Italian media: Sommer is like Handanovic in the late period, his performance has declined sharply but he still dominates Inter Milan

November 24th After a poor performance in the Derby and a major mistake that led to Pulisic's goal, Swiss goalkeeper Sommer once again became the focus of public opinion. Italian media "calciomercato" pointed out that Sommer's performance in trouble was like Handanovic in the late stages of his Inter Milan career.

Sommer was criticized for his poor performance against Juventus. Later, at the pre-match conference against Ajax, Chivu expressed his firm support to Sommer: "I will not let him bear the pressure alone. We are a team." Team, we are with him. "

According to the original plan, Josep Martinez was supposed to start in the Netherlands game, but the removal of the Swiss goalkeeper during the public opinion storm meant a heavy blow to the veteran's morale. So Chivu decided to continue to trust Sommer in the Champions League. While the gesture was laudable, it clearly failed to solve the problem: Turin's night of anomalies was no longer an isolated incident.

From Turin to the Milan Derby, Sommer repeatedly made hesitant position choices, attacking errors and goal-line judgment errors. On some occasions, Sommer got away with it, and on others he didn't, but the fact is: if the performance of the goalkeepers of the two teams were reversed, the outcome of the derby would definitely be rewritten.

Sommer's performance decline has become an issue that Inter Milan must face up to. The goalkeeper is as important as the other ten players on the field, and Maignan has fully proven this. The Swiss international's mistake cost Inter Milan six points in two direct meetings.

Sommer's form trajectory is surprisingly similar to Handanovic-the latter still occupied the main position for a long time after showing signs of irreversible decline in form. The Slovenian's pivotal influence in the dressing room may ultimately hinder the replacement process that should be fully promoted.

Although Sommer is an international goalkeeper with rich experience, his influence in the Nerazzurri dressing room is far less than that of the Handanovic era. Because of this, Chivu originally planned to use Josep Martinez more than last season, but the second goal unfortunately caused the focus to be distracted due to off-field incidents. This episode disrupted the coach's plan, but it helped Sommer.

But the Milan Derby once again exposed the unavoidable problem of Sommer's sharp decline in performance. The Nerazzurri have inspected a number of goalkeepers for next season (Caprile, Meret, Suzuki Ayyan, and Vicario are all on the list), but June next year is still far away. Inter Milan's top priority is to find a solution to minimize the pressure on the goalkeeper position.