Inter Miami continued their MLS marketing campaign in 2022 with no win and suffered a irritating 2-0 loss to LAFC on Saturday on the DRV PNK Stadium.
Despite hopeful offseason modifications and a renewal of the participant record, the workforce in South Florida is three video games in and has solely managed to take one level.
After the match, head coach Phil Neville opted out of his common optimistic outlook and as an alternative expressed contempt.
“I just wanted more quality from my quality players. Every team we have played against, their quality players stand up and score goals. Ours does not and they need it,” he stated.
“I expected more quality in terms of the dominance we had from our senior players, and they have to take the step. I expect in those moments we will have better quality because that’s what we brought in. I expect we have better quality because that’s what we have in mind. “
The supervisor added that extra is anticipated from Gonzalo Higuain particularly. The Argentine striker is the workforce’s solely designated participant after Rodolfo Pizarro was loaned out to Liga MX workforce CF Monterrey for the remaining of the season.
“For us to be successful, he has to perform. For us to be successful, he has to perform in these moments for this team. That’s the challenge. For me, and I’m really strong at this, his role has not changed. He is the one who is our best finisher. He is the one we demand the most goals from. He is the one we require the most assists from. Period. “
Last season, the Juventus and Real Madrid participant stood as his main objective scorer with 12 objectives and 9 assists. Still, his efforts solely landed South Florida in eleventh place on the desk. Since making their Major League Soccer 2020 debut, Inter Miami have but to advance to the playoffs or end in ninth place within the Eastern Conference desk.
During the low season, sports activities director Chris Henderson introduced in, amongst others, Leonardo Campana, Emerson Rodriguez, DeAndre Yedlin, Damion Lowe and Gregore to the workforce in hopes of revolutionizing Inter Miami. But Henderson’s efforts haven’t but made a distinction on the pitch because the enlargement workforce stays unprofitable in 2022.
