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As like the other new team threads opened up for 04/05 season, here is one for Inter.

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2004/2005 SQUAD

GOALKEEPERS

CORDAZ ALEX
FONTANA ALBERTO
TOLDO FRANCESCO

DEFENDERS

ADANI DANIELE
BURDISSO NICOLAS
CANNAVARO FABIO
COCO FRANCESCO
CORDOBA IVAN
FAVALLI GIUSEPPE
MATERAZZI MARCO
MIHAJLOVIC SINISA
PASQUALE GIOVANNI
SORONDO GONZALO
ZANETTI JAVIER
ZE MARIA

MIDFIELDERS

CAMBIASSO ESTEBAN
DAVIDS EDGAR
EMRE BELOZOGLU
KARAGOUNIS GIORGOS
KILY GONZALEZ CRISTIAN
LAMOUCHI SABRI
STANKOVIC DEJAN
VAN DER MEYDE ANDY
VERON JUAN SEBASTIAN
ZANETTI CRISTIANO

FORWARDS

ADRIANO LEITE RIBEIRO
CHOUTOS LAMPROS
CRUZ JULIO RICARDO
MARTINS OBAFEMI
RECOBA ALVARO
VENTOLA NICOLA
VIERI CHRISTIAN
ZICU IANIS

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New Blood

Coach - Roberto Mancini

Davids (Barcelona)
Cambiasso (Real Madrid)
Favalli (Lazio)
Veron (Chelsea)
Ventola (return from loan)
Burdisso (Boca Juniors)
Choutos (Olympiakos)
Mihajlovic (Lazio)
Ze Maria (Perugia)

Onward Travellers

Brechet (Real Sociedad)
Okan (Besiktas)
Dalmat (Tolouse)
Biava (Ternana)
Moreau (Ternana)
Rebecchi (Parma)
Kallon (Monaco)
Helveg (Norwich)
Almeyda (Indipendiente)
Farinos (Real Mallorca)

(more to leave....)

awesome idea to actually put the players of the club and who has been brought in and who left in the first post

quite a big squad, even for a big club like inter,
hey i thought Adani left

good luck to inter

i will be following them closely since my boy davids is playing for them now!:rockman:

I salivate everytime I see that kit, but then again that may be the only good thing that will happen to Inter this season.

Hey, watch it steaua.. your coach is an inter legend!

Originally posted by Moratti1
Hey, watch it steaua.. your coach is an inter legend!

Yeah well he hasn't really impressed me so far.

they should put him in net, lol

I'll be looking forward (as usual) to having fun when AC and to a lesser degree, Juve, lose in very manageable games and get knocked out of Cups this year.



:D ...*ohhh yeah, baby, you mean to tell me that Juve got knocked out of the CL in the semi-finals, but recaptured the league title and AC lifted the CL cup again but lost to Reggina 3-Nil the previous week? while we, Inter, were derailed by Basel in the qualifying stages nearly nine months ago and are also struggling to get into a CL spot???? Let's all celebrate and all go ape-****, man......yeah, yeah, our only cause for celebration is other club's insignificant losses.....yeah, let's all celebrate, yeahhhhhhh*


*big sigh*


Anyway, if we don't lift the CL cup or the league title this season, I'm gonna delist Inter Milan from being a football club and register them as a volleyball club to see if our successes fair better in that other sport, man. You watch me.....*shakes fists pathetically*

Originally posted by Mikey
Why you say that? Inter are my personal and betting picks to win Scudetto this season. They made excellent (and cost efficient) signings this summer, and finally have a great coach as well.

I don't know, I guess I don't want to base my opinion of how they will do this year on the players and coach that they got. I think they'll finish 4th or 5th in Serie A and lose in the Round of 16 in the CL.

I seriously think that this year is Inter's year. Sure I thought that last year and the year b4 but I'm really feeling it this year. That combined with me actually being able to watch Inter games live definately is good luck for the club :D

Anywayz here are the full set of Inter kits for next year.

Home Kit

http://www.inter.it/it/speciali/maglienike2004/immagini/1a.jpg

Away Kit

http://www.inter.it/it/speciali/maglienike2004/immagini/2a.jpg

3rd Kit

http://www.inter.it/it/speciali/maglienike2004/immagini/cl.jpg

Coaching Staff Shirt

http://www.inter.it/it/speciali/maglienike2004/immagini/allenamento.jpg

Training Top

http://www.inter.it/it/speciali/maglienike2004/immagini/allenamento_nera.jpg

Short Sleeved Shirt

http://www.inter.it/it/speciali/maglienike2004/immagini/polo_bianca.jpg

Long Sleeved Polo

http://www.inter.it/it/speciali/maglienike2004/immagini/polo_nera.jpg

Each and everyone one of those kits are a masterpiece *eyes tear up* :p

“If Inter don’t win a trophy this year then they may as well pack up and abandon football altogether.” - Carlo Mazzone

its gonna be weird not having inter for the 2005/2006 season..

Are you implying that Inter are gonna get relegated Valioso? Thats perpostrous. Inter are the only club at of 2 in Italia history not to get relegated. The other being Juve.

Anywayz those are harsh words by Mazzone. Though out of the bg clubs in Italy Inter do need to win the Scudetto the most to get people of their backs.

Originally posted by SB9Dragon
Are you implying that Inter are gonna get relegated Valioso? Thats perpostrous. Inter are the only club at of 2 in Italia history not to get relegated. The other being Juve.



no you retard.

Read the Mazzone Quote and then read his post.


........

haha SB9!!!!

:D

3rd kit look retro cool (H)

Originally posted by Horatiu
3rd kit look retro cool (H)
but it will not help them to win the scudetto:D

no it won't

their skill is what will win the scudetto (H)

Will Ianis Zicu get a chance to play?

probably not

Adriano
Martins
Recoba
Ventola
Vieri
Cruz
Choutos
Zicu

(:/)

Originally posted by Horatiu
3rd kit look retro cool (H)

i dont like it :kader:

dosent look to great

Coppa Italia count as a successful season for Inter if they win it ?

Originally posted by dannyeli
Coppa Italia count as a successful season for Inter if they win it ?


oh of course ! the streets of Milan will be flooded with celebrating Internazionale fans. Finally the glory days will be back !

Inter - Coppa Italia Champions 2004-05

Originally posted by dannyeli
Coppa Italia count as a successful season for Inter if they win it ?





:kader:

Originally posted by dannyeli
Coppa Italia count as a successful season for Inter if they win it ?

ofcourse why not :P

Originally posted by dannyeli
Coppa Italia count as a successful season for Inter if they win it ?
yes, it is a big success for such teams as Inter, Brescia, Modena...:D

lmao, imagine if Inter actually ends up winning the CL, Serie A, and Coppa Italia

I'll castrate myself and feed my balls to a dog if that happens.

I Promise :)

Originally posted by SB9Dragon
Long Sleeved Polo

http://www.inter.it/it/speciali/maglienike2004/immagini/polo_nera.jpg

whoa, such long sleeves :)

and Mikey, do you support all Italian teams? :confused:

ahh I get it, alright :)

:gavin: < this sums up my reaction .....

sum it up:

scudetto: Inter (Y)
Champions League: Juve (Y)
Uefa Cup: Parma (Y)

not the sig :( everything else... i would do it (H)

did you see that Iraq - Portugal thread ??? :D i had a real go at the Portugal fans :p


hehehehehhehehehe 4-2 :D :rockman:


http://www.soccergaming.tv/showthread.php?threadid=108218

lmao IceBlu, no wonder it is closed... this is my favorite:

You sow sh*t, you reap sh*t.


and believe me, you've sown a lot ot sh*t.

but you have no idea how much I laughed when Iraq scored the 4th goal I almost pissed my pants, lmfao the Iraqi's celebrating

I still dont get how a Milan fan can root for Inter and Juve to win the major trophies :| :gavin:


and ya I was goin crazy when Iraq won... I wish I had an AK47 :crazyboy:


and Yash, the way you went at them, I'd say you have no right to bitch when people bash you after Italy/Juventus losses (H)

Originally posted by mika
lmao IceBlu, no wonder it is closed... this is my favorite:



but you have no idea how much I laughed when Iraq scored the 4th goal I almost pissed my pants, lmfao the Iraqi's celebrating



:D same here man ...same here

My TV is downstairs and my computer is upstairs in my room.. so i was like running up and down the house when they were scoring :p

man i had a blast (H)(Y)




and Rony :p f*ck that ! i live for the moment... and at that moment it felt good... real good.


Carpe Diem :mrpimp:

Originally posted by rony31
I still dont get how a Milan fan can root for Inter and Juve to win the major trophies :| :gavin:




I don't (H)

Im pissed the Iraq-Portugal thread was closed, before i got my say.:( . I was at a tournament all day, so i never got to make fun of all the Portuguese, something i have a true passion for. But, oh well, ill be there to make fun of them after theyre next loss:D

i went and read every page, high times. i especially liked the first page, on their confidence.:D

I think we can win this easily.

this one will probably end up like yesterday's argentina match

I know we may seem cocky right now. But we just beat Paraguay 5-0 nothing and Paraguay is much better than Iraq.

I can understand their cockiness, its iraq, but nonetheless;)

Originally posted by Mikey
Im pissed the Iraq-Portugal thread was closed, before i got my say.:( . I was at a tournament all day, so i never got to make fun of all the Portuguese, something i have a true passion for. But, oh well, ill be there to make fun of them after theyre next loss:D


yeah man i missed you then :( i had to work overtime :p


i was hoping you'd show up when the score became 3-2

Originally posted by IceBlu
Carpe Diem :mrpimp:


Brigate
















I dont know what that means, I just see a bunch of signs from Milan fans that say that :(

Brigate ?!

Carpe Diem means sieze the day.

Originally posted by IceBlu
yeah man i missed you then :( i had to work overtime :p


i was hoping you'd show up when the score became 3-2


Ya, im mad at myself. In my absence, you did a fine and admirable job, and really put them in their place. (Y)

But remember, this is Portugal, we'll have plenty of times to make fun them:D .

.... i hope Italy and Portugal set up another friendly, so we can beat them for the 15th time in a row....

Originally posted by IceBlu
Brigate ?!

Carpe Diem means sieze the day.

I know that, but what does Brigate mean? I know it's irrelevant to Carpe Diem but still

it means Brigade.... but i dont know how that fits in here :p heh

oh... :confused:


well I dont know how any of the last 2 pages fit in with Inter Milan (H)

this is most action this thread is gonna get (H) so :p ....

I wish I had an AK47

I wanna spray my school with this (H)

hmm.. the inter milan thread is developing nicely




(H)

i wish i had of been able to watch the whole match, it looked great.

I think this year inter's football will be very attacking and attractive (H)

gotta love the commentator when inter scores from the site :rockman:

yeah...I love the INter commentator...go goes nutz when we score



and keep this thread abput Inter dammit...even if there are only 4 inter fans on the boards:crazyboy:

Yeah Roberto Scarpini is awesome.

E GOL E GOL E GOLE-GOLE-GOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And its funny how he says the same chant like 10 times while he is going into a crazy frenzy :rockman:

SKY TROPHY: INTER 5 AEK ATHENS 1
Friendlies: Five-Star Inter Sunday 15 August, 2004

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Inter demolished Greek giants AEK Athens 5-1 last night, while Cagliari, Chievo and Palermo also earned morale-boosting victories, but Parma nd Lazio struggle.


The Nerazzurri were simply stunning in their Trofeo Sky victory in Pisa, in which Coach Roberto Mancini fielded just six of last week’s starters against Basel.

Edgar Davids has recovered from a muscular problem and was able to start alongside Juan Sebastian Veron, Ze Maria and Dejan Stankovic.


The deadlock was broken after ten minutes when Veron’s free kick found Stankovic to volley in at the back post. Nicola Ventola wasted two good chances before Ze Maria hit his stride, setting up Marco Materazzi’s header and another Stankovic strike.


There were many changes after the break with Giorgios Karagounis and Alvaro Recoba place out wide, pushing Ze Maria into a fullback position.


Sinisa Mihajlovic made his debut and within three minutes scored with one of his trademark free kicks, although his lack of pace was evident when Soares grabbed AEK’s only goal of the game.


Ventola saw a goal disallowed and then was generous in cutting across for the unmarked Julio Cruz to net and complete the 5-1 rout.

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Good performance by the side. Stankovic grabbed a brace, Materazzi scored from a header, Miha hit a trademark FK (still don't like him though...) and other players played well. Even if it was a meaningless trophy its always nice to win convincingly. Hopefully the team can continue to prepare for the Basel match and win it with similar results:rockman:

Inter looks very strong. But none of the strikers scored.

What's Mihajlovic good for besides free kicks? Niente, nada.

How do you feel Inter will do against Chievo away? I predict a 1-1 draw, followed by a win against the Sicilians.

Roberto Carlos dreams of Inter return

Roberto Carlos’ departure remains one of Inter fans’ biggest regrets, but the Brazilian admits he’d love the chance to wear the Nerazzurri jersey again.

“One day I would love to play for Inter again,” stated the fullback. “I left many good friends behind in Milan. We will have to wait and see what happens.”

Roberto Carlos was a fans’ favourite, but released to Real Madrid after just one season on the orders of then-Coach Roy Hodgson.

“The Italian Championship is wonderful and very competitive,” he continued. “I have many happy memories of Serie A and still support Inter. I really hope this can be their year and with that squad at their disposal should go all the way in every competition.”

His return to the San Siro has been suggested several times over the intervening years and he is not about to pour cold water on those rumours.

“I can never forget President Massimo Moratti and all the sacrifices he makes to help Inter. Right now I am concentrating on achieving Real Madrid’s objectives, but who knows what tomorrow holds.”

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Inter is looking for a LB.... but hes cup tied anyways, so maybe next season. Moratti seems like the greatest guy, no president gets praised by current and former players like him (Y)

bring'em back for a couple years...the guys a machine...and still has a few years in the tank

Originally posted by SB9Dragon
SKY TROPHY: INTER 5 AEK ATHENS 1
Friendlies: Five-Star Inter Sunday 15 August, 2004

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Inter demolished Greek giants AEK Athens 5-1 last night, while Cagliari, Chievo and Palermo also earned morale-boosting victories, but Parma nd Lazio struggle.


The Nerazzurri were simply stunning in their Trofeo Sky victory in Pisa, in which Coach Roberto Mancini fielded just six of last week’s starters against Basel.

Edgar Davids has recovered from a muscular problem and was able to start alongside Juan Sebastian Veron, Ze Maria and Dejan Stankovic.


The deadlock was broken after ten minutes when Veron’s free kick found Stankovic to volley in at the back post. Nicola Ventola wasted two good chances before Ze Maria hit his stride, setting up Marco Materazzi’s header and another Stankovic strike.


There were many changes after the break with Giorgios Karagounis and Alvaro Recoba place out wide, pushing Ze Maria into a fullback position.


Sinisa Mihajlovic made his debut and within three minutes scored with one of his trademark free kicks, although his lack of pace was evident when Soares grabbed AEK’s only goal of the game.


Ventola saw a goal disallowed and then was generous in cutting across for the unmarked Julio Cruz to net and complete the 5-1 rout.

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Good performance by the side. Stankovic grabbed a brace, Materazzi scored from a header, Miha hit a trademark FK (still don't like him though...) and other players played well. Even if it was a meaningless trophy its always nice to win convincingly. Hopefully the team can continue to prepare for the Basel match and win it with similar results:rockman:

AEK is more like a pussy cat than a giant right now. This team has been descemated loosing 6 key players.
I'll be suprised if they don't get relegated this year, either bc of financial woes or performance during the season.
The Greek League this year has revamped itself. Only two or three teams will be pushovers.

AEK will be one of them.

Congrats to Inter however. Well deserved victory.

Its good that Miha scored but its his blunder that caused Inter to give up a goal. He is SLOW. If he is fielded against a young attacker he will be heavily burned...

http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug16f.html

Cannavaro is Real target Monday 16 August, 2004

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Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro could be the next big name signing for Spanish giants Real Madrid.

The capital outfit netted Michael Owen from Liverpool last week but are now looking for a defender.

Boss Jose Camacho wants a quality stopper to place alongside Walter Samuel, who joined from Roma in June.

Camacho reportedly spent the weekend in talks with President Florentino Perez to discuss possible targets.

Stories in Spain claim that the Inter man is at the top of their wish list and a move is a real possibility.

Cannavaro has been linked with a transfer for most of the summer after being associated with Juventus.

However, the Bianconeri haven’t made a bid for the player which would allow Real to swoop for the 30-year-old.

Madrid are reportedly ready to offer around £8m for the former Napoli and Parma central defender.

Inter would be ready to sell given that they have numerous stoppers available, including summer signing Nicolas Burdisso from Boca Juniors.

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would be much better than selling him to Juve

maybe Materazzi and Cordoba can fare alright with Davids in front of them

also there is Burdisso, still haven't seen him play, is he getting time in Athens?

I hope that Cannavaro stays and fights for a position in the lineup. Though if he does go then Burdisso is already here to replace him. Though would that mean that Adani would stay?

If Canna does go then I'd like to see us get a new up and coming defender, maybe Kompany...

Originally posted by Solo Inter
[would be much better than selling him to Juve

Yes, a lot better.

article from as.com - http://www.as.com/articulo.html?d_date=20040816&xref=20040816dasdaiftb_4&type=Tes&anchor=dasftb

(8) (8) :jacko: (8) (8)

he wont go to Real. the captain of the azzurri playing in a foreign leaugue wouldnt be right. He'll go to Juve, or stay at Inter.

MONEY > NT

Originally posted by Mikey
he wont go to Real. the captain of the azzurri playing in a foreign leaugue wouldnt be right. He'll go to Juve, or stay at Inter.


don't be so confident... anything can happen

Originally posted by Horatiu
don't be so confident... anything can happen

I know, but if he left, id bet itd be for Juve.

Adani has left for Brescia. Supposedly his contract with Inter has been cancelled so that he could join Brescia.

Its a freakin shame that he was forced out just because Miha came. Thats just stupid. I'm definately not happy with Mancini for this ****

Originally posted by Mikey
he wont go to Real. the captain of the azzurri playing in a foreign leaugue wouldnt be right. He'll go to Juve, or stay at Inter.


Might want to think again - http://www.soccergaming.tv/showthread.php?postid=1427604#post1427604

Originally posted by Mikey
he wont go to Real. the captain of the azzurri playing in a foreign leaugue wouldnt be right. He'll go to Juve, or stay at Inter.

what does have to do with club play? ... becks is in madrid..figo is in madrid.. and zidane in madrid.. all captains of their respective nt

Originally posted by RUSI
Might want to think again - http://www.soccergaming.tv/showthread.php?postid=1427604#post1427604

:(

Cannavaro going to the enemy, and making them a complete team:(

Any news on Choutos? Karagounis?

Youve asked about Choutos many times:D.

Choutos will not be a part of Inter this season. He hasnt figured in CL, or any important friendlies.

Karagounis will be a bit part player again, the alternative to Stankovic.

Originally posted by Mikey
Youve asked about Choutos many times:D.

Choutos will not be a part of Inter this season. He hasnt figured in CL, or any important friendlies.

Karagounis will be a bit part player again, the alternative to Stankovic.



yeah I wish he would have come to PAO we need offensive fire power.....I feel sorry for him too bad


Karagounis:rockman: :rockman:

http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug18d.html

Real close in on Fabio

Wednesday 18 August, 2004

Reports in Italy today insist that Fabio Cannavaro is on the verge of leaving Inter for Real Madrid.

The Italian international captain was associated with a Spanish switch earlier this week and talks are believed to be taking place.

Stories in the peninsula claim that Inter are ready to sell and that the player is open to the transfer.

However, there are a few economical problems that must be resolved before the swoop can be completed.

Cannavaro currently earns around £3m a season, a figure that Real would like the former Parma ace to reduce.

But Inter could offer Madrid a helping hand by reducing their asking price for the stopper in order for them to pay the player his current salary.

The Nerazzurri’s original valuation of £8m could be lowered to just £4m so that the switch may occur.

Although Cannavaro is one of the best defenders around, the San Siro outfit are keen to reduce their costs as his contract doesn’t expire until 2006.

The 30-year-old has been linked with a move to Juventus this summer but Real now seem to be in pole position for the international.

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I never felt he would go to Juve, and he's not going to Milan, thats just funny.

But for some reason I can see him going to join Madrid, doesn't matter if he's captain or not.

Milan or Juve being our biggets rival there's no way our admin is stupid enough to sell him to either of them.

So why did you sell them Pirlo, Seedorf......

but Milan sold them players of us that at the moment were as good as those two.

Originally posted by mark77
So why did you sell them Pirlo, Seedorf......

Seedorf...though maybe not entirely his fault...was horribly inconsistent while at Inter

Pirlo was young and just not given a chance...an obvious blunder by the coaching staff

Cannavaro is already est as one of the best defenders in the world...

IMO...I don't know why we even want to sell him...I guess we spent alot of money on Davids and Veron so we're going to sacrfice our best defender and count on Cordoba, Materazzi, Burdisso the youngster and Mijal the old man(:/) :S

With his performance today i think you should sell Materazzi instead.

4m, is that it? Real Madrid are mad robbin teams this year. First Liverpool, now Inter, damn. He could be a good player at United, to strengthen our CL chances...but we won't try to hijak, and Cannavaro won't want to come to United. But Madrid should be happy with the price tag.

Even though Materazzi plays poorly for the NT he is usually the rock in the Inter defense.

I like Materazzi, he usually does well for us and he's good at pissing off defenders.

Real is being linked with Woodgate now...maybe our plans are to keep Cannavaro

this speculation is dumb though

this kinda a funny pic

http://www.inter.it/aas/img/39237.jpg

Cannavaro: bullsh*t!!

Vieri: f*ck that

Mihaj: huh?

ahha vieri having a bad day....

some more pics of the man of the hour

http://www.inter.it/aas/img/39205.jpg

http://www.inter.it/aas/img/39196.jpg

http://www.inter.it/aas/img/39210.jpg

http://www.inter.it/aas/img/39207.jpg

I feel strongly now he'll be leading our defence this season...nothing concrete has come out about him wanting to leave, this makes me very happy, I think we can have a serious run an all fronts if he is healthy and has a good season.

damn i hope he dosetn take up Ivan Ramiros Spot :(

they should be our cb dou...I've always preferred Cordoba and Cannavaro but Cordoba is sometimes liable, also they are both short so Materazzi or Burdisso along side Cannavaro or Cordoba would probably be more likely

although Cordoba has more pre-season minutes than any player so he's going to feature alot this season

I also have been hoping that Cannavaro and Cordoba would be the main pair.

Anywayz I think they should start together unless we come up against some really tall striker then Matrix should be used.

Though I also have high hopes for Burdisso who I think can grab a starting spot.

Cordoba is crap (and the most overrated CB in the world)
Materazzi is crap
Mihaljovicic is crap, but at can cross and FK

Burdisso and Cannavaro is the best pairing there is.

Originally posted by Solo Inter


http://www.inter.it/aas/img/39207.jpg




FABIO RITORNI!!!!!

did Inter's first team play against Navaro and Iraklis today?

Well it looks like Cannavaro won't be coming to Madrid.

I hope he stays with Inter instead of going to Juve.:p

(N)

You were too sure Fabio was going to Madrid hey? :D :mrpimp: :hump:

For watever reason, Real are gonna pay $16M for a player that is injured more than hes healthy. If they did in fact "snub" cannavaro (which i doubt) for Woodgate, than i cant understand their logic.

Originally posted by Pontiakos
did Inter's first team play against Navaro and Iraklis today?

Inter was split into 2 different teams today, one taking on Navaro and Iraklis in a mini-tournie and another taking on Genoa in a friendly.

Inter beat Iraklis 2-1 but lost against Navaro in PKs. Though Inter won the whole thing.

The other Inter side lost to Genoa, 1-0.

Originally posted by SB9Dragon
Inter was split into 2 different teams today, one taking on Navaro and Iraklis in a mini-tournie and another taking on Genoa in a friendly.

Inter beat Iraklis 2-1 but lost against Navaro in PKs. Though Inter won the whole thing.

The other Inter side lost to Genoa, 1-0.

My Reply:

Its time for Inter to trim their friggin roster

haha its funny how they can put two teams up and play. Just shows their team is TOO big!

And btw, what formation has Mancio been playing?

gotta love football...:rolleyes:

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Inter assess Fabio future

Friday 20 August, 2004

Inter have admitted that they are willing to listen to offers for international captain Fabio Cannavaro.

"It all depends if a bid is made, what offer we receive and the desire of the player," stated President Giacinto Facchetti.

The legend made the statement with regards to talk that Real Madrid were keen on the international.

That move now looks unlikely though, given the probable Spanish switch of Newcastle’s Jonathan Woodgate, but Juventus are still keen on the stopper.

Meanwhile, the Nerazzurri chief confirmed that his club are still attempting to sign Cesar from Lazio.

"He is our primary objective but if Lazio keep upping the stakes then we’ll pull out of the move," he added.

Turning to on the field matters, Facchetti was pleased with the return of Christian Vieri from injury.

"It was important that he has recovered," he stated after Vieri played against Novara on Thursday.

"He demonstrated that he was hungry to do well. With a little more time, he will soon be back in good form."


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I'm gonna stop guessing...apparently he's not a player they feel is vital to the club.

dis good news...

Van Der Meyde Snubs Everton

8/20/2004 2:22:00 PM

Andy van der Meyde has snubbed a move to Everton in order to stay in Italy and fight his place at Inter Milan.

"Everton were interested in signing van der Meyde but they did not make an official offer to the club," said his agent Chiel Dekker.

"He had a difficult first season at Inter but he is looking forward for the coming campaign," he added.

"He is willing to fight for a place in the team."

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no offence but didn't think he would want to play for Everton

hope its true and he stays and fights for a spot, surely he can get some time under Mancini

What so is playing Cambiasso in Italy?

Van Bommel already rejected Everton as well:D(Y).

About Cannavaro, i predicted them as Scudetto champs, but their reluctance to keep Cannavaro and Mancini favouring a Materazzi-Cordoba partnership changes everything. All i can say is that a team with Cordoba and Materazzi as their central defender will not be the champions of Italy, hell even Udinese has a better central defence. So, unless they keep Cannavaro or Burdisso becomes a great player this season (good possibility) i think the drought will continue, which is a shame when you see that EVERY other part of their team is amazing.

Keegan scoffs at Anelka bid

Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan has confirmed Monaco's loan bid for Nicolas Anelka was a "joke offer", as he wants to keep the French forward.

With Internazionale lurking in the background, Keegan is hopeful City's board will not agree to sell last term's top scorer to boost the club's coffers.

"You need to talk to the chairman," said the City boss when asked if the former Arsenal attacker will leave this month.

"But I don't want to see players like Nicolas walk out of the door.

"I didn't come here to dismantle a team. I came here to build one."

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Are they talking about inter Milan?

They are. Hopefully the Anelka rumors are BS though. I seriously rather Miha at the club then Anelka, that cry baby :rolleyes:

Anelka is a great player, and i think hes ready to play at a big club again. By the way, wats with Monaco? why would City loan him there, for no fee, are Monaco that arrogant?

more trade rumours around Inter....

ABOUT PLAYERS COMING IN!!!!:f***: :kader:

I'm very excited about Inter's chances this season. Great players, a great young coach, I don't remember the last time there was such a buzz around Inter going into a new season...

What great playes??? every year Inter collects many junks. Only good players that inter has: Cannavaro, Adriano, Vieri, Davids,J.Zanneti
Mihailovis is to old, Veron sucks, and the others also suck, I think inter should sign young players.

I think when they realise this thing they will succed again. Anyway I wish them good luck because is my favorite team from Italy....

Do Stankovic, Emre, Veron (who doesn't suck), Burdisso, Toldo (sorta), and Recoba ring a bell??

Your just a hater. Get your facts straight ;)

Originally posted by SB9Dragon
Do Stankovic, Emre, Veron (who doesn't suck), Burdisso, Toldo (sorta), and Recoba ring a bell??

Your just a hater. Get your facts straight ;)

man... but Veron does suck, why Manchester and Chelsea dumped him?????

Veron wasn't fit for the English style of play. He never adapted to the faster pace and rougher play and he also became injury prone due to that. Thats why he sucked in England. But the Serie A version of Veron was one of the best players in the world and if he can go back to that form than he will definately be the opposite of suck. And so far he has had some impressive displays for the side. When he gets more minutes into his legs and gets his rhythm back I'm sure he can take Inter to the top of the mountain :rockman:

Veron doesn't suck :rolleyes:

He just wasn't suited in the premiership (H)

When does Oba-Oba Martins return from injury?????

Obagoal should return in a week to 2 weeks I'm thinking...

when did Martins become the "Obagoal"?:confused: how much goals he scored last season? five?:crazyboy:

:funny: thats completely true, SB9, why you call him that?

Sheva scores tons but people never call him Shevagol :crazyboy:

Martins is called Obagol by both Interisti's and Nierian fans because

IT IS EASIER FOR HIM TO SCORE THAN TO MISS

Martins is called Obagol by both Interisti's and Nierian fans because

IT IS EASIER FOR HIM TO SCORE THAN TO MISS

........................................... and he still scores 5 goals a season....

21 Players Called Up:

Goalkeepers: Alberto Fontana (12), Francesco Toldo (1);

Defenders: Ivan Ramiro Cordoba (2), Paolo Hernan Dellafiore (38), Giuseppe Favalli (16), Marco Materazzi (23), Giovanni Pasquale (26), Javier Zanetti (4), Zé Maria (13);

Midfielders: Esteban Cambiasso (19), Edgar Davids (8), Emre Belozoglu (5), Giorgos Karagounis (21), Dejan Stankovic (25), Juan Sebastian Veron (14), Andy van der Meyde (7);

Strikers: Adriano (10), Julio Ricardo Cruz (9), Alvaro Recoba (20), Nicola Ventola (22), Christian Vieri (32)

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Note Van Der Meyde and Cruz are both there, and both are rumoured to leave.

No Cannavaro, hes a Juve player by Friday.

"ObaGol" is out injured.

likely lineup:

::::::::::: Adriano :::::::::: Recoba ::::::::::
:: Stankovic ::::: Veron ::::::: Zanetti :::::
::::::::::::::::::: Davids :::::::::::::::::::::
:: Favalli ::: Matterazzi :: Cordoba ::: Ze Maria ::::
:::::::::::::::::::: Toldo :::::::::::::::::::::

Actually, it was 8.

The reason is that he was not given enough playing time by Zach, and when ever ZAch played him, he was played on the right wing.

Who da Phuck plays a natural striker on the right wing!!!!!!

His record for Nigeria is 3 goals in 3 games.

he always looked like he was a striker when he played.

At this point in his career, i think Martins is best used as a sub in the 60-65 minute mark. If he works on his ball control, and 'running with ball' technique he'll be a much better player.

I think we are talking about diff Martins' here.

1.) Nigerians ae born with ball control. Its thier birth right

2.) Running with the ball techniques??? are u joking me. please watch Martins again.

If Inter uses him as a sub, he will leave them and go else were. Somewere he would be appreciated.

"Obagol" Martins often stumbles around with the ball, and some of his nicer goals look like they happend by mistake. Hes prob the fastest player in the world, maybe a little too fast for himself to handle. Anyone who watches Inter will agree that he does stumble.

Its a nickname, just like El Jardinero for Cruz or Tritolo for Vieri. Obafemi Martins is now to be known only as "Obagol" in this thread and thats final :crazyboy: (H)

Anywayz I agree with you Mikey, Martins sometimes stumbles because he is going so fast and he also sometimes out runs the ball causing him to lose it. Though I'm sure with more experience (he's only 18...) practice, and more chances to shine he will become an even better player.

he's only eighteen!!! wow..

Originally posted by SB9Dragon
Its a nickname, just like El Jardinero for Cruz or Tritolo for Vieri. Obafemi Martins is now to be known only as "Obagol" in this thread and thats final :crazyboy: (H)

Anywayz I agree with you Mikey, Martins sometimes stumbles because he is going so fast and he also sometimes out runs the ball causing him to lose it. Though I'm sure with more experience (he's only 18...) practice, and more chances to shine he will become an even better player.

Yup, he has potential to be truly unstoppable. They shouldve loaned him out for a season to a club like Lazio or Parma, where he could start every game, and get the rest of his game up to par. Hes really one of the most exciting players out there. Whenever he gets the ball, i take notice.

Heres an example of him stumbling (but still scoring)

Legrottaglie Is Amazing (http://www.obamartins.com/video/juv_int_03.zip)

Well here is Inter's group for the CL...

Valencia
Internazionale
Anderlecht
Werder Bremen

Its a tough group having the UEFA Cup winners and the German champions. I also think Anderlecht won the Belgium League right?

Anywayz I think Inter can win or atleast come second but it won't be easy.

no, i think this season Inter will concentrate on the Seria-A, so they will not reach the top-16, besides the other teams are rather strong, especially Valencia

I think Valencia get first in this group but Inter and W Bremen battle for the last qualifying position. Anderlecht will keep close, but IMO they will finish last in the group. I think Inter will probably head into the next round.

tough group, all teams are really good (actually the 32 teams are strong, I could not find a easy group!)...

Valencia, UEFA cup's winner, spain Champion's ; :confused:
Werder Bremen : German champion's; that's impressive as well.
Inter Milan ; they are stronger than last year, they are really good.
RSC Anderlecht ; my team :) , we can beat anyone in our stadium, be aware, and if our trainer dare a little bit more outside, we'll surprise more than one...

I cannot make a pronostic, I hope ...

1. Anderlecht
2. Valencia
3. Milan
4. Bremen

but everything is possible... Anderlecht is clearly underdog, that's when we are the most dangerous.

You are right, it was difficult to find an easy group.

Even if there main goal is Scudetto, Inter has many 'champions' players like Veron, Davids and Vieri who will want the CL just as much. Inter-Valencia will be an amazing game tho.

Most importantly, Adriano in CL:rockman:

yeah this group looks hard but im pretty sure well go thru

Werder Bremen are a dark horse in that competition. Their players have no CL experience but they are an excellent team nonetheless.

It's gonna be interesting.

The teams great depth will definately be a plus in fighting for both the CL and the League. We can field this midfield lineup for the Serie A

Kily/Cesar----Emre-------C. Zanetti----Ze Maria

and still have on just as impressive, if not more, for the Champions League

Stankovic----Davids-----Veron-----Van der Meyde

Now that is depth :mrpimp:

Have their been any latest reports on cesar?

Inter in for Jankulovski


Internazionale have entered the race to snap up Marek Jankulovski from Udinese.

Inter are already locked in a race with Juventus to sign Aparecido Cesar from Lazio - and will now rival the Turin side for Jankulovski.

Udinese will also consider a substantial bid for the player from CSKA Moscow - who are keen to build a top squad for the UEFA Champions League.

Udinese will feel that they can get a good price for the Czech star - who played a key role for his nation at Euro 2004.

Jankulovski ruled out a move to Tottenham earlier in the summer because he wanted to remain in Italy.

===========================

First of all, if Marek said he wanted to remain in Italy, why would he go to CSKA.

Anyways, out of Marek and Cesar, i think Marek is the better player of the two, but i was hoping hed go to Juve tho.

Originally posted by Mikey
First of all, if Marek said he wanted to remain in Italy, why would he go to CSKA.
because CSKA will offer him a very good money? don't forget that the main sponsor of CSKA is Abramovich's "Sibneft".

Is CSKA Cavenaghi's club?

From Sky Sports:

Alberto Zaccheroni has outlined the confusion that marked his dismissal by Internazionale.

The coach reveals that he was lining up his new recruits this summer whilst his future-replacement Roberto Mancini was already deciding what changes he would make when he took over.

"Before my departure I was preparing my team with a few officials, but from the other side, Mancini was preparing his team with Gabriele Oriali," said Zaccheroni.

"The difference between Milan and Inter is that the former have more stability at the upper levels.

"Milan never change their officials but Inter are always changing. Milan have one sporting director and Inter two.

"It's true that winning begets winning, but in Milan you are left in no doubt that it is a great club.

"When you walk into Milanello there are photos everywhere of the great teams of the past.

"At Inter there are no photos. The foreign arrivals don't realise that they are arriving at a big club.

"If a person asks say, Andy van der Meyde who [Alessandro] Mazzola and [Luisito] Suarez are - he would not know."





:funny:

Originally posted by Shevchenko-[7]
Is CSKA Cavenaghi's club?
no, Cavenaghi plays for Spartak Moscow, along with Vidic, Jiranek and Alenitchev.

too bad Spartak isnt in CL instead, they have more recognizable players. wat russian team did lima (of Roma) go to?

Lima went to Lokomotiv Moscow. between, Spartak with all those famous players hold only 7th place:D

and your sig is of..?

Lokomotiv Moscow

Originally posted by SB9Dragon
Veron wasn't fit for the English style of play. He never adapted to the faster pace and rougher play and he also became injury prone due to that. Thats why he sucked in England. But the Serie A version of Veron was one of the best players in the world and if he can go back to that form than he will definately be the opposite of suck. And so far he has had some impressive displays for the side. When he gets more minutes into his legs and gets his rhythm back I'm sure he can take Inter to the top of the mountain :rockman:
its so true. :D

Veron will do better and better if he starts most of the matches in Inter now.

Originally posted by Shevchenko-[7]
From Sky Sports:

Alberto Zaccheroni has outlined the confusion that marked his dismissal by Internazionale.

The coach reveals that he was lining up his new recruits this summer whilst his future-replacement Roberto Mancini was already deciding what changes he would make when he took over.

"Before my departure I was preparing my team with a few officials, but from the other side, Mancini was preparing his team with Gabriele Oriali," said Zaccheroni.

"The difference between Milan and Inter is that the former have more stability at the upper levels.

"Milan never change their officials but Inter are always changing. Milan have one sporting director and Inter two.

"It's true that winning begets winning, but in Milan you are left in no doubt that it is a great club.

"When you walk into Milanello there are photos everywhere of the great teams of the past.

"At Inter there are no photos. The foreign arrivals don't realise that they are arriving at a big club.

"If a person asks say, Andy van der Meyde who [Alessandro] Mazzola and [Luisito] Suarez are - he would not know."





:funny:

Whats so funny? That pics aren't posted of the great Inter players and teams of the past? Don't forget, there were great teams in the past and great players like Bergomi, Meazza, Mazzola, Jair, and other high quality players who use to play at the club. Its not like their weren't any, theirs just no pics of them which I find weird?

This Inter team looks great this year...

Davids Veron

Adriano Martins

Just Great!!! Is Canavarro going to stay? It would be bad if he leaves...

Cannavaro will be a Juventus player very soon. (Y)

Originally posted by houston3721
its so true. :D

Veron will do better and better if he starts most of the matches in Inter now.

I don't think it's true at all. Recently I watched a replay of a really old match of his - the one where he scored the 1-2 goals that was pretty good, and Juan Veron was incredible. He ended up being a lazy bastard is all :(

The only person I can compare him to from his matches with United would be Ronaldinho

http://www.channel4.com/sport/football_italia/aug27f.html

Inter stopper Fabio Cannavaro could be just hours away from becoming a Juventus player.

The defender has been linked with the Turin giants for some time and talks have resumed after a move to Real Madrid failed to materialise.

Reports on Friday claim that the Italian captain will arrive in a straight swap deal with Fabian Carini.

The Uruguayan ‘keeper, currently on loan with Standard Liege, is seen by the Nerazzurri as a future replacement for Francesco Toldo.

The Bianconeri seem to need a new central defender and boss Fabio Capello is a known admirer of the 30-year-old.

Cannavaro, who is contracted to Inter until 2006, is believed to be in favour of a switch after a few difficult seasons at the San Siro.

A move to the Delle Alpi would see him team up with Gigi Buffon and Lilian Thuram again after their time together at Parma.

He would also be guaranteed a first team shirt with Juventus, something that he isn’t currently at Inter.

There is some stiff competition for places at the San Siro given that Sinisa Mihajlovic, Nicolas Burdisso, Ivan Cordoba and Marco Materazzi are all available for selection.

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looks like I am going to be wrong on this one...oh well:rolleyes:

strait swap though...for Carini?

I know nothing about this keeper...can't be worth as much as Cannavaro can he?

He was supposed to have a bright future but we have Buffon. Toldo is older and Carini could take his spot next year.

Originally posted by Solo Inter
strait swap though...for Carini?

I know nothing about this keeper...can't be worth as much as Cannavaro can he?

carini was supposed to be the first keeper after van der sar left, but then buffon came along and carini was too good to be a second option so he was loaned.
he is the first keeper of uruguay, and like mark said, with toldo gettin older, it would be a smart move by inter to swap him. plus, we get cannavaro :hump:

As good as Carini as it doesn't justify Facchetti and co. trading him for Cannavaro. We are covered in the GK spot at the moment so there isn't really a need to trade of one our better defenders to Juve to strengthen their defense and weaken ours. It doesn't add up.

You have too many defenders, so Juve are trying to solve that problem.

Who knows, maybe Mihajlovic will link up with Materazzi at the heart of defense ;)

If I was Inter I wouldn't do that trade in a million years. Maybe Cannavaro has somekind of problem we don't know. boh :confused:

Originally posted by mark77
If I was Inter I wouldn't do that trade in a million years. Maybe Cannavaro has somekind of problem we don't know. boh :confused:

i think you have a point there, maybe that's why Real Madrid didn't push harder for him :confused:

Originally posted by mark77
Maybe Cannavaro has somekind of problem we don't know. boh :confused:

He's still at Inter. That's the problem.

Originally posted by akeel
He's still at Inter. That's the problem.

Good one (Y) :rofl:

:funny:

damn you people always mean with inter :rofl:

as hard as it is for me, i think inter will be tough to beat next season, if they manage to reduce their players list and concentrate on a group of players, that wont be good for juve and milan ( or roma :rolleyes: )

they have to many big names (and egos) to make them all happy. I think that for next year, they will be really dangerous. I think they're gonna do well, but i don't see them winning anything besides coppa italia and maybe the uefa cup.

Originally posted by dannyeli
they have to many big names (and egos) to make them all happy. I think that for next year, they will be really dangerous. I think they're gonna do well, but i don't see them winning anythig besides coppa italya and maybe the uefa cup.

well we all know that :) they wont win the scudetto for god knows how many years to come :) but still for sure they´ll be tougher than roma

I still think to win anything this season were gonna need canna.

cordoba gets burned too often and matrix, well i just dont like him....

i think that burdisso is our real hope for a solid defender and i could see a strong partnership with canna in the middle.

I think Carini hasn't played for Uruguay since the World Cup...

Anyway, Carini is good, but regardless of how old Toldo will be next year I find it very hard to imagine he'll take his spot.

What a busy day on the transfer front.

Gamarra was resigned.

Zicu was sent on loan to Parma in exchange for Rebecchi coming back early from loan.

Cannavaro was sent to Juve in exchange for Carini.

Ventola and Sorondo were sent on loan to Crystal Palace

And Lamouchi was sent on loan to Genoa.

Anywayz I'm definately not happy that Cannavaro left, now the defence is overall slow. Though atleast Burdisso will now have a greater chance to start.

Gamarra was brought in to replace Burdisso's spot of being a backup.

Cesar wasn't bought either because Lotito didnt' agree to the supposed deal of Coco and Karagounis plus 2 million pounds for Cesar :|

Keep Cesar, we have Kily who has simply been phenomenal this summer in the Copa America and in the Olympics. Rebecchi was brought in to be his backup.

Though I'm especially happy Cesar didn't come because Emre has a greater chance of getting that LW position.

Overall it should be a very good season, and I'm expecting a lot from this team. Hopefully the defence can hold firm and not crumble. If so then a winter transfer will definately need to be made.

If Cannavaro's restaurant gets fire-bombed within the next week, don't blame me.


-he's got higher regards for Juve than us......that hurts

-taking a paycut aswell....ouch....hopefully this won't turn out to be another Bergkamp, Carlos, Pirlo or Seedorf on us and that Canna declines and depreciates in quality rapidly


Anyway, we've got Cordoba (one of the best defenders in the world), Materazzi (one of the best passing defenders I've ever seen, awesome technique, commanding presence in the air and a cannon of a foot) And the young phenom Burdisso so let's not despair too much about this ****up of a transfer deal by our management


Helping out Juve like this hurts more than him leaving, man. If it was some other club from some other league, it would've been less painful

Originally posted by Yossarian

Anyway, we've got Cordoba (one of the best defenders in the world), Materazzi (one of the best passing defenders I've ever seen, awesome technique, commanding presence in the air and a cannon of a foot)

pass me some of that sh¡t you´re smoking man :mrpimp:

Cordoba is a better man marker than almighty Maldini himself....he's also a better header defensively and offensively, much more of an efficient tackler, and faster (obviously)..........Marco, on the other hand melts down quite a bit and makes stupid decisions in his tackling which leads to penalties or dangerous freekicks, but on the whole, he's a fantastic defender....best short/long passing defender in the SerieA, man.

seriously, why wont you tell me what got you high??

we'll still do well this season and will challenge for scudetto

if Canna's heart was at Juve, not much we do about that, doesn't want to wear the black and blue then we don't need him

anyway, I wish him well

Juve is looking better now but they still have some weak spots with Zebina and a lack of depth in midfield

as for us I guess I'm hoping Burdisso will develope and Cordoba will have a good season, I fairly happy with Materazzi, just wish we could have a little more class to line up next to him

will be fun seeing Matrix and Zlatan go at it though

as far as Coco staying I'm kinda happy, Cesar could have been an asset but I would like to see Coco given more chances, though Favalli seems to be first choice

in the end I still fear Milan the most, they have Crespo, pretty certain he'll score against us and that will hurt

and then Shevchenco, Kaka, Seedorf, Pirlo...all seem to relish sticking it to us

so to Milan fans, IMO, you still got it, midfield, attack, defence, tops everyone in the league ATM

your still the ones to beat, looking foward to a great season



Jason

juve lacks miedfield depth??

emerson olivera blasi tacchinardi camoranesi nedved appiah and kapo.

dont really see a problem there ;)

kapo...we'll see

Camoranesi...needs to bounce back from poor season

Appiah...good bench warmer

Blasi and Olivera...honestly say I don't know much about them, aren't they young and still a bit unproven

blasi proved himself last season, thats why he is in the national team right now ;)
olivera is young but good, has a lot to prove yet but he has the necessary to do it, you´ll see. he´s gonna be our zambrotta in the other side of the field hehe
camoranesi is getting back from an injury, but he always does good stuf.
appiah yea is a good bench warmer and kapo so far so good in what i´ve seen. still has to prove himself too

Inter thread eh?

I think the management sold him more because he has that pesky tibia problem making him highly injury prone. Thats why he went so cheap, because if he gets injured he could be out for a long time, unless he decides to do like Coco and have surgery.

I'm not praying that he gets injured, though I wouldn't be annoyed at all either.

My understanding is that the transfer was for Carini AND 10 Million Euros, in exhxhange for Canna.

It is a blow to inter's backline, but Carini could prove to be a star keeper of the future, and Toldo is well into his 30's now. Its the right thing to do to be secure for the future. Teams in america do it all the time, trade proven veteran players for college draft pick choices.

Inter still have a pretty decent backline, but no one in the world has a defence that can match AC Milan's. Everywhere else around the field, Inter is 5 star, but AC Milan's defence is something else, and it may prove the difference in the Scudetto and Champions League races this year.

I would have really liked it if Inter could have gotten Stam, but overall, I'm pretty satisfied with Inter's moves in the transfer marekt. Cannavaro for Carini (and 10 mil) is a move for the long term, and is the kind of thinking Inter needs, and has been lacking for the past 10 years, as opposed to trying to buy a scudetto each year. Inter's entire summer seemes to indicate a change in thinking, and a view to long term strength and stability.

Originally posted by XJaymz


Cannavaro for Carini (and 10 mil) is a move for the long term,


AND 10 Mil ? nope. Its just a direct Swap. Cannavaro for Carini. No 10 Mil.

The entire transfer was valued at 10 Mil by the Italian stock exchange.

Juve didn't part with any money. Just thought i'd make that clear.



and as for that stuff you posted about Inter making a move for the future with Carini... oh come on.. Toldo has at least 4 years left in him at the top. Keepers last a long time. Besides, its not hard to find a good keeper in Italy.. they are a dime a dozen.

Basically Inter let go of Cannavaro for too cheaply. Carini was never in Juve's plans. Buffon is very young still and then there is Landry Bonnefoi (promising primevera keeper). If Juve had sold Carini they would have got somewhere between 5-6 mil for him. Instead they swap him for what they need desperately - a world class CB. Congrats to Inter for being so foolish and giving us your best defender.

and the annual inter milan award for screwing up the most goes tooooooooooooooooo................................ ...........

















oh the suspense














INTER

sorry couldnt help myself

Originally posted by ZamundaMan
Inter thread eh?


Indeed. Come back later when we'll be discussing Wayne Rooney and who he'll be partnering up with in the Manu striking force after he recovers from his foot injury

originally posted by Yossarian
Indeed. Come back later when we'll be discussing Wayne Rooney and who he'll be partnering up with in the Manu striking force after he recovers from his foot injury

I was referring to the fact that more time was spent discussing Juve's midfield.

its just you can't say anything bout Juve w/out their fans needlessly rushing to their defence

Originally posted by modena_10
and the annual inter milan award for screwing up the most goes tooooooooooooooooo................................ ...........

















oh the suspense














INTER

sorry couldnt help myself

The Inter Milan screwing up award goes to Inter? :eek:

Talk about a pointless comment :read: :jambo:

I wanted to say that myself.

It sounded weird when you read it out loud.

Inter played a friendly vs. Spezia on Friday and it ended in a tie. Vieri scored off a Ze Maria cross. Cristiano Zanetti is also back from injury.

How come Vieri still in Inter I heard he was planining to live after fans burn his restouran(6)
I'm fan of this club but I don't want to see him in this club anymore I will be very happy If he will leave so nicely and quitly as canavaro did but to milan

With all those central midfielders, im curious as to what Mancini will do. Theyre not exactly dealing with guys like Brocchi and Dhorasoo, who will just accept being on the bench all the time.

Hi, I'm Bob Dole's crippled arm and I'm here to do stuff......even in this deformed state.

Probable lineup for this week's match against Chievo...



-----------------------TOLDO-----------------------
--ZANETTI--CORDOBA--MATERAZZI--COCO(I hope)--
--ZE MARIA--DAVIDS----VERON--STANKOVIC--
--------------ADRIANO------MARTINS(VIERI subbed on)--------------

I'm thinking it will be more like this...

-------------Recoba---------Adriano (Martins isn't fit)

----Stankovic----Davids------Veron----Ze Maria

---Favalli------Materazzi-----Cordoba---Zanetti

--------------------------Toldo

Coco isn't match fit either so there is no chance of him starting.

Ok I have question about Davids.

Why Inter bought him? and why juve don't need him anymore?

Is this meens that we are weaker and taking the garbage players from juve? barca don't need him either...

I hope this is not just for the people who like to watch "Stars" at play and I hope we will not become another "Kings club"

What t f*** is this anyway?

I think EMRE is better than him

I hate it because now inter has so many old players

It's only one thing I like about inte's summer transfer is cambiasso(very hard working defencive midfield) better than 10 davids putting together

Inter didb't bought him, he was free. Second, Davids had a lot of problems with Lippi, that's why he left, he was often on the bench. Barca NEED HIM, but they didn't offer him what he wanted, Inter did.

And emre is WAY below Davids in EVERYTHING. Oh and you really haven't seen Davids playing do you ? to say that Cambiasso is 10 times better than him. He may be your best player, of course... Adriano is from another galaxy, he's just awesome.

Originally posted by dannyeli
Inter didb't bought him, he was free. Second, Davids had a lot of problems with Lippi, that's why he left, he was often on the bench. Barca NEED HIM, but they didn't offer him what he wanted, Inter did.

And emre is WAY below Davids in EVERYTHING. Oh and you really haven't seen Davids playing do you ? to say that Cambiasso is 10 times better than him. He may be your best player, of course... Adriano is from another galazy, he's just awesome.

I been watching him since he started to play for juve and he was better Cambiasso but not now, and no, he is not my f.p.

Originally posted by linkem
cambiasso(very hard working defencive midfield) better than 10 davids putting together

:rofl:

you must somehow have mixed up the name davids with beckham, it's an easy mistake, seeing as the name david is found in both names.

InterUltra, Martins is very fit.

Originally posted by SB9Dragon
I'm thinking it will be more like this...

-------------Recoba---------Adriano (Martins isn't fit)

----Stankovic----Davids------Veron----Ze Maria

---Favalli------Materazzi-----Cordoba---Zanetti

--------------------------Toldo

Coco isn't match fit either so there is no chance of him starting.

so wait, you put adriano in the starting line-up because martins isnt fit?? :eek:

Originally posted by claupastore
so wait, you put adriano in the starting line-up because martins isnt fit?? :eek:

Of course not.

Yossarian put Martins in his lineup and I put in my formation that he wasn't fit so thats why I put Recoba in instead.

Serie A Week 1 - 11/9/04 (18.00)
Chievo 2 - 2 Inter
Stankovic 15 (I), Semioli 29 (C), Adriano 48 (I), Pellissier 37 (C)
Stadio Bentegodi

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The new-look Inter has the same old problems, as Adriano's wonder strike rescued a point at minnows Chievo in this exciting 2-2 draw.

Chievo boss Mario Beretta sat on the bench for the first Serie A game of his career as a Coach. Inter were forced to do without the suspended Ivan Cordoba and Cristiano Zanetti, while Nicolas Burdisso was injured, so the only central defensive partnership available was Sinisa Mihajlovic and Marco Materazzi. Roberto Mancini surprisingly chose to start with the partnership of Adriano and Christian Vieri upfront.

Chievo had the first chance when Federico Cossato redirected a corner kick just over the bar and the Flying Donkeys generally had the better of the early play.

There was panic in the Nerazzurri area on 12 minutes when Matteo Brighi skipped round Francesco Toldo and cut back for teammate Sergio Pellissier, but he was closed down by some desperate Mihajlovic defending.

However, it was Inter who took the lead with their first real opportunity of the game. Brazilian defender Cesar intercepted a long Juan Sebastian Veron pass only to chest it straight into the path of Dejan Stankovic, who slammed his drive into the roof of the net.

Chievo fought straight back and Franceschini's shot had beaten Toldo at the near post, but Materazzi was in the right place for a crucial goalline clearance.

Both sides had good chances, as Vieri's spectacular volley on an Adriano cross shaved the woodwork, then a good team move allowed him to spring the offside trap and a sidefoot finish was saved by Luca Marchegiani.

It proved an important intervention, as moments later Chievo drew level. A long Salvatore Lanna cross found Franco Semioli's free header, although Mihajlovic did not jump in front of the player.

A Mihajlovic corner kick was nodded wide by Adriano, but Chievo again pierced Inter down the left flank to take the shock lead just before half-time. Pellissier combined with Franceschini to sprint into the box and toe-poked it past Toldo at the near post.

The visitors really should have made it 2-2 soon after, as another Cesar error allowed Vieri to dive on to a Ze Maria cross, but the Italian international somehow ballooned it over the bar. Marchegiani then flew to pluck a Stankovic rocket out of the top corner, while Chievo were furious when Giuseppe Favalli brought down Semioli on the edge of the box and the referee waved play on.

Only three minutes of the second half had passed when Adriano drew Inter level with a simply unstoppable left-foot drive after he had combined with Vieri.

Goalscorer Pellissier was replaced by Brazilian forward Amauri on the hour mark and mere seconds later Chievo rattled the woodwork. Franceschini was left completely unmarked and his curling volley slammed the far post past a clearly beaten Toldo. Soon after the goalkeeper held Baronio's piledriver and parried Amauri's header from a corner kick as the home side tried to regain their lead.

Baronio saw Toldo off his line and attempted a cheeky lob from the centre-circle, missing the woodwork by a matter of inches. Chievo made another substitution, taking off Cossato for ex-Torino and Siena hitman Simone Tiribocchi.

Adriano remained Inter's most dangerous player, but was clearly limping and clutching his right knee. Meanwhile, Vieri made several mistakes and was roundly insulted by the Stadio Bentegodi crowd.

Mancini had to do something in the final nine minutes and threw on Alvaro Recoba and Esteban Cambiasso for Ze Maria and Edgar Davids, placing the Uruguayan wide on the right.

Recoba tested Marchegiani with a fierce drive from well over 20 metres, at the other end Materazzi closed down Amauri as he was about to pull the trigger on a counter-attack.


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Chievo: Marchegiani; Mandelli, Cesar, D'Anna, Lanna; Semioli, Brighi, Baronio (Allegretti 77), Franceschini; Cossato (Tiribocchi 72), Pellissier (Amauri 58)

Inter: Toldo; J Zanetti, Mihajlovic, Materazzi, Favalli; Ze Maria (Recoba 81), Veron, Davids (Cambiasso 83), Stankovic; Vieri, Adriano

Ref: Paparesta

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The side wasn't that impressive. The highlight players of the match were Adriano, Stankovic, and Ze Maria. Hopefully Burdisso comes back from injury pronto to help out in the defence. I'm also really happy that Cordoba is no longer suspended. Miha in the defence is an absolute travesty. He sucks. Materazzi did ok though the defence as a whole was in shambles.

Veron and Davids in the mid aren't really defensively sound, especially if Davids joins the attack.

Hopefully the squad drastically improves and Miha is benched.

If Mancini starts Miha ahead of Cordoba then I'll flip...

If mancini starts miha again this year ill be pissed :kader:

All these good purchases this year then 1 last move on the last day made our defence extremely week.

The only hope is that Burdisso can adapt well and i think that he will.

Vieri should have put away the chance he had...

I hope people start to lessen their bad-mouthin' of Materazzi after his performance against Chievo.....the dude was majestic and worldclass-like...

Adriano ability shines through
Tuesday, 14 September 2004
By Ivan Carvalho at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium

Two goals from Adriano helped FC Internazionale Milano open their UEFA Champions League campaign with a comfortable victory against Werder Bremen.

Red card
The Group G encounter saw drama on five minutes when the German champions were reduced to ten men following the dismissal of defender Valérien Ismael for a professional foul. A difficult task for the underdogs was made even harder, and although Christian Vieri missed the resulting penalty, they had no answer to the dynamic skills of Adriano.

Brazilian inspiration
The Brazilian was a menace to the Bremen defence throughout and, but for a second-half miss, could have ended the game with a hat-trick. It was his strong run, latching onto a clever through-ball from Emre Belözoglu, which led to Ismael's dismissal. The centre-half tripped the 20-year-old inside the penalty area, denying him a clear goalscoring opportunity, giving referee Luboš Michel little option but to reach for the red card.

Penalty miss
Vieri struck the spot-kick with power and confidence but his shot was too close to Andreas Reinke, who dived low to his right to make the save. The Bremen goalkeeper's heroics acted as inspiration for his team and Inter initially struggled to make their one-man advantage count.

Adriano spot on
But the game took a decisive turn in the 34th minute when, in a near-repeat of the Ismael incident, Adriano was tripped just inside the penalty area. This time it was Juan Sebastián Verón with the pass though Michael only deemed Frank Baumann's desperate challenge worthy of a yellow card. Replacing Vieri as penalty-taker, the Brazilian delivered a clinical strike that sent Heinke the wrong way.

Baumann departs
Bremen's woes continued in the 36th minute when captain Baumann, who was injured in the challenge which led to the second penalty, had to be replaced by Ludovic Magnin. Inter nearly extended their lead on the stroke of half-time when Van der Meyde crossed for Vieri whose stabbed effort was directed straight at Heinke.

Zanetti loss
The second half started with a blow for Inter as they lost captain Javier Zanetti with what appeared to be a muscle strain. This did not affect the game's flow. In the 60th minute, Adriano again showed his prowess by dribbling into penalty box and delivering a precision pass Vieri, who once more shot at Heinke.

Bremen chance
Shortly afterwards, superb wing play from Emre set up Adriano who somehow sliced wide from five metres. Inter were almost punished for that miss as full-time approached but Miroslav Klose's close-range effort was blocked by defender Marco Materazzi in Bremen’s best chance of the game.

Final flair
Home fans, however, had no cause for concern as Adriano was to have the last word. The 22-year-old chested down a pass from Verón before placing a low shot into the bottom left corner of goal to seal a fine individual display.

Matchday 2 meetings
Bremen will welcome Valencia CF on 29 September as they attempt to get off the mark, while the side beaten 2-0 by the Spanish champions tonight, RSC Anderlecht, will be Inter's hosts the same day.
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What a game by the team. Their were some very nice individual displays and some good connections. Adriano once again was on form while Vieri was not. Van der Meyde also played the best game he's ever played in an Inter shirt. Materazzi was also on form and Cordoba was alright as well.

Though it sucks that Stankovic and Javier Zanetti both got injured. Though luckily Cambi and Ze Maria where there to partner them.

Anywayz I'm looking forward for the next game and I hope that Emre starts again in the middle with Veron because those 2 can do really well together.

Though against Palermo I want to see Recoba start instead of Vieri and I want Cruz to start ahead of Adriano who deserves a rest.

Sorry to spoil the party but a team that relies on one player so much will never do much. Example: Inter-00/01, Inter01/02, Inter 02/03.:crazyboy:

Originally posted by Yossarian
I hope people start to lessen their bad-mouthin' of Materazzi after his performance against Chievo.....the dude was majestic and worldclass-like...

Yup, Even Iuliano is Class once in a while.

Did Davids play at all on tuesday?

i know he started on the bench

Lonestar, Davids didn't play, bro.


MILAN, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Title hopefuls Inter Milan and champions AC Milan, both held to draws on the opening day of the Serie A season, will hope to replicate their positive starts in Europe in the domestic campaign.
Inter recovered from a disappointing 2-2 draw at Chievo by beating German champions Werder Bremen 2-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday with striker Adriano scoring both goals.


The Brazilian has scored six goals in four competitive games this season but his partner Christian Vieri is struggling for form and will be desperate to open his account against Palermo on Saturday (1930 BST).

The promoted Sicilians, enjoying their first season in the top flight for 31 years, began their season with a confident home win over Siena.

They also can boast an in-form striker in Luca Toni who has recently forced his way into Marcello Lippi's Italy side.

The San Siro is expected to host a healthy number of visiting supporters drawn from the thousands of Siclians who work in the north of Italy and have waited years for the chance to see Palermo competing among the best.

my lineup

(Zanetti= injured) Ze Maria----Cordoba------Materazzi--------Favalli


Van der Meyde--------Veron--------Davids-------Stankovic(Emre)



--------(Cruz, **** Vieri to hell)Martins-------------Adriano-----


Recoba is also injury, I think.

Originally posted by abhi_juve
Sorry to spoil the party but a team that relies on one player so much will never do much. Example: Inter-00/01, Inter01/02, Inter 02/03.:crazyboy:

Inter doesn't rely on 1 player, mainly 2, Stankovic and Adriano who were instrumental last year. Though I'm sure that Emre, Van der Meyde, Davids, Martins, etc, etc will all chip in over time to really take the load off of Adriano.

Originally posted by SB9Dragon
Inter doesn't rely on 1 player, mainly 2, Stankovic and Adriano who were instrumental last year. Though I'm sure that Emre, Van der Meyde, Davids, Martins, etc, etc will all chip in over time to really take the load off of Adriano.

Let them perform first:crazyboy:

Let me just start this by saying.......WHAT A FANTASTIC GAME!!!!

I finally got to see a full game involving Palermo and they looked great. Not at all out of place or scared. They played to win, which made this match an enjoyable one to watch. Gasbarroni (for the Juve folk who didn't get to see it) was fantastic in the first half,. Pace combined with technique and creativity. He drifted off to the left and attacked from the middle as a support striker very well.


Anyway, here are some key points from the game that stuck with me...


-VDM picked off from where he left off in the CL. His form was awesome, very lively and threatening whenever the ball was played to his side. He and Ze Maria combined so well.....Ze Maria especially had a fantastic outing (back to his late Parma early Perugia years, man) He still has enough pace to go along with his brilliant tackling, passing, crossing and freekicking taking.....what a useful pickup he's been.


-VDM's run into the middle in the 14th minute......rockman


-Cruz's fantastic swerving cross to Stankovic that almost led to a goal........infact, he had 2 great opportunities to score, but he was very unselfish and looked for Adriano instead (something you'll hardly see from Vieri) His first touch, ability to volley the ball and create goal scoring chances for others from the half line or in the box is just amazing. He should definitely be considered ahead of Vieri, no questions about it, man


-Materazzi's battle through out the match with Luca Toni......rockman, seriously, though, football associations should consider implementing a rule that makes players wear elbow pads...those elbows are serious weapons out there, man...ones made out of wool or something that'll smoothen out the elbow and lessen the impact of elbows to the face and neck area (nothing hurts more than being elbowed in the adam's apple, cheekbone, or the bridge of the nose......)


-beautiful ball from Veron to Ze Maria and an even better cross into Adriano by Ze Maria........Veron's genius passes make up for his lack of stamina and pace....one of the most intelligent distributors of the ball, man.


-David's run outside of Palermo's 18yrd box.......tremendous stuff from him, man......Adriano should've done better to finish that one off.

-Massive respect goes out to this Luca Toni kid. The most I know of him is some minor press clippings and his exploits for my Palermo team in CM. He's helped us defeat the likes of AC Milan and Roma, but seriously, his touch and finishing is superb....he's gotta be right up there with Gilardino, man. They're both the next protoypes of Vieri.


-Adriano........enough can't be said about this manchild beast...he puts so much effort into his kicks, attacks and recovery of the ball that I get scared that he'll pull his hamstring again like he did last season making that fantastic run down the middle for Parma (shudders) He's got the work rate of someone like Davids and combines that with his Godly pace, power, technique and finishing. The perfect footballer, man. He'll make plays for you both with his skill and determination, man.


You'd think (if you hadn't caught this match) by this positive post that we annihilated Palermo or something, but in all actuality, we drew with them in an evenly contested match. Palermo deserved what they got out of this match, man.

any news on how Karagounis and Choutos are fairing

Yoss where did you watched the game ?

Originally posted by Pontiakos
any news on how Karagounis and Choutos are fairing


hmmm....sorry, bro, I don't have any current info concerning the two Greeks, but dig this....Choutos, from what I've heard, was approached by us while he still had a contract with Olympiakos that had three months remaining on it, so in retaliation, Olympiakos suspended him for the remaining of his contract and the agreement he had with Inter was terminated...he's still on our practice squad, I think.


He also got injured twice in the preseason





Originally posted by dannyeli
Yoss where did you watched the game ?


TLN, bro.

thanks.. i may watch the game on yahoo later on. :)

Definitely catch that game if you get the chance, bro. The atmosphere was hair raising, bro. Plenty of Palermo fans making a lot of noise all through out the match aswell.


The finishing of clear cut opportunities and the results there after have been disappointing so far, but the commitment to attacking football has to be commended, man. I regard Milan's midfield as being the best in the world and our striker force being the best in the world, but with the form of our middlemen, I think were right up there with Milan at the moment, man.

:sb9:


2 points from 2 games...

I saw the game on tape delay and I was impressed with some aspects though the team can still improve.

I'm really surprised though that the attack has been the biggest problem. The side seems to have a tough time scoring and finishing off chances. Like Mancini said the game could have ended 4-1.

BTW what a blast from Adriano. 139 km/h :o

I have never seen a shot hit so hard that when it hit the cross bar it deflected back out of the box :o

Unfreakinbelievable :crazyboy:

...2 points so far...*glug* :jambo:

i have watched the game and i m happy to see that Veron distributes the ball so well. But he shouldnt have got the yellow card. He argued with the referee that the wall was not 10 yards away and Veron finally hit the wall. :(

the Adriano's long shot is just so amazing! :rockman: but the crossbar disappoints me. Inter should have won this game.

lol @ wot veron did, steping out the distance for the wall :crazyboy:

I think in time once the team fully gels we will be awsome. Were making chances, soon enough they will be put away with more consitancy.

INTER EDGE ATALANTA IN FIVE-GOAL THRILLER
Wednesday, 22 September 2004 22:34:11
BERGAMO - After draws away to Chievo and at home to Palermo , it was third time lucky for Inter at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium. Inter beat Bergamo Nerazzurri Atalanta 3-2 thanks to a late winner from Adriano, who takes his tally for the season to eight goals and has now scored in each of his last nine competitive matches for the club.

Inter made a promising start to the Serie A Week 3 Lombardy derby, Adriano rattling the crossbar with a spectacular long-range shot. But Atalanta settled quickly and had a handful of chances before a period of Inter pressure.

Against the run of play Igor Budan put Atalanta in front on 25 minutes. The Croatian centre-forward intercepted Burdisso's back pass to Toldo then rounded the Inter keeper before slotting into an open goal.

Inter equalised early in the second half when Stankovic headed van der Meyde's cross in at the far post. After the Serbia&Montenegro midfielder's third goal of the season Favalli and Emre had good chances to put Inter in front.

But the turning point came in the 81st minute. Always capable of deciding a match, Alvaro Recoba must have thought he had decided this one four minutes after coming on for Cambiasso. The Uruguayan received from Emre, elegantly turned Albertini then sent one of those left-foot specials past Taibi and into the bottom left-hand corner.

But Atalanta attacked back and drew level on 85 minutes through substitute Pazzini, who fired past Toldo after his initial shot took a deflection.

With time running out, Adriano picked up the ball on the right wing, stormed past Natali then advanced to the edge of the box before smashing home.

Inter's next match is at home to Parma this Sunday afternoon.

ATALANTA 2-3 INTER (HT: 1-0)

Scorers: Budan 25', Stankovic 54', Recoba 80', Pazzini 85', Adriano 87'

ATALANTA: 1 Taibi, 3 Gonnella, 4 Albertini, 6 Bellini, 7 Marcolini, 10 Pià (29 Pazzini 67'), 11 Budan (9 Gautieri 67'), 16 Rivalta, 18 Montolivo, 22 Mingazzini (21 Lazzari 82'), 25 Natali
Subs not used: 27 Calderoni, 8 Bernardini, 19 Zenoni, 24 Sala
Coach: Andrea Mandorlini

INTER: 1 Toldo, 2 Cordoba, 3 Burdisso, 5 Emre, 7 van der Meyde (8 Davids 83'), 10 Adriano, 16 Favalli, 19 Cambiasso (20 Recoba 76'), 23 Materazzi, 25 Stankovic, 32 Vieri (30 Martins 60')
Subs not used: 12 Fontana, 4 J. Zanetti , 9 Cruz, 13 Zé Maria
Coach: Roberto Mancini

Referee: Gianluca Paparesta

Booked: Rivalta 52', van der Meyde 70'

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This game is sort of a sigh of relief. Finally a victory. Some great displays by Adriano, Recoba, and co. Hopefully the side as a whole can continue to improve.

I was also impressed by Burdisso even if he did mess up on a backpass. He still came back and played a good game. I'm convinced he can break the 1st team.

Recoba's goal was also class. A Zidane like spin then a far shot into the bottom left corner. Adriano's solo run was also magical. Though it was sort of lucky because it took a weird bounce infront of the GK. Though the way he legally handled that Atalanta winger/defender was classic. He is the main man.

Hopefully vs. Parma the rest of the squad can match his ferocity and he can keep up his scoring run.

I think adriano is one of the fairest center forwards out, he can overpower someone but doesnt use unnecassary roughness.

Burdisso was good, except for the backpass:rolleyes:

the whole team again played well, just need to stop the stupid mistakes at the back as atalanta only had 1 or 2 real goal scoring chances (i dont count the backpass as a chance for them)

Really disappointing not to see any of the Greeks given a shot. It's still early in the season, but if it continues like this they should be traded and given the chance to play.

They dont stand a chance to play if you ask me. Karagounis is a good player, but with the likes of Stankovic, Veron and Davids at midfield, his chances are pretty slim (he aint a patch on them aswell).

And Choutos (if this is the other greek you're talking about) doesnt have a chance at all. With Adriano on this kind of form, Recoba scoring crackers like these and with Martins return, he should consider moving. Not to mention Vieri, although this one is quite past it.

Karagounis (in my eyes) should be Veron's direct backup.

Originally posted by SB9Dragon
This game is sort of a sigh of relief. Finally a victory. Some great displays by Adriano, Recoba, and co. Hopefully the side as a whole can continue to improve.

I was also impressed by Burdisso even if he did mess up on a backpass. He still came back and played a good game. I'm convinced he can break the 1st team.

Recoba's goal was also class. A Zidane like spin then a far shot into the bottom left corner. Adriano's solo run was also magical. Though it was sort of lucky because it took a weird bounce infront of the GK. Though the way he legally handled that Atalanta winger/defender was classic. He is the main man.

Hopefully vs. Parma the rest of the squad can match his ferocity and he can keep up his scoring run.



Indeed-O-Rooney, bro.


Belated, but what the hell???


-Adriano's 50yrd chip of the ball that went off the post in the early goings of the game......:o :rockman: .....This kid must be getting shooting advice from Rivelino himself.



-Stankovic's sprint down the right wing and shot.....:rockman: ....I realize that I was on his case a lot last season, but he's really on form at the moment


-VDM's lope cross to Stanko.....:rockman: :rockman: ....and the beautiful header that followed...:rockman:


-VDM's impressive run up the right wing minutes after that goal...:rockman: .....he turned that poor Atalanta defender inside out like four times and disoriented the poor **** to the point that he fell......hehehe


-King Recoba's immaculate, godly goal.........:rockman: :hump: :rockman: ....boy was that goal orgasmic.......I'm gonna clone his left foot, just his left foot one day and put it into the Arsenal youth system....it'll be in the first team in no time, jack.


-Cambiasso combined well with Stanko and had a decent game, same goes for Emre on the left flank. Burdisso had a rough introduction to the Serie A, but he recovered well from it and had a decent showing after that backpass. King Cordoba was great also.......this dude is vital to our defence....you want him in the middle? You got it. In the sweeper's role? Got it. On the left or right flank of the defence? Got It. libero? You got that too, man. What a leader!

cordoba was good on the right but he just isnt good as an attacker. Thats the kind of players we need as fullback (although favali isnt the best he still does well at gettin forward to put in the cross)

VDM is a great crosser of the ball on the right but theres nothing like the overlapping play to destroy defences.

Originally posted by SiCkFeSt^
cordoba was good on the right but he just isnt good as an attacker. Thats the kind of players we need as fullback (although favali isnt the best he still does well at gettin forward to put in the cross)

VDM is a great crosser of the ball on the right but theres nothing like the overlapping play to destroy defences.


Points well taken, bro. I was thinking, maybe Ze Maria can switch to the left fullback position while Coco is trying to get back to full health?? I realize that he's played on the right for his entire career, but he seems to be dual-footed...he's as comfortable with the ball on his right foot as he is with his left.



(maybe even Kily)Ze Maria-Cordoba- Materazzi-Zanetti


I'm not too keen on Favalli

wow........what en enthralling game......definitely a candidate for game of the year in European club football this season so far.


-Gilardino's goal......fantastic...you can't take that away from 'em. The defense on him was tight and he still pulled off that marvelous shot.

-VDM's Maradona chip pass.......:rockman: :rockman: it was even better than the one he did couple of games back.....wow


-Davids.......most valuable player in the time he was on the pitch. He shielded the defence, he recovered the ball for our attackers countless of times, he put a stop to a lot of Parma counter attacks....man, I can't sing his praises enough. His work rate was only matched by one man....err....one superhuman, Adriano.


-King Cordoba, Materazzi and Zanetti (great to see him back) all contributed well to the team, favalli was a liability, man, but he gave great effort so I'll excuse him for the time being.

Vieri.....it's very easy (especially from an unappreciative c-unt like myself) to deride and belittle him now that he's on this awful form.and quickly forget about his loyalty to us and track record in putting the ball in the net, but he needs to be benched. Why can't Mancini get that through his head? Vieri's presence is hurting us....he takes a lot of opportunities away from Adriano who has to do double the work because he's always outside the box (left or right forward position instead of the middle) and Vieri is occupying it. Three clear cut chances Adriano could've finished off in the first half Vieri botched...badly.


VDM's cross to Martins......Someone alluded to Martin's game being improved considerably earlier.....tru dat. He's refined his game and you can clearly see the changes he's made. He's more composed, better first touch and distribution of the ball and of course, his finishing looks mighty deadly now. I was the biggest Martins basher last season, man, and I'm really happy to see him progress like this......woweewow....two masterclass goals from 'em.....wowoweewow, man.

-why the **** does Mancini not manage the players properly after substitutions? King Recoba on the right flank??? WTF? Stanko should immediately be switched to the right whenever Recoba enters

-the VDM/Emre substitution....again, wtf? That's the kind of gratitude you show to one of your players after he's just setup a goal for you??? I didn't get this subbing one bit


-respect to Parma, they played so well........flair filled fooball, man. They brought out the best in us and I can't heave enough praises on Gilardino, Morfeo,Frey, Budel and Marchionni.......



Again, it hurts (big stress) to see us drop two more points in a week that Juve also dropped points, but Parma definitely earned their point here.


All my Inter Milan brethren, please catch this game.......especially for the second half........what an awe-inspiring display of attack.....what a blitzkrieg........



Anderlecht, I'm warning you, please forefit your upcoming CL bout with us(for your own protection, of course).......I'm warning you again, please withdraw from that match or atleast have psychiatrists on standby

Originally posted by Yossarian
wow........what en enthralling game......definitely a candidate for game of the year in European club football this season so far.


-Gilardino's goal......fantastic...you can't take that away from 'em. The defense on him was tight and he still pulled off that marvelous shot.

-VDM's Maradona chip pass.......:rockman: :rockman: it was even better than the one he did couple of games back.....wow


-Davids.......most valuable player in the time he was on the pitch. He shielded the defence, he recovered the ball for our attackers countless of times, he put a stop to a lot of Parma counter attacks....man, I can't sing his praises enough. His work rate was only matched by one man....err....one superhuman, Adriano.


-King Cordoba, Materazzi and Zanetti (great to see him back) all contributed well to the team, favalli was a liability, man, but he gave great effort so I'll excuse him for the time being.

Vieri.....it's very easy (especially from an unappreciative c-unt like myself) to deride and belittle him now that he's on this awful form.and quickly forget about his loyalty to us and track record in putting the ball in the net, but he needs to be benched. Why can't Mancini get that through his head? Vieri's presence is hurting us....he takes a lot of opportunities away from Adriano who has to do double the work because he's always outside the box (left or right forward position instead of the middle) and Vieri is occupying it. Three clear cut chances Adriano could've finished off in the first half Vieri botched...badly.


VDM's cross to Martins......Someone alluded to Martin's game being improved considerably earlier.....tru dat. He's refined his game and you can clearly see the changes he's made. He's more composed, better first touch and distribution of the ball and of course, his finishing looks mighty deadly now. I was the biggest Martins basher last season, man, and I'm really happy to see him progress like this......woweewow....two masterclass goals from 'em.....wowoweewow, man.

-why the **** does Mancini not manage the players properly after substitutions? King Recoba on the right flank??? WTF? Stanko should immediately be switched to the right whenever Recoba enters

-the VDM/Emre substitution....again, wtf? That's the kind of gratitude you show to one of your players after he's just setup a goal for you??? I didn't get this subbing one bit


-respect to Parma, they played so well........flair filled fooball, man. They brought out the best in us and I can't heave enough praises on Gilardino, Morfeo,Frey, Budel and Marchionni.......



Again, it hurts (big stress) to see us drop two more points in a week that Juve also dropped points, but Parma definitely earned their point here.


All my Inter Milan brethren, please catch this game.......especially for the second half........what an awe-inspiring display of attack.....what a blitzkrieg........



Anderlecht, I'm warning you, please forefit your upcoming CL bout with us(for your own protection, of course).......I'm warning you again, please withdraw from that match or atleast have psychiatrists on standby

I couldn't have said it better myself. Well done (Y)

If only Mancini had started Martins at the beginning then perhaps we could have won this one.

Van der Meyde is really working himself into fine form. Hopefully he continues to start.

Vieri is definately a liability. I respect that he is trying hard out there and the crowd recognizes this as well, but trying and failing isn't good enough. He should take a back seat and let the likes of Recoba or Martins partner Adriano upfront.

BTW here is the lineup I'd love to see against Anderlecht.

-------------------Adriano-------------Martins

-----Recoba----Davids---------Veron------Van der Meyde

----------Favalli-----Burdisso-----Cordoba---J.Zanetti

-------------------------------Toldo

Sure Stankovic has been on fire as well but he deserves a break and Recoba deserves a starting place. I'd also like to see Burdisso start again with Cordoba in the backline.

The game against Anderlecht should be a good one. I really think the side can get the job done.

Inter were so unlucky, again. It seems Toldo was so slow to react the second goal. I want Fabian Carini on the start !

And, yeah, Martins on the score again. :)

I watched this match in boredom and disappointment up until Oba scored, then I thought we could take it to Parma and score another, but instead of that we conceded another one 2 minutes later, this is very poor and could have easily been avoided. Obafemi Martins' second goal was fantastic and if Inter can develop him more he will definitely be in the starting 11.

The final 10 minutes were exciting and we came close to scoring, particularly Marco Materazzi's wild volley which he should have scored. Recoba's free kick was also very close, as was Oba's deflected shot.

Hopefully Inter can play like they did for the final 30 minutes of yesterday's match for the full 90 minutes against Anderlecht in a few days time. If Inter can manage victory against Anderlecht we should be set to progress, along with Valencia.

On Sunday Inter faces Roma and it couldn't be at a better time for us and this match, in my opinion, will really determine our chances this season. If we win this will prove we can put weak oppositions away, if we lose we have absolutely no chance of achieving anything this season and if we draw it will be unsatisfactory but not too terrible as last season we lost this fixture 4-1.

I cannot wait until October 24 though, the Milan derby is always entertaining and maybe we can manage a draw which would be terrific.

MILAN - Roberto Mancini has called up 21 players for tomorrow night's Uefa Champions League Matchday 2 clash with Anderlecht at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.

Goalkeepers: 1 Francesco Toldo, 12 Alberto Fontana

Defenders: 2 Ivan Ramiro Cordoba, 3 Nicolas Andres Burdisso, 4 Javier Zanetti, 13 Zé Maria , 16 Giuseppe Favalli, 23 Marco Materazzi, 26 Giovanni Pasquale

Midfielders: 5 Emre Belozoglu, 6 Cristiano Zanetti, 7 Andy van der Meyde, 8 Edgar Davids, 14 Juan Sebastian Veron, 19 Esteban Matias Cambiasso, 21 Giorgos Karagounis, 25 Dejan Stankovic

Strikers: 9 Julio Ricardo Cruz, 10 Adriano, 20 Alvaro Recoba, 30 Obafemi Martins

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Interesting to see Vieri not included in the squad. I see this as a good thing as it can be a wake up call to him that Mancini won't tolerate poor performances. I also see this as a great opportunity for Obafemi Martins to prove himself as a top striker.

good to see karagounis in the squad, i think he is a great player and can do well for us this season.

i would love to see a line-up of

Toldo

---J.Zanetti-----Burdisso----Matrix-----Cordoba

---VDM--------Davids---------Veron--------Stanko/karagounis

------------ADRIANO------Martins-----------

Stanko has played alot of games and probably needs a rest, VDM could switch to the left for kara to go to the right.

Martins showed us how much hes improved his touch and finishing, im already drooling at the future unstoppable partnership of him and Adriano (H)

Cordoba at LB as i see that as 1 of our weak points and i would have cordoba for matrix and favalli on the left but matrix has played rather well so far this season.

c.zanetti may also make an appearance especially after mancinis comment that the defence will be better covered once he is back :confused:

But I simply don't see how he can get a starting spot. Unless Davids is benched of course then C. Zanetti can partner Veron in the middle.

So many options. I LOVE IT :rockman:

Where the **** is Kily? Why has he fallen off the depth chart like this???? He'd make the perfect LB for attacking purposes up the left flank.

I think he's still injured...

Anywayz since Ze Maria has been on such fire then I really think that he should continue starting and Javier Zanetti should replace Favalli in the LB spot.

Yeah !! Inter leads with 6 points in Group G CL ! :rockman:
I'm so happy, at least for now in CL campaign. :)

A very good victory by the team against Anderlecht. Some top class performances by Cambiasso, Ze Maria, Martins, Adriano. Hopefully the team as a whole can continue to improve and also that Cambiasso continues to get starting chances because with him on the field as a DM he really helps out in the defence and gives the other midfielders more offensive freedom.

Anywayz the next game is against Roma and here is the squad I'd love to see Mancini field against them...

--------------Adriano-----------------Martins

--Stankovic---Cambiasso-----Veron----Van der Meyde

----J. Zanetti----Burdisso------Cordoba---Ze Maria

-----------------------------Toldo

Cambiasso was a awesome player In real madrid still can't believe they made that stupid mistake by putting him on the free transfer list:kader: :kader:

When Davids was brought in i assumed hed be a regular starter, which hasnt been the case so far. Apparently Cambiasso played very well, so like VDM he will likely be rewarded with a place in the first team. Good to see Burdisso is playing well, cause if he can turn into a great CB right now, Inter will be tough to beat. Too bad he doesnt have a great partner in D, Materazzi and Cordoba bother have their flaws.

EDIT: whats going on with Inter.it, i wanna see higlights from CL game, and they usually post them the day after :f***: (im very impatient :$)

Originally posted by Mikey
When Davids was brought in i assumed hed be a regular starter, which hasnt been the case so far. Apparently Cambiasso played very well, so like VDM he will likely be rewarded with a place in the first team. Good to see Burdisso is playing well, cause if he can turn into a great CB right now, Inter will be tough to beat. Too bad he doesnt have a great partner in D, Materazzi and Cordoba bother have their flaws.

EDIT: whats going on with Inter.it, i wanna see higlights from CL game, and they usually post them the day after :f***: (im very impatient :$)


Indeed. He's only started in 4 out of a possible 8 (1 in the CL) games this year and that's really not indicative of his play but rather Manicini trying to find a balance in squad rotation and some short-sighttedness by him also in formation.

Cambiasso's play is being highly exaggerated (I just watched the game for a second time) and he was hardly present in the midfield, I'll grant him that he made some decent passes, but he made no impressions on me that would grant him some more playing time. You could definitely see the difference between the two when Davids entered the game.......he was all over the place, making awesome dribbles and passes.......to put it simply, he covered a lot of ground while Cambiasso was just ordinary.


-Burdisso was very apprehensive again whenever the ball was passed to him to either clear it or distribute it, but other than that, he was decent.....nothing special.

-Favalli was very liable and made some amateurish mistakes (his signing still doesn't make any sense to me) He seems to be making a habit of blundering for no apparent reason other than that he sucks.......just dumb mistakes, man.

-Zanetti.......:rockman: He added more stability to our defense when he entered the game for Favalli......what a versatile son of a bitch...:rockman: Very valuable and all-purpose, just like King Cordoba, man.


Ze Maria, Ze Maria, Ze Maria! If there's a dude who's contributed to the team enough to be deserving of a starting spot, it's him. He distributed the ball intelligently and purposefully, that air of calmness and class of his was needed to deal with a kid like Wilhelmsen who's got a lot of speed to burn.


-Adriano.....enough can't be said about his importance to this squad, but he should really work on his right foot if he want's to sustain that air of unpredictability about him. He's the perfect attacking footballer minus that right foot, and it was very evident against Anderlecht. He had the option of taking the ball to the middle or to the right quite a few times but always chose to depart to the left......you'd think the defenders would catch up on this and stop him more easily, but with his class and genius, he still managed to pull great crosses off from that side, even though the defenders knew what was coming (the Martins goal being the perfect example of this)


-Stanko's goal.......spectacular..........woof

-Veron, made some great passes, but he doesn't really deserve any great mention other that he needs to stop picking up dumb yellow cards....sheesh

-Emre, same goes for him, he worked very hard out there, man. 'ope his injury isn't too serious

-Cordoba......solid, Burdisso should aspire to be just like this King of defense.


Respect to Anderlecht.......what a lively squad you guys have got.....they kept reminding me of Ajax quite a bit......impressive attacking football, but lack of clinical finishing led to you guys losing this game...that 3:1 score could've easily have been a tie or even a win for you guys, man.

-Kompany....wow.....I mean I've seen him play before, but never really kept a keen eye on him. I can't describe the quality of this kid nearly as good as I want to......he's just that awesome. Is he really still a teen???? What a Libero/sweeper.....he combines his defensive skills so well with his attack. There were times when I was watching that game and I was like (who's this knew midfielder on the pitch all of a sudden??) then I'd see those arm-bands on his wrists and go.....ah.......Kompany. He plays so well as a free defender, but man-marks a player equally as well too. He did a fantastic job on Adriano in a lot of threatening situations....he simply can't be a teen and have that awe-inspiring composure and ball distributing (hardly saw him carelessly give the ball away or just boot it out of play) skills and be a teen.......defenders don't really mature fully until they're into their mid 20s............I hope the rumours of him coming to us in January are true, man.

Definately. Kompany is a great player and he is still 18 :o

I really hope that Facchetti and co. really go after this guy. He would be a fantastic addition to our defence. He's so composed, tall, and still pretty quick for his height. And at only 18 dishing out a good amount of cash to get him would be money very well spent. :rockman:

Too bad he wont be able to play in CL (i think Inter will go very far(Y)).

Ive never actually seen him play (how would i see Anderlecht?), but if someone gets praised so much on trusted sites, than hes gotta be a talent.

Yossarian, how did you see game?

MARTINS: NO FRACTURE
Monday, 04 October 2004 17:06:56
MILAN - The injury Obafemi Martins suffered to his right leg during last night's match between Roma and Inter is less serious than initially thought.

The tests carried out by the Nerazzurri medical staff have excluded a bone fracture. The Nigerian has instead injured the interosseus membrane between the tibia and fibula, and has damaged the tendon and dorsal flexor muscles in his foot.

The player has had bandages applied to the affected areas and will be able to start a recovery programme after several days'
rest.


(Y)
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MILAN - Nine Inter players have been called up to their respective national teams for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches:

Adriano:
Saturday 9 October: Venezuela v Brazil
Wednesday 13 October: Brazil v Colombia

Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Zanetti:
Saturday 9 October: Argentina v Uruguay
Wednesday 13 October: Chile v Argentina

Fabian Carini:
Saturday 9 October: Argentina v Uruguay
Wednesday 13 October: Bolivia-Uruguay

Ivan Cordoba:
Saturday 9 October: Colombia v Paraguay
Wednesday 13 October: Brazil v Colombia

Edgar Davids:
Saturday 9 October: Macedonia v Holland
Wednesday 13 October: Holland v Finland

Giorgios Karagounis:
Saturday 9 October: Ukraine v Greece

Marco Materazzi:
Saturday 9 October: Slovenia v Italy
Wednesday 13 October: Italia v Belorussia

Dejan Stankovic
Saturday 9 October: Bosnia Herzegovina v Serbia & Montenegro
Wednesday 13 October: Serbia & Montenegro v San Marino

WHY - weren't Recoba, Davids, Veron, Van Der Meyde, Emre called up???
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MILAN - F.C. Internazionale will play a friendly match against O.G. Nice at 18:00CET on Saturday 9 October. The match will be played at the Du Ray Stadium in the French city.

Originally posted by pazzo
MARTINS: NO FRACTURE
Monday, 04 October 2004 17:06:56
MILAN - The injury Obafemi Martins suffered to his right leg during last night's match between Roma and Inter is less serious than initially thought.

The tests carried out by the Nerazzurri medical staff have excluded a bone fracture. The Nigerian has instead injured the interosseus membrane between the tibia and fibula, and has damaged the tendon and dorsal flexor muscles in his foot.

The player has had bandages applied to the affected areas and will be able to start a recovery programme after several days'
rest.


(Y)
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MILAN - Nine Inter players have been called up to their respective national teams for the upcoming World Cup qualifying matches:

Adriano:
Saturday 9 October: Venezuela v Brazil
Wednesday 13 October: Brazil v Colombia

Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Zanetti:
Saturday 9 October: Argentina v Uruguay
Wednesday 13 October: Chile v Argentina

Fabian Carini:
Saturday 9 October: Argentina v Uruguay
Wednesday 13 October: Bolivia-Uruguay

Ivan Cordoba:
Saturday 9 October: Colombia v Paraguay
Wednesday 13 October: Brazil v Colombia

___________________________________
Edgar Davids:
Saturday 9 October: Macedonia v Holland
Wednesday 13 October: Holland v Finland
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Giorgios Karagounis:
Saturday 9 October: Ukraine v Greece

Marco Materazzi:
Saturday 9 October: Slovenia v Italy
Wednesday 13 October: Italia v Belorussia

Dejan Stankovic
Saturday 9 October: Bosnia Herzegovina v Serbia & Montenegro
Wednesday 13 October: Serbia & Montenegro v San Marino

WHY - weren't Recoba, Davids, Veron, Van Der Meyde, Emre called up???
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MILAN - F.C. Internazionale will play a friendly match against O.G. Nice at 18:00CET on Saturday 9 October. The match will be played at the Du Ray Stadium in the French city.

________________________________

Late night?

:crazyboy:

:o :$

I completely missed that. Thanks.

On the 9th the squad will play a friendly against the French side of Nice. Hopefully Mancini uses this game to try out new defensive tactics and also play some players who haven't had a lot of chances to play (such as Cruz, Zanetti, and Kily)

Martis sheymd teh italion fud bol.

so I just caught the Roma match yesterday

attack is looking consistently good this season, I enjoyed the Adriano-Martins-Recoba up front (three players who can score at any moment)..but that puts Van der Meyde on the bench...I also didn't like the fact that it seemed to limit the movement of Stankovic

now on our defence:rolleyes: ...pretty sure we can't win scudetto this year (I'm not writing us off), doens't matter what combination of Burdisso, Cordoba, Materazzi your put in the center of defence

so far I would rate Materazzi our top center back (ain't sayin much is it?)

Cordoba is again proving to be a liability and unless Burdisso can gain about 5 years serie a exp in the next week, then we will be letting goals in all season