Iconic AC Milan coach Arrigo Sacchi has slammed Inter Milan for their lack of a defined playing style.
Speaking to Gazzetta dello Sport via FCInter1908, Sacchi minced no words as he aimed a dig at the Serie A runners-up.
Despite winning the Scudetto in 2023/24 and falling agonizingly short last season, Inter’s performance often failed to impress.
Indeed, the Nerazzurri became synonymous with tactical rigidity due to Simone Inzaghi’s lack of flexibility.
The 49-year-old was stubborn about his signature 3-5-2 formation, making Inter predictable for their opponents.
However, Cristian Chivu promised to change the narrative upon his appointment in June.
After a 5-0 thrashing of Torino on the opening Serie A weekend, he seemed on course to keep his word.
Yet, Inter’s shortcomings came to the fore in a dismal 2-1 home defeat to Udinese on matchday two.
Therefore, Chivu has already come under scrutiny.
Arrigo Sacchi Slams Inter Milan for Lack of Playing Style
“The other morning, a friend of mine who is an Inter fan called me and asked: ‘Arrigo, if you were Chivu, what would you do?’
“I said, ‘I would stick to my ideas, as I’ve always done in my career.’
“My friend said, ‘I think you need to buy some players.’
“And I replied, ‘No, you need to buy the game, which costs less and never gets injured.’
“That’s the problem – there still isn’t a game,” Sacchi explained.
Then, he delivered his verdict on the criticism directed toward Chivu.
“It’s inevitable. If you’re the coach of Inter and you lose at home against Udinese, there can be no applause.
“Chivu’s Inter is in limbo: it’s unclear whether it’s his team or still Inzaghi’s. Patience is needed.
“To Chivu, I’d allow myself just one piece of advice. Do everything to get into the heads of your players and convince them to follow the path he has drawn.
“On Sunday against Udinese, I saw a team that was neither harmonious nor balanced.
“Harmony and balance are the foundation of any great team.”
What a sad little man. Probably sad people buy shoes on the internet. Did dumfries and dima made the diagonal runs inside the box – yes. Is that a mark of simone – yes. Did the mids atack the space more – yes. Is that chivu – yes. Did sacchi bought carlo and the dutch to a team he didnt build – yes. If
Chivu got 3 megastars that midget would cry about that. Sick of his bs. What a sad little man. Cost Italy the WC94 with his lack of ideas. Sad. Little.
Forza Inter
Well he’s said all along that he doesn’t want to scrap what Inter has done in the past, and he still has many of the players from before, so this probably will be a gradual process despite these jibes.
Agreed… He’s fairly new with the team, I still don’t understand the criticism so early on.
yeah he does what he needs just like when inzaghi inherited the team from conte. I swear people just wanna complain about everything. if they already judge chivu sucks, that means they also admitted that inzaghi the hated for year was much better than him. we are not man utd or milan, our dark age was behind us. this team has been doing well since suning took over even though we still work on limited resources, but hey we spend more than ever now and I bet nobody believes that.
too many plastic fans these days