Dammmnnnnnnnnnnnn. The wheels on the bus go round and round, and then they fall off. Time for a pit change, time for a break, and it can’t come soon enough for Conte’s Inter.

Battling in midfield, no Barella, Sensi, Gagliardini. Brozovic made to take on more than he can handle. You know your problems go deep when Nonno Valero is your standout player by a country mile.



Today should have been an easy three points for the Conte war machine. A side that started the season so promisingly, now find themselves in the familiar scenario of the December curse.

Some Inter fans, and even fans of other sides will wonder “what is all the moaning about?” Inter are joint first with Juventus when they were over 5 games off the pace this time last season under Spalletti. The team has managed to keep pace with the summit despite injury after injury and set back after set back.

What will matter now is how well Inter can grind out a win against Thiago Motta’s Genoa next week. A victory will see them head into the W-Inter break as joint leaders with Juve and a 2 week break to recover the likes of Sensi, Barella, Gagliardini, Alexis Sanches, Asamoah and Candreva.

Another key factor in Inter keeping pace with the summit is the need to reinvest. With midfield rumours consisting of Vidal, Kulusevski and De Paul, Marotta and Zhang have seen Conte’s capabilities and need to much his intensity and desire with the personal on the pitch.

Will Inter be able to keep pace with Juve? This pessimistic interesta doubts it, but wants nothing more than to be proven wrong.



Forza Inter, Forza Calcio.



Anthony Privetera