Trust is great! Inter Milan s new player may start playing in the national derby, and Zivo doesn t seem to have a better choice

On September 12, Italian "Milan Sports" revealed that Inter Milan's new aid Akanji may start the Italian national derby with Juventus this weekend. This is the first game after the Swiss central defender joined Inter Milan, reflecting the coach Zivo's great trust in him. But then again, it seems that Romanians don't have a better choice.

In the first two rounds of Serie A, Inter Milan first defeated Torino with a 5-goal home goal to get a good start, but in the second round, he was also reversed 1-2 by Udinese at home and suffered his first defeat in the season. And this weekend, Inter Milan will visit Juventus Arena to challenge his arch rival Juventus. The latter's strength has increased significantly after a successful summer window. He won all 2 games in Serie A in the new season and did not lose 1 goal, and his condition is still very good. This time Inter Milan's away game, the media and fans are naturally more optimistic about Juventus.

In the battle with Udinese, Bissek, who played as the right central defender, performed a disaster. Especially Inter Milan's second goal was lost. He followed the opponent's forward throughout the whole process but defended and retreated, leaving enough comfortable space for the opponent to shoot, and looked like an undercover agent. In fact, Bisek has no shortage of physical fitness and potential, Inter Milan has rejected Crystal Palace's purchase of him this summer. But in the game, the German defender never felt relieved, and he made speechless low-level mistakes from time to time.

Therefore, Ziwo's choice to let Akanji start in this strong dialogue in the third round of Serie A seems to be a high trust in the latter, but in fact it is also a very helpless choice. Because if you continue to trust Bisek, Inter Milan's defense is likely to be completely beaten by Juventus' attack group or even create a tragedy. Therefore, Akanji's starting lineup feels like he is being ordered in danger.

30-year-old Akanji is an active Swiss international. Before joining Inter, he played for Manchester City for three seasons and was one of Guardiola's confidant players on the back line. As a defender, Akanji has excellent physical fitness and extremely comprehensive skills. He can be a pass in the central defender position, dragging back and rushing at will, or displaying his talents in two full-backs and even midfielders. In the 2022/23 Manchester City European Triple Champions League season, Akanji was able to switch freely with the left and right center defenders, and also sent a deadly second-last pass to the last in the Champions League final with Inter Milan, causing the Nerazzurri to finally return.

Inter Milan's successful loan to Akanji was the biggest gain of this summer window. With his arrival, the Nerazzurri dared to send off the previous main defender Paval. In other words, Inter Milan signed Akanji to let him play as the main player. As for Bissek, it is more appropriate to play the role of a defensive rotation. In this weekend's Italian national derby, you can see Akanji's all-round skills and rich game experience.