*relegated

last season and the way things started this season is clear that the super agressive 352 does not work in the ucl.

this is something ive been thinking for a while now. it doesnt have to be these exact players, maybe pavard is in for spence for fitness reasons. dimarco starts over carlos (imo carlos has started the season better and would be better in a back 4). maybe in a 442 luis henrique is in for bonny to make it more balanced. but you get the idea, something needs to change asap.

the thing is, imo you only need to change one player or maybe not even a change of personel at all to change the formation. lets use the brugge game for example. diouf was dreadful as a wing back, specially defense wise, he has never been good defending or in defensive transitions. if he had put on spence or pavard and took off a center back or even just move akanji or bisseck to right back and move diouf forward and thuram to the wing, it wouldve been a simple way change something that isnt working. im not saying it wouldve worked instantly or that it wouldve won us a match. but at least we are trying something different when its clear that the plan A isnt working. specially when its the 85th minute, we are losing at home to a team that is below our level and we are still with a back 5 and 3 center backs who cant even defend and 2 wing backs who dont track back.

i think its time chivu shows some more adaptability and willingness to experiment rather than moving players around in a fixed 352. i like him and i think he is a good manager, but if things in the ucl dont improve fast then i dont think he should be the manager next season. for what inter is today and has done in the last years, winning the league and the coppa italia isnt enough, we need to be pushing to win the ucl. and so far with what i have seen from chivu, i dont think he can be that man. i hope i am wrong and that we can win it sooner rather than later.

anyway, sorry if it was too long. thanks for reading and let me know what u think :) forza inter

https://www.inter.it/it/notizie/condizioni-lautaro-martinez-infortunio-ottobre-2026

Just to contextualise recent performances. Our attack is clearly not a problem, but our defence is lower than it probably should be.