Arrigo Sacchi believes that Inter are currently the favourites for the 2022-23 Scudetto as things stand, and he told Stefano Pioli how he can improve AC Milan further.
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With a few weeks until the season starts and with the transfer window only in the early stages, it feels difficult to make a call currently on who will be the bookmakers’ favourites to win the league. However, Juventus have added Paul Pogba and Angel Di Maria while Inter have welcomed back Romelu Lukaku, so it will be tough for Milan right from the start.
Sacchi was interviewed by La Gazzetta dello Sport about the upcoming campaign and he offered his judgements on where the title candidates stand currently, with his comments relayed by PianetaMilan.
“Scudetto favourites? I would say Inter. A deep squad, a lot of experience and quality players. In attack they have incredible potential. Since Sanchez is still in the group for now, there are five strikers: the Chilean, Correa, Dzeko, Lautaro and Lukaku,” he said.
“And then the Nerazzurri bought Mkhitaryan, an interesting element. They have two men per position and in this way they can make up for any injuries or drops in performance. I hope Simone Inzaghi, who has improved a lot, will take more and more courage and understand that you don’t need an extra man in defence when the game is stopped. In modern football, movement and speed are fundamental.”
Sacchi also offered some advice on how Pioli can improve his team even further after they defied the doubters by winning the league title in 2021-22 by beating their city rivals to the post.
“Working on the collective. If Inter and Juve have any limits, it is in team play. Milan, on the other hand, must be superior in terms of play, not having the individual quality of rivals. They will need to put in good pressure, they will have to train a lot on ball possession, the players will have to focus a lot on attacks in the spaces,” Sacchi said.
“And, we can’t forget, Milan will have to be a short and compact team: thus increasing synergy, collaboration and you can get to the internalisation of the game. The frequent movements and the interchange of roles will be decisive in the construction of the manoeuvre.”
