Conte’s outburst for the composition of the calendar, as well as being on the borders of the grotesque for the content of the complaints (and we’ll see it), hides a disturbing aspect of the relationship between the coach and Inter. There is indeed a passage, in his outburst, which has been underestimated: “Maybe we weren’t in the league when they decided on the dates, if a slap has to fly we always take it. ” This is not an attack on those who have established post-lockdown championship days and times, or at least it is only partially; The Nerazzurri club is mainly in the sights of the coach, its political weight, its ability to be respected. It is a gauntlet launched in Marotta.
Marotta in Lega is always present (other than not being there …) and very influential: a consideration that has gained over the years, or rather over the decades, with always firm but correct behavior. Conte’s sentence instead tends to diminish its importance in the government of football. It is probably no coincidence that it came after, in the minutes before the match against Roma, the same CEO of Inter had been caustic with Antonio: “Coaches must adapt to the players they have available“. An invitation to take note of the staff that Inter has put in his hand, in short, also because it is not of such a modest level. For sure between Marotta and Conte there is, at this moment, something that does not work. Something to solve quickly, before the market for the next season is born under bad auspices.
Brief reflection on Conte’s protests regarding the calendar. From 22 June to 2 August, that is, since all the teams have returned to the field and until the last day (of which the times are still unknown), each formation had 12 games in its program. If we take his three competitors as a yardstick for Inter, we see that the overall differences are really negligible: Juve has distributed its commitment over two days more than the Nerazzurri, Atalanta and Lazio (because he played the first race on 22 instead of 24, not having had to play recovery on Sunday 21 as happened to the teams of Conte and Gasperini). Could 2 days out of 40 have made the difference and triggered this pandemonium? As for the other protest element of the Inter coach, too many races played by his at 21.45, here too just consult the calendar: Juve at that time (evidently inauspicious) played nine times, the nerazzurri seven, Lazio six, Atalanta five.
Is it worth to unleash all this chaos for such a calendar? No. Unless someone else is in your sights. Marotta, for example.
@steagresti
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