quite coordinated with the rest of the team.
There were too many players central and in the channels. But no real fluidity or sense of purpose to how the Nerazzurri were moving the ball in the final third.
On the other hand, when Francesco Pio Esposito came on for the second half and Inter switched to more of a 3-5-2 shape, Inter had more of a reference point to attack the Urawa Reds penalty area.
Better take their pay to me as public people, instead going to writers that write a bunch of bs. I mean, what tactics do you expect from a coach handling bunch of men that have only got trashed from 3 opportunities of major trophies, instead of getting nothing? Nada.
For me, he needs to stabilize the mentality first, then the other aspects should come along.
No need for big expectation in this competition.
Lol these publications just talk a bunch of BS. He is literally managing an under strength squad and is trying to introduce new tactical ideas into this team and all they’re worried about is him sticking with the “familiar” 3-5-2 formation? Give me a break. If it were up to newspapers and some iconic players, Italian teams would never play modern football. It’s about time we get with the times and leave this ridiculous mentality behind.