Over the past period, Inter milan have not played steadily compared to other teams at the top of the table. So far this season, Inter have never won three consecutive league games, while city rivals AC Milan have won six straight and have not been defeated this season. As a direct consequence of this, inter milan are in third place in the table, but the point gap between them and Napoli and AC Milan has reached 7 points. With about a quarter of the league's schedule in progress, the gap is no small.
Inter's performance on the offensive ends of the season is commendable, scoring 26 goals in the league and averaging 2.6 goals per game, topping the series A team's goal list. However, objectively speaking, the reason why Inter Milan has been able to achieve such beautiful goal statistics this season is largely due to Dzeko. This season, Dzeko has made all 10 league appearances at Inter Milan, starting seven of them, scoring seven goals and delivering one assist. Judging from the performance on the field, in addition to being able to directly help the team to attack the city, Dzeko's role in the fulcrum of the front court is also very prominent. It is precisely because of Dzeko's containment and strategy in the front field that Lautaro Martinez, Barrera and others can get more space in the attack. With the exception of Dzeko and Lautaro, Inter's midfielders no longer have reliable scoring points, and Joaquinko Rhea, Chalkhanoglu and others are unable to provide stable output.
Compared to the team that has excellent form in the offensive end, inter Milan's performance this season has indeed declined on the defensive end. In 10 league games, Inter have conceded 12 goals per game, conceding an average of 1.2 goals per game, which seems reasonable to look at their own stats alone, but if you consider that AC Milan conceded only 9 goals and Napoli conceded even 3 goals, then Inter Milan's defensive quality is much inferior. In a long season, if you want to compete for the championship, defense is undoubtedly the most important. Moreover, AC Milan and Napoli are not bad in attack, scoring almost the same number of goals in the league as Inter. As a result, they are clearly better than Inter milan in terms of competitiveness in the title race. In fact, the personnel in inter's back line have not changed much compared with last season, and the problem is still in the overall defensive system. Inzaghi Jr. must find a way to improve the quality of the team's defense as soon as possible.
In addition to being temporarily behind in the table, Inter milan do not seem to have done a good job in renewing the contracts of their players. Seven players in Inter's first team will have their contracts expiring at the end of the season. The players are: Brozovic, Perisic, Handanovic, Kolarov, Besino, Ranocchia and Kordaz. Among these players, the first three players are the main players of the team, and the last four players have few opportunities to play, and are the team's marginal players. Among the three main players, Handanovic has declined significantly because of his "age", and Inter is likely to choose to give up renewing his contract. Perisic has been good this season, contributing well on both ends of the offensive and defensive lines, but his annual salary has reached 5 million euros, and the negotiations on the renewal of the contract between the two sides have not even officially opened without agreeing to a salary cut. It is reported that Perisic has informed Inter that he will leave the team at the end of the season.
Relatively speaking, Brozovic's contract extension is a top priority for Inter. The in-form defender remains an absolute mainstay for Inter this season, starting in all 13 games in the league and Champions League, and his ability to intercept steals and handle passes at the back is at the top level. Inter have already offered Brozovic a €5 million extension plus some bonus terms, but the latter does not seem to be active. According to Sport Roma, Brozovic has not yet agreed to renew his contract with Inter, in addition to inter's offer not meeting his expectations, another important reason is that he has received attention from Paris Saint-Germain. In fact, Brozovic's behavior is not difficult to understand. If he can finally join Paris Saint-Germain, he will not only get a more ideal salary, but also have more hopes of winning the coveted Champions League title.
In addition, paris saint-Germain's reinforcements have not left AC Milan, and they have been keeping an eye on France international Theo Hernandez. This season, Theo has been in very good form, having contributed 1 goal and 3 assists in the league. Special Olympics' contract with AC Milan has another 3 years to expire, and his value in the transfer market has reached 50 million euros. However, in order to avoid a recurrence of Casey's situation, AC Milan have already started negotiations with Theo to renew their contract ahead of schedule. According to transfer expert Daniele Longo, AC Milan's contract extension negotiations with Theo have gone quite deep, and the two sides are very hopeful to agree on the treatment of 4 million euros plus bonus terms. For AC Milan, the renewal of the contract with Special Olympics is of great significance, and if the renewal is successful, it will have a very positive effect on the renewal of Benacell, Leo and others. (The picture comes from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact to delete)