Edin Dzeko has gone 420 minutes without scoring a goal, but Simone Inzaghi’s assistant coach Massimiliano Farris insists the club is not worried by the striker’s form.
Dzeko had had a terrific start to the season with seven goals in the opening ten Serie A games, adding three in six Champions League appearances.
However, the former Roma striker has scored just one goal in the last 12 Serie A matches and has gone 420 minutes without scoring.
Ironically, the last time he found the net was against his former club Roma in an away 3-0 win on December 4.
The 35-year-old missed a couple of chances in a goalless stalemate against Atalanta last night, but Inter are not worried about their striker’s recent poor form.
“Dzeko is a great striker and our attacking department is top-level,” Inzaghi’s assistant coach Farris said at a post-match press conference yesterday.
“Perhaps, Edin was not lucky. He is a striker who links attack and midfield and helps the team.”
Dzeko is Inter’s second-best scorer this season with 11 goals in 27 games. Lautaro Martinez has only scored one goal more than him, having netted 12 goals in 26 appearances this term.
The good thing is other players are scoring but if Inter doesn’t score then responsibility goes to Dzeko. 🙁