Sakiri commented on Xiaoyin: I didn’t play a good hand well, and I tried to transform without success

Sports Weekly All Media's special correspondent in Italy, Shen Tianhao

From June 3, 2021 to June 3, 2025. Simone Inzaghi's career as Inter Milan coach lasted exactly four years. Looking at such a record, Arigo Saki may think of himself: from 1987 to 1991, he worked in AC Milan for four years, and of course it is not considered the failed second entry to the palace later. This time was not long, but it was enough to establish Sakchi's lofty status in history - he changed football. "Convincere, enjoy the game, win the result" (Convincere, divertire, vincere) - this is the creed that Berlusconi instilled in that AC Milan back then. Inzagi's Inter Milan may not have the absolute dominance of the Milan dynasty, but they can meet this standard when they are in good shape.

Even so, Saki did not find his shadow in Inzaghi, and then favored him particularly. In the past few years, Sakchi has frequently criticized Inter Milan's current situation, which has attracted dissatisfaction from Blue and Black fans. Inzaghi left office this time, Saki was interviewed by Skianki, a senior reporter of the Milan Sports Daily (

The following is the point expressed by Saki in the interview: Inzaghi's departure, money obviously played a decisive role, but I am not sure whether the taste of chasing money is always right - this is only time to prove it. Speaking of which, the salary I received in Milan in the first year of coaching was not as high as in Parma. Inzaghi made such a decision, of course it was not a bolt from the blue. I had some premonition. I don't want to comment on the reason why he decided to leave Inter Milan. I guess he has his own reasons and is not suitable to speculate. But what I want to say is that the Nerazzurri gave him a lot of opportunities. For example, let him lead the team to play two Champions League finals. Your team was slapped hard by Paris Saint-Germain. This may not be a good time to make a decision. Maybe it would be better to think about it for a while, talk a few more times, and give the answer.

Inzaghi only won one Serie A championship in Inter Milan for four seasons, but he has always had the strongest lineup, with many high-paying and high-energy players. He led the team to the Champions League finals twice, both lost, and the latter lost a disaster. I don't think this journey can be defined by success, although I must admit that he has indeed grown a lot since he came to Inter Milan from Lazio.

Even so, he has never been able to complete the most critical leap. This " The leap is not about the result, but the content of the game - because the quality of the game is the most critical factor for victory. Inzaghi was actually stuck halfway: he came from an Italian tradition based on defense and counterattack, trying to become a "European" coach, but he never did it completely.

Although his team sometimes plays well, overall I always give me a conservative feeling, and it seems that I want to maintain the status quo rather than innovate. In the final of Paris, he put eight players in the penalty area, and this style of play will sooner or later lose the goal... When facing Bayern and Barcelona, ​​he also adopted a similar attitude, but those few times he was lucky and won, everyone praised him. But this time it didn't work. This mentality is exactly the Italian tradition Inzagi has always been difficult to get rid of. Football is a collective sport, not individual - but by the time we understand this, it must be too late.

No one can deny that Inzagi's Inter Milan has shown high standards in both the league and European competitions, but look at how much money the club spent for this group of players! I have always emphasized that victory should be the result of the content of the game, not just relying on the technical quality of the players. When Spaletti won the championship in Naples, his subordinates were almost unknown people, and he made the players perform their best. In contrast, Inter Milan had their forwards back then, Lukaku, Lautaro and Dzeko. But that season Inter Milan only won the third place in the league, and was even worse than Lazio.