Whether Inter's match with Bologna will be replayed or decided, it is still uncertain.
This is a bad thing for the Nerazzurri – it's really annoying to go to the road and just do a training session.
But it is also a good thing, the next fierce battle against Lazio, Juventus, Inter will have a slight advantage in physical fitness.
A lot of people are already stuck. It's not just the fans who are eager to see the ball, but also the players, especially Barrera, who sees a great opportunity to overcome the "mid-game syndrome" that has been debuting so far.
"Milan Sports" pointed out that Barrera has two big ambitions in 2022, one is to help Inter embroider a second star, put on the captain's armband, and the other is to help Italy highlight the siege to Qatar and fight for the same status as inter in the blueshirts.
The report also pointed out that because Barrera is now physically energetic and will accept a "forced rotation" in the Champions League suspension, Inzaghi Jr. will regard him as a "special candidate" for the next stage - from the end of January to the whole of February, Inter's schedule is frequent, and he will fight strongly, and Inzaghi Jr. will try to find opportunities in the league to rotate the main players in the team, especially veterans such as Zheko, but Barrera is a special case and he will not be in the rotation range. That is to say, as long as he can get on, he must get up.
Barrera personally prepared for a series of vicious battles, because he had waited too long.
At the end of 2021, Barrera accumulated five yellow cards and missed Inter's year-end finale, and he has not played for a long time.
For nearly a month without injury or illness but away from the field, Barrera was broken.
Since joining Inter, barrera has never had such a long "charging period" in addition to the shutdown of the epidemic.
In 2020, he played with Inter in the Europa League final, fighting until late August, with only ten days off for the whole summer, and the new season began. In the summer of 2021, he was unable to enjoy the summer vacation systematically and completely because of his participation in the European Championships.
Fatigue has accumulated, and Barrera has had the problem of "high driving low walking" in recent seasons.
Since joining Inter, Barrera has scored 8 goals and assisted 23 times for Inter (on all fronts), which can be said to be a good achievement. But for three seasons, he had the problem of "mid-game downturn".
In the 2019-20 season, he did not receive a goal or assist for several months from the 23rd round of the league to the 35th round of the league, and he also failed to win anything in the European and Italian Cup knockouts during the period.
The 2020-21 season, starting from the 22nd round of the league and ending in the 35th round of the league, was another time empty-handed.
This season, Barrera started his season very vigorously, scoring 1 goal and assisting 5 times in the first 6 league rounds. But in the next 18 games (league + European + national team), he failed to score in 17 games and also received a red card in the battle against Real Madrid. It was only after being fined by the team after playing Real Madrid, holding on to a strong name, and receiving two assists in the subsequent massacre of Cagliari to stop the decline.
Some people will argue: Barrera is a midfielder, not a striker, with goals and assists, will it be a bit nitpicking?
If you change to other mediocre midfielders, this way of arguing is indeed a bit harsh.
But people's requirements for stars and for ordinary players are different. Barrera is one of the most expensive players in Serie A, having been in mid-set for several consecutive seasons and struggling to make a difference for months, which is obviously not normal.
Why does Barrera have a "mid-game syndrome" problem? Obviously, physical exhaustion is the most important reason.
The Italian media loved Barrera's "national treasure" and called it the "Four-Lung Iron Man" - even more fierce than the "three-lunged fierce generals" such as Kante. But in fact, clear-eyed people know that Barrera's "physical distribution" problem is the big problem that plagues him to hit the ceiling.
The reason is simple: players need to score in the upper limit, and they need to make key contributions at key moments. Often, the final result of a team in a long season is determined by the performance of the middle and back. A core ace, always playing at the best level at the best of the season, is definitely not a good thing.
Italian media believe that this time Barrera has made good luck during the Christmas-New Year period.
He wouldn't have been able to get such a long break, but because of the suspension, because of the accident, he got almost a month's respite.
He needs such a charging period now, very much.
Now the break is enough. It is expected that Barrera, who has just renewed his contract with Inter as the "cornerstone of the future", can overcome his old problems.