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I have been skeptical whether this is the right way to go. Benitez did not perform well during his short spell at Inter, but he was not working under optimal conditions either. Injuries limited him massively, and he was not allowed to purchase any new players.
Inter has confirmed that one reason to why no big deals were made during the summer is that the club needs to shrink its costs and prepare itself for the financial fair play rules that UEFA will enforce eventually. This is nothing new and exclusive though, AC Milan and Juventus have had similar strategies. Even when AC Milan has been operating on the transfer market, they have been brilliant in signing world class players at lowest possible cost. The Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Antonio Cassano, Boateng and Robinho deals all confirm this.
Secondly, Benitez' role in Inter was simply "allenatore", which is to take care of the training and the team management - not selling and purchasing players (unlike how it is in England).
Last but not least, he inherited a squad which he needed time to get to know, and given that most of his key players haven't been eligible so far, his task has only been made more difficult.
With these things being said, I think it was for the best that Benitez and Inter decided to part ways. It was obvious the past month that things are not in balance at Appiano Gentile. Even after winning the Club World Cup title a few days ago, Benitez went out and revealed that there are fundamental problems that hamper the management and coaching of the club.
The coming Inter coach (some say it is Leonardo) will most likely just be an interim solution until the end of the season. In other words, Inter's chances of winning anything this season can now definitely be written off.
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I have been skeptical whether this is the right way to go. Benitez did not perform well during his short spell at Inter, but he was not working under optimal conditions either. Injuries limited him massively, and he was not allowed to purchase any new players.
Inter has confirmed that one reason to why no big deals were made during the summer is that the club needs to shrink its costs and prepare itself for the financial fair play rules that UEFA will enforce eventually. This is nothing new and exclusive though, AC Milan and Juventus have had similar strategies. Even when AC Milan has been operating on the transfer market, they have been brilliant in signing world class players at lowest possible cost. The Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Antonio Cassano, Boateng and Robinho deals all confirm this.
Secondly, Benitez' role in Inter was simply "allenatore", which is to take care of the training and the team management - not selling and purchasing players (unlike how it is in England).
Last but not least, he inherited a squad which he needed time to get to know, and given that most of his key players haven't been eligible so far, his task has only been made more difficult.
With these things being said, I think it was for the best that Benitez and Inter decided to part ways. It was obvious the past month that things are not in balance at Appiano Gentile. Even after winning the Club World Cup title a few days ago, Benitez went out and revealed that there are fundamental problems that hamper the management and coaching of the club.
The coming Inter coach (some say it is Leonardo) will most likely just be an interim solution until the end of the season. In other words, Inter's chances of winning anything this season can now definitely be written off.
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