Atleast he has his team play with his identity rather than trying to play a boring Pep lite version of football aka Arsenal for example
Simone Inzaghi
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I reckon we could compete for the top honours if we had him.
He's been a top level manager for many years now, loved watching his Lazio team. He can perform deep block or all out attack pretty well with the resources he's given.
Surprised he wasn't considered more for Chelsea or Liverpool jobs but guess he's happy at Inter Milan given they're favourites for Scudetto most seasons currently and can also have good runs in CL if the draw opens up so urge to move isn't there unlike other European managers.
Surprised he wasn't considered more for Chelsea or Liverpool jobs but guess he's happy at Inter Milan given they're favourites for Scudetto most seasons currently and can also have good runs in CL if the draw opens up so urge to move isn't there unlike other European managers.
He was in my top 3 if we replaced ETH. We certainly have the 3 solid CB to play his preferred formation.
Chelsea will be all over him.
For sure, its refreshing to see a manager do something different. I love Peps football but when everyone does it, it does make me wish for something different. Inter are currently that something.
Can he speak English?
It’s interesting how they were playing defensive but still entertaining to watch imo
They signed those GK and CBs for their ability on the ball actually. The basis of their play is to invite pressure so they can play through it and attack in open space. It is Conte's MO(Inzaghi took over Conte's title winning squad) but with more wrinkles, extremely positionally fluid and less predictable. Their trademark is the deep attacking runs by the CBs. Last season they scored a goal on a cross by the LCB from the left wing to RCB attacking the far post like a second striker
Eh. When it comes down to it they're not that different these days
Bring this man to Manchester asap
Would be staggered if he wanted to leave Italy
Why? He's always managing at Inter, the next logical step would be to try something outside of Italy.
Well he haven't tried an Italian manager ever, so why not?
Other clubs have been successful with them.
Other clubs have been successful with them.
I love Manchester and England but not everybody does… Sarri run away after 10 months and that was London…
And the winner is… croady! Yes, he does not want to manage elsewhere or abroad at this stage of his career. On top of that, United’s long standing disfunctional environment, unrealistic expectations and alien culture make it very difficult and Inzaghi is not a berserker for sure. Chelsea, on the contrary, with their long Italian connection…
United has a dysfunctional environment …but Chelsea is a possibility???
Is there a Chelsea I don’t know about?
He's great at a lot of things but keep in mind his game management is Southgate-caliber
Weird suggestion, Inzaghi only knows Italian football, he spent his whole career there, he knows nothing other than Italian football. Italian football is like a different sport to English football and add to that, the league is a shadow of what it used to be, what works there means nothing to what would work in England. Too much of a gamble.
What he and Inter have accomplished with 0 money is incredibly impressive, but he doesn't seem like a United manager to me. Tbh I'm struggling to see him anywhere in the PL other than maybe Chelsea.
If ETH gets sacked, I'd love it if Ineos found our own Inzaghi instead and went for an unproven manager who can grow into something great, sort of like Arteta has done at Arsenal too (although I think he was pretty much elite by day 1).
If ETH gets sacked, I'd love it if Ineos found our own Inzaghi instead and went for an unproven manager who can grow into something great, sort of like Arteta has done at Arsenal too (although I think he was pretty much elite by day 1).
Him and Inter have built one of the best teams in the world, and the best team in Italy with a positive net spend in the last 4 seasons. In their last CL game vs City at the Etihad, Inzaghi dominated Pep's City with a significantly subpar team for parts of the game. I don't remember anyone coming even close to doing that in the last few years other than Arteta last season and last week. Not Klopp, not Ancelotti. Tactically, Inzaghi is as elite as they come IMO.
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Yes, this is exactly his big problem. His in-game adjustments are not considered impressive, particularly regarding the timing of substitutions and making appropriate changes to turn the game around for a better outcome. This weakness has caused him a lot of things that his teams could earn even more.
I struggle to see how can anyone compare Inzaghi to Southgate. The former brings the best out of his players, the latter is known of clipping their wings.
Have you seen Inter games? The way he uses the subs, the moments he picks, the utter inability to deviate from his initial gameplan?
The only think that link Southgate and inzaghi together is that their philosophy is heavily influenced by their football career. Southgate was a small time CB. He's very cautious in his game, he is scared of change and would stick to his men till the very end. The kalvin Philips comment is the most Southgate thing to say.
Simone was a Lazio striker which is probably the most toxic to play and manage. It's a club with huge expectations and little budget to boot. The fact that their fans are ,let's say, not very nice towards people who are different.....says it all. Inzaghi was thought to make the most out of what he has, not to expect a lot of financial backing (he was portrayed as a beggar by the Autogol people) and perform a lot and quickly. That's the exact opposite for Gareth who seem to get a better job whenever he fecks up
Tactically inzaghi plays a very fluid system which had been likened to that of de zerbi. It's 3-5-2 on paper but defenders tend to switch with midfielders and the wingbacks are wingers in all but name. On top of that his tactics are very fluid and he keeps updating them
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I'm still convinced that's the plan with McKenna after this season.
Not a huge amount of interest in another manager who struggles with in game management. It's such a crucial thing.
In back to back seasons they made a CL final and then demolished a league that scored the best in UEFA coefficient
It's really not crucial at all
Demolishing Serie A means very little to me, no offence.
I wouldn't be surprised...and McKenna was the first name that came to mind for me as well.
Don't change the fact that you are wrong. The only things that is crucial to a team is great players in good working conditions
Oh, and a great fitness & conditioning coach!
I think his 3-5-2 will really suit us with Hojlund and Zirkzee upfront. Also with the back 3 of Martinez, Yoro and De Ligt. That’s a solid team.
Guardiola and Klopp were very new to English football. You don’t know until you try it.
It’s all important, playing it down seems weird. You’re not winning the PL with crap in game management. I like this this Bloke, you don’t have to get so defensive.
Just realised you’re literally the one who compared an element of his management to Southgate
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He got sacked didn’t he?
Well demonishing what league means more to you then?
I mean by that logic we should go only for PL managers who demolished that league or I'm getting something wrong.
I would take him over Ten Hag, he’s clearly got the potential, even if I’ve got question marks over him.
I’m the last person who think PL proven is a thing especially with managers. That doesn’t matter at all. You either take to the PL, learn it and adapt or you don’t and fail.
we've got too many flank men that cannot be ignored
Fair. I agree.
You absolutely can win the PL with shit in game management. City could have done it, very easily, multiple times over the years. It is important, sure, but it's not crucial, and on the list of important skills for a manager it's closer to the bottomIt’s all important, playing it down seems weird. You’re not winning the PL with crap in game management. I like this this Bloke, you don’t have to get so defensive.
Just realised you’re literally the one who compared an element of his management to Southgate
It's cup competitions where it's more important, but still not that much