Cristian Chivu appears ready to lead Inter Milan into a new attacking era, moving beyond the team’s reliance on an iconic partnership.
According to Corriere dello Sport via FCInterNews, Chivu wants to reduce Inter’s dependence on Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram.
Thuram and Lautaro had been the backbone of Nerazzurri’s success during the Simone Inzaghi era.
Indeed, they were the cornerstone of the 2023/24 Scudetto and last season’s busted treble dream.
Cristian Chivu Eager to Make Inter Milan Less Dependent on Thu-La Partnership
Despite an injury-hit season, Marcus Thuram remains an invaluable first-team asset.
Needless to say, Lautaro Martinez has already reached a legendary status among the San Siro faithful.
However, Inter cannot afford to rely on two players to shoulder the goalscoring burden.
Therefore, Chivu plans on giving Francesco Pio Esposito a chance to prove his worth at the senior level.
After a sterling breakout season at Spezia, the 20-year-old looks ready to shine on the grandest stage.
Then, there’s Ange-Yoan Bonny.
Inter spent a month chasing his signature, convinced that the ex-Parma striker could add quality to their frontline.
We need to break away from the Thu-La dependence, because its not dependable!! Lautaro will always bring us 20 goals, but they will come in fits and starts, and he operates best as a second striker, dropping deep, and helping the team… Thuram may wear the number 9, but he is not a number 9! He is nowhere near clinical enough, and has a tenancy to overcomplicate things when it would just be simpler to shoot! Both are great players in their own right (when Thuram can be arsed) but neither are an out and out poacher, which is exactly what Pio Esposito is!! He needs to be brought in correctly, and rested at the right times, but Pio is the missing piece to our attack, and hopefully the solution to our tendency to waste chance after chance!! If used correctly, Pio could end up being our first choice striker by the end of the season!! Then we need to hope that Oaktree sell the club, before they try to sell Pio!!
simply because thuram isn’t natural striker. it’s lauti, but everyone knows he’s better at dropping deep. I personally don’t believe in pio right now, but I welcome him to prove me wrong. we still need striker that wants goals for himself