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Fulvio Collovati analyzed for ‘TuttoMercatoWeb.com the Milan derby won by Milan thanks to a goal scored almost at the end by Matteo Gabbia. “In front of Inzaghi, Fonseca won this time with his strategy. However, there is another thing to say: Inter must change gear, if they do not rediscover their humility it will become difficult. Defenders must be defenders. I was one of the first to talk about total football, I spoke of defenders who must accompany the action, but the first task is to be a defender. Strategically Fonseca won, but Inter must rediscover that hunger that characterized last season”.
It’s Inter’s third misstep in the championship. They seem like a team that’s a bit satisfied
“Yes, that’s the feeling. It happened to Napoli last year, to Milan after they won the Scudetto. It happens when you don’t face the match with the same hunger. Inter as a team is superior to the others, but to win the Scudetto you also need other components.”
Fonseca seemed to be at his last resort and he got away with it
“But Fonseca was at his last resort not because we thought so, but because the club had already contacted other coaches. Now he has made a change, he has slapped many of those who had doubts.”
Can this 4-2-4 be re-proposed?
“It’s something to work on for the future: Milan were missing a reference in midfield, a playmaker like Reijnders with Fofana at his side. The Dutchman has returned to being a playmaker and has placed a second striker alongside Morata. It’s a formula to be proposed again”.
Returning to Fonseca: how long can the relationship with an Ibrahimovic who has already called him into question last?
“The clubs always blame the media, then they go and contact Sarri and Tudor… They were the ones who did it and when you do it you have to take responsibility for the consequences. I don’t know how long it will last, but it certainly wasn’t a good sign. However, with yesterday’s match Fonseca reiterated to everyone that he is not just any coach”.