A.Paganin: “Inter, physiological decline. Napoli, Conte makes an immediate impact”

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The former footballer Antonio Paganini to TMW Radioduring Maracanaspoke about Inter’s current moment and more.

What do you think about Juventus, held to a draw once again?
“A maneuver that doesn’t take off. Vlahovic is not Zirkzee, but it’s not just his fault. I don’t think that Juve didn’t evaluate the characteristics of the various players, so they made a selection of what this team needs or doesn’t need. Perhaps then, also seeing Napoli, the impact also depends on the experience of the coach”.

What is the biggest problem?
​​​​​​​”The build-up from the back is too slow, the two defensive players don’t come inside the pitch. They build too much horizontally and not vertically, this causes you more difficulties. It seems strange to me that he hasn’t instilled his ideas in the team, the problem is not just Vlahovic. He is a player I would always choose for my team, if the maneuver is slow he also pays the consequences”.

Why isn’t anyone asking about Danilo being on the bench?
“He’s the only one who knows how to build from the bottom, he has quality, I don’t understand why he doesn’t use him. But if he does, he’ll have a motivation.”

How do you explain Inter’s draw?
“It happens before the Champions League, slow maneuver and turnover that has not paid off. But it happens, but long squads are useful. The team seemed less hungry than the standards we are used to, but it is a physiological thing, it happens given the commitments this year”.

Napoli, is the Kvara-Lukaku duo worthy of the Scudetto?
“Conte makes an immediate impact, his history says so. This year Napoli has a squad of great quality, it is a market focused on the ideas of the coach, quality and functional players. Conte talks about room for growth, but that’s already it… and then he has the advantage of only having the cups”.