An attacking midfielder at Inter for the final leap: Vocalelli's thoughts

Inter has a consolidated and top-level structure, but it could make a further leap in quality with the addition of a specific element. This is the reasoning developed by Alessandro Vocalelli in the columns of La Gazzetta dello Sport.

According to the journalist, the collective remains fundamental because it enhances individual qualities, but having a playmaker is equally important. This is a trend that the Nerazzurri have not embraced, despite being the strongest team in the league and deservedly champions of Italy, as well as being favorites for next season.

The club, after considering Dybala five years ago and more recently Nico Paz, does not have a classic number 10 in the squad. Calhanoglu has transformed into an inimitable playmaker, changing his role. This was a deliberate choice by the management.

“Even if — just to talk about football, a wonderful exercise among so many often useless controversies — one wonders: but even for such a strong, structured Inter, and therefore hardly improvable, couldn’t the further leap come precisely from someone like that, a playmaker, a number 10, capable of breaking down defenses with a dribble or an invention?” concluded Vocalelli.