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Inter is out of everything. Champions and Europa League in one go, which means zero income from now until the end of a season (the second) cut by Covid and the absence of public in the stadiums. Unfortunately, it is not just an economic and financial disaster, it is also a technical disaster. Antonio Conte must take responsibility for itAlthough never like this year, Inter have the opportunity to take over the Scudetto. Without international distractions and only with the domestic disturbance of the Italian Cup, it will be easier to reach the goal.
But for certain conclusions we will have to wait for May. The bitter reality is that on a cold, rainy afternoon in December, Inter cannot score a single goal against Shakhtar who, unsurprisingly, defends himself to the end, but with order and never with difficulty.
Inter did not lack the modest fury that he now knows how to unleash. Rather there was never unpredictability, the pace was low and monotonous, the school plays and easily readable by opponents.. Also, as often happens in games like this, bad luck has affected a bit (Crossing full of Lautaro at 7 minutes) and a little the parades of the nineteen year old doorman Trubin who took a goal from Lukaku and another, after having suffered a double charge at the start, from Eriksen (yes, really him) entered in the 85th minute for Lautaro Martínez.
However, the most sensational and somewhat grotesque result was the one that happened to Sanchez, to Gagliardini a quarter of an hour from the end. From the corner, the ball rained on his head, the whip was clear without fail and he probably would have beaten Trubin if he was on track and, for overdrive, offside, the unfortunate Lukaku had not been found who shook his head. Now the question is obvious: what was Lukaku doing in the area of the rival goalkeeper, while three of his teammates jumped?
Unfortunately it was not a good night, Conte took it from the referees and the Var (forgetting perhaps that in Germany, Inter had been saved from the possible 3-3 with M’Gladbach by technology), he was unfriendly to Fabio Capello (not answering a legitimate and courteous question), told Anna Billò, a journalist and a journalist, that you have to think before asking questions.
I know Antonio for having frequented him and he also attacked him when he was at Juve, he is a great coach and sooner or later he will also win in Europe, However, you must learn to accept defeat more serenely, even the least digestible.. I know what her state of mind might have been, in the heat of the moment. It is understandable that he wants to defend the team and the commitment of the players, but if he affirms – as he did – that it is truly incredible not to be able to score a goal in 180 minutes, it is not enough to defend himself by affirming that Shakhtar, like other teams, were distorted to contain or nullify the strength of Inter. The lost goals are not the cause, but the effect. For me, I repeat, it took more speed and aggressiveness that Inter have been losing little by little. In season as in the game.
Having said all this, I am at least as guilty as Conte for predicting both victory and the passing of the Nerazzurri turn. However, Inter would have had enough more than it did, given that in Madrid the game went well immediately, that is, with a team (Real) soon ahead and then, in half an hour, doubling. It will be said that Lukaku has disappointed. I am not of this opinion. First, because he cannot always score decisive goals. Second, because he fought like a lion and spent all the energy he had in his body.
Shakhtar lined up with a very defensive 5-3-2, but this Count knew it. Right to choose Hakimi on the right side, miraculous to have recovered Barella in a midfield where the players were numbered, but maybe – and I emphasize it perhaps – Sánchez should have been included first. First, because he was on the ball. Then, because positioning between the lines, it bothered the Ukrainians a lot. In the last quarter of an hour, plus seven minutes of recovery, Inter lined up with a 3-4-1-2, but now the effort (played in the rain and on a heavy field) and frustration had taken hold of the.
Europe is gone. Today will be another day. Conte put all his energy into Scudetto and Coppa Italia. You can win both. And it would be a wonderful consolation, albeit belated.
TABLE
Inter-Shakhtar 0-0
Inter: Handanovic; Skriniar, from Vrij, Bastoni (from 40 ‘st D’Ambrosio); Hakimi (from 40 ‘Darmian), Barella, Brozovic, Gagliardini (from 30’ Sánchez), Young (from 23 ‘Perisic); Lukaku, Lautaro (from 40 ‘eriksen).
Shakhtar: Trubin, Dodo, Bondar, Vitao, Matviienko; Kovalenko, Stepanenko, Maycon; Tete (from 19 ‘st Patrick), Marlos (from 19’ st Solomon), Taison (from 41 ‘st Dentinho).
Ammonites: Vitao (S), Gagliardini (I), Hakimi (I), Trubin
Referee: Slavko Vinčić
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