Joao Miranda

[CoolMan44]

I just hope he doesn't fall off a cliff form wise after the world cup. With no position to fight for in a World Cup squad and at his age it could certainly happen. Hopefully the CL motivation is enough.

That's true, although Miranda doesn't strike me as a player who will regress due to motivation and lack of a spot to fight for regarding Brazil. He seems a true professional and athlete. However, he is getting older and with that come more injuries. I'd really love him to stay though.

 

[DARi0]

Where did you find the picture? I've seen all the one from inter.it, but would love to see any other pics from the pitch after the final whistle or during the celebrations.

You should ask Michael, as he posted it on https://www.fedenerazzurra.net

“Miranda is also likely to get a renewal. He has an expiring contract in 2019 and after a positive season, combined with great experience in the Champions League, everything will lead to Inter directors extending his contract.”

Source: CdS

 

[chipschups]

Extend his contract is much much better than sign some mediocre like Llisandro who probably cost 10mil already..

 

[CoolMan44]

Exactly. For people who want to sell Miranda, it's not like we'd get much money due to the nature of being an old defender.

On the other hand, if we let him go, we'll end up spending more money on someone with less quality than we would make from Miranda's sale. Keeping him for another year or 2 is much better even if it means losing him on a free when he moves to Brazil for example. It's worth it.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Just curious: are there more people (like me) who think Miranda was one of our top-3 players last season? Together with Skriniar and Icardi i'd say, but i have the feeling much more people share the opinion concerning those two.

 

[Candreva Crosses]

Just curious: are there more people (like me) who think Miranda was one of our top-3 players last season? Together with Skriniar and Icardi i'd say, but i have the feeling much more people share the opinion concerning those two.

Miranda has been top 3 since he came.

 

[JJM]

Di Marzio - Ausilio and Gardini in England where Brazil trains, in the sports center of the Totthenam to deal with the renewal with Miranda. Close to an agreement

 

[phonk]

Just curious: are there more people (like me) who think Miranda was one of our top-3 players last season? Together with Skriniar and Icardi i'd say, but i have the feeling much more people share the opinion concerning those two.

yeah I think he was amazing. I also think he was also the reason Skriniar was so fantastic. they seem to make each other better. I will be excited to see this partnership next season. Its been a long time since we had two CBs with such a great chemistry together

 

[Il Drago]

Miranda: Brazilian who chose to play in defence to honour his brother

The Inter centre-back, still sore at being overlooked for the 2014 World Cup, was six when his brother died in an accident
What on earth could persuade a Brazilian kid to play in defence? Some will tell you a lack of dribbling ability cost them a more attacking role; others will say their coach was taken by their physique and gave them little option. For Miranda it was rather different. The Internazionale player, now 33, made the choice in homage to a fallen brother.

João Miranda de Souza Filho, the youngest of 12 siblings, was six when the eldest, Vicente, died in an accident at work. Piu, as he was nicknamed, was a fine defender and well-known on the amateur pitches of Paranavaí. The southern city has 87,000 inhabitants and an economy strongly based on producing oranges. Piu, though, helped his parents provide for the family by working as a technician for the electric company that supplied the region. Miranda has little recollection of the incident that killed Piu but says his brother’s body was burned.

“I guess I wanted to follow his steps - that is why I have become a defender. In Paranavaí, they still say he was better than me,” a modest Miranda said in 2007, when he played for São Paulo. Fast-forward 11 years and, now that he has worn the Inter and Atlético Madrid jerseys, it is difficult for anyone to back up that statement.

Life came fast to Miranda. By 19 he had married Jaqueline and the pair were expecting a baby when he received an offer to play in France with Sochaux. Then, tragedy struck again: his father, also João, died and his mother, Maria, asked him not to leave.

“I was weakened and not so sure if I would succeed in football,” Miranda has said. “I thought about stopping.” A shy boy from the countryside, exuding a sense of responsibility but lacking self-confidence, he almost quit, even though he had played 89 times for Coritiba and won his first professional title, the state championship of Paraná.

But he made the move and stayed at Sochaux for a year and a half, returning to Brazil for a loan with Internacional. However, he never played for the Porto Alegre-based side: instead representatives of São Paulo made contact with Miranda, who committed himself to a move there. Unusually, Miranda did not have a manager at that time. He received offers himself, referring them to a lawyer and a friend only when it came to analysing contracts. Now he is represented by the agent Jorge Mendes, who also takes care of Cristiano Ronaldo.

At São Paulo the cool, low-profile defender blossomed, winning three Brazilian league titles within five years. He received his first call-up to the Brazil team in 2007 as a replacement for the injuried Lúcio and his debut two years later when Dunga selected him to face Peru. It is hard to believe that Russia 2018 will be his first World Cup and, when he recalls missing out on a place in Brazil’s home tournament four years ago, a tinge of resentment is evident.

“Today I am more experienced and more wilful to show that I could have played in that competition and helped Brazil to thrive,” he said after being picked for this summer’s squad. “That was in my country; it was a dream I had to postpone.”

In 2014 Miranda was probably at the height of his powers, playing alongside Diego Godín and idolised by the Atlético fans after scoring an unforgettable goal against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final a year previously. It ended a 14-year winless run against their bitterest rivals, and won him the adulation of half a city; he later said it “changed everything” for a club that had previously been down on its luck. His partnership with Godín reached its apex in the 2013-14 season, when Diego Simeone’s side won La Liga and finished runners-up in the Champions League.

A less convincing campaign the following season, during which errors crept into his game and he struggled to be in good condition, brought his departure for Inter. He had become an impossible luxury for the hardworking Spanish side, although he has become a reliable performer in Serie A. Miranda is the oldest player in Tite’s squad – born 15 days before Thiago Silva – and reports for duty after a season in which Inter conceded only 30 times in 38 matches, helping him cement his reputation as one of Brazil’s finest defenders.

The classy right-footed centre-back epitomises the values Tite demands from his teams. “A high level of focus, competitive, serious,” the head coach said to describe Miranda, who will start alongside Paris Saint-Germain’s Marquinhos at the back. His years in Europe have added the confidence missing in his younger days.

“I tell you honestly, based on experience and everything else, I think I am the best defender in Serie A,” he said in April. “I made myself a complete, skilled and fast player.” The career he has carved out could hardly be a finer tribute to Piu.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/06/miranda-brazil-defender-serie-a-inter-brother-2014

 

[firmino]

Very touching story. It reminds me very closely of the anime Touch, which used to be popular when I was a kid. Same story.

 

[Candreva Crosses]

I honestly agree with him based on experience and everything else he is the best defender in Serie A. Who can question this?

 

[JJM]

CdS reporting he will sign a contract extension till 2020!

 

[Besnik]

https://www.fedenerazzurra.net/news/2018/6/6/joao-miranda-agrees-to-new-inter-deal-until-2020

According to the Corriere dello Sport, Joao Miranda has said yes to Inter and will stay at the club until 2020. White smoke has arrived and at this point, signature on the dotted line is only a formality. “The central defender will probably sign his contract before flying to Russia but his stay in Milan, there are no doubts.”
Source: CdS

 

[JJM]

we have the white smoke!

GET IN!

 

[ScottishInterista]

Id hope we worked in a wage cut with more bonus incentives. He's one of our top earners is he not?

 

[Black Knight]

Id hope we worked in a wage cut with more bonus incentives. He's one of our best players is he not?

:work:

Best players should get the best salaries

 

[ScottishInterista]

:work:

Best players should get the best salaries

That's how we ended up with 33 year old treble winners getting paid 3 million a year and not being good enough to play. Which is one of the reasons we went into this downward spiral.

 

[forzainter257]

White smoke has arrived..

at first glance I thought they were referring to de Vrij

 

[wera]

Miranda was average against Croatia, could have cost Brasil two goals.

 

[chipschups]

De Vrij 3.7mil + 500k bonus
Miranda 3.2mil
Ranocchia 2.5mil
Skriniar 2.5mil + ??? Bonus

The awkward moment if Skriniar didnt get pay more than Ranocchia