[Review] The opportunity to reach the top slips away, Inter Milan can only blame itself

Inter Milan 2-2 Lazio

Sports Weekly Special Correspondent in Italy Xiao Wu

Vieira prevented the completion of the Naples mission, and Givo Blue and Black's identity authentication was successful, but Inter Milan himself dropped the chain at a critical moment, which is what fans feel most regrettable. In the most stalemate stage of the championship, Naples encountered two consecutive draws, not because they didn't give a chance, but Inter Milan watched the opportunity slip away from her eyes. The performance of the championship group also once again confirms the fact that the overall quality of Serie A has declined this year. The two teams in the top rankings fell together, assuming that Napoli won the final round and won the championship, the final points were only 82 points, which is the lowest since Milan won the championship in the 2010-11 season. Juventus scored 83 points in the 2019-20 season, but the team established a huge lead early at that time. The last few rounds were purely due to slackness, and there was a strange atmosphere in Sarri's team. This year, the two championship competitions this night were full of lively, but the quality was not good. Napoli also had some controversy over the ball. Shortly after Lazio equalized the penalty kick here, the referee of another game gave Napoli a penalty, but it was cancelled after VAR review. In both games, the head coaches of both sides were sent off, and there was a fierce verbal conflict between Conte and Zivo.

From the perspective of technical and tactical analysis, Inter Milan failed to seize the opportunity and had a greater responsibility. Although there is also an impact on the overall level of the referee, it is not unfair to Inter Milan be forced to draw by Lazio. Judging from the goal expectations throughout the game, Inter Milan is 1.1 less than Lazio, which means that under normal circumstances Inter Milan will be the losing side. Lazio had two very good opportunities but failed to seize them, and Sommer saved a single shot from Isaxon.

Bissek became the target of public criticism again after the game. He was also the embodiment of the community of angels and devils. As the first half was approaching, he adjusted and scored in a small space. But the two goals lost in the second half were related to him. Bisek's original intention was to block the penalty with his hands behind his back, but his arm relaxed as the ball flew over, and there was an elbow that left his body and expanded outward. The referee looked back at the video to award the penalty.

Blocking the goal and holding your hands over is a necessary skill for Serie A defender. Suddenly relaxing in the process and not being close to your body is a typical mental slack phenomenon. The 38-year-old Archerby was able to rush to the front and act as a center at the last moment, which really created an excellent opportunity, but was wasted by Arnautovic. This is not the first time that Inter Milan lost points because of a mistake. Using Bisek is like a double-edged sword. He can both score and make some low-level mistakes in defense.

Relying on "experts", a common problem with Serie A

The defensive reliance on big players is not the personal weakness of Inzaghi, but the systematic problem of Serie A coach. Just as Inzagie Jr. used Biscek many times this season, Conte replaced Laspadori with 1.93 meters of Billing in the 80th minute and was punished four minutes later. When Conte led by 1 goal many times, he had only one idea to add a central defender in his mind. In the same last round, Tudor replaced two big men Vlahovic and Gatti in the 86th minute, but the result was backfired. Instead, Lazio got more chances to kick, and Besino scored a goal, which is the conservative gene in the bones of the Serie A coach.

Bissek plus Dumfries are secret weapons in specific games. For example, it will have a very good effect when facing teams with poor defense or poor height. Dumfries scored another clean and neat header in this game, and Inter Milan's set-piece was indeed efficient, but this still couldn't make the team win.

After this game, Inter Milan has been extremely rare to silence against the media in recent years, and no representatives have accepted interviews or attended press conferences. This is a silent protest against the referee's punishment, avoiding further punishment for excessive remarks. The overall decline in Serie A's quality is inseparable from the decline in referee level. This seems to be another game similar to the Bologna-style scale. Although it is reasonable for major penalty, Inter Milan is always at a disadvantage in some conventional penalty, and even Marcus Toulam was pulled down but was sentenced to a foul.

The fuse that made Inter Milan silence decision was Bissek's handball. Perhaps the controversy over the "selecting person" before the game increased this opposition. In this game, VAR assistant referee Guida admitted on a radio show that he had refused to enforce the Naples game because he was from Pompeii and was afraid that his private life would be affected because of the penalty. But in the final moments of the championship, he accepted the competition for Naples competitors.

When the referee Kife pointed his finger at the penalty spot, Lautaro's desperate expression was heartbreaking, and he had a similar situation to Ronaldo's tears. Lautaro played with an injury in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, which aggravated his injury. However, unlike Ronaldo, he still has the opportunity to win the championship for Inter Milan through hard work. The initiative of the league is no longer in Inter Milan's own hands, but the hope for the Champions League is still there.