Dejan Lu watched the match. This Inter Milan side was, honestly, pretty damn weird.
When you felt they were no good, they really were no good.
But the moment you gave up hope, Inter Milan could somehow pull themselves together again.
Moratti's early Inter Milan were also wildly inconsistent. When they were out of form, there was no team they wouldn't dare lose to; once they found their rhythm, they could thrash even the giants.
It was hard to rate whether this team was strong or not. They steadied their results at the end of the season, finished third in the league, and also reached the Italian Cup final.
In a fiercely competitive league, that was a pretty good result, objectively speaking.
But just watching this Inter Milan side, they did not have the feeling of a powerhouse.
Their biggest problem was inconsistency.
Dejan Lu also felt that Hodgson's tactics lacked clarity.
"Massimo, what do you think of Inter Milan?"
Dejan Lu asked.
Ambrogini froze for a moment before saying, "It's hard to say. Their strength seems rather unpredictable."
Dejan Lu nodded.
Unpredictable—that was exactly it.
Hodgson had initially played defensive counterattacking football to keep his job.
Once he had secured his position, he started experimenting, always wanting to pull off some fancy tricks.
Inter Milan's tactics were a mess, and the players had learned a mess as well. Of course they were unpredictable.
When things clicked, they could carve you apart with passing combinations. When their shooting boots were off, they could not even play counterattacking football properly.
Inter Milan might have been leading today, but that was entirely because Zanetti had blindly hit a long-range shot.
Tactically, Inter Milan did not really hold any advantage.
Van Basten watched the match and said, "Inter Milan's English coach has a