Before the battle against Roma, Inter received a combination of punches from the Fa: Bastoni was suspended twice, Inzaghi Jr. was suspended, Lautaro was fined, and the Nerazzurri suffered a heavy blow.
Italian media commentator Aalobic pointed out that this just explains why Inter must not "give up" the cup after losing the Milan derby. Because the loss of losing the derby is far greater than expected, the big guys do not want the league to lose the championship suspense in February, so they frequently shoot, if Inter loses the derby immediately after the loss, it will not only cause a heavy blow to the manager's psychology, not only will the opponent behind Inter play the Nerazzurri "more ideas", but also let those who expect Inter to have problems in order to fall into the well, will lose two malicious speculation as two years.
So no matter how tired and bitter, Inter must also win immediately after losing the derby to boost morale and avoid "state problems" from evolving into "psychological problems".
"It's not easy to beat a quality opponent like Roma just two and a half days after the derby," Inzaghi Jr. said after the game: "But it is very correct and valuable to respond immediately after losing!" ”
Inter beat Roma 2-0 in the Italian Cup to qualify, but paid a terrible price.
Many key players add to the consumption (this Sengokumi runs 4 kilometers more than the opponent).
In addition, Bastoni was replaced in the first half with an ankle injury. Although the specific injury can only be confirmed after detailed testing, at the first time, Bastoni's ankle is seriously deformed, and he has to be supported by two people when he walks off the court, and the situation is not optimistic.
Now the situation of the Nerazzurri is grim, Barrera Champions League two-legged liverpool suspension, Bastoni is injured and will be suspended in the league, coupled with correa, Gesens, Kecedo and other injuries are unknown, Dzeko, Sanchez and other people due to age reasons will inevitably appear endurance problems, Inter's next period of use of troops, is bound to be stretched.
One detail is intriguing: in the 85th minute, Sanchez left the field for treatment after a collision and the game was interrupted.
The North Stand, which played "Welcome Jose Home", sang "Mourinho's Song", which made the madman very moved, and frequently paid tribute to the North Stand.
At this time, the director turned the camera on inzaghi Jr., and the Inter coach looked solemn as he praised the madman in the audience.
Some people understand this as "envy, jealousy, hatred." Not really, but soon after Sanchez returned to the pitch, Inzaghi Jr.'s face immediately became relaxed. Two expressions within a few minutes proved that the Inter coach was just worried about another downshoot.
This proves that successive attritions have caused concerns in the coaching staff, and it also proves that the "imaginary enemy" of inzaghi Jr. is not Mourinho, but Spalletti, Pioli and Liverpool.
The situation is clear: Inter have recently lost a lot of injuries, followed by a series of vicious battles, and need to rotate players from the bench.
Q: Is the thickness of the Inter squad thick or thin?
There have always been two views. For example, Capello, Lippi and other famous coaches said that Inter's thickness in Serie A is stronger. But some fans and critics fired after the derby: Inter's bench was full of indiscriminate and paid money.
In fact, the views are not wrong. Because there are two ways to look at the problem: absolute, relative.
In terms of absolute strength, the gap in strength between Inter's substitutes and the main force is not small, which is an ironclad fact.
But relatively speaking, the team that is afraid of dwindling in Serie A is by no means only Inter, such as AC Milan and Juventus, there are also some problems of positional main forces and large gaps in the strength of substitutes. Relatively speaking, although there are problems with inter bench seats, it cannot be said that they are far inferior to several opponents.
In this battle, some of Inter's rotation players proved themselves through performance.
For example, D'Ambrosio, who was in danger in front of the door.
For example, Sanchez, who broke into the wonderful world wave.
A separate mention of Damian is also needed.
Before the match, Roma fans, manager Pinto and capital sports newspaper, madly praised Zaniolo, calling him "Italian Golden Boy", "Apennine football treasure", "will carry Italy into the World Cup", "influence and value far more than Barrera".
However, on the pitch, Zaniolo failed to get too much cheap, 3 attempts were all failed, 10 foot confrontations were only 3 successful, and after the game, he was rated low by various media.
Among them, Zaniolo singled out Damian several times, most of them were inferior, and the Italian media praised: "Damian interprets the art of defense."
While completing the defensive mission, Damian also contributed two added value.
The first is the all-rounder trait: starting at the right wingback, changing to left wing back after substitution adjustment, and the performance is above the standard.
Many experts pointed out in the review: If the derby replaces Perisic not Di Marco but Damian...
Then there's the offensive talent. Damian brilliantly advanced dribbling and assisted Sanchez's goal.
On all fronts, Damian scored 1 goal and assisted 3 times in 1450 minutes, averaging 0.26 goals per 90 minutes, close to the efficiency of Perisic (0.28) and Dumfries (0.34). Considering that Damian's playing time is irregular and he plays different positions, it is not easy to have this performance.
Players like Damian, who are willing to stay on the bench and do not make trouble, have a good attitude of diligence and dedication, can play multiple positions, defend steadily and have considerable offensive power, show a kind of strength of Inter in today's critical moment of continuous attrition and frequent schedules. Although he is not the kind of cattle man who can "ride a thousand" so it is easy to be ignored, but if the team urgently needs someone to go up, he can bring the necessary "sense of security".
Or that sentence: with these players, although the Nerazzurri have encountered many difficulties and will encounter many strong enemies, they will not be timid before the battle, and they also have the capital to fight for their lives.