The Triple Crown feat brings back the spirit of the Great Nation? Ziwu coaches Inter, who is the most suitable one?

Written by Han Bing Although Inter will not be officially announced until June 9 local time, there is no suspense that Romanian star Qiwu will become the new coach. After seven years with Inter, he will sign a two-year contract with the Nerazzurri with an annual salary of €2.5 million. After the official announcement next Monday, he will officially lead the team to train.

After retiring from Inter Milan in 2014, after 11 years, Zivu will continue to play for the Nerazzurri in a new capacity. Zivu is the second Romanian coach in Inter's history, having briefly spent less than four months in charge in 1998/99. As the 69th manager in Inter's history and an eyewitness to Inter's treble, the Nerazzurri fans hope he can bring back the spirit of the Great Mile 15 years ago to the Meazza Stadium.

The Club World Cup is imminent, and Qi Wu has actually entered the role in advance. On 6 June, he discussed the future of the team at length with the management, first with president Marotta and then with sporting director Osirio. Discussions included Inter's tactical formation for the future, team building strategy, summer reinforcements, and the looming preparation for the Club World Cup.

After the official announcement on June 9, Ziwu will begin his first training session as Inter coach at the Appiano base. On 11 June, Inter will fly to the United States and base up at UC Berkeley in Los Angeles for their opening Club World Cup match against Monterrey on 18 June.

Zivu signed for the Nerazzurri in Milan on 6 June and returned to Parma on 7 June to deal with his termination. Parma CEO Cherubini admitted that Marotta had previously asked him to "sell" Zivu, and the two had a good personal relationship, and there would be no obstacles to the termination of the contract, and he also wished Ziwu all the best at Inter.

Zivu's coaching team has been basically completed, and Mario Chequi, who has been Inzaghi's technical assistant coach for four years, will stay in the team, and he will be the bridge between the old and new coaches. Assistant coach Lapetti, who has worked with Jose Mourinho at Inter, Roma and Fenerbahce, will return to the Nerazzurri. In addition, Fitness Coach Palombo, who also played briefly for Inter Milan and worked with Zivu at Parma, will also join.

Italian media believe that at least during the Club World Cup, Qiwu will continue to follow Inzaghi Jr.'s 352 tactics, and Marotta will allocate new signings to him as much as possible. Croatian midfielder Sucic is in place, along with winger Luis Enrique. Inter are also chasing Manchester United's Danish centre-forward Hojlen and Parma's Ivorian French striker Bonnie. The former is worth 50 million euros, while the 21-year-old Bonnie has a higher probability of following Ziwu to Inter. Zivu also wants Parma's 18-year-old tall defender Leoni as Acerbi's successor.

Ziwu only took charge of Serie A for the first time in February this year, and only took Parma 13 Serie A games; Moreover, in the 1998/99 season, the predecessor Lucescu was not successful, and was eliminated in the Champions League quarter-finals by future champions Manchester United.

Can Qi Wu do it? Materazzi, a friend of Inter's "Treble" era, firmly believes that he is the most suitable for Inter and will succeed. Capable of playing in any position in the defence as a player, Ziwu has shown the same well-rounded coaching mindset since taking charge of Inter's Under-14s in 2018. From Under-14 to Under-19, he spent six seasons in the Inter echelon, and in the 2021/22 season, he led the Inter Under-19 team to the Italian Youth League title, and now he can finally show his talents in the first team.

Playing as a player for 7 years and coaching as an echelon coach for 6 years, being familiar with Inter Milan is the first advantage of Qi Wu; Having won 13 trophies at Ajax, Roma and Inter as a player, the title winner mentality is another advantage. In addition, Zivu is fluent in Italian, Dutch, Spanish and English, and training does not require an interpreter to paraphrase tactical instruction.

Zivu's versatility was the result of a rigorous upbringing from his father, Mircia, who was the initiator of his football career, and who never received any attention or praise while playing for the team his father coached. Even after training, he had to go home on his own. When he was 17 years old, his father died, and he realized that his father's indifference was to make himself work harder to prove his strength. After that, he chose to move to his father's beloved Universitatee de Craiova as a tribute to his father.

The resolute Zivu was a natural leader, and in early 2010 he suffered a two-hour surgery on his head after a collision with Chievo striker Pelissier who fractured his skull. He returned to training after 40 days and played another 37 days wearing a protective helmet similar to that of Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech. After scoring against Atalanta after his comeback, Zivu did not strip to celebrate, but took off his helmet and held it up to the sky, like an ancient Roman general.

The surgical scars on Qi Wu's head made him remember his motto: never run away from difficulties and pain.

Zivu was able to win the competition against Cesc Fabregas and Patrick Vieira because the Inter hierarchy saw Mourinho in him.

Jose Mourinho was Zivu's second 'father' on the football pitch and had a profound influence on him. If there's anyone who has the potential to bring Inter back to the Treble era, Zivu is the man to look forward to. He also hopes to help Inter get through the crisis, regain confidence and reach the top, as Mourinho did 15 years ago.