Reporter criticizes Chivu's repeated tactics, saying he continues Inzaghi's approach

In the pages of Il Messaggero Veneto, reporter Giancarlo Padovan discussed Inter's victory over Napoli and criticized Chivu's coaching performance.

"Allegri will blame himself for having his defense sit too deep, meaning dropping back into the penalty area, and that is certainly a problem. However, individual mistakes by the players had a greater impact than the coach's responsibility; the latter may have wanted to see more counterattacks.

In my view, Inter are not as threatening as they looked when they faced Monza, and the same was true against Cagliari last Sunday. In that match, they had complete control but scored only one goal.

Regardless of what others say, the team's coach is the weakness of this squad. You can see it from how repetitive their tactical system is — for more than a year, he has been copying and continuing to use Inzaghi's approach, even though the players available could play in a different way — and they are also fragile in big matches.

In Saturday's match, Lautaro helped them win, and Inter's defense also gave them a gift. Otherwise, we would already be saying that they had dropped two points.

For me, Fabregas is the best coach in Serie A, and even if he does win the Serie A title in the future, he would not need that achievement to prove it.

Let's play a game: put Chivu at Como and Fabregas at Inter, and see who plays better."