Ivan Cordoba believes “Juventus, Napoli and Inter have something more than the others", but feels the Nerazzurri squad could improve.
All three sides have won their opening four games of the season, the first time three sides have maintained perfect records for the first four rounds since 1960.
Cordoba spent 13 seasons with the Beneamata, winning the Treble in 2010, and he spoke to Gazzetta dello Sport about Luciano Spalletti’s side.
“If you wear the Nerazzurro shirt, you can’t make calculations,” the Colombian said.
Ivan Cordoba believes “Juventus, Napoli and Inter have something more than the others", but feels the Nerazzurri squad could improve.
All three sides have won their opening four games of the season, the first time three sides have maintained perfect records for the first four rounds since 1960.
Cordoba spent 13 seasons with the Beneamata, winning the Treble in 2010, and he spoke to Gazzetta dello Sport about Luciano Spalletti’s side.
“If you wear the Nerazzurro shirt, you can’t make calculations,” the Colombian said.
“You have to enter the pitch with the idea of winning, that shirt imposes that on you.
“Inter will only succeed if they aim straight for the Scudetto, no excuses. If you aim for first place, maybe you can come third.
“If you aim for third place, you can finish outside of the top four. It’s a simple discourse.
“The squad has been designed for a side which doesn’t play in Europe. A super-Inter would have four centre-backs of the highest level, a vice [Mauro] Icardi of equal value… but I repeat, they have to try.
“It depends on how the non-starters behave, if they get depressed it will be a problem, but if they react it’s an advantage and a stronger hand for Spalletti.
“Is Inter’s secret their defence? No, it’s the defensive phase, which is a very different concept that defence itself.
“Barcelona’s great cycle was enchanted by their attack, but they won due to compactness and aggression in winning the ball back. I like [Milan] Skriniar anyway, he reads the game quickly.
“Where can Inter improve? They need to provide Icardi with cleaner balls and he needs to be more available with his movement off the ball.
“His job is to score, so it doesn’t make sense to be running around behind everyone, but there are a lot of ways to help your teammates.
“The table says that Juventus, Napoli and Inter have something more than the others. Also that the gap between the big clubs and the small ones has expanded.
“When I was playing in Serie A, there wasn’t such a gap so every away game was tough.”