"Popable Liverpool": Unleashes Inter and San Siro?
For Liverpools coach Jürgen Klopp is today's guest performance in the time-honored Giuseppe-Meazza stadium a very special, the former Dortmunder and Mainzer already had announced at the draw customer - keyword 54 years.
Not quite as long, Inter Milan had to wait to have a big duel on an international stage again. But now it's time: the Nerazzurri, more and more emanating for years, and most recently with the Scudetto for the first time since 2010 masters again, in this eighth finale against the English top club have the great opportunity, a statement for themselves and also the Italian football to set.
And Champions League statements have been reserved in recent years only Juventus and Surprise Club Atalanta Bergamo. But two questions arise in this regard: What agree confident at all before this clash - and the Lombards really have the talent at the end of the day to conse the Reds in rounding out and return from the competition?
Three attributes deserve to be accurately illuminated...
Point 1: The recovered national power
What Antonio Conte has built up in recent years, the successor Simone Inzaghi continues to continue seamlessly. The longtime Lazio coach has even been able to catch the loss of just that Lukaku. With 55 goals in 24 league games, the National only defeated twice as well as the top attack of the entire league again at the top co-enlarging Nerazzurri.
It is striking that the traditional club, which has always been regularly deposited in the premier class since 2018/19 and has always been resistant to the group stage, has been stable as in old days. Conclusions are pushed away, dominance is broadcast.
And according to Inzaghi, this is to succeed against Liverpool: "It will happen that we also go through our game here." How can that succeed? Quite simply, with the usual self-confidence and a pinch of relaxation: "I want my players to liberate. I told them that they should not be a head and just kick without pressure and show our idea of football on the lawn. "
More Inzaghi does not demand, especially since he knew that his protégés would be motivated until under the hair peaks: "It is known that English clubs are really strong." And there the Reds are no exception: "Liverpool is one of the best clubs in Europe, but our players have long earned such duels again. We have not stood in the second round for many years." More specifically, no longer since 2011/12 (from Marseille then) no longer. And Inter has not defeated a major counterparty for many years on European top stage. About four defeats in the piece against Real Madrid speak here volumes.
Point 2: the experience
Is it time - and must therefore believe Liverpool? The long-standing inter-professional Marco Materazzi, his sign also world champion of 2006 and Triple winners with Milan 2010 under José Mourinho, believes. In conversation with Italian media, he shared with: "In the Champions League in this phase for inter spaces, the largest is. Here, San Siro transforms itself to a real caliber." What matters in his view is steadfastness: "The team may not show weaknesses."
In addition, the team must bring their entire experience, of which there are enough. The 37-year-old captain Samir Handanovic also shows absolute top class in the box, while in front of Stefan de Vrij (30) or Milan Skriniar (27) orchestrated defense together with APPRECTOR MARCELO BROZOVIC (29) Stand your husband and since Years know each other. ****
This will certainly be a big key if Milan will actually want to create a top starting position in the form of a victory on Wednesday evening (21 pm, live! At Giuseppe-Meazza stadium) in front of the return leg to the Anfield Road.
Point 3: The Offensive Power
Further a bank when it shoot goals and shield Ball: Inter-striker Edin Dzeko. imago images / sportphoto24
But even if Inter the brachial and, above all, arrow-fast offensive of the Liverpooler around Mohamed Salah or Sadio Mané entertained and holds at zero goals, it also needs attacking force. 90 minutes of defense will not be enough.
And here the Nerazzurri has been different for years, as perhaps the neutral football fan suspected - especially if he still has the completely defensively structured football at the Triple 2010 under Mourinho, for example in the final against Bayern Munich (2: 0) in mind.
The FC Internazionale has been a different face for some time and is also facing considerable football with numerous creative approaches and degrees. The former Bundesliga profi Hakan Calhanoglu, for example, stands for precise passports, flanks and standards on the head-catching hands in the Inter-squad. European Champion Nicolo Barella stands for artful dribblings and dangerous editing the spaces in the opponent behind team. And at the front, the graduated Lautaro Martinez ("We will attack, the goal will defend well and hurt the opponent") and Edin Dzeko ("Liverpool is beatable"). Especially the Bosnier (three goals in six CL lots) shows once more at the higher age of 35 years that he is still one of the big strikers in Europe.
This is the Champions League, without doubt.
Jürgen Klopp over the quality of Inter
All in all, much is certainly possible for Inter Milan, a coup against the FC Liverpool is not excluded. This also knows Reds Trainer Jürgen Klopp himself, who totals the Italian champion highest tribute. Finally, the Nerazzurri probably also with distance "Best team in Italy. This is the Champions League, without doubt."
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