Massimo Moratti

[.h.]

this guy seriously needs to STFU and fuck off tbh

 

[brehme1989]

this guy seriously needs to STFU and fuck off tbh

Indeed. Who needs bleeding Inter fans talking when we've now hired Juventini to do that for us?

 

[Palacio]

Indeed. Who needs bleeding Inter fans talking when we've now hired Juventini to do that for us?

Who is "the pure blood" that you want to lead Inter?

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this guy seriously needs to STFU and fuck off tbh

He is just like Nainnggolan. They both don't have what they used to have anymore, so they are using what they have left--their tongues.

 

[Kakaroto]

Indeed. Who needs bleeding Inter fans talking when we've now hired Juventini to do that for us?

I’d rather have somebody competent running the club than somebody bleeding.

 

[Il Drago]

Moratti: I'd consider Ibra return
By Football Italia staff

Former Inter owner Massimo Moratti claims “maybe I’d have done something so crazy” and brought back Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic will become a free agent when his contract with LA Galaxy expires in December, and Il Giornale reported earlier that his agent Mino Raiola had spoken to Inter about a sensational return three weeks ago.

The Nerazzurri are currently short in attack after losing Alexis Sanchez to a three-month injury layoff.

“Maybe I’d have done something so crazy,” Moratti told Sport Mediaset.

“Having said that, there’s a balance that needs maintaining and the players already there have to be respected.

“In these cases, all these situations have to be considered.”

The 74-year-old then commented on Antonio Conte’s bright start to life with the Beneamata.

“His way of being and working hasn’t surprised me. It was already known that he’s full-on and serious as a Coach.

“He’s only thinking about Inter and he’s working very well. I think Inter will take their fight down to the wire this season.

“Of course, Juventus have shown that they have a better chance, plus they’ve won the last eight Scudetto so they have a different kind of spirit.

“However, Inter are also showing that they have both the quality and character needed to fight for the title.”

 

[Il Drago]

Massimo Moratti: “To See José Mourinho Back At Inter Would Be A Dream Come True For All Inter Fans”

Former Inter president Massimo Moratti discussed Inter, Antonio Conte, Jose Mourinho and more in an interview with Italian media outlet TuttoMercatoWeb today.

First Moratti spoke about Mourinho’s recent appointment as the new head coach of Tottenham Hotspur.

“I’m so happy for him. And I’m happy for Tottenham too, the club made a good choice even though Pochettino was a great coach. But Mourinho has everything to do very, very well in London.”

He wasn’t shocked by Mourinho’s time away from management.

“Maybe it was his choice to wait, not to accept some offers on the table in the summer. Maybe he was looking for something that would motivate him more.”

The 74-year-old Italian businessman spoke highly of Mourinho’s new club.

“London, the Champions League finalists, so many champions. It’s a team of great prestige, no doubt.”

He revealed that he did dream of seeing the Portuguese coach take over at Inter again.

“It’s the dream of all the Interisti, it’s quite normal. We are tied to his victories, it is inevitable to hope to see him again sooner or later in charge of Inter.”

Moratti spoke about his satisfaction of the new Inter coach Antonio Conte.

“He’s doing great things. He was very good from the start and he’s making the most of the players at his disposal.”

The Italian thought that a few of the current Inter players could have been a part of the Treble winning team.

“The goalkeeper, Handanovic, is certainly very important. Let’s say that it’s nice that Barella and Sensi have introduced themselves and inserted themselves well, with a great impact. Well, they and Lautaro could have been part of the squad.”

Finally, Moratti suggested that it wouldn’t upset him if free agent Zlatan Ibrahimovic went back to AC Milan instead of Inter.

“Well, before going to Milan he asked me, and I always respected his choices. I’d be happy for him if he could find a solution to do well in Italy again.”

 

[Glass box]

Thank you for your counsel Moratti.

But no, we don't need Ibra and Jose.

 

[Il Drago]

Moratti couldn't help himself, could he?

Legendary Ex-Nerazzurri President Massimo Moratti: “Inter Can Win The Scudetto”

Former Inter owner and president Massimo Moratti was among the special guests at last night’s annual Inter Christmas dinner and spoke with the gathered reporters at the event.

“Inter were in a difficult group in the Champions League, a group in which there were many pitfalls,” he began.

“Inter are first in the league standings though and I do not think that anybody could have been sure that that would be the case. They have really been very good.”

He was then asked for his thoughts on the current state of the team ahead of the January transfer window.

“I believe that the makings of a team is already there but it will be up to the manager to evaluate whether or not he thinks he needs some help.

“In January all of the injured players will come back. Inter are well placed and do not have a need to go all out in the transfer market.”

In conclusion, he was asked if he thinks Inter can go all the way and win the Serie A title this season to which he simply responded: “Yes.”

 

[wera]

Finally, now I can bet on Juve for Scudetto.

 

[DARi0]

Former Inter president Massimo Moratti, who is the president of Italian energy company Saras, has donated €1 million to help fight the Coronavirus in his home region of Lombardy, according to a report from today’s paper edition of the Sardinian newspaper L’Unione Sarda.


The report details how the 74-year-old Italian wants to help fight the contagion in order to reduce the dangers to the Italian people and assist the hospitals in their fight against the virus. Moratti discussed the donation, saying: “In this moment of collective emergency, hospitals are the structures that are required to make the greatest effort and their role is fundamental to combat this virus.” The former Nerazzurri president then spoke about why he decided to donate the money specifically to help the Lombardy region, despite many parts of Northern Italy being in the same or similar situation, saying: “We feel the duty to concretely support the Lombardy Region, which is among the most affected areas and which, among many difficulties, is facing the emergency together with the health structures of the territory, united by a spirit of responsibility, courage and dedication.”

Moratti took over as Inter chairman in 1995, selling the club in 2013. He reportedly invested €1.5 billion of his own money into the squad and helped the club rise to the top of football. Under Moratti’s reign, the Milanese side won five league titles, four Coppa Italia trophies, four Supercoppa Italiana trophies, a Champions League during the Treble season, a UEFA Cup after beating Lazio in the final and a FIFA Club World Cup.

 

[DARi0]

Moratti contemplates return to football?

Former Inter chief Massimo Moratti has, according to the Corriere dello Sport, shown interest in a return to football by taking over Serie B side Cremonese.

The Grigiorossi are currently fighting to survive in Serie B under the ownership of Giovanni Arvedi and the newspaper claims that the former Inter chief and 74-year-old Moratti could be interested in taking the club of his hands.

Arvedi has invested a lot in Cremonese but has not managed to lift them to the top of Serie B and the report has indicated that he could be interested in selling the club.

And with Cremonese being from Lombardy, very local for Milan resident Moratti, it could give him an ideal opportunity to return to football, close to his home but on a completely different level to what he was used to.

It’s now almost 25 years since the CEO of Saras took over Inter in 1995, when the club was widely considered to be underachieving under Ernesto Pellegrini. But that would all change during Moratti's 18 years in charge of the Nerazzurri.

The highlights during Moratti’s reign at San Siro were many, including the signing of Ronaldo from Barcelona and setting a world record by bringing in Christian Vieri for €48m, but it all culminated when Jose Mourinho led Inter to a historic treble by winning Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Champions League in 2009-10.

In November 2013, the chief stepped down from his role as chairman of the club, staying on as the honorary chairman, before he sold all his shares to Erick Thohir from Indonesia. Inter are yet to add to their trophy cabinet since Moratti stepped down.

Inter’s 16 titles under Moratti:
Serie A: 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10

Coppa Italia: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10 and 2010-11

Supercoppa Italiana: 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09 and 2010-11

Champions League: 2009-10

UEFA Cup: 1997-98

FIFA Club World Cup: 2010-11



*** EDIT: Former Inter president and owner Massimo Moratti is not interested in getting involved with Cremonese according to a report from FCInterNews.it.

Some recent reports have suggested that Moratti could get involved at the Serie B outfit with it understood that their current president and owner Giovanni Arvedi wishes to sell the club and leave the footballing world. Ever since leaving Inter completely a few years ago, Moratti has been linked with taking over at several other clubs in Italy but nothing has ever come to fruition.

 

[DARi0]

Moratti: 'Messi not impossible for Inter'

Former President Massimo Moratti has claimed Inter are entitled to dream of bringing Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi to the Giuseppe Meazza.

The former chief, who once brough Ronaldo from Barcelona to Milan, believes the Nerazzurri can dream big and has predicted ‘strange things’ to happen in 2020.

“I don’t think it’s a forbidden dream at all. Maybe it wasn’t even before this misfortune,” he told Radio Rai. “Messi is at the end of his contract and it would certainly be attempted to bring him home.

“I don’t know if this situation will change anything, but I think we will see strange things at the end of the year.”

Lautaro Martinez has been linked with a move to Camp Nou this summer and Moratti pointed out that the Argentine starlet could end up in an exchange deal with the Blaugrana, maybe even for Messi to come in the opposite direction.

“He is a very good lad, he cares about his career,” Moratti said. “But, as I said before, we have to see if it’s part of an operation for bigger players like Messi.”

 

[Adriano]

i miss moratti

 

[DARi0]

Moratti: 'Inter thought about Messi'

Former Inter President Massimo Moratti continues to maintain Lionel Messi could join the Nerazzurri. “Knowing Steven Zhang’s courage, he will certainly have thought about it.”

Messi was contacted by Inter in the early years of his Barcelona career, but opted to remain at Camp Nou out of a sense of gratitude for all the club had done for him.

Moratti never lost hope of one day making the dream move come true, and after another interview made waves, the Treble-winning patron doubled down on TeleLombardia.

“Knowing Steven Zhang’s courage, he will certainly have thought about it,” smiled Moratti when asked about the Messi connection.

“After all, Messi’s contract is due to expire in 2021. It’d be wonderful, giving back some vitality to Serie A as a whole and more hope to Inter.”

This would also allow the duel between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to be revitalised, having been interrupted by CR7’s transfer to Juventus.

“Of course, my insistence on this subject is purely as someone outside of the club, so it’s not worth that much.”

 

[Il Drago]

LETTERS TO INTER - MASSIMO MORATTI
A message from the former President to the Nerazzurri fans on his 75th birthday

Massimo Moratti is 75 today. Ten years ago, Moratti marked his 65th birthday with a trip to the Stadio Artemio Franchi as Inter took on Siena on the last day of the 2009/10 season. A goal from Diego Milito handed the Nerazzurri their 18th Scudetto title and their second piece of silverware in that extraordinary season. Six days later, in Madrid, Inter would clinch the Champions League to complete an historic treble. Born in Bosco Chiesanuova on 16 May 1945, Moratti served as Inter president from 1995 to 2004 and again from 2006 to 2013 and was honorary president until 2014. The Nerazzurri won 16 trophies during his tenure. Today, on his birthday, Letters to Inter features a letter from Moratti to all Inter fans. President Steven Zhang and everyone in the Nerazzurri family wish Moratti many happy returns on this special day.



I never lost sleep before the big games, but Inter was often the last thing I thought about before dropping off. They were happy thoughts, football fantasies… I would visualise the moves and pieces of skill our players might produce the next day. I would think like a fan – I found it relaxing. Then, the next morning, I would switch to more practical matters: choices, decisions, commitments.
The responsibility of leading the club was always accompanied by a sense of love for our colours.

And despite the fact that I was well aware that the happiness of our fans was dependent on our results, I never once came to see my role as a burden or struggle. Of course, the defeats hurt more than the wins felt good, because they were harder to forget. But I always looked ahead with confidence.

I always tried to be at the matches. You’re not alone when you’re at the stadium and it gives you a chance to ease the tension by interacting with other people. It all helps to distract you a little from the importance of the game. Watching from home, on the other hand, was always much harder for me – first and foremost because I was disappointed not to be there in the flesh. But it was also harder because I had nobody to share it with, nobody to get angry alongside. Paradoxically, when things were really not going well, I would even take issue with the president, as any passionate fan would, despite knowing all too well that I myself was the president.

Did I ever really lose my temper? On a few occasions, yes – I have to admit. The angriest I ever got – and the time that I really made my feelings known, because I felt it was necessary and my duty to do so – was after we were knocked out of the Champions League by Manchester United in 2009. I was always ready to accept it when we lost, but on that occasion I knew that it was time for us to make the step up and go for it.

All these experiences helped us to develop. Aside from the wonderful performance and great goals, I remember the derby of August 2009 because it came after a tricky start to the season for us in which we’d lost the Super Cup and drawn with Bari. It was Sneijder’s first game. I saw a strong team, a team with increased belief. It’s what fans dream of: a team that knows its own strength.

Yet the derbies I remember most are the ones we really had to suffer for. The second derby that year was extraordinary in its own way. We were 1-0 up at half time – but down to ten men. The tension was running high around the stadium and I could see that the players were not happy. I wanted to help – I thought my presence in the dressing room would provide a show of support for the players. That was something I didn’t do often – rarely, in fact. When I got down there, I was shocked by the scene I found: the players were sitting down, quietly.
In the middle of the room was Jose Mourinho. The only thing I could do was remain silent and listen to his instructions. They were precise and useful – tactical instructions to help us deal with being a man down. But they were full of motivation too: “You’ll see, we’ll get the chance to score the second goal.”



Kiev and London were crucial moments in that run. I didn’t go to Ukraine. We were up against a certain Shevchenko, who had always caused us problems. It was important that we didn’t make the same mistakes again – it was in Kiev that we’d let the chance of qualification slip away a few years previously. The finale of that game lives on in the memory, with Diego Milito having a hand in both goals. He was a terrific player. Then, against Chelsea, we produced a real coming-of-age performance.

As for Barcelona v Inter, often it’s the final whistle that’s remembered… my celebration and the way I composed myself to shake hands with the Barcelona president. ​​​​



But a few minutes before that, before the cameras found me, something else happened.
I felt a pang in my heart.


Time stood still. I could hear no sound. I saw the referee take a step, turn around and give a free-kick. It was only then that time began moving again and the colour flooded back into view. On my right, Joan Laporta had jumped to his feet and was celebrating. From my seat, I tapped him on the left arm. “It’s been disallowed,” I told him. It was true: Bojan’s goal had been chalked off.



We had a wonderful group. It was united and full of good people. I’m thinking of Chivu and his terrible injury, for example. Dr Combi played a vital role in realising what was happening, then Chivu responded very well and showed real bravery in returning so quickly. That sent out an important message. Maicon did the same, every time he played. When we signed him, we didn’t think he would get so good, but he was like an extra forward for us – it was extraordinary.

Ten years ago today, I was travelling to Siena, full of hope. A hope shared by our fans. I knew it was going to be a battle, on a small pitch, in a stadium we knew well. It turned out to be a pretty good birthday, I have to admit – arduous at times, but exciting. And we still had to put the icing on the cake, in Madrid.

If you have ever lost somebody you’ve loved, you’ll know that you often find yourself thinking about them. It was the same for me – still is. In the build-up to the Bernabeu game, and as Milito was scoring his two goals, and while everything was coming to fruition, my mind strayed to three people.

Peppino Prisco, with his cutting remarks that seemed to just stick, with his dry wit. An Inter man through and through.

Giacinto. I felt a deep sense of disappointment, because he truly deserved to see those triumphs. I missed my chats with him. I missed asking his advice on signings. I missed everything.

My father, Angelo. I always had a very close bond with him. He taught me everything and formed my way of thinking. I couldn’t not dedicate this sweetest of successes to him. In his memory, I decided to let my son bring the trophy back to Milan.
When the final whistle blew at the Bernabeu, all I felt was happiness. The sense of joy was full, complete.



I saw Mourinho two days later, when I invited him to have dinner at my home in Milan. I surprised him with an unusual centrepiece for the table: the Champions League trophy, with my newborn grandson – the most wonderful gift – snug inside. It was a lovely evening, full of warmth and affection. It was then that we spoke about the secret that everyone had been talking about but that we’d never mentioned before – because that was what was right.

This all happened ten years ago. The memories haven’t faded, nor have the emotions lost their edge. Now, there is a new family at the helm of Inter – a family that shares our passion. Steven Zhang has often spoken to me of how proud he feels to be the president of this club. He’s young, intelligent and perceptible. He’s an Inter man.

There’s only one way to describe Inter fans: in love. We have all the qualities, the flaws and the virtues that come with that. Ours is an unconditional love for the black and blue of Inter.

And it will always be so.


Massimo Moratti

https://www.inter.it/en/news/2020/05/16/massimo-moratti-letters-to-inter.html

 

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Moratti: 'What Mourinho did to Inter...'

On his 75th birthday, former Inter President Massimo Moratti confessed Roberto Mancini, Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benitez situations overshadowed success. ‘What Mou did was terrible.’

The Nerazzurri won the Treble in 2010, but on the eve of the Champions League Final with Bayern Munich, Mourinho had already agreed terms with Real Madrid.
“It’s Inter’s destiny, I suppose,” Moratti told La Stampa newspaper. “We won the Scudetto against Parma with Mancini on the bench, I had already signed Mourinho and didn’t know how to get out of it.

“Then there’s the night in Madrid… After that, at the Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, Benitez let loose and told us he wanted to leave. Let’s just say Inter always found a way of complicating positive situations.

“If I look back now, what Mou did was terrible, but we got along so well and I knew that intervening would’ve just raised the tension, so I stayed quiet, even though I was aware of what was going on.

“It would’ve been like asking an athlete just before the 100m race what shoes he was wearing. You just want him to win. Let’s say that Mourinho didn’t want to run the 200m race too, but he could’ve waited until the morning after to tell me about it.”

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Former Inter president Massimo Moratti discussed many topics, including the Treble winning campaign, Lionel Messi and Lautaro Martinez in an interview in yesterday’s paper edition of the Turin based newspaper La Stampa.

First, he spoke about his emotions when he remembers the Treble. “We all lived it together very intensely. There was competence, a sense of belonging and duty. And passion, an added value that made it a perfect concert.”
He moved onto talking about the Coppa Italia final that season.“The first goal, in Rome it was a battle against the rival of those years, winning the Coppa Italia became fundamental to calibrate our ambition, we played it as if the Champions League was already up for grabs.”
Moratti then discussed the final game of the season, a 1-0 win against Siena. “Happiness and great security. In Siena it’s not an easy game and it’s not even the first title in that series. But victory brings us a lot of serenity, which was crucial given what we were about to experience.”
The former Inter president touched on the Champions League final. “I have great memories of Madrid. I can see the training at the centre of Real Madrid, great concentration but not too much tension, the one that eats you up inside. Mourinho has always been formidable in this. I understood that we were on the right track, oh god I understood that, but I was sure only after beating Bayern, the easiest match in the end.”

The former Nerazzurri president spoke about what advice he gave to Steven Zhang, the current president of the club.“He’s a very sensitive person. When we talk, he always listens very carefully to advice. Well, it was the time of the transfer of ownership between him and Thohir and, unlike me, he wasn’t convinced of keeping Brozovic because of his character. I think not giving him up was a good deal. Often there was talk about Icardi and his qualities, but I’ll stop there.”

Moratti is happy to see Antonio Conte on Inter’s bench. “Great worker, he gives you guarantees.”
Moratti briefly commented on the words of Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini, who said that he hated Inter in a sporting sense. “At least he specified what he meant. I’m more struck by what he said about his teammates.”

The former Inter president spoke about what year of his life he would delete and which he’d like to relive. “If you delete one, you’re finished. Even in difficult times I’ve always been able to draw very useful values, so I wouldn’t throw anything away. Instead, I’d like to relive the years I worked with my father and brother. And the Champions League finals in Vienna and Madrid.”

He didn’t think that the current Serie A season should be completed. “I’d end it here. It’s dangerous to continue, the balance is very thin. Sit down around a table, start thinking about next season and how to cushion the stop in this one. Trying to go on seems completely useless to me.”

Moratti touched on what would happen if he returned to Inter and who he would buy. “I won’t allow myself to interfere. And Conte gives me confidence. Players? Those like Lautaro, who are good and can become very good. He amuses me, you always expect a surprise shot from him.”

He revealed that he could have signed Lionel Messi early on in the player’s career.“I could have signed him when he was very young, but Barcelona was helping him to overcome his growth problems. I thought it was better for him to stay there.”

Finally, he spoke about how he feels about Inter’s plan to leave the San Siro.“I spent most of my life in that stadium. It would be better not to say anything.”

 

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Today's Inter reminds Moratti of the Treble winners

Former Inter patron Massimo Moratti sees the ‘same desire’ in today’s Nerazzurri when he recalls the historic treble season from 10 years ago. The former President has claimed the Nerazzurri expected former coach Jose Mourinho to lead them to the treble after beating Barcelona to reach the Champions League Final in Madrid.

“I remember it as a day of celebration, even before the match,” Moratti told Il Giorno. “We were happy to be in the Final.

“The Coppa Italia and the Scudetto had made us happy and confident, then Mourinho, who knew the opponents well, gave us certainty.

“After Barcelona and that frightful suffering, we expected the prize. In life, it doesn’t always come, but sooner or later it will…”

After the historic season at San Siro, Mourinho moved to Real Madrid and Moratti claimed the farewell could have been different if Inter contested the move and in hindsight feels the Portuguese tactician’s ‘did something terrible’.

“I always felt he did his job well, even if I wasn’t sure of winning,” the former patron added.

“Cleary, during the last period, the more he won, the more it was clear that Mourinho could be fascinated by the idea to bring the success of Inter to Spain.

“But I never discussed the topic. If we had opposed it, we would have faced a different ending in a different spirit. Of course, thinking about it now, he did something terrible…”

Moratti points out that new President Steven Zhang ‘can be considered a true fan’ of the Nerazzurri and sees a similar mentality in the current crop.

“I see the same desire that was then. In the mentality of the club, the coach the players. And the desire decides everything.

“Zhang suffers and can be considered a true fan. Conte works hard and gives guarantees."

 

[Bluenine]

You know I love Moratti. I was very happy when he took over the club, and was delighted that he got the treble for all his investments. It wouldn't have been the same if Moratti wasn't the owner when we won the historic treble.

That said, I am so glad Moratti isn't the president right now. Hearing him talking about Messi these days, I just know he would have dropped everything this window to focus on a very expensive and possibly fruitless chase for Messi. He would have sacrificed our next season just for his obsession, coz he has done stuff like that before.

I am glad we have cooler heads in charge now. Suning may love the club less than Moratti, but they are better businessmen. And they have Mr Coolhead himself in charge (Marotta). The club is run so much better now, and I am thankful for that.

 

[Jusef]

You know I love Moratti. I was very happy when he took over the club, and was delighted that he got the treble for all his investments. It wouldn't have been the same if Moratti wasn't the owner when we won the historic treble.

That said, I am so glad Moratti isn't the president right now. Hearing him talking about Messi these days, I just know he would have dropped everything this window to focus on a very expensive and possibly fruitless chase for Messi. He would have sacrificed our next season just for his obsession, coz he has done stuff like that before.

I am glad we have cooler heads in charge now. Suning may love the club less than Moratti, but they are better businessmen. And they have Mr Coolhead himself in charge (Marotta). The club is run so much better now, and I am thankful for that.

But isn’t that the reason why your an inter fan rather than a Juve one

 

[Puma]

I wish he would stop talking about Lionel Messi coming to Inter. It is breaking my nerves.