Growing Into The Job – Inzaghi Shows Assertive Side In Bayern Munich Vs Inter Milan Champions League Press Conference | OneFootball

Comments before facing Bayern Munich in the Champions League showed Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi proving his assertive side.

Today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews, note how the Nerazzurri seems to be growing into the job.

Simone Inzaghi has never been a coach who has courted controversy.

The 49-year-old has always made clear his preference to work quietly and without too much media scrutiny.

Inzaghi has always defended his players. But he has not really looked to create a “siege mentality” at Inter.

And that remains the case. The Inter coach has not been a controversy magnet the way Nerazzurri predecessors such as Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho had been.

Bayern Vs Inter Press Conference Shows Simone Inzaghi Getting Assertive

MILAN, ITALY – MARCH 17: Simone Inzaghi, Head Coach of FC Internazionale. Looks on prior to the Serie A TIM match between. FC Internazionale and SSC Napoli at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on March 17, 2024 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

But over the years that he’s been at Inter Milan, SImone Inzaghi has started to bare his teeth a little more.

In his comments prior to the first leg of a Champions League quarterfinal tie against Bayern Munich, the Nerazzurri coach wasn’t afraid to hit back at his critics.

That is perhaps inevitable after everything Inzaghi has gone through – and all that he’s accomplished – at Inter.

Last season’s Serie A title win was certainly a major vindication for Inzaghi. It took some ammunition away from his critics.

And the former Lazio coach has also guided Inter to a Champions League final already.

With these experiences, Inzaghi seems to have accepted that sometimes he needs to assert himself.