Palermo - Inter (15 Nov 08)

[Bes]

Before the derby d'italia we will go out to Sicilia, for clash against Palermo.
Palermo is in the 10th(16pts) position. they've had only one loss at home, and lastly they're in a poor form.
Inter is back winning, and back in the top of the talbe too, since Milan got only a draw against lecco.
FORZA INTER, I hope we will not lose the first position just after one week.

BTW, BB's next opponent is really weak - Chievo, so it's a MUST win.
Another 1-0 win.
FORZZA RAGAZZI

 

[lonewolf19]

Ibra needs a rest. I am tempted to rest Maicon since he is on caution. It is not that I am underestimating Palermo but the derby d'italia is way too important.

------------JC-------------
JZ-Cordoba-Samuel-Maxwell
Vieira----Cambiasso----Deki
Cruz-----Adriano-----Mancini(Balotelli)

 

[blackmore]

will this be the return of adri..fingers crossed...

XXX

 

[Suneet]

Lets hope Adri does a Cruz and we get a nice victory where we finally score in the 1st half.

 

[crzdcolombian]

Ibra needs a rest. I am tempted to rest Maicon since he is on caution. It is not that I am underestimating Palermo but the derby d'italia is way too important.

------------JC-------------
JZ-Cordoba-Samuel-Maxwell
Vieira----Cambiasso----Deki
Cruz-----Adriano-----Mancini(Balotelli)

is ibra hurt?

Mancini should be sent to the reserves seriously he sucks

 

[rockball]

Zlatan is not hurt. Just that everyone is freaking scared that he will get injured if he plays every game and so wants him to be rested.

 

[Bes]

is ibra hurt?

Mancini should be sent to the reserves seriously he sucks

Ibra is not hurt. Just everyone is wanting a rest of him(me not), but be sure that Ibra will play in this match since first til 90th minute .

 

[Hussein]

Since this will be an away game I'm not worried as we can play with the 4-3-3 with more freedom because Palermo will attack and we will be able to hit them on the break.

Muntari could feature at some stage in this game as he trained with the squad today. Adriano has been stuck down by flu so I'm not sure if he'll recover in time for this game.

I predict Jose to start with those players:

---------------Julio Cesar----------------

Maicon----Cordoba----Samuel----Maxwell

-----Vieira----Cambiasso----Zanetti------

Quaresma----Ibrahimovic----Obinna/Balotelli

Cruz and Mancini will come on once Jose gets fed up from Quaresma & Balotelli/Obinna

 

[Jimmy Page]

I would like to see this line up, were the attacking three Ad-Ib-Ba does have free roles, in particular Ibra should be allowed to go lower down in pitch so we also can use hes perfect passes and vision


---------------Julio Cesar----------------

Maicon----Cordoba----Samuel----Maxwell

-----Vieira----Cambiasso----Zanetti------

----Adriano----Ibrahimovic----Balotelli----

 

[mike_inter]

Samuel made his comeback against Udinese with a SPLENDID performance,if we take into consideration he had been out for almost a year..

I'm sure Muntari will also make his comeback now against Palermo,if he continues to train regularly with the first team..I think his presence in our midfield is indispensable..We need his speed,accurate passing and physical strenght..Alongside Cambiasso and Vieira,they can create a great midfield line..

 

[Handoyo]

MORATTIPOLI

Nocerino banned just in time before the Inter match

 

[dubayuw]

Let this please be a game where I dont want to put my foot through my computer.

 

[Suneet]

Let this please be a game where I dont want to put my foot through my computer.

There is a reason we call ourselves Pazza Inter. I dont mind going crazy if we win.

 

[AntonTheGreat]

This is true I think i a good game here is to be expected. With the training game and the training pictures, it seems like mourinho may be working on finishing and movement of and with the ball, anyone who has watched inter can say these have been our biggest flaws. Healthy, i haven't seen any problems in our defense. When burdisso doesnt play i see a fortress that is hard to penetrate. I expect to see quaresma play his best game of the season. He looks motivated in training videos and pics, and just needs that extra boost in morale. WE all no what he is capable of, and he has terrorized defenses before. As for Adri, i would like to see him start. He would have to be extra motivated after all this drama. If not, at least we got one good thing out of it, HE WILL BE TRADED OR SOLD FOR a lump sum.

I hope to see the best inter of recent weeks, and although that may not be saying much, i believe this will be one of their best showing of the season. A one goal game can be expected against a solid palermo side, but i think inter will push hard enough to win this by at least 2. Samuell and cordoba must start. If muntari is fit enough to play well, i don't see palermo scoring on him and viera. Plus cambi, that should be enough to hold miccoli and melo to the floor.

I want to see a good game, and with injuries slightly getting better, i hope to see a great game by INTER.

PS... everyone should give quaresma at least til christmas break. New league, New team, no training during the summer, and little belief and morale surely will take time. AND who better to help him then JM!!!

 

[Alessandro]

We need a good win here for confidence...

Edit by Han: NO SCORES FROM OTHER MATCHES

 

[mike_inter]

One bad thing about Palermo is that quality and highly-experienced midfielders play there..They might suck in defense( I watched some highlights of the Toro-Palermo clash last week,the Rosanero defense was a total joke..) but players like Liverani,Bresciano and Simplicio are always dangerous and especially Simplicio uses to make good makes against Inter..Up front,the only player we should be aware of is Cavani who sometimes scores some really rare goals..

Games in Sicily are always difficult no matter if we play against Palermo or Catania..Obviously,we have a much superior side and I think it's time for convincing performances and clear victories..

By the way,in Gazzetta's lineup,Cruz is expected to start from the beginning of this match..I think that's a good reward for our most reliable goalscorer and I also hope that Mourinho has learnt the lesson of NOT playing ONLY Ibra up front..

 

[lonewolf19]

I read somewhere (dont count too much on this) that Mou will be switching his tactic from this game on. It seems he will not play two wide-man and one CF anymore. He also said Quaresma will spend his time on the bench.

I think we will see a Cruz-Ibra-Mancini

 

[kylan05]

I would like to see 8-9-10 upfront, with 9 as the tip of the "trisula" (can't think of the English word right now). That might do some harm, if not creating chaos in the opposition's defense area.

 

[hetfildd]

Jose will have a bad time choosing 2 between Mario, Adriano, Cruz, Mancini, Ricardo and even Obina to partner Zlatan. If it was up to me I would choose Cruz and Mario. The other departments' formation are somehow clear.
Cesar
Maicon Cordoba Samuel Maxwel
Viera Cambiasso J.Z
Mario Zlatan
Cruz
1- Maicon must be so carteful as we need him to trash jube.
2- Muntari can come at some stages of the match, not from the start.
3- RQ77 should be benched for sometime.
4- Mancini has been our worst addition of the summer. Unfortunatly what I gussed.
5- I do expect a result like the one agaisnt Roma as the lads has rested enough and Jose has had enough time to work on our finishing.
I predict a 0-2 final result with a goal in each half.

 

[Suneet]

I get a feeling we will see a 4-3-1-2 variant. Where Ibra and the winger we play support Cruz.