Lautaro Martinez

[qb4ever_2k]

This is a bit unbelievable for me but Lautaro currently has the most non-penalty goals in the league

 

[RickyMaravilla'sRightFoot]

This is a bit unbelievable for me but Lautaro currently has the most non-penalty goals in the league

I wouldn't have guessed that, but the numbers don't lie. Statistically he is improving. Maybe our expectations are ahead of his actual development.

 

[wera]

Dudes, he already had over 20 goals last season (21 goals - and Lukaku had 34). So it's not like he isn't a 20goals per season guy already.

 

[Verathia]

I'm glad his form is improving. If we're faced with selling a big player for financial reasons, though... he's the first on the list for me. Bastoni, Barella, and Lukaku are just too valuable to me.

 

[forzainter257]

That slight feint vs Kjaer though.. what happened there? He just moved his eyelashes and it shaked Kjaer 2 meters aside lol

 

[Universe]

I'm impressed that he managed to score his 3 tap-ins against Lazio and Milan. If he can just improve his efficiency in scoring these simple chances, that alone will make a big difference considering how costly some of his misses have been.

 

[Besnik]

I'm impressed that he managed to score his 3 tap-ins against Lazio and Milan. If he can just improve his efficiency in scoring these simple chances, that alone will make a big difference considering how costly some of his misses have been.

Nice one Uni.

On a side note, he tends to annoy me so much with his selfishness at times. I understand that strikers can be selfish at times, but not exaggerate, especially when the team is looking desperately for a goal and needs to push it safely. He tends to do everything on himself and ignore teammates even though they're on a better position/chance.

Same thing cannot be said for Lukaku for example, as he is less selfish. He has that "why didn't I get the service" gesture which he makes it often, but when it comes to chances, he will pass the ball to a teammate if the other one is on a better chance. What I mean is, for example in the match against Lazio, he was probably able to complete the hat-trick, but instead he assisted to Lautaro, which I am pretty sure that Lautaro wouldn't have done the same.

It's all fun and okay while we are winning. But once the team is going through a delicate moment, selfishness cannot be tolerated.

 

[Candreva Crosses]

Nice one Uni.

On a side note, he tends to annoy me so much with his selfishness at times. I understand that strikers can be selfish at times, but not exaggerate, especially when the team is looking desperately for a goal and needs to push it safely. He tends to do everything on himself and ignore teammates even though they're on a better position/chance.

Same thing cannot be said for Lukaku for example, as he is less selfish. He has that "why didn't I get the service" gesture which he makes it often, but when it comes to chances, he will pass the ball to a teammate if the other one is on a better chance. What I mean is, for example in the match against Lazio, he was probably able to complete the hat-trick, but instead he assisted to Lautaro, which I am pretty sure that Lautaro wouldn't have done the same.

It's all fun and okay while we are winning. But once the team is going through a delicate moment, selfishness cannot be tolerated.

Lukaku is one of the most selfless strikers I've seen around. I think that should be clear by now? Sometimes his selflessness has cost us goals too, like one time when he gave the penalty to El Toro who missed it. Another time he gave the penalty to Esposito but that ended well for us and also made me almost drop a tear watching the happiness it brought Esposito.

Lukaku is what I want Inter to be associated with.

 

[NimAraya]

Nice one Uni.

On a side note, he tends to annoy me so much with his selfishness at times. I understand that strikers can be selfish at times, but not exaggerate, especially when the team is looking desperately for a goal and needs to push it safely. He tends to do everything on himself and ignore teammates even though they're on a better position/chance.

Same thing cannot be said for Lukaku for example, as he is less selfish. He has that "why didn't I get the service" gesture which he makes it often, but when it comes to chances, he will pass the ball to a teammate if the other one is on a better chance. What I mean is, for example in the match against Lazio, he was probably able to complete the hat-trick, but instead he assisted to Lautaro, which I am pretty sure that Lautaro wouldn't have done the same.

It's all fun and okay while we are winning. But once the team is going through a delicate moment, selfishness cannot be tolerated.

That has more to do with his IQ, awareness and recklessness than selfishness. He's not a quick thinker, he's not very aware of his surroundings. It seems when he makes up his mind about something he cant change it quick when a better option is provided some seconds later. So he rather go with his made up decision than trying another option.

If he wants to raise his level and become an overall better player he needs to work on that. Things change quick on the football pitch and if you're not a quick thinker you always get stuck in a certain level and wont go far from that.

 

[Gaindé]

Nice one Uni.

On a side note, he tends to annoy me so much with his selfishness at times. I understand that strikers can be selfish at times, but not exaggerate, especially when the team is looking desperately for a goal and needs to push it safely. He tends to do everything on himself and ignore teammates even though they're on a better position/chance.

Same thing cannot be said for Lukaku for example, as he is less selfish. He has that "why didn't I get the service" gesture which he makes it often, but when it comes to chances, he will pass the ball to a teammate if the other one is on a better chance. What I mean is, for example in the match against Lazio, he was probably able to complete the hat-trick, but instead he assisted to Lautaro, which I am pretty sure that Lautaro wouldn't have done the same.

It's all fun and okay while we are winning. But once the team is going through a delicate moment, selfishness cannot be tolerated.

As NimAraya said, it's not about selfishness, it's about IQ. His decision making needs improvements , that's it imo. But I don't think we should call a player that presses like a dog for 90 minutes every game, comes back in defence to win the ball back, selfish. The way he plays makes him unpredictable but also prevents him from seeing some easy passes to his teammates sometimes.

 

[Bluenine]

Lukaku is one of the most selfless strikers I've seen around. I think that should be clear by now? Sometimes his selflessness has cost us goals too, like one time when he gave the penalty to El Toro who missed it. Another time he gave the penalty to Esposito but that ended well for us and also made me almost drop a tear watching the happiness it brought Esposito.

Lukaku is what I want Inter to be associated with.

Dude, please change your avatar. I spilled coffee all over myself before realising it was not Brehme who wrote this.

 

[brehme1989]

Dude, please change your avatar. I spilled coffee all over myself before realising it was not Brehme who wrote this.

You can think of him as my parody account.

 

[Candreva Crosses]

You can think of him as my parody account.

Or as your sensible side

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Dude, please change your avatar. I spilled coffee all over myself before realising it was not Brehme who wrote this.

Spilled your coffee? You should've cried with joy

 

[syrus]

You can think of him as my parody account.

In other words "bum chums "

You know there's laws against grooming online :howler:

 

[Michael]

The first child, two goals in the derby, being top on the table, the renewal: if there is a man in the world who has come closest to that elusive goal of absolute happiness, then that man could really well be Lautaro Martinez.

Lautaro, do you know that Inter are now the favorite for the Scudetto?

“Favorite? It’s not a word that I like. Of course, being first gives us positive feelings. It’s nice because it is not accidental but it is the fruits of what we’ve been doing with our coach. As he always says: we work together to bring and leave Inter in the highest possible position.”

Juve, Lazio, Milan: three top opponents beaten by you. Does that mean anything?

“That we have been with Conte for two seasons. And today we are really a different team, more compact where each of us fights for our closest teammate and then for ourselves: this is a good sign.”

But what has changed compared to the struggling team that started the season?

“We got eliminated from the Champions League, that’s the difference.”

In what sense?

“There was talk of a pact that we made, the players and the coach. Very simple: getting eliminated from the Champions League greatly hurt us. And so we told ourselves from that point on, the Scudetto would be our main objective. It is even more clear after Coppa Italia elimination.”

What recommendation did Conte make?

“To pay attention to everything, pay attention to the details. And he meant on and off the pitch because that’s how you win. And we repeat it to ourselves every day in the dressing room: that is like our commandment. We play to win, we work for it, it is our goal. And you know what our quality is?”

Go ahead.

“Knowing how to change, knowing how to adapt. We played in one way with Juve, in another with Lazio and again in different way with Milan. We try to take our advantage against any team after studying them on videos.”

Are you more worried about Milan or Juve in the Scudetto race?

“I’m thinking of Inter, I’m not looking anywhere else.”

The brace against Milan, where do they stand on the list of the goals that you are the most fond of?

“Up there for sure, very high. Because they are important goals. And because they arrived at a very special moment with the birth of my daughter.”

What kind of father is Lautaro? What kind of father will he become?

“I would like to spend every moment with her, share every moment, not letting my daughter miss anything. She will grow up in a different environment than when I was little. I know where I came from. I know how hard I have worked to get where I am. And I know where I want to go. I will have so many things to say to my daughter but the first advice will be to remain humble.”

Who chose the name Nina?

“Augustina. The agreement was that I would decide if the baby was a son. It will be the next one.”

Since Nina was born, you have scored four goals in five games.

“Because Nina already understood what I do. It’s really incredible: every night before each match, when we didn’t have training camp, she slept all night. It was magical.”

How are you with diapers?

“I’m very good. I watched a tutorial on YouTube.”

Your daughter could have been born in Catalonia…

“It’s true. We were negotiating with Barcelona but I cannot tell you how close I got to that club. But with Conte I was very clear. I told him that ‘mentally I am here, it is a promise, I won’t let myself be conditioned by it.’ But now that’s the past, I will renew with Inter.”

When is the announcement?

“I don’t know, they will find the time for it. In the meantime, I’m playing football. My future is here, I see myself in this city for a long time. I like everything about it: the food, the relationship with the fans, the team. There are only positive feelings.”

What did you think about the details of Messi’s Barcelona contract where they paid him €550M?

“I didn’t read it but my family didn’t talk about anything else. It wasn’t pleasant, it seemed like a bad thing to go through honestly.”

Who will be Messi’s heir?

“Nothing will be the same after him.”

But maybe you’ll be the one to get the number 10.

“Maybe. But I have to work hard to succeed.”

Unpaid wages and Suning’s financial difficulties… how did you manage not to be influenced by all of this?

“It wasn’t easy. But we know that it is a situation that will be resolved as this was explained to us. After all, COVID has changed the world, there are difficulties in every sector all over the world. We are lucky enough to be able to only think about the football pitch.”

Tell us one aspect that you have improved thanks to Conte.

“In the non-possession phase. I learned to recognize the situations, to read the game well before plays happen. To pay attention even when others have the ball. But the most important thing is something else…”

I was only asking for one thing…

“Conte has changed my mentality. One day he locked me up in his office and we talked for a while, about everything. From that moment I took the next step, my career has changed.”

Let’s rewind the tape: a lot of matches without scoring and a few too many wasted chances. How did you get out of it?

“Until some time ago I was desperate, I was nervous, I often entered the pitch tense, not very calm. I learned that if I continued like that things would only get worse. The truth is that the more you work for your teammates, the less you think about it and the personal satisfaction will soon come.”

Can you tell us the secret in the understanding and feeling that you have with Lukaku?

“He is very similar to me in the sense we both had difficult childhood. We must always do more than others to get where we want to be. And we bring that to the pitch with us.”

Who is better at video games?

“I’m better at PUBG, not on the PlayStation but on the iPad. I never liked it on the PlayStation. I always let my brothers play.”

Today, Lukaku is top five strikers in the world. Where will you be?

“I want to be up there one day, to be among the best in Europe. In my head, I always think of where I want to be and not staying still. But I have only one way to do it: to work, to improve.”

What do you think of the voodoo phrases?

“I was on the bench that evening, so far away and so I didn’t hear it. There’s always adrenaline on the pitch but that was a bad image.”

Will you watch Sanremo (the music festival)?

“I don’t even know what it is.”

Not just Lukaku. You and Hakimi have steadily become some sort of couple…

“When Argentina faced Morocco, I heard my name called in Spanish, I turned around and it was him. We had never spoken before. He told me that he knew Borja Valero and that he also followed the team. Then we met in Borussia-Inter. We began to talk, he always asked me about Inter. He told me that he would like to play with us. And that was that.”

In Germany, Lahm advised gay footballers to avoid coming out because he said that the world of football is not ready.

“I don’t agree. I don’t see anything wrong with being able to express yourself freely, even in football.”

What is your greatest desire when the pandemic is over?

“Traveling to Argentina to introduce Nina to my grandmother.”

And if you win the Scudetto, what will you do?

“A tattoo for my first trophy, it’s a good idea.”

 

[Raul Duke]

“A tattoo...it’s a good idea.”

Sell him.

 

[wera]

Haha don't be a prude

 

[CafeCordoba]

Grande Lautaro.

Basically COVID saved him at Inter. Had there been no COVID, he would have been sold to Barcelona. Though maybe not the worst result given Marotta would have probably squeezed a price close to the release clause. But that's in the past now and Lautaro is happy here, developing all the time. He's gonna sign a new contract and will be a building block and a core player of this squad for a long time.

 

[brehme1989]

Grande Lautaro.

Basically COVID saved him at Inter. Had there been no COVID, he would have been sold to Barcelona. Though maybe not the worst result given Marotta would have probably squeezed a price close to the release clause. But that's in the past now and Lautaro is happy here, developing all the time. He's gonna sign a new contract and will be a building block and a core player of this squad for a long time.

In a way yes, without covid Marotta would have gift wrapped him. But even with Covid, the sale figure was somewhere like 70m and it was just blocked as Barcelona realized the mess they were in.

 

[Il Drago]

Grande Lautaro.

Basically COVID saved him at Inter. Had there been no COVID, he would have been sold to Barcelona. Though maybe not the worst result given Marotta would have probably squeezed a price close to the release clause. But that's in the past now and Lautaro is happy here, developing all the time. He's gonna sign a new contract and will be a building block and a core player of this squad for a long time.

Yeah. This is so much refreshing compared to the nonstop Barcelona rumours a year ago. It shows to me Lautaro's desire to leave had nothing to do with Barcelona. It always was about playing with Messi. And after watching the mess Barcelona are currently in and Messi's desire to leave, he has no reason to leave Inter.

Covid also saved Skriniar and Eriksen careers at Inter. We could have a much different team right now. On the other hand, covid made our financial problems a lot worse and is the main reason Suning will probably sell the club.