hi guys

been a fan of Inter for about 10+ years now

super result over the weekend...

the team is now more compact and creative compared to last year where most plays will develop into "hit the long ball and hope for ibra to do something with it"...

with ibra's departure and all those delicious new arrivals , mourinho is shaping the team to become something he has envisioned...

the team is playing more one-touch football and all the players are getting involved in play...i believe mourinho is really shaping the team to be more competitive in champions league

in CL previous years, we were too one-dimensional with ibra on the team and english, spanish teams dealt with us pretty comfortably, i believe with the extra dimensions in attack (pace from etoo, sneijder, motta's more productive passes) our plays will be more unpredictable...

A bit of analysis on the new players:

Sneijder

i like his pace and his ability to launch balls quickly...something that we need to cure the lack of pace and movement last year which was shown painfully in our CL exit...he is something like a trequartista but i do appreciate that he can also press opponents

Lucio

i believe he was bought so that we can push our defenders up more instead of sitting too deep at our end...he is very good with the ball on feet, so he will be able to carry balls out more effectively, one thing though, he might be a bit prone to mistakes sometimes.

Etoo

whats not to like about this guy? sure, he misses sitters once in a while but he brings so much more to the team, the runs behind defenders, his pace and power which is something we lack so much last year...i'm predicting much more penalties this year

Milito

he is not dubbed as il principe (the prince) for nothing, he is a very good goal poacher and he's also very good at the assist...but the most important asset of all is his movement on the pitch which is superb....for all of ibra's talents, he was too much of a primadonna and his movement to bring in his teammates was not very good....

Motta

a bit injury prone i think but he is a very good passer of the ball, very confident and a good selection of short and long passes and like sneijder, he has wonderful accuracy...again this will help improve the team's movements and quicken up play...

and of course they still need time to gel...

been here a while but never registered any account until i saw an inter thread

thanks for making a thread for the nerazzuri

anyway, here's the list of players listed for CL this season:

Goalkeepers:
JC
Toldo AT
Orlandoni CT

Defenders:
Samuel
Cordoba
Lucio
Chivu
Materazzi AT
Maicon
Santon CT
Zanetti

Midfielders:
Cambiasso
Stankovic
Vieira
Muntari AT
Motta
Sneijder
Obi CT

Forwards:
Eto'o
Milito
Balotelli CT
Suazo
Mancini
Quaresma

B List youth players: 51 Vid Belec, 15 Renè Krhin, 49 Mattia Destro, 46 Luca Caldirola, 53 Luca Tremolada

looks like Arnautovic isnt listed because of his injury...

terrific game midweek

looks like sneijder is growing in importance for us....he have been decisive in a number of games this season.

pandev played great this last few games

however, etoo is a bit off i think bcos he is just coming back...

the team played well but the midfield remains an issue especially for the CL where chelsea have such a strong MF

if deki comes back, i would prefer a sneijder-deki-cambiasso (sneijder as AM and deki with cambi as CM) MF or even include mariga in there (he seems to be much more secure compared to muntari)

playing three strikers alternating like in the cagliari game, pandev deeper, eto wings and milito as centre foward and alternating them constantly..

oh my goodness....this is unbelievable...

of all my years watching inter, i have never seen them played so incredibly..

really kudos to mourinho and the superb players....they have formed a team capable of winning the champs league...

mourinho tactics was absolutely amazing, the player movements was superb and milito especially pulled the defenders everywhere and allowed run-ins from the midfield....

but it seems as though the players was tired at the end as they allowed barca to push their back line more and allowed xavi to control play...

and frankly, stopping Xavi will be the key at camp nou, all their players depend on him as the deep laying playmaker, Messi will be much less effective if he is not playing up to mark or is marked out of the game...

Forza Inter!!

Thanks bro...

yeah, italian football have gone down the drain somewhat after calciopoli and doesnt have the same respect it garnered last time....i will support italian teams in european competitions as well..

inter needs to win it as well so that germany doesnt overtake italy as 3rd place country in UEFA coeffecient (italy will lose the 4th place spot for CL) but i think it will happen as hamburg and wolfsburg is in europa league latter stages and Bayern possibly going to the final

hope that inter at least defeat bayern if both reach finals to show them whose the better league..kekekekke...

Guys,

Are we going to have a gathering for CL final ?

Its the most important match in recent history and want to be with my fellow interisti....cheering and hopefully celebrating at the end !

Forza Inter!!!!

CAMPIONI D'ITALIA !!!!!!!!

Grazie Inter!!!!

Now onward to Madrid and we will get the treble !

Hopefully Inter's finishing will be better but I trust in Inter, I trust in Mourinho !

Forza Inter Per Sempre !

Thank you so very much visionary1993...

can c my beloved inter celebrating...

wow..inter's new away jersey seems so cool !

will certainly order it from interstore.....looks good especially with the scudeto and coppa badges....hehehehehe

Ei guys is the gathering still on ?

I want to celebrate with my fellow interisti !

really can't wait for this match, like mourinho said, this CL final is even more important than the world cup...hehehehe

I think no need contact number ler...just show up there and watch the match

can't wait....countdown 1 day +...hehehehe...

i believe mourinho will use his trusted 4-2-3-1 formation like this :

Cesar

Maicon Lucio Samuel Zanetti

Cambiasso Stankovic

Eto'o Sneijder Pandev/Balo

Milito


personally i would choose pandev over balo as we need to have the wing fowards push the full-backs all the way...

hopefully maicon and zanetti can stop altintop and robben....

robben especially needs to be double-teamed by zanetti and cambi/stanko...altintop by the other two..

sneijder will move in front and spread play to bypass swein and van bommel...

and of course for milito to have another great match and score those goals for us !

yeah, easy....

i wouldnt miss this for the world man

so excited now

who else is coming ??

lets show our support for the Nerazzuri !

I never thought I will see the day when Il Capitano will lift the big-ears cup...

The emotions was simply tremendous when i saw Capitano lifting it...there is no one that deserves this trophy more than him

For 15 years, he ran and ran and ran some more for the black and blue jersey and not ONCE did he give up no matter how many times he fell, no matter how many people was against inter, no matter how difficult it was to remain, no matter how many times inter was ridiculed in europe....

I have been a fan of the Nerrazzuri for more than 10 years, and every single year i dream of Zanetti lifting the european cup....

I will never forget you Il Grande Capitano

A true man, a true hero, a true NERAZZURI

visonary, i can't seem to stream it...

which stream is it ?

oh no.......

its ok, its gonna go on youtube soon anyway....

still feeling euphoria after inter's win..

Inter have beaten the champions of England, Spain and Germany to be crowned more than deserved CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE!

For me personally, I have been a fan for more than 10 years and frankly, I thank Mourinho but he leaving is not a big problem for me, for me the only thing that matters is F.C Internazionale Milano

We will show Europe that even without Mourinho, we can challenge for the European Cup

Forza Zanetti, Forza Moratti, Forza INTER!!!!

Pazza Inter Amala !

Don't know if its posted here before but so sad....

Thank you for everything Mou, we'll never forget you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxNyNk5YIzM


Matrix also tried to convince him but couldn't...

http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2010/...-at-inter-marco

This post has been edited by CoreDud: May 26 2010, 12:33 PM