The Serie A title race enters a suffocating final stage of judgment.
Both Milan managers, under heavy pressure, showed some "abnormal" signals.
For example, Pioli repeatedly stressed that "we play our own, we don't pay attention to Inter Milan at all". But inadvertently, he also admitted that "Thursday (after Inter lost to Bologna) was the only day of the week when I hadn't spoken to the players". Every day with the players, but on that day, face to face did not know what to say, which shows how much the results of inter matches have on the handsomeness of AC Milan.
Inter will be even more so, after all, Inter do not have the initiative to compete for the title now, so they will pay close attention to the matches of their opponents in the same city.
However, it is not enough to pin your hopes on "peer help", you must do your own thing first and then talk about other things.
Inter is about to go out, and the media is most concerned about the injuries of Handanovic and Bastoni, and whether Radu can get out of the heart of mistakes. In contrast, the suspension of Char han Oulu, who scored 7 goals and 10 assists, did not seem to worry the generals too much. Why? Because of the number of games that Chalkhan has missed this season, Inter have a 100% winning percentage and have averaged 3.2 goals per game.
So far in the season, Inter have played 47 games and Charhanoglu have played 42 (38 starts and 4 substitutes) and only 5 have not played.
Of those 5 games, 3 are league games. They are Round 4 (Inter beat Bologna 6-1), Round 10 (Inter beat Empoli 2-0) and Round 21 (Inter beat Lazio 2-1).
With two Champions League games remaining, Inter beat Sharif 3-1 at home and away.
In five games, Inter scored 16 goals, averaging much higher goals per game than In the tournaments that Char Khan can play.
Although the total number of data samples is limited, and the four opponents are weak brigades, it is always not rigorous enough to take a 5-game argument, but at least this can give Inter a good psychological hint, not to let the Nerazzurri carry ideological baggage and thus mess up the square inch.
In the above 5 matches, Inter replaced the players who started in Charhanoglu, 2 times was Vidal, 2 times was Gagliardini and 1 time was Besino.
In these 5 opportunities, no matter who is "ducked on the shelf", the post-match rating is above the average level, and there are often goals or assists.
From the perspective of the whole season, the brother's ability, recent situation, stability, and regularity of appearances are obviously far inferior to the three main midfielders, and the difference is not a grade, so their role in Inter is very limited, and some players are saddled with the infamy of "high salary and low energy" and "waste of food".
But their few highlights of the season also happened when Char Khan was unable to play.
Why is this happening? The media summarized the reasons, mainly three points.
First, physical strength.
The above five games, without exception, are in the one-week double season.
The midfielder who has come up may have limited ability, but at least the physical strength is worry-free. And Inter's current style of play, as long as it can ensure running and coverage, the results will not be bad.
Charhan oulu himself is a player with poor endurance and poor endurance, and his physical condition will always have some hidden dangers during the double match, so this "forced rotation" is not necessarily all bad.
Again, the role of small groups.
According to the precedent of the above five games, if the responsibility is entrusted to Vidal, then his compatriot Sanchez may have more opportunities to play, and in the above five games, Sanchez has scored goals and assists.
Similarly, if Gagliardini is used, then his compatriot and friend Di Marco can play more comfortably, and in the above five games, Di Marco also has 1 goal and 2 assists.
Football has to be played by people, and players with closer personal relations are more likely to "call" on the court, which is the norm of competition. Inzaghi Jr. is a player and understands this very well, so he will pay special attention to putting some good players together when he adjusts on the spot, such as Perisic and Dzeko, such as Sanchez and Vidal, such as Gagliardini and Di Marco.
Third, change tactics.
In the final stage of the season, the established tactics have long been thoroughly studied by various opponents.
However, too much performance pressure and too intensive a schedule make the manager simply not have the time and courage to try any new routines.
However, after the absolute main force was forced to stop injured, it was impossible to not change the move. No player in Inter can play like Char Khan, so no matter who replaces him, Inter's routine can only be forced to change. This change not only affects oneself, but also includes opponents who have set up targeted tactics.
In short, the actual battle proves that without the Turkish midfield, Inter still has a way to deal with it, and it will not be like without Brozovic.
Charkhan's suspension is undoubtedly a problem that Inter must overcome, but if it survives this level, giving the 10th round a break will also be beneficial to the subsequent events. Just see who can surprise.