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Inter Milan went through a quite difficult start to the 2022-23 season that led coach Simone Inzaghi to change the way his team played during the previous season when the Nerazzurri failed to win the Serie A but managed to win both the Supercoppa and Coppa Italia titles. Inter Milan are currently second in the Serie A table, 13 points behind Napoli, who are leading and dominating the ongoing season. Inter will play the Champions League’s round of 16 against Porto this month and next with so much on the line. There was one major tactical change in the 3-5-2 of Inzaghi compared to the past years that has seen this team take on a brand new look. Due to the injury to key midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, the former Lazio coach opted to put playmaker Hakan Calhanoglu there, giving him a new position that sees him drop deep into the midfield. This change helped the team to cope with the absence of such an important player, but what will happen now that Brozovic is back from his injury?
Here’s what to know:
The tactical change
During his career so far, Calhanoglu has played in different roles. He started as a number ten with Bayer Leverkusen and then kept that position after he joined Serie A soccer in the summer 2017. Calhanoglu gradually became a key player for AC Milan and reached his peak in his very last season when he also decided not to extend his deal and left before joining rival Inter Milan as free a agent in the summer of 2021. The Nerazzurri needed a number ten to replace Christian Eriksen, who could not play anymore at that time due to his heart issues and signed Calhanoglu.
Inter Milan have not played with a proper number ten on the pitch since Antonio Conte arrived at the club in 2019 and the team switched to a 3-5-2 from the 4-2-3-1 under Luciano Spalletti. When Inter signed Eriksen in January 2020, Conte had some issues finding him a position in his very strict tactical ideas, but the…
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