Internazionale Milano 2009-10 - Campioni d'Europa!!!!

21GunnerSalute wrote:

bluenine wrote:
Ok, that clarfies it.

So we have Matrix, Orlandoni, Balotelli and Toldo who are trained by our association. And no one (except some youth players) who are trained by our academy.

I guess that explains why Mancio left Balotelli out of our CL squad last season.

But this also means that replacing Matrix will not make any difference, whether its an Italian or a non Italian. Coz we will have to put 3 players from our academy anyways. I hope Inter has the sense to promote more of our youth players into the senior squad, we grow so much talent and then never really use it. Fortunately, Balotelli will become an "academy qualified" player in a years time.

This is why I regret selling players like Pirlo, Martins, Acquafresca, Potenza, Andreolli, etc - they could have been our academy players.

One more update here. From 2008-09 season the home-grown requirement goes upto 8, of which minimum of 4 have to be trained by the club.

So assuming Matrix stays (Which honestly I don't want after seeing his performance against Holland), Inter would need one more Italian senior player along with promoting two or three from youth side.

Yeah, I remember discussing that last year... in that case, we better replace Italians by Italians!!

Unusually quiet summer for Inter so far.

- Branca said some very reassuring things the other day - that there will not be too many changes at the club. The best bit is that Burdisso is not going anywhere, of which I am glad! Inter have rejected Fiorentina's bid for the player.

- Also that Pele might be sent out on a loan, which will be good for the development of the lad... which also means that we will be buying one DM or withdrawn CM. Thats good news.

- Inter have turned down a EUR 15M bid for Suazo, reportedly from Sevilla. Good news again, coz I think Suazo deserves another chance. I also think he can become a good winger.

- Inter have also rejected advances from Barca for Chivu. I guess this was only expected, there is no way we should sell this guy! Chivu will become an Inter legend, if he stays for 4-5 years.

- Conflicting rumours regarding Adriano, while Moratti has confirmed that he will not be loaned out again, rumours persist that Inter are looking for an outright sale to the highest bidder.

- Constant rumours regarding Deco/Quaresma/Lampard/Mancini. It looks quite likely that one or two of them will be joining Inter. From what I hear, Inter's first choice is Quaresma, but only if Porto lower their asking price which is EUR 40M at the mo!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7456926.stm

Lampard heads Inter target list

You resigned to signing lampard then b9 ?

how much do you think you will end up paying for him?

Rosicky wrote:You resigned to signing lampard then b9 ?

how much do you think you will end up paying for him?

Every coach brings his own junk along with him.... Mancio had inproportionate faith in Cesar, Mihajlovic, and Stankovic (in the latter case, I think it was justified)... I guess Mourinho has Lampard in mind to replace Stankovic....

While I don't think that is an improvement, as long as Mourinho is as successful as Mancio, I don't really care.

Its foolish from Mourinho, he cant do better!! Meanwhile Juve and Milan will only get stronger and (older in Milan's case) so the odds that he will be as succesful as Mancini are low.

Or he wins the CL of course.

Yef wrote:Its foolish from Mourinho, he cant do better!! Meanwhile Juve and Milan will only get stronger and (older in Milan's case) so the odds that he will be as succesful as Mancini are low.

Or he wins the CL of course.

I hear that Mourinho has ok-ed the sale of Stankovic to Juve... this will come back to bite him in the butt, if true... Stank could become their natural successor for Nedved that they so desperately need, meanwhile Inter replacing him with lampard will hardly make us any stronger.

Winning a couple of scudetti in 3 years, and some good CL performances is what we expect from Mourinho. It is not an unreasonable expectation, considering the squad he is inheriting, and the momentum Inter have as a team.

bluenine wrote:

Rosicky wrote:You resigned to signing lampard then b9 ?

how much do you think you will end up paying for him?

Every coach brings his own junk along with him.... Mancio had inproportionate faith in Cesar, Mihajlovic, and Stankovic (in the latter case, I think it was justified)... I guess Mourinho has Lampard in mind to replace Stankovic....

While I don't think that is an improvement, as long as Mourinho is as successful as Mancio, I don't really care.

Lampard wasn't exactly 'junk' under Mourinho.

He scored 20+ goals per season under him and quite a few of them were bloody important goals too.

Stankovic may look better on the ball and he has much more pace, but he ain't half as effective

Lamps at this level is still a good - though aging - player. It's only at international level where he is particularly a wanker.

S4P wrote:Lamps at this level is still a good - though aging - player. It's only at international level where he is particularly a wanker.

I believe he'll stuggle at Inter, IF Jose plays Ibrahimovic or Adriano in the 'Drogba' mould, neither IMO would push what IMO are usually deep defensive lines in Serie A back enough, to allow Lampard to come late into the 20 / 30 yard positions he gets himself into at Chelsea, because they are far too individual in that sense...

I think his game suits Serie A because he plays patient passes, but as a result he can't exploit the same space that is created in the premiership, as the pace of the game is much slower the opposition IMO will read the game better.

His best performance i've seen, came against Bayern Munich where you exploited the counter attack with Robben and Lampard joining this fast paced attack, can't see that happening in Serie A and with Inter...

I would expect a Stankovic style performance where he gets involved in the build up, but is denied space in the final third.... as he has little mobility (hip movement, left and right) i find it difficult to see how he could create that space himself (again going back to the point of Ibra and Adriano not working for him)

Just read that Mourinho is looking forward to working with Adriano, as long as he stays disciplined, otherwise they'll ship him off to Brazil again.

And Balotelli has signed a new deal.

Inter Milan are on the verge of signing Porto winger Ricardo Quaresma for €31m, according to Portuguese newspaper A Bola.

The Nerazzurri have yet to make a big-name signing this summer, however A Bola says that they are just days, if not hours, away from completing the capture of Quaresma.

The Italian champions have been heavily associated with a move for the 24-year-old, and despite late interest from Juventus, they are on the brink of announcing a €31m deal.

Inter have been looking for some more technically gifted players in the final third of the field, as new coach Jose Mourinho aims to win the club their first Champions League since 1965.

Quaresma began his career at Sporting Lisbon before enduring a miserable season at Barcelona in 2003/04.

He then moved to Porto where his career really took off again. He has won 23 caps for the Portugal national team, scoring three goals, although he was somewhat disappointing during Euro 2008.

Interestingly, Mourinho's 3 signings for Inter are all probably going to be in the attacking midfield area!! Most likely, our 3 big signings are going to be Quaresma, Mancini, & Lampard - in total costing about EUR 65 M.

Its interesting, to say the least. One thing is for certain, Mourinho plans to change the way Inter play... I wonder whether this is a indication of moving to a 4-5-1 formation?

If thats the case, it brings the more interesting question - what happens to Inter's striking reserves? Ibrahimovic, Adriano, Crespo, Cruz, Suazo and Balotelli.

I guess Suazo and Balotelli could be converted into wingers. More likely, Suazo will be sold.

Adriano could play in the wing or as a lone target man. Crespo is ideally suited to be that lone targetman.

Looks like Cruz's future will lie elsewhere.

But what about Ibra? He will not settle for a role in the bench... if he is teh regular starter, where does he fit in???

As the AM, instead of Lampard? Or is Mourinho planning to unleash the highly offensive 4-1-3-2 line-up that the fans are dreaming about?? Here is what most Fans are hoping for:

------------------Cesar
Maicon - Cordoba - Chivu - Zanetti
---------------Cambiasso
Quaresma --- Lampard ---- Mancini
-------Ibrahimovic - Adriano

Its too attacking, I can't see Mourinho going for this.

------------------Cesar
Maicon - Cordoba - Chivu - Zanetti
-------------Cambiasso
---------Lampard------???
-----Quaresma ------ Mancini
-------------Ibrahimovic

Thats his formation IMO.

If he uses 4-5-1 formation i can already see the problems that will happen for sure. i think and hope it will be a 4-4-2 with the same players Blu said in his own dream formation. having Mancini and Quaresma on both flanks is defo a step up imo from Figo(who was playing well but is getting old) and Stankovic. Lampard im more unsure of and i would prefer to see if Viera has really started to get is form back he showed towards the end of last season.

TM wrote:------------------Cesar
Maicon - Cordoba - Chivu - Zanetti
-------------Cambiasso
---------Lampard------???
-----Quaresma ------ Mancini
-------------Ibrahimovic

Thats his formation IMO.

???=Vieira most likely, though we could see Chivu play in midifield, with Samuel slotting into the back 4 (would be harsh anyway to drop Samuel from the starting lineup).

I'd say that's a good team, but they could do wayyyy better than Lampard.

That will be the system.

Its the system he always employs.. It becomes 4-5-1 when the opposition have the ball, RQ and Mancini will drop deep and help the midfield, and become 4-3-3 when attacking.

Mourinho is the right coach for RQ, he will make RQ more effective and improve his all round game.

Quaresma is not confirmed and you guys talk like he was an Inter player already. This is the silly season, you know and you are not the first club conected with him.

Well's see if this becomes true or not but as for now it is too early to talk like a deal was already done.

Since i doubt you will pay the transfer fee we ask, i am curious how you will convince Porto. He has a contract and to go to another club either you pay the fee or Porto agrees with the transfer.

Protheus wrote:Quaresma is not confirmed and you guys talk like he was an Inter player already. This is the silly season, you know and you are not the first club conected with him.

Well's see if this becomes true or not but as for now it is too early to talk like a deal was already done.

Since i doubt you will pay the transfer fee we ask, i am curious how you will convince Porto. He has a contract and to go to another club either you pay the fee or Porto agrees with the transfer.

sorry i thought it was more or less a done deal after i saw it was confirmed on the serie a ticker but just like with Mancini i gues Blue got too quick.

Gigi Buffon #1 wrote:

TM wrote:------------------Cesar
Maicon - Cordoba - Chivu - Zanetti
-------------Cambiasso
---------Lampard------???
-----Quaresma ------ Mancini
-------------Ibrahimovic

Thats his formation IMO.

???=Vieira most likely, though we could see Chivu play in midifield, with Samuel slotting into the back 4 (would be harsh anyway to drop Samuel from the starting lineup).

I'd say that's a good team, but they could do wayyyy better than Lampard.

I thought Chivu looked great as an anchor man for Romania at the Euros. Strong in the tackle, good positional sense and great distribution.

Don't think Mancini will be that great a buy...

TM wrote:That will be the system.

Its the system he always employs.. It becomes 4-5-1 when the opposition have the ball, RQ and Mancini will drop deep and help the midfield, and become 4-3-3 when attacking.

Mourinho is the right coach for RQ, he will make RQ more effective and improve his all round game.

Yes, but that system will severly under utilise the resources he has at hand... a good coach adjusts his system according to the resources he has, and I do believe Mourinho is a good coach.

He has 6 good strikers at his disposal, and even if Inter do end up selling 1-2 of them, he can still do better than start with only one striker.

Protheus wrote:Quaresma is not confirmed and you guys talk like he was an Inter player already. This is the silly season, you know and you are not the first club conected with him.

Well's see if this becomes true or not but as for now it is too early to talk like a deal was already done.

Since i doubt you will pay the transfer fee we ask, i am curious how you will convince Porto. He has a contract and to go to another club either you pay the fee or Porto agrees with the transfer.

I know, none of RQ, Mancini or Lampard are confirmed... I said they are "most likely" the inter targets, but we could easily end up with very different players.

That said, the news items on Mancini and Quaresma are quite certain...

Inter director Ernesto Paolillo has denied reports that Ricardo Quaresma is on the verge of joining the club, but says that it is possible that Dejan Stankovic could leave.
»Comments Print This Story Send To A Friend Contact Us galleria zoom This morning Portuguese newspaper ‘A Bola’ reported that Inter were just days, if not hours, away from completing the capture of Quaresma.

The Italian champions have been heavily linked with a move for the 24-year-old over recent weeks, and despite late interest from Juventus, they were said to be on the brink of announcing a €31m deal.

However, Inter director Ernesto Paolillo has rubbished all these rumours, and says that the club hold no interest in the Porto star.

"I deny this story. We do not need a new striker," Paolillo told Radio Radio.

The director also spoke about midfielder Dejan Stankovic, who has been heavily tipped to leave the San Siro.

"We have no intention to sell the player, but if we are asked and receive a solid bid, we could let him leave.”

Juventus were believed to be close to snapping up the Serbian until a fan protest reportedly led to the transfer collapsing.


Ooooh!!

TM wrote:------------------Cesar
Maicon - Cordoba - Chivu - Zanetti
-------------Cambiasso
---------Lampard------???
-----Quaresma ------ Mancini
-------------Ibrahimovic

Thats his formation IMO.

Ibra is not really suited to that system, Adriano would be better if he sorts himself out. Maybe Ibra should be sold.

Murray wrote:

TM wrote:------------------Cesar
Maicon - Cordoba - Chivu - Zanetti
-------------Cambiasso
---------Lampard------???
-----Quaresma ------ Mancini
-------------Ibrahimovic

Thats his formation IMO.

Ibra is not really suited to that system, Adriano would be better if he sorts himself out. Maybe Ibra should be sold.

Bite your tounge!!

Looks like Quaresma is on his way for £27M!!!
http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/jun27t.html

If this is true, I think Inter have paid 10 Million too much. I hope Quaresma proves worth this much money!!!

Lampard Seal Inter Deal - Report
Sports source "France Football" claims that Frank Lampard's move from Chelsea to Internazionale is signed, sealed and delivered. The England international midfielder has apparently reunited with coach José Mourinho at the San Siro in a deal worth €9m...

The French paper says Lampard has signed a four-year contract with the Nerazzurri after a total of seven seasons of play at Stamford Bridge.

Lampard has been linked with a move to Inter Milan for several weeks now, following the appointment of Mourinho as the new boss of the Italian champions.

Mourinho has been relishing the prospect of reuniting with the England international, having coached him during his time at the helm of Chelsea.

France Football suggests that Lampard will be rewarded with an annual salary of 7.3 million euros at the Giuseppe Meazza.

The London-based club are now on the lookout for a creative midfielder to replace Lampard, with reports suggesting Luiz Felipe Scolari to have found his man under the form of Deco, who is on the transfer list at Barcelona.

9m€?

Wow...not many of us rate Lampard, but I think we all realise what he adds to any team. And 9m euros is an unbelievable price. It's probably because he had just 1 year on his contract, is over 28, and has been at Chelsea for over 3 years. So Inter don't legally have to pay more than a year's salary.

Well, if Quaresma rumours are true, then Inter have a good deal for both of them, if you split the costs.
But i don't know how the midfield is going to look a like.
Vieira, Quaresma, Figo, Lampard, Dacourt, Jimenez, Zannetti*...