From Immobile To Lautaro – France Superstar’s Explosion As A No. 9 Continues Inter Milan Coach’s Record Of Improving Strikers

From Ciro Immobile to Lautaro Martinez to Marcus Thuram, Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi still has the “magic touch” with strikers.

This is highlighted in today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInterNews.

Inter striker Thuram has virtually exploded in goalscoring form this season.

Last campaign, the Frenchman’s contribution was vital. He gave Inter a mixture of goals, assists, linkup play, and a threat in behind that was key to their Serie A title victory.

However, the 27-year-old was not exactly prolific in his first season at Inter.

Thirteen goals in Serie A was a respectable haul. But it was far behind the 24 goals that Nerazzurri captain Lautaro Martinez bagged in the league.

This time out, Thuram has already bagged ten goals. He is just two goals behind Atalanta’s Mateo Retegui in the Serie A scoring charts as things stand.

Immobile To Lautaro To Thuram – Inzaghi Continues “Magic Touch” With Strikers

Thuram’s growth as a Number Nine has owed a lot to little tweaks to his game.

This season the France international has tended to play a little more aggressively in the penalty area.

And there are more poacher’s instincts on display from Thuram. Many of the goals he’s scored have been very simple ones, coming from reading situations and timing his runs for an easy finish.

That was the case with Thuram’s goal against Parma on Friday, gambling at the far post from a corner.

But Thuram is far from the only striker who has benefited from working with coach Simone Inzaghi.

At Lazio, Ciro Immobile reaped the benefits of working under the coach.

Immobile had already been fairly prolific at points during his career, particularly his stint at Torino. However, the Italian international struggled for consistency.

Under Inzaghi, consistency was exactly what Immobile gained. He became Lazio’s all-time leading goalscorer by just relentlessly scoring, seemingly week in and week out.

Similarly, Lautaro Martinez had started to break into Inter’s starting eleven already under Antonio Conte.

But there were doubts about the Argentine’s cutting edge in front of goal.

But Martinez has scored twenty or more goals in each of his Serie A seasons under Inzaghi so far, even if this campaign has started slowly for the 27-year-old.