Handoyo said:No.
I mean it. Players like Vieri or Ruud need their midfield to create chances for them. If the opposition dominate the midfield, they're just basically headless chickens running around on the pitch. Since our midfield has been pi$$ poor for the last 3 years or so, I don't think having such player is a good idea. With a poor midfield, we have to find strikers/forwards who can create by themselves. Hence, I think players like Recoba, Adriano and Van Der Meyde should be key player for Inter.
So, the bottom line is, I think we should sell Vieri. Not because he's a bad player but because he's not suited to the team's style of play.
Vic said:Vieri is a symbol of Inter.
Oh well, it's all rather objective. Some people might feel that Vieri is a true symbol at the club and deserves legendary status. After all, in the last few years, he has been one of the few players who have managed to pull us out of the dumps whenever we were desperate.Handoyo said:Awww, c'mon Antti. Well I too don't think that Vieri is a symbol of Inter but he's definitely the most famous one here. And he's been a great great player for us.
Vic, there are not many 'symbols' for club. I don't even think successful players like Luis Suarez or Mario Corso were symbols of this club. But rare players like Giuseppe Meazza, Giuseppe Bergomi, Giacinto Facchetti, Sandro Mazzola, Alessandro Altobelli and a few more, now they are symbols of the club. And Vieri doesn't belong to that list IMO.
Antti said:Handoyo said:Awww, c'mon Antti. Well I too don't think that Vieri is a symbol of Inter but he's definitely the most famous one here. And he's been a great great player for us.
Sure he has been great player for us but call him as symbol is massive exaggeration.
I don't consider at least Javier Zanetti (yet) as a symbol of Inter at overall history (surely JZ is the symbol in near history though). :wink:
There you go. That's objectivity at it's highest level. To me, Zanetti is one of the greatest players at Inter; he has all the qualities needed to be one. It doesn't matter to me if he wins a lot of trophies or not. What is important to me is that he has stayed loyal all this while, and has always given his best. The fact that he has stayed with us despite our lack of success just goes to show how much of a Nerazzurra he is. For those reasons, he remains not only a symbol of the club, but a true legend. There will be others who disagree, but to me, he is my hero.Antti said:Handoyo said:Awww, c'mon Antti. Well I too don't think that Vieri is a symbol of Inter but he's definitely the most famous one here. And he's been a great great player for us.
Sure he has been great player for us but call him as symbol is something massive exaggeration.
I don't consider at least Javier Zanetti (yet) as a symbol of Inter at overall history (surely JZ is the symbol in near history though). :wink: