In the 35th minute of Inter's battle with Spezia, Lautaro's heel passed and Gagliardini did not stop the ball and directly swept into the dead corner to break the goal.
With wonderful cooperation, the shot can also be called dashing and freehand.
Many fans are joking: Inter No. 5, playing a weak team is the super giant of the "Milinkovic level", but when it encounters a strong team, it will become "super fear"!
But it should be seen that in this season's Inter, the substitute players who can play the weak team are not the only ones, the Nerazzurri have a total of 8 substitute players, and in the journey of fiercely fighting the weak teams, a total of 12 goals plus 9 assists have been contributed.
So far this season, Inter have played 20 games.
In addition to playing against intercontinental teams such as Real Madrid, Milan Juve, Napoli, Atalanta, Lazio, Miners and other intercontinental teams, Inter played weak teams for more than half of the games.
8 substitute players, in the game against the weak brigade, the battle is outstanding.
Vidal scored 2 goals and 3 assists (passes against Genoa, 1 goal and 2 assists in 2 games with Sharif).
Correa scored four goals (against Verona, against Udinese, twice).
Di Marco scored 2 goals and 1 assist (against Empoli, Sampdoria, assisted against Bologna).
Sanchez scored 1 goal and 1 assist (goal against Sharif, assist on Empoli).
Dumfries finished with three assists (against Bologna, Udinese and Sharif).
Besino scored in the battle against Bologna.
D'Ambrosio was instrumental in the Battle of Empoli.
The same was true of Gagliardini, who, in addition to today's goal, also scored assists in the match against Fiorentina.
The above 8 people are not the main force of Inter at present, so they play more against weak teams (it is normal, playing derby, playing giants, the manager may not dare to make a big rotation). When playing against opponents with limited strength, the performance of these rotating players can really be described as outstanding achievements and big kills!
Of course, these players are not so beautiful against strong teams, although correa's assist against Napoli, but there is also the tragedy of Dumfries coming off the bench to deliver a penalty in the Italian derby.
How do you evaluate the performance of these rotating players? Some people will dismiss it: there is something remarkable, bullying soft and afraid of hard. But from another point of view, their performance has a very important and positive significance for Inter this season.
Why? There are two reasons for this.
First, this season, Inter adjusted its operating policy and sold the ace of pressure due to financial pressure.
Although radical fans still shout the slogan of "don't win the championship and die", in fact, Zhang Kangyang clearly and clearly set the team's goal as fighting for four in an exclusive interview at the beginning of the season, which is actually the attitude of the decision-making level: this season's Inter is more focused on "guaranteeing the lower limit". As for the "scramble for the upper limit", it is a surprise to be able to compete, and it is not the end of the fight.
How can I guarantee the lower limit? Of course, it is to play a good game against the weak brigade and get more "planned points".
So far in the season, Inter's winning percentage against strong opponents is not high, but against weaker opponents, the winning rate is quite good. For example, the above-mentioned 10 games in which the rotating players are mighty, is 9 wins and 1 draw.
Most of the league points are obtained by pinching soft persimmons. The Champions League's six points against Sharif are the basis for returning to the knockout rounds after ten years.
That being the case, the contribution of the aforementioned rotating players cannot be denied.
Second, the inter main 11 this season have aging and physical problems. 2 35+ players (Dzeko, Handanovic) and 2 players around 32 years old (Perisic, Damian).
Other players, even if they are relatively young, have their own conditions, such as Lautaro, Barrera and others in the summer Intercontinental Cup to the end, the beginning of the season is not satisfied with the fitness slot; such as Char KhanOglu, Defrey and other people have been plagued by injuries, making the coach quite headache.
In short, the biggest problem with Inter's main formation this season is not ability, but physical strength, or rather, endurance.
Then, the rotation players can stand up against the weak brigade, it is worth looking up to the front line.
It is a good thing to let the main forces rest and slow down. What's more, enabling them on weak brigades can not damage the winning rate, which is easier said than done, but it is actually very difficult!
In any case, the long season is a marathon battle, and it is impractical to point a dozen guns to survive. Inter can have a group of substitute players who can play weak teams and slash and capture the flag, which is actually a fortunate thing. It's better than dropping the chain in one rotation!
Use the phrase "it's just a dish abuse" to deny the credit and hard work of this batch of rotating players? Wouldn't it be a little too harsh...
Fortunately, tonight at the Meazza Stadium, people saw a warm scene. The huge banner in the North Stand pays tribute not to the absolute main player or high-paying stars, but to the rotating player Di Marco.
Di Marco is talking about a contract extension and, if negotiated, he will receive an annual salary of €1.5 million after tax, about 1/4-1/5 of the top salary players. In other words, his positioning at Inter is that of a substitute. In other words, green leaves, blue collars, dragon sets.
But it turns out that even this kind of small role, as long as you fight for Inter with your heart, you can win the love and appreciation of die-hard fans.