Inter Milan Must Calm Antonio Conte’s Heart

DBasia.news – Inter Milan’s relationship with Antonio Conte is reportedly getting hot. There is an opinion that it is the Nerazzuri who must calm Conte and reconcile.

Antonio Conte has just coached Inter Milan in the 2019-2020 season. Conte’s arrival brings fresh air for Inter Milan.

At the end of Serie A, Antonio Conte answered the trust placed on him by placing Inter in second place. Meanwhile, Inter penetrated the Coppa Italia semifinals. Meanwhile, for the Europa League, The Nerazzurri will play against Getafe in the last 16.

What Conte inscribed received a lot of thumbs up. Conte’s Inter are said to be the strongest challengers to Juventus who seem to have driven themselves in Serie A. Moreover, the fact states Inter are only one point adrift of Juventus in the final standings of Serie A.

However, during the trip, Antonio Conte got a lot of disappointment of Inter Milan. Conte did not feel protected from the club when attacked by the media.

In addition, Antonio Conte was furious with information in the team that was leaked to the public. Conte feels that what former Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti has revealed is the truth.

“I want to talk to the president. I don’t like it when someone gets on the train midway through. You have to always be there,” explained Conte after the final Serie A match against Atalanta.

“There is no protection. If you are weak, it becomes difficult for you to protect the team and the coach. I will make a decision.”

Antonio Conte’s statement became material for the media to roll out a new chapter about Conte’s future. In fact, La Republica said Conte contacted Juventus officials to see a chance to return if Maurizio Sarri is dismissed.

Antonio Conte also responded furiously to the news. Conte insisted what reported was proveless.

“I have a commitment of three years at Inter Milan as has been done in previous jobs. I will give my all to make this project a success,” said Conte as reported by Reuters.

Although Conte has come out and clear the atmosphere, but the coach’s future is still a question mark. Gianluca Di Marzio reported that the communication that Steven Zhang had with Conte by telephone did not come to fruition. The two parties will only sit at the table after the struggle in the Europa League is over.

Indeed, with what Conte has proven, Inter Milan needs to make various efforts so that the relationship will return to harmony.

Inter Milan do not have many replacement options for Conte. Especially if you want a commensurate ability.

Currently, the attractive options available on the unemployed coach market are Massimiliano Allegri and Mauricio Pochettino. If you want more options, Inter need to approach the coach who is in charge of the team. That means, there will be additional costs incurred.

The next reason it is better to keep Conte is the high severance pay. The Italian coach receives 12 million euros per season. If sacking is the way to go, Il Biscione will have to pay Conte’s salary for the next two years.

The value of 12 million euros is certainly very burdensome. Moreover, Inter still has the obligation to pay the salary for Luciano Spalletti for one more season.

Inter also need to think again when looking at Antonio Conte’s performance this season. Conte proves that he is taking Inter on the right path.

Inter have collected 82 points from 38 matches. It is the same points acquisition when Inter Milan won the treble winner in 2010 with Jose Mourinho.

In addition, Conte also made Inter Milan’s defense appear strong. Inter are the team that have conceded the fewest goals in Serie A this season (36 goals).

Sacking Antonio Conte also means plans in the transfer market will change. The reason is, each coach has his own plan in composing the composition of the players.

In the Conte era, Inter have brought in star players such as Romelu Lukaku, Christian Eriksen, Nicolo Barella, Alexis Sanchez, to Achraf Hakimi. Meanwhile, in the transfer market, Inter are targeting players such as Tanguy Ndombele, Olivier Giroud, Marash Kumbulla and Sandro Tonali.

That way, changing coaches can make the players Conte brought in become less maximized. In addition, the transfer plans that have been made have changed.

Although the fire is still burning between Inter Milan and Antonio Conte, Inter need to take the initiative to improve relations.