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    Inter - Venezia (3 Nov 24) [1-0]

    Thank the heavens for Di Marco who is Inter's best player this season by a huge margin and the only player who is playing at the same level, or better, than last season. We bemoan the lack of proper attacking options off the bench, but even were Lautaro and Thuram to stay fit all season and be...
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    Inter - Juventus (27 Oct 24) [4-4]

    To be honest I think this was exactly the correct approach. Juventus were reeling and the game was played almost exclusively in their half for the next 20 mins or so, a good thing as it made little sense to hand the visitors the initiative, sit deep and invite them to attack us as that would...
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    Inter - Juventus (27 Oct 24) [4-4]

    Maybe, but he is probably too valuable to Argentina for them to ostracise him. I think Inter are entitled to expect him to put them first for once considering how sustained his poor form has been now.
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    Inter - Juventus (27 Oct 24) [4-4]

    With Lautaro continuing to struggle I'd really like to see a sign of good faith by him towards his club by asking Scaloni to not consider him for the next international fixtures next month. The last thing he needs is another transatlantic flight for pointless World Cup qualifiers against...
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    Inter - Juventus (27 Oct 24) [4-4]

    If you saw the score without watching the game you would instinctively think defence bad, attack good. You'd only have been half right. The defence has been a dumpster fire all season but I thought the attack was pretty dire yesterday too. Four goals against a team who had only conceded one in...
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    BSC Young Boys - Inter (23 Oct 24) [0-1]

    It might not work very well but it's a necessity rather than a mistake. If you cannot rotate against a pot four team with the awful record that Young Boys had, then who can you rotate against?
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    BSC Young Boys - Inter (23 Oct 24) [0-1]

    As he has extended his contract and will likely be around a while longer, I would like to try Asllani as the vice for Zielinski next season when Miki surely leaves. We can all agree he's not a deep-lying midfielder and he seems to be way more productive when playing further forward for his country.
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    BSC Young Boys - Inter (23 Oct 24) [0-1]

    It's generally better to focus on performance trends rather than performance in one particular game, but either way things don't at all look encouraging. Eleven games played and just two good performances against Atalanta and Man City along with a general lethargy about the team which does not...
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    Player Suggestions

    He currently earns more than Lautaro does, even with his new contract. West Ham were wanting to sign him in the summer of 23 but were unwilling and unable to match his salary, so he asked Man United for a pay-off of £6m to make up the shortfall.
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    Player Suggestions

    That Maguire is slow in pace and in turning means that your ability to play a high line is compromised. Now you can easily suggest that Acerbi and De Vrij are hardly rapid players either, but I think both read the game and potential danger much better than Maguire. The one thing the Englishman...
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    Denzel Dumfries

    I'd be inclined to agree, however I think from a squad building perspective you don't want to have to change both players in a particular position in the same summer. This probably should be Darmian's last useful season so they will need a new RWB and Dumfries for continuity.
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    Denzel Dumfries

    He's the left-sided version of Darmian and has surprised me with what a good actual defender he is. I think it was easy to get a bit thrown by what to expect from him when his goals and assists were really strong in his last Monza season, yet we have seen next to nothing from him in a dynamic...
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    Denzel Dumfries

    If I'm remembering accurately, Dumfries had a good first season in 21/22, his second was average at best and last year he was disappointing. That's not a great return really, even taking into account his modest fee.
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    Inter - Crvena Zvezda (1 Oct 24) [4-0]

    Hope I am a mile off here but I'm not getting the impression Taremi will score a lot of goals this season - he's barely had a shot in anger this campaign so far - however that doesn't mean he can't be really useful and that physicality he showed last night is something the team has lacked since...
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    Inter - Crvena Zvezda (1 Oct 24) [4-0]

    On the basis that we need to have four involved strikers over the season and to be involved and productive the players need minutes, it makes sense to start Arnautovic tonight. On the same principle with the keepers, I'm slightly surprised this is not a game that 15m euro Martinez would start.
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    Udinese - Inter (28 Sep 24) [2-3]

    It's very reminiscent of two seasons ago when opponents don't have to knock particularly hard or for particularly long for the defence to open the door for them. It's frustrating to watch chances missed at one end and then your opponents saunter upfield and score with their first opportunity...
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    Inter - Milan (22 Sep 24) [1-2]

    With news that Barella picked up his thigh injury, maybe those moaning about the substitutions might recognise that they don't really know what's happening on the pitch to understand why certain decisions are, or have to be made.
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    Inter - Milan (22 Sep 24) [1-2]

    As I mentioned, the Monza goal and the winner last night were directly caused by the inability of the central defence to cope with an aerial threat - the man closest to Gabbia last night was Frattesi. The midfield issues of course don't help as it invites pressure on in the first place, but...
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    Inter - Milan (22 Sep 24) [1-2]

    A few random thoughts: It's easy to moan at Inzaghi for taking off key players like Barella and Hakan and replacing them with others who cause the standard to drop, but this is something that people just have to get used to this season as rotation is absolutely essential. Remember Hakan is...
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    Inter - Milan (22 Sep 24) [1-2]

    Milan's defensive weaknesses have been prominent this season. Right back is a big issue, a lot of the goals they concede have come from their left hand side with Theo out of position and they cannot defend high balls into the box - so basically the whole defence is suspect. I thought a couple of...
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