Ivan Perisic has been the best full-back at Inter and Serie A in the last year, and his former team may now regret the player’s decision to move to England.
Perisic chose Tottenham and Antonio Conte to end his long career in the best possible way – with the opportunity to have experience in the Premier League after winning titles in Germany and Italy.
The former Wolfsburg star played for Inter from 2015 to 2022, but in six years at the San Siro (the season was spent on loan at Bayern Munich) he experienced many negative moments due to his strong personality and his “South American” character, despite being born and grew up in Croatia.
In Italy, Perisic showed his strong personality and touchy character. At times, he is controversial, especially with referee decisions, receiving several yellow cards, which affected his performance.
Ivan Perisic chooses Tottenham and Antonio Conte to end his long career in the best way
Perisic proves to be the best full-back in Inter Milan and Serie A last season
He thrived with Conte in the Serie A team after the Italian radically changed his way of playing
In London, he will have to try to improve this delicate aspect of his personality and Conte will have to calm the competitive anger of his new left back.
Perisic was the best player in the 3-5-2 scheme of Inter Milan’s winning team and dominated every Serie A statistic, proving his excellent form, even though he is 33 years old and has radically changed the way he plays thanks to the intuition of Conte.
He stood out for his selflessness and self-sacrifice and Tottenham will be able to take advantage of the tactical upgrades he has undergone in recent years, which has radically changed the way he plays.
Robin Gossens will try to take over his legacy at Inter, but the task will not be easy given the great tactical, technical and charismatic qualities of the new Spurs midfielder.
Robin Gossens to be tasked with continuing legacy of Croatian star at Inter Milan
WHO IS PERISIC?
Now that he has reached full tactical, physical and mental maturity, Perisic has become a highly sought-after player by all leading international clubs.
Antonio Conte beat Juventus just in time and chose to build his own, with Perisic a key figure.
At 3-4-2-1, Perisic will be the ideal man to transform Conte’s tactics into 3-3-4, when the team has to attack.
The 33-year-old will be the perfect man to carry out Antonio Conte’s plan in Tottenham
This formation will lead Perisic to form a trio with Son Hyun-min and Dejan Kulusevski behind Harry Kane – igniting a group of players capable of scoring and overcoming the impasse.
The Croatian star has great physical strength, which allows him to overcome distances and constantly cover the entire field, running back and forth to attack and defend.
He will be top of Conte’s chessboard, who will have the task of attacking the opposition’s defense in a counterattack.
Perisic will contact Harry Kane (left) and Son Hyun-min (center) to ignite the Spurs’ attack
SPEEDY GONZALES PERISIC
According to Sky Sports, Ivan Perisic has reached a top speed of 33.80 km / h (21 mph), which proves to be an exceptional sprinter, even though he is over 30 years old.
With his arrival, Tottenham signed with the fourth player in Serie A after Pierluigi Golini, Christian Romero, Rodrigo Bentancourt and Dejan Kulusevski, which shows that he pays great attention to the Italian champions.
Perisic’s physical qualities allowed him to score many acrobatic goals, using his great height and ability to shoot powerfully with both feet.
Perisic proved to be an exceptional sprinter, reaching a top speed of 33.80 km / h
BENJAMIN BUTTON
At the age of 33, Perisic is experiencing a second youth and is more and more like Benjamin Button: he improves with age and seems to get younger every year.
From a striker he has become a modern full-back, able to be aggressive and specific, he has improved his tactical diligence by completing his metamorphosis in the last three years.
In the last two years, Perisic has played 67 games and scored 12 goals, revolutionizing the role of left-back in Serie A.
According to Opta Data, Perisic had a devastating pace in the second half of the Serie A season. Since March 2022, he has averaged almost an assist in every game, playing 2839 minutes.
The Croatian revolutionized the role of left back in Serie A with 12 goals in 67 games
CONTE FACTOR
Antonio Conte is the determined man who made Perisic leave Serie A after a season as a star and reject the timid offer from Juventus.
The Italian coach is the most important person in Perisic’s career. He is the manager who has turned the Croat into a full-back, better suited to Inter’s harmonious style and 3-5-2 formation, allowing the player to become an expert in his role.
If Conte had decided to leave Tottenham, Perisic would hardly have accepted Fabio Paratici’s offers, but the Italian coach was a magnet for the Croatian star’s ambition.
Former Inter boss and current Spurs manager Antonio Conte has played a key role in Perisic’s career
Perisic has the physics of Ironman: he may be the new superhero of Tottenham fans, but he will have to be very careful to dose his energy and not become too aggressive.
During a tour in China in 2019, Conte criticized the player – quoted by Gazzetta dello Sport: “Ivan can not fulfill the role I asked him. He can only play with me as a striker.
These were the words that led Perisic to prove his worth in Serie A after an exceptional year in Bavaria. During his exile in Germany, where he played on loan, Perisic proved to be a top player with 8 goals in 35 appearances in the engine of the deadly Bayern Munich machine.
His spell in Bavaria ended in victory in the Champions League, which means that he won the treble as a star of the team of Hansi Flick.
Conte has been forced to change his mind about Perisic over time as the player has become an indispensable full-back on the wing for the past two years.
Perisic forces Conte to change his mind during his successful rental period at Bayern Munich
PERISHIC AGAINST MAROT
Perisic also chose to leave Inter because of misunderstandings with CEO Giuseppe Marotta and the club hierarchy.
The delay in offering a new contract has deeply hurt Perisic, who has always felt at the forefront of the team’s victories over the past two years.
The disrespectful attitude was not assessed by Perisic, who expressed dissatisfaction with the situation during his last interview at the club.
After Inter’s victory in the Italian Cup against Juventus, he told SportMediaset: “You don’t have to wait long for important players.”
Perisic would have been happy to avoid such a situation, but his pride was stronger than his desire to stay at Inter.
Perisic also chose to leave Inter over disagreements with club executive director Giuseppe Marotta
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