Inter, grave blackout. But what happens to Calhanoglu? Slow and emptied of his genius

Since he returned from the calf injury he has been as if Hakan Calhanoglu It was no longer the same. In the unusual 3-0 to the ‘francs’ in the recovery of Fiorentina-Inter So much is also due to the unrecognizable image of the Turkish midfielder, who between the derby against Milan and yesterday evening the coal copy of himself was not even a copy of himself. From the ball snatched by Abraham and the goal on the counterattack of Reijnders to the sphere stolen by Richardson who triggered Kean’s doubling.

The choice he affected, taking into account the adamant position in the Inter midfield gears, was taken by Simone Inzaghi When he removed it from the field 20 minutes from the end of the match against Viola to insert Barella. And even earlier against Milan, pulled outside 63 ‘, after a not sufficient performance. A somewhat evident, now, how the form of Calhanoglu is very far from its usual standards – reflects today’s edition of Corriere dello Sport -, Between errors under construction and clear slowness in the middle of the field. Without the lighting of the director in a delicate area.

Certainly – according to the Roman newspaper – On his performance he is influencing a falcidial season by physical troubleswho have already blocked him on three occasions in the season: between October and the stop in the national team in November, for further boredoms to the adductors, reaching the calf problem that kept him in the pits for six overall games. Now the legs seem packed, the thought of slow and predictable game, which also made Inter pear over yesterday at the ‘Franchi’. But at least afterwards the sprint of Monday will be closed there will be more time for Calhanoglu and his companions to recover the forces with two weeks of work in Appiano, still with championship matches to be faced.