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Inter discover Kolarov: a great player who has long stopped defending. One wondered in what role Conte would use the Serbian, if he was ‘taken by the arm’ in the three behind or as fifth from the left. Obvious but uncomfortable question, annoying if it is addressed in its entirety, because in both cases perplexities arise. Will it be reliable enough as central? And on the other hand: will it continue to be able to cover the entire range? Perhaps, instead, she is a splendid exception in Conte’s system: Kolarov the magnificent exempt …
Well, partly by necessity and partly by choice of his coach, in his debut against Fiorentina Aleksandar made the third center-back, following the last part of the season in Rome. Bad bad. In the three goals he received he made a clear and obvious mistake. Let’s see them.
THE FIRST OBJECTIVE – It happens, in a three-man defense, that the royal center momentarily exchanges position with one of the two arms. An understandable reciprocity dictated by some particular situations in the game. Anyway, it happens, it is not a drama, much less a mistake. The problem is that if one of the two arms is inside lateral, to the center, at that point there will be a lateral instead of a central. They are characteristics. And that is what happened during the action of Fiorentina’s first goal, when Bastoni (the central central) was forced to shorten Ribéry by taking Kolarov’s place on the left.
The Frenchman’s center soon became a game changer, with the ball landing at the feet of Biraghi, Viola’s fifth from left. Meanwhile, a mismatch loomed between Kolarov and Kouame. Here’s the point.
Ok, the movement of the attacker and the agreement of the attacker with the cross player are things to show in football schools. But here Kolarov’s attitude (but also D’Ambrosio’s is no joke) is really too superficial. There is a delay in the reading on the oriented control of Biraghi that prepares the center, there is no contact with the rival and the posture is incongruous, ‘insensitive’ to the real danger that the team runs. In short: a power plant shouldn’t behave like this.
The surprising thing is that Kolarov is not new to ‘sleeping’ like this. It is not necessary to go back too far, just look at the goals conceded by Roma in the blocking of the post, that is, since Fonseca decided to return to the three, thus reducing the drive of the Serbian player. Take Spal-Rome, a situation that is partly different but partly similar. With Valdifiori’s targeted control, Cerri attacks the area behind Kolarov.
And here is Kolarov’s delay in launching the opposing midfielder. It will be dominated by the giant Spal. Again, a reading difficulty in the preparatory touch for the throw / cross. But is it really a perception difficulty or is it just laziness, the laziness of the strong player?
SECOND OBJECTIVE – Less striking is Kolarov’s responsibility for Inter’s second goal against Fiorentina, Castrovilli’s goal. However, even in this case, the new Nerazzurri signing is behaving in a strange way. The situation is as follows: Fiore restarts, Ribéry points to D’Ambrosio in the corner of the area, Bastoni doubles and Kolarov keeps the other forward, Kouame at bay. Inter is in numerical superiority.
But as often happens in Iachini’s counterattacks, it is the midfielders who finish (the midfielders or the winger). And so, while Bastoni closes the dribble inside Ribéry and while D’Ambrosio prepares to accompany the Frenchman towards the baseline, behind them Castrovilli buzzes like a car with the window down. Look at Kolarov: you see it coming.
Ribery then plays on the outside a kind of pass given by the purple ten. But Kolarov backs down.
Use the penalty spot as a reference. Why does the Serb withdraw in this way to the control of Castrovilli?
And why doesn’t he cover at least one segment of the goal after Castrovilli stops running? Since it is not a power plant, it does not have it inside.
THE THIRD GOAL – Finally the last error, in the action of the goal of Chiesa. This time Kolarov loses movement in the open field.
Ribery’s usual magic in D’Ambrosio, popped like a pin. Vlahovic cuts with the double objective of attacking the depth and taking Batoni. Kolarov first runs towards the center and then changes direction probably to obstruct Ribéry’s possible passage for Chiesa. But in doing so he drives a central gap between himself and Batons, diverging arrows.
At that moment Ribéry notices the hole created at that moment, discards the passage that passes and chooses the filter for the Church. Kolarov is left out. I ask: was it the same here that a defender gave the passer or the filter? Of course, no. The pass had to be conceded, immediately removing depth from opponents. And a central role probably would.
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