Inter Milan played Juventus in the New Year, launching a spring offensive
2023 is over, and 2024 is here. I wish you all good health and all the best in the new year.
At the beginning of the year, Italy talked about the "spring offensive": Inter and Juventus.
Why should spring be an important moment for the two giants to compete for the title?And most importantly: scheduling.
So far, Inter have not played an even game against Juventus, with Juve having the physical upper hand in a single line of competition, while Inter Milan have a couple of weeks to play two games, which is undoubtedly a huge blow for them.
In today's leagues, there is an increasing emphasis on physical contact and defense, and physical strength is the key to winning or losing a game.
But in January-March 2024, the intensity of the match between Juventus and Milan has not changed much, and their main opponents are the same, which is perhaps the biggest advantage of both teams, and the most reasonable one.
In particular, Inter Milan lead Juventus in the Italian league, beat Lazio in the semi-finals, beat Napoli in the final, and beat Fiorentina to have two more quarter-finals.
Juve, on the other hand, also need to play in the Coppa Italia (1 8 matches against Salernitana and 1 4 finals against Napoli and Frosinone).
Overall, Juve will have 14-15 games and Inter will have 15-16 games, and the competition between these two teams is very fierce, with both Italian derbies and Premier League teams like Napoli and Atalanta, and the most important thing is technique and tactics.
That's why Italy believes that the "Spring Offensive" will be the key to the Italian league title.
A number of pundits such as Fabio Capello and Sachi were analysed by Sport, who all believed that Inter Milan had great power, but Allegri had a point ahead of Inzaghi Jr., which was the reason for the victory.
This means that Inter Milan can often get more chances to score when they have the upper hand, and vice versa, they have fewer chances to win. But Juventus are different, they have a unique way of winning, and that is the so-called "championship phase".
More and more scholars believe that the most important thing Inter Milan should do in 2024 is to have a ability to "win with ugliness". Inter Milan cannot ensure more goals in every game, and winning in such a stalemate will be a big challenge for Inter Milan in 2024.
Unlike previous years, the biggest change in this year's "Spring Offensive" is that there are one game per week.
Last season's fixtures were cut short, with several in the Premier League alone, with two games a week. In addition, Inter Milan were eliminated early in the Coppa Italia this season, so they can have more time to practice.
Due to the disruption of multiple matches and FIFA matches, the biggest problem facing Inter Milan was that they did not have enough training.
In this kind of high-density league, each round has to be played for two or three days, and the time in between is physiotherapy and ** training, explaining the tactics of the next game, there is no way to carry out high-intensity training, let alone exercise.
It would be a good thing to be able to seize this spring, whether it is to compete for the Premier League title or to prepare for the group stage of the Champions League.
Inzaghi Jr. will bring in some players this spring, such as Frattesi, Arnautovic, Pavard, Bisek, and players with great potential, such as Buchanan.
Inter Milan have undergone a number of major changes in the first half of the game, and these substitutes have also been given a lot of playing opportunities. However, due to the short number of regular exercises, individual tutoring is insufficient. A simple "race for training" is not enough.
In formal training, the coach will give them detailed guidance when they are on the field, which can help them improve themselves better.
As Bergomi said: "The U.S. team had a 12-man rotation in the summer of 2022 and I think their new recruits haven't fully adapted yet, they're only a little bit of a fit and there's a good chance they'll make a difference next season." ”
The rest is whether they can seize the opportunity to exercise themselves this spring.
There are many potential players for Inter, the most representative of which are two players, the first is Pavard, although he has been injured, but since leaving Bayern, his overall form has been very good. But in fact, his skills have not yet been shown, and Inter can do better.
The other is Frattesi, where only 17 per cent of Inter's 41 goals have been scored by seven in midfield, with the exception of penalties, far short of the manager's target of 30 per cent.
Frattesi has quality and he has already shown his quality in the Milan derby and against Benfica. In recent times, Frattesi has been caught in a dilemma, not only his strength, but also his "precision", as long as he can do a better job of his running trajectory and tactical arrangement, then he will be even stronger, which will require more training. Inter Milan will have more training time at their disposal in the spring, while Italy believes that Frattesi will be Inter's biggest development space.
In the new year, Inter Milan has performed well in 2023, so let's witness what will happen in 2024.