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The triumphal merits bring back the spirit of Inter Milan? Qi Wu coaches Inter Milan, who is the most suitable one?

1:19pm, 9 June 2025【Football】

Written by Hanbing Although Inter Milan will not officially announce it on June 9th local time, there is no doubt that Romanian legend Qi Wu will become the new coach. He has played for Inter Milan for 7 years and will sign a contract with the Nerazzurri for two years, with an annual salary of 2.5 million euros. He will officially lead the team to train after the official announcement next Monday.

After retiring from Inter Milan in 2014, after 11 years, Qi Wu will continue to play for the Nerazzurri as a brand new identity. Ziwu is the second Romanian coach in Inter Milan's history. In the 1998/99 season, Lucescu coached for less than 4 months. As the 69th head coach in Inter Milan's history and an eyewitness to Inter Milan's triple-champion title, Blue and Black fans hope that he can bring the spirit of Inter Milan 15 years ago back to Meacha Stadium.

Club World Cup is coming soon, and Qi Wu has actually entered the role in advance. On June 6, he and management discussed the team's future in detail, first with chairman Marota and then with sports director Osirio. The discussion includes the future tactical formation, team building strategy, summer city signings, and the imminent preparations for the Club World Cup. After the official announcement on June 9, Qi Wu will start his first training class as Inter Milan coach at the Appiano base. On June 11, Inter Milan will fly to the United States and stationed at the University of California, Berkeley in Los Angeles to prepare for the first game of the Club World Cup against Monterrey on June 18.

Qiwu's itinerary was tight. He signed a contract with the Nerazzurri in Milan on June 6 and returned to Parma on June 7 to deal with the termination. Parma CEO Cherubini admitted that Marota had requested him to "sell" Qiwu before, and the two had a good personal relationship and there would be no obstacles to termination of the contract. He also wished Qiwu all the best at Inter Milan.

Qiwu's coaching team has been basically formed. Mario Cheki, who has been a technical assistant in Inzaghi for four years, will stay in the team. He will be the bridge for the replacement of the new and old coaching era. Assistant coach Lapeti, who has worked with Mourinho at Inter Milan, Rome and Fenerbahce, will return to the Nerazzurri. In addition, physical coach Palombo, who also played for Inter Milan for a short time and cooperated with Ziwu at Parma, will also join.

Italian media believe that at least during the Club World Cup, Qi Wu will follow Inzaghi's 352 tactics, and Marota will assign new players to him as much as possible. Croatian midfielder Sucic is in place, and winger Luis Enrique is also in place. Inter Milan is also chasing Manchester United's Danish center Hoylen, and Parma's Ivorian-born French striker Bonnie. The former is worth 50 million euros, while the 21-year-old Bonnie is more likely to follow Ziwu to join Inter Milan. Ziwu also wants Palma's tall defender Leoni, who is only 18 years old, as Archelby's successor.

Ziwu coached Serie A for the first time in February this year, and only brought Parma 13 games in Serie A. Moreover, in the 1998/99 season, his senior Lucescu was not successful and was dismissed after being eliminated by later champion Manchester United in the Champions League quarter-finals. Can

Qiwu work? Matrazi, a friend of Inter Milan's "Triple Crown" era, firmly believes that he is the most suitable for Inter Milan and will surely succeed. Qi Wu, who can be competent in any position in the defense in the player era, has shown the same comprehensive coaching mind since coaching the Inter Milan U14 Junior Team in 2018. From U14 to U19, he has been in the Inter Milan team for 6 seasons. In the 2021/22 season, he led the Inter Milan U19 team to the Italian Youth League championship, and now he can finally display his talents in the first team.

Played as a player for 7 years and coached for 6 years. Being familiar with Inter Milan is Ziwu's biggest advantage; in his time as a player, he won 13 trophies in Ajax, Roma and Inter Milan, and the championship-winning mentality is another advantage. In addition, Ziwu is fluent in Italian, Dutch, Spanish and English, and training does not require translation and retelling tactical guidance.

Qiwu's omnipotence is due to the rigorous education of his father Mircha. Mircha is the enlightener of Qiwu's football career. Qiwu never received any care or praise when playing football in the team coached by his father. Even after training, I had to go home by myself. When his father passed away at the age of 17, he realized that his father's indifference was to make himself work harder to prove his strength. Later, he chose to transfer to his father's beloved Crayova University team, which was also a tribute to his father.

The strong personality of Ziwu is a natural leader. In early 2010, he collided with Chivo forward Pelicier and suffered a skull fracture and underwent a two-hour operation on his head. He returned to the training ground 40 days later and 37 days later played in a protective helmet similar to Chelsea goalkeeper Cech. After scoring a goal against Atlanta after his comeback, Qi Wu did not take off his clothes to celebrate, but took off his helmet and raised it towards the sky, like a general from ancient Rome. The surgical scars on Qi Wu's head made him remember his motto: never escape difficulties and pain.

Ziwu was able to win against Fabregas and Vieira, because Inter Milan's senior management saw Mourinho's shadow in him.

Mourinho is Ziwu's second "father" on the football field, and has a profound influence on him. If anyone could bring Inter back to the era of the triple crown, Qi Wu was the one who was expected to be. He also hopes to help Inter Milan survive the crisis, regain confidence and reach the peak like Mourinho 15 years ago.