Perhaps it is better to affect more sensitively on the rose to turn the page and not waste time in opening a new cycle
The end of a cycle brings with it the sensations of the return from summer holidays. We ask ourselves about the resumption of activities, projects are made, changes are studied, some normal concern is fought. In football it is more or less the same thing. Inter have the advantage of not being able to lose itself in too many thoughts. Even if he had also wanted to overcome the sudden separation from the great love Simone Inzaghi, he was forced to resort to the most classic of the stratagems: the nail drives nail. Cristian Chivu is already operational, the Club World Cup has zeroed the e-cushion period.
strategy
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But if the new technician is projected on the first tournament, on the executives’ table there is a delicate and decisive theme: better to change the rose deeper or to guarantee continuity? There is no winning recipe. Often to guide this type of strategies are economic or personal considerations.
example
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At the time of Lippi, Juve changed at least a couple of precious pieces a year so that the cycle remained open but could also be regenerated continuously. The walls of the house remained the same, but Mobilia always presented some good news. Marotta and Ausilio have so far followed a different plan by not touching the-base group, adding some precious elements and attributing great value to the automatisms guaranteed by the in-depth interpersonal knowledge as well as the experience.
From Finale to Finale
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From Finale to Finale among the formations of the two Champions League finals, there are just four differences: the goalkeeper (Sommer for Alana), a defender (Pavard for Darmian, who however is still in the squad), a midfielder (Mkhiharyan for Brozovic, but the Armenian entered the second half in Istanbul), a striker (Thuram for Dzeko). Same module, same principles. A clear choice of continuity, dictated by the coach and shared by the company, happy to spend little and rely on a core of increasingly mature champions.
New scenario?
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Now the scenario could change. And maybe it would be better if it happened. Inter have no need to sell and therefore can really decide the strategy to follow with serenity. The analysis of what happened in the last season can be useful, when Inter was the strongest in Italy and among the top in Europe: a value shown often, but not in the key moments, beyond the randomness that often directs the results. If for Marotta and Ausilio the Nerazzurri rose is still the most competitive in Serie A (the first goal of the club, while in 2024-25 the priority was given in an all too evident way to the Champions League), they could decide to rejuvenate it a little and to widen it in the discovered roles, however, postponing a deeper and more structural change. It would be a conservative solution: after all, if the Scudetto flew away for a point and the Champions League at the last act, it can be assumed to stay at the top hoping for a less unfortunate ending.
risks
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In theory it would be the least risky road, in reality there would be more risk than you might think. The new coach will try to introduce something new, although in an unconscious way. Some important graft in the staff could stimulate the connection between Chivu and the team, indispensable to prevent Inter from taking the field with Inzaghi’s ghost in the technical area. Also to keep up with the top foreign clubs, which have a very different economic potential, immobility must be avoided: to stay still is equivalent to taking a step back. And the timely purchases of Sucic and Luis Henrique transmit the feeling that Marotta has caught the importance of the moment. It is better to replace today that in twelve months a Calhanoglu, an Acerbi and maybe even another very titular. Better to add a potentially owner to now shakes that shakes hierarchies and internal dynamics representing not only an alternative.
No to flat calm
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The risk of wasting time in the construction of a new cycle is higher than that of losing competitiveness in Serie A. After the scorching disappointments of May, the team could react well to the adrenaline discharge generated by some changes and by new faces. The flat calm, sometimes, does more damage than the storm.
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