Inter Milan has the conditions to change the formation! Ziwo tried to compete in the warm-up match, and many international players performed well in new formations!

The idea of ​​changing the formation should be that Inter Milan's new coach Ziwo had already had it during the summer window, so when he realized that he had the opportunity to introduce Lukeman at a reasonable price, the management went all out to start promoting the transaction! However, the team ultimately failed to win Lukeman as they wished, missing such a frontcourt explosion point and did not introduce players of the same type, which made Ziwo's dream of changing the formation encounter setbacks from the beginning.

Looking back on Ziwo's past coaching career, he played more four defenders during the Inter youth team, including regular formations such as 4231 and 433. After he officially coached the professional team at Parma, he tried multiple formations such as 433, 352, 3421 in 13 games, which can reflect his flexible tactical thinking. Although Ziwo can use 352, this is by no means the formation he uses most and is good at.

Ziwo has been using 352, which is a last resort. During the summer window, the management did not target the need for changing the lineup. Most of the team's players have been playing in the 352 system for several years. In order to ensure a steady transition and no major turbulence in the record, Ziwo chose to use this formation. However, although Xiao Yin and Ziwo both play 352, the underlying logic of the two coaches' tactical play is completely different. We have mentioned this in the article on September 3, so the players still had a certain "rejection reaction" against Qiwo's 352 play, which was fully reflected in the last home game losing to Udinese.

This loss exposed many weaknesses in the team's tactical style. When the lineup is hopelessly strengthened, changing the lineup seems to be the only option to make up for these weaknesses.

Zivo should have realized this and has begun to prepare! During the international match day, Inter Milan's left-behind players played a warm-up match between Padua in Serie B, and Zivo's starting lineup was 3421, with Diov and Mkhitaryan partnering with double midfielders, Augusto and Damian on the left and right sides respectively, Boni and Enrique forming a double midfielder configuration.

In the end, Inter Milan defeated his opponent 3:1 with three goals from Mkhitaryan, Augusto and Diov. The specific data of the game cannot be seen, but Diouf's goal in the game fully demonstrated his technical characteristics. He ran from the backcourt with the ball for a long distance to the frontcourt and moved sideways away from the left foot and scored a low shot. Against the backdrop of Zivo's emphasis on vertical and fast playing style, Diouf may become an important tactical pawn.

Not only Ziwo and the left-behind players are changing the lineup, but Inter Milan's international players have also performed outstandingly in different formations from the club.

Let's first look at the performance of the international player Italy. In the game against Estonia, three Inter Milan players, Bastoni, Dimarco and Barrera, started in the 4231 formation. Bastoni appeared in the right center back position with a back foot. He won 6 times in 9 matches in the whole game, and had another steal, 2 clearances and 1 interception. He also had 11 long passes in the offense and was in place 10 times, and he still played the role of the initiator of the backcourt offense. Because Estonia is too weak, left-back Dimarco is very high on the court, with three shots and three key passes in the whole game, and 4 successful 7 crosses, and the role in the offense is played significantly.

Relatively speaking, the performance of the right midfielder Barrera was a bit inferior. He only had one key pass in the game and won three times in 5 confrontations, but the team lost the most 13 times. To be honest, Barrera's performance has been inconsistent since 2025, both the club and the national team, let's see when he can adjust.

In the game between the Netherlands and Poland, Dumfries started as the right back of the 4231 formation and scored the only goal of the team. In this game, Dumfries is the most active player on both offense and defense of the Netherlands. He has four shots, two shots, four tops and three successful teams. He also has one key pass to create goal opportunities, one interception, two steals and three clearances, and has no doubt he was elected the best player of the Netherlands in this game.

And this is also a series of goals from Dumfries Club and the national team, which once again proves his super attack power. In the future, Zivo needs to think about how to better play the role of Dumfries' offensive explosive point, which will become a very important supplementary force on the team's offensive end!

Sucic started on behalf of Croatia to play in the Faroe Islands, playing as the left midfielder in the 4231 formation. In the whole game, Susic made 82 passes 98 times and made opponents fouls three times. The above data were the highest in the team. Another long shot hit the goal frame. Although he failed to score, he still showed his outstanding long shot skills and became the team's midfield core in this game. Because the Faroe Islands have limited strength, his defensive data is not outstanding, winning 5 times in 10 confrontations and 1 other clearance. However, even though the opponent is weak, Susic still lost the ball 22 times in the game, which proves that his rationality in passing choice needs to be improved.

New Agent defender Akanji started as the left central defender of the 4231 formation in the match between Switzerland and Kosovo. During the game, Akanji headed the ball to help the team score the first record. In addition, he passed the ball successfully in the game with 95%, and made 5 long passes and three successful passes, showing his outstanding technical ability. He won 3 times in four confrontations on the defensive end, and had 1 interception, 1 clearance and 2 steals. He is the best player on the defense line. Although Akanji is a left-footed player, he is more likely to replace Paval as the starting right center back in Inter Milan. Fortunately, he has played in this position many times in Manchester City before, so there should be no adaptation problem. I look forward to his performance next!

Two midfielders, Cialhanoglu played as the left midfielder in 4231, and Zelinsky appeared in the left front midfielder in the 541 formation.. However, both of them performed poorly, with a passing success rate of about 80%. Cialhanoglu made no success in seven long passes, lost the ball 12 times, Zelinski only played 70 minutes and lost the ball 8 times, and had almost no performance on the defensive end.

It can be seen that most of Inter Milan's international players are not unfamiliar with the four-guard formation, and have played in full-back, front midfielder, back midfielder and other positions, which creates good conditions for Qiwo to change the formation. If you really play in the 3421 formation, then the two back midfielders can be started with Barrera and Susic, two relatively strong midfielders, including Diov, Cialhanolu and Zelinski, and Mkhitaryan and Vlatesi can be rotated as front midfielders to better play their offensive talents.

Even Roche also lined up the starting lineup under Inter Milan's 4321 formation. Bastoni and Akanji were in the middle of the defense, Dimarco and Dumfries were on the left and right, and the three midfielders were Barrera, Cialhanoglu and Susic in turn. The front midfielders were Touram, Boni, Vlatesi, Mkhitaryan and others, while Lautaro and Pio were rotated. This formation will have a more balanced offensive and defensive strength and can maximize the lineup strength.

No matter which formation, Ziwo needs to pass the competition to test, and there may be a problem of fluctuations in the game. I hope he can find and determine the main formation as soon as possible, and maximize the true strength of the lineup and achieve better results! Let’s see what surprises will be in the national derby after returning from international match day! Forza Inter, keep winning!