Woe betide the locker room. This is the mantrawhen it comes to the transfer market, at Inter. Furthermore, it is fully acceptable: the management and Simone Inzaghi have built an almost perfect alchemy, a balance that it would make no sense to undermine. It’s an underrated aspect, easy for those who win but not so obvious given that we’re talking about a group that has only recently started winning, all things considered. There are no stomach aches at Pinetina. Maybe some aches and pains: Frattesi started to feel some pain in the summer, but he soon realized that it wouldn’t make much sense to persist. Arnautovic would like to play more, but he knows that at Inter it is not possible for him to do so. Ergo perhaps he will leave, but without there being half a problem. A rare harmony.
The other reason, beyond the common Nerazzurri feeling – which, for goodness sake, would perhaps fall apart when some difficulty arises, even if honestly there don’t seem to be any signs of it – is linked to the lists, an aspect never given too much consideration. The Nerazzurri squad is full and indeed in surplus, given that Palacios and Correa are currently out. There might be a way to lengthen it, but we’ll come back to it.
A defender, in truth, would be useful. More than anything because Palacios himself – at the risk of repeating ourselves: we will return – was not convincing and did not find space, a bit like Buchanan (held back by injury). It would also be useful from a future perspective: Bisseck gave a good performance against Udinese in the central role, entrusting him to him outright from next season could be a win-win solution but it is still very early.
How to combine all this? With a good purpose Simone Inzaghi for next year, especially thinking about the market. And to the long-term future, which could see a renewal until 2028 close by. There has often been talk, in Italy, of Ferguson-style coaches. People who last twenty years in the same club, winning a lot. Well, in some ways Inzaghi is perfect: if he is happy where he is, he has no desire to move. He weathers the storm and is the coach that any club would want: he doesn’t make messes, he doesn’t give away titles, he makes his teams play well, improves the players, wins trophies. With one small, fundamental improvement to make.
The young people, blessed young people. When questioned on the topic recently, he explained to us that he thinks they should learn their skills, that he is looking at his and his brother’s careers from provincial fields. For goodness sake, very true. Also understandable: it’s not fair to criticize him because he doesn’t focus so much on young people, he’s always been like that and he’s done quite well, why change? Because it is perhaps the only aspect in which he can improve. Extending the team by drawing from the youth team, taking risks when he has the chance, not worrying that a kid can make mistakes. It would also be useful when thinking about the Oaktree philosophy, about a market of young hopes at 20/25 million and no longer seasoned champions on a free transfer.