Today, Inter coach Inzaghi Jr. has won a lot of praise in Italy.
The results are good, the game is played beautifully, and some applause is deserved.
Because of the "bad luck" of the Champions League draw first encountered Ajax and then drew Liverpool, Italian television came to award the Golden Tapir Award to Little Inzaghi.
As we all know, this award has some "falling stone" meaning, full of aggression, Inter's previous coaches, or lazy to accept the award, or in the face of the acceptance of the award. But little Inzaghi accepted the award in a personable manner, smiling and squinting that he would play it when he returned. This kind of good temper is naturally quite pleasing.
At the same time, Little Inzaghi also told himself a major regret since coaching: he has brought good players from Europe and South America, but he has not coached African big stars, and even has few opportunities to meet African superstars, so this season's fierce battle against Liverpool is a good opportunity for him to make up.
Inzaghi Jr. has led Lazio for many years, and his players such as Alberto, Milinkovic, Immobile, Correa, Felipe Anderson and so on are mostly from Europe and South America.
When he was in charge of Inter, there were no African stars under his command, such as Zheko, Lautaro, Char Khanoglu, Barrera, and the three centre-backs.
Most of the African players he has brought are Akpa Akpro, Bastos, Minara, who are also insignificant in African football, which is a big regret he has since teaching.
A few days ago, in an interview, little Inzaghi commented on two African stars.
One is Salah.
Inzaghi Jr. said: "In my opinion, Salah is the best player in world football, I have seen him up close and when I started coaching Lazio, he was a Roma player. ”
In the 2016-17 season, Inzaghi Jr. took over the Lazio team, and Salah was the leader of his derby opponents, winning one of the two Roma derbys, but Inzaghi Jr. did not let Salah score or assist.
Salah then moved to the Premier League, a rivalry that disappeared a year later.
The other is Ashraf.
Inzaghi Jr. said: "I miss Hakimi, but I knew before I joined Inter that he would go to Paris Saint-Germain..." Regret was palpable.
Last season, Inter played lazio twice, and Inzaghi Jr. was very jealous of Ashraf's personal ability, mobilizing heavy troops to guard it tightly, although the Blue Eagles drew 1 and lost 1, inzaghi Jr. did not let Ashraf win.
But to his dismay, the supercar wing he admired so much, was finalized before he took charge of Inter. There is no reason.
In short, Inzaghi Jr. has not coached African big stars, nor has he had many opportunities to fight African celebrities, which is a blank space since he started teaching. This match against Salah, Mane, Naby Keita, Matip and other African best stars in the lineup of Liverpool, is a new proposition facing Inzaghi Jr., and it is also an opportunity for him to make up relevant knowledge.
Over the years, African players in Serie A, such as Osmayn, Boga, Casey and others, have caused a lot of trouble for Inzaghi Jr.'s team. Last season's napoli big score victory over Lazio was an example, Osmayne clearly made a mistake in stopping the ball, but he made a breakthrough after adjusting with his beastly physical fitness, which made Inzaghi Jr. stunned on the sidelines. There have also been bizarre matches in which Lazio tactically suppressed Sassuolo, only to be turned around by Ivorian international Boga with his personal surprise.
These games have made Inzaghi Jr.'s awareness of the characteristics of African players constantly changing.
The manager's lack of experience in this area may be a weakness in Inter's game against Liverpool.
The existence of such a short board is also a reminder to people that the 45-year-old inzaghi is actually only a "semi-finished product" of the coaching industry, and is still in the period of accumulating experience. People always compare him with Conte, who is more than half a hundred years old, and Spalletti, who is over half a year old, and this contrast is actually like comparing a "prospective student" who has just come out of society and has not yet been stereotyped, and compared with a "social person" who has been on the rivers and lakes for many years and has not changed much.
Inter should give some patience to such a young coach, because he still has room to grow and there are more possibilities.