Saelemaekers and Rebic also dont last 90 mins.
Its crazy to me the attacks on Leao for yesterday given how the rest of the attack performed. Yes he can improve, yes he should improve but this seems like lets pile on Leao because he didnt singlehandedly win the match yesterday. Early last season I gave up on him being able to run like a madman and also display a constant attacking threat. I said I would just judge him on his production. I still dont think he is scoring enough but this season its hard to criticise his effort or contribution given how the rest of the attacking unit has played or been available.
Very few players seem to have the fuel tank to run like they should. Theo, Kessie are the only two who seem to be blessed with that sort of natural inclination.
Salah and Sane might just be freaks who Liverpool sought out for their insane stamina, but Bayern seem to transform players like Leroy Sane and Gnabry into true top class players, they had the skill, but the physical side of the game is clearly a huge emphasis.
Hell, Atalanta have their entire team pressing. Muriel, a player who can actually be called lazy and unfit prior to going to Atalanta, has become a far harder worker than he was before.
Some people say that players at Atalanta work harder because it is a smaller club. Bayern is a huge club and their players work hard. Players at Atalanta are subject to less pressure, thats the key to Gasp's success.
Conte, to his credit, has been able to push players to new levels. I think Pioli has that, but while Conte does it on the physical level, Pioli does it in terms of the technical. Pioli does not have the athletic training side of things, which is clear with his injury record here and the fact players can't play the tempo he wants, while it is possible in other teams.
Pioli needs to improve this side to his staff in the summer. It is what is holding him back. He is tactically sophisticated, daring, is a great man manager, but he isn't giving the players the engine to press. Whether that is due to injuries forcing players to play more or whether its athletic training methods aren't up to par, either way, he needs to find solutions. If he does, I think we breeze past Inter.
Napoli and Milan were much better than Inter when they were at full health. Inter is and Milan and Napoli aren't. That's been the difference this year, otherwise, I think Inter is 3rd place, and a distant one at that.