Calamai rejects Chivu after the derby: «Thirteen goals in ten games are not championship numbers»

The defeat in the derby against Milan has sparked criticism towards Chivu. According to Luca Calamai, who wrote an editorial for tuttomercatoweb.com, the Nerazzurri coach is the main person responsible for the misstep: “Chivu, what have you done? The coach’s choices resulted in presenting a team in the derby that is not Inter.”

Calamai acknowledges the impact of Lautaro’s absence due to injury, but raises a specific question about the management of the available strikers: Pio Esposito and Bonny, not at one hundred percent, were only brought on a few minutes before the end. The journalist wonders why a rotation was not attempted from the start, to preserve the identity of a team that cannot do without two forwards.

The verdict on the team’s tactical identity and character is clear. After the 3-1, according to the editorial, Inter gave up without attempting one of the comebacks that have now become customary. “Chivu was not able to transmit the right tension,” writes Calamai, who adds that the coach “continues not to work on defensive errors.”

The statistical data that emerges is significant: thirteen goals conceded in ten games, a figure that, according to the editorialist, is not compatible with the ambitions of a title-chasing team. The conclusion is a call for a reaction: “An immediate restart is needed. The team seen in the derby cannot be the real Inter.”