Between the Club World Cup, the summer, and the first few games of the season, Cristian’s influence has been minimal. The break will be useful for fixing what’s wrong with the Nerazzurri.

Simone Inzaghi’s departure for Saudi Arabia took the Nerazzurri management by surprise, as they were in contact with the coach to ratify a renewal that was already a done deal. And so Chivu arrived, after Como said no to Fabregas and days in which the future around the Nerazzurri bench seemed unclear. A replacement that was supposed to bring new ideas both technically and, above all, tactically, but which—at least until now—has once again brought very little.