Barcelona - Inter (28 Apr 10) []

[kaiseresc]

LOL,this is pathetic.Sure our players act sometimes like kids,hell they look a bit small and childish,but you Italians should not accuse others for crying...You guys invented cheating,crying,diving,delaying...when somebody mentions italia and football it brings boring,cheating and football of great "actors" in mind.

when somebody mentions Italia and Football, I usually remember...winning. Yeah. Winning.

this might sound a bit harsh, but quit yer whinning about italian football. This is a team known to be international, with a portuguese commanding it. Italian football on theory, only.

 

[Pajo]

I had a weird dream about us winning 0-2, and Muntari scoring the second..

But also missed a sitter..

God i have to stop dreaming...

 

[InterawyDC]

In 2005, from the beginning of the campaign it was clear that it was Barca's year. It was their destiny. Even in the final trailing Arsenal they managed a comeback with invisible Ronaldinho and Eto'o with something like 20 minutes to go.

This year its us. This is destiny. A triple to rub in the face of every fucking Juventus and Milan fan!

It will happen.

 

[Poor_Sunyol]

Surely it is more our destiny as the final is the Bernabeu? Believe me that is one hell of an incentive.

 

[armendsh]

Maicon will attack from right so cambiasso will cover him

 

[InterawyDC]

Surely it is more our destiny as the final is the Bernabeu? Believe me that is one hell of an incentive.

Irrelevant. Mou would love to go to the final and face Van Gaal, his previous boss - on the way beating Chelsea (his former team) and Barca (where he learned his trade).

I'm telling you man, the stars are aligning.

Also, Madrid are a good luck charm. Our first European Cup was against those bastards.

No no.

Put Cambiasso on the circle and Motta and Chevu DMs behind him.

 

[Universe]

lol. How about it's about fucking time we got our shit together and performed at this level?

I couldn't care less about the little incidents of fate along the way, Inter - Barca, Ibra - Eto'o, Mou - Chelsea, Barca - Bernabeu etc. To me they are just little interesting facts and that's it.

 

[KARDAS]

Motta on Sneijder`s position? NO WAY ! Motta can play on that position only when we are facing a weak opponent who will most likely play ultradefensive. On Barca match we need him much closer to our goal.

 

[Rain]

Hmm, We have only one player who is irreplaceable in this squad and he gets injured.
As most of you said, If we go only to defend we might be screwed, just like in the group stages match.

So if we want to put pressure on them when they begin to construct their offensive actions, we will have to play just like in the Stanford Bridge game, with three strikers pressuring up high.

But here is the problem: We will surely need both Motta and Cuchu to play a defensive game in order to neutralise their extremely technical players, so who will connect our midfield and our attack if Wesley is injured?
My biggest fear is that the attacking trio will remain isolated from the rest in absence of a playmaker to orchestrate the offensive phase and, more important, the quick counterattacks.

So we don't have many options if we want to stick with 4-2-1-3 :
Either Motta will take Wesley's place, and Capitano will be moved in the midfield along Cuchu, with Chivu playing Left-back, either Muntari or Mariga will play as defensive midfielders and Capitano in the back-line or Pandev will play as AMC and Ricardo will take his place on the wing.

I would personally go for the third option, because I think that Pandev has the best characteristics after Wesley to play in that role, plus I think Quaresma may find some space against Barca and be usefull.

As for the rombo 4-4-2, I'm not saying it might turn just exactly as in the group stages, because we are a different team now, but our formation has been more effective since we learned how to master the formation with three strikers.
Of course I trust Jose and I'm sure he can surprise us again, also I don't exclude the possibility for us to get lucky and have Wesley available till wednesday.

In the end,no matter what players or formation we will field on Wednesday, this game, more than all others, will be won with HEART and ATTITUDE.
These are the main ingredients that we need in order to defeat one of the best teams in the world on their home ground.

And I'm sure we'll have plenty of both. Forza Ragazzi!

 

[Devious]

In 2005, from the beginning of the campaign it was clear that it was Barca's year. It was their destiny. Even in the final trailing Arsenal they managed a comeback with invisible Ronaldinho and Eto'o with something like 20 minutes to go.

This year its us. This is destiny. A triple to rub in the face of every fucking Juventus and Milan fan!

It will happen.

Amen my freind.


And dont worry guys.. Sneidy will play for the all 90`, it`s just one of Mouh`s tactics.. remember?

 

[Suneet]

HEART and ATTITUDE.

With all due respect to Rain. The best thing ever said on this thread is that.

 

[Alex de Large]

It's a thing to prove to Sneijder, Eto'o, Motta, Cambiasso, Samuel, ALL of them were rejected by Barcelona or Madrid.
Plus Lucio in finals against his old team, plus Mourinho rejected by Barelona before going to Portugal and then starting to being insulted in 2005 by them, plus Zanetti is the only big captain in Europe who doesn't have CL, plus we eliminated Chelsea who were the favs...

If justice exists then we should be in the finals and not them, who already won it last year.

 

[Devious]

It's a thing to prove to Sneijder, Eto'o, Motta, Cambiasso, Samuel, ALL of them were rejected by Barcelona or Madrid.
Plus Lucio in finals against his old team, plus Mourinho rejected by Barelona before going to Portugal and then starting to being insulted in 2005 by them, plus Zanetti is the only big captain in Europe who doesn't have CL, plus we eliminated Chelsea who were the favs...

If justice exists then we should be in the finals and not them, who already won it last year.

Justice EXISTS.

 

[InterawyDC]

Hmm, We have only one player who is irreplaceable in this squad and he gets injured.
As most of you said, If we go only to defend we might be screwed, just like in the group stages match.

So if we want to put pressure on them when they begin to construct their offensive actions, we will have to play just like in the Stanford Bridge game, with three strikers pressuring up high.

But here is the problem: We will surely need both Motta and Cuchu to play a defensive game in order to neutralise their extremely technical players, so who will connect our midfield and our attack if Wesley is injured?
My biggest fear is that the attacking trio will remain isolated from the rest in absence of a playmaker to orchestrate the offensive phase and, more important, the quick counterattacks.

So we don't have many options if we want to stick with 4-2-1-3 :
Either Motta will take Wesley's place, and Capitano will be moved in the midfield along Cuchu, with Chivu playing Left-back, either Muntari or Mariga will play as defensive midfielders and Capitano in the back-line or Pandev will play as AMC and Ricardo will take his place on the wing.

I would personally go for the third option, because I think that Pandev has the best characteristics after Wesley to play in that role, plus I think Quaresma may find some space against Barca and be usefull.

As for the rombo 4-4-2, I'm not saying it might turn just exactly as in the group stages, because we are a different team now, but our formation has been more effective since we learned how to master the formation with three strikers.
Of course I trust Jose and I'm sure he can surprise us again, also I don't exclude the possibility for us to get lucky and have Wesley available till wednesday.

In the end,no matter what players or formation we will field on Wednesday, this game, more than all others, will be won with HEART and ATTITUDE.
These are the main ingredients that we need in order to defeat one of the best teams in the world on their home ground.

And I'm sure we'll have plenty of both. Forza Ragazzi!

Agreed, I LOVE Sneijder. But no player is irreplaceable. We are Inter god-damn it - this bullshit needs to stop. Not one player defines us. Its the team collectively that wins. We go to the Nou Camp, we play as a team, we play our game, we win. We fret like headless chickens about Sneijder's injury and we're screwed! It's an insult to the team.

I really think that we shouldn't play a playmaker high-up, a deeper playmaker who can defend is a better option - long balls that connect with the trio up front.

Put Milito alone upfront and Pandev and Eto'o behind him, Cambiasso (maybe?) can play long balls for the counter attack and both Pandev and Eto'o can connect and supply Milito or go for goal themselves.

 

[Intermilano90]

Barca players said they will fight "tooth and nail". What the hell does that suppose to mean? They will use their tooth and nails to score?

 

[Stefan]

Barca had a suprise drug test this afternoon. Probbably means nothing thought.

http://translate.google.com/transla...nter/?action=read&idnotizia=18098&sl=it&tl=en

 

[Intermilano90]

Barca had a suprise drug test this afternoon. Probbably means nothing thought.

http://translate.google.com/transla...nter/?action=read&idnotizia=18098&sl=it&tl=en

Drug test? For what? Being hyperactive during the match? Or they want to be like Mutu?

 

[Don]

It means they will fight till the end.

 

[Intermilano90]

This doesn't sound really good. If they attack and kill us from the beginning, we won't survive the match. We will leave the stadium with humiliation.

 

[Maslany]

This doesn't sound really good. If they attack and kill us from the beginning, we won't survive the match. We will leave the stadium with humiliation.

Shut up, cuz we wont! We will leave Nou Camp with our heads held up high! I am sure of that.