Let's not diss Spalletti too much though. I remember watching Inter vs Chelsea in Singapore and I was fucking in awe at how much he improved the team from the disastrous era post-Mourinho. And we also started his first season brilliantly. Something happened that winter and we never truly get out of the rut but regardless, Spalletti built the foundation, brought us to 2 Champions League qualifications and has definitely been our best coach this decade. He's far from perfect and I was glad that he was dismissed but let's give credit when it's due.
Handoyo, I'll have to disagree with you and many of the posters on this forum in relation to this one.
I am not ungrateful for what Spalletti did at Inter in his two years at the club. But when you look at those achievements in the cold light of day, Inter underachieved as a club. And saying that he was the best coach we have had in a decade is not really saying that much when we had the likes of Leonardo, Stramaccioni, Ranieri, Pioli, and De Boer. Essentially you are comparing him to shit coaches that had no idea.
For a club like Inter, participating in the Champions League should be the bare minimum, not the best that we can achieve. As supporters, we should not be happy with finishing third or fourth or qualifying for the competition on the last day of the season. For me, Spalletti was a coward. He had us bend over so PSV could embarrass us at the Meazza and he did the same against Frankfurt who were complete shit. We put in a similar performance against Lazio in the Coppa Italia. Spalletti played for draws when he should have played for wins and his whole approach to our games was timid and cowardly. The manner in which the team played was one dimensional and he never had a plan B nor did he have any inclination to try something new or different. Accordingly, our eliminations from the Champions League, the Europa League and the Coppa were deserved.
Spalletti clearly had his favourite players and the worst part about that is that they were never held accountable for their contributions or lack thereof. Regardless of how they played, they were guaranteed to start. Combine that with his histrionics and you get the piece of shit season that we all witnessed last season. Spalletti’s histrionics are a large part of the reason the squad was divided and why Icardi is now is now in exile. Unfortunately for Inter, Spalletti divided the squad through his selections and ensured that Icardi was isolated or the odd man out. I am by no means saying that no blame should be apportined to Icardi for what transpired last season, but let's be honest, it was in the best interests of Perisic, Brozovic, Vecino, Naingollan, Valero to tow their coach's line because Spalletti always favoured and selected them. And that is part of what the rumoured fall out was all about following the PSV game.
Some posters on here may be thankful for Spalletti’s contribution and the fact that we qualified for the Champions League for two consecutive seasons. That was his job. He did not achieve anything that was extraordinary or special and it shows how far expectations for our once great club have fallen that so many supporters are happy with merely qualifying for the Champions League. The only thing I thank Spalletti for is that he showed management that we could not possibly go any further with his limited man management skills, tactics, poor match preparation and motivation of the players as well as his limited vision and that it was time to make a qualitative leap and hire someone new.
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