Palermo - Inter (15 Nov 08)

[1919]

why the hell does he have to put 4 CM??? just mto make up 11 guys on the field?

 

[Jimmy]

Talk about creating absolutely nothing.

I am getting increasingly annoyed by the Zlatan biasm from the referees. He's not allowed to outmuscle an opponent without getting a free-kick against him. But someone more or less punching him in the face is okay.

 

[David Suazo]

Hope to see Obinna or Mancini on for Muntari or Vieira.

 

[lonewolf19]

I think we should introduce Mancini or Balotelli second half.
Our attack need some fire works

 

[1919]

JZ or Maxwell needs to be taken off. Cant see wat they bring to the table in this match???

 

[Adam]

Very defensive lineup, therefore we create little, but there's positives. Muntari is once again our best midfielder by far. Always moving and trying to get into advanced positions.

Mourinho has some strange fckin ideas. He always seems to use our offensive players where they can be the least effective.

Can't have a midifled that consists of Vieira, Cambiasso and Zanetti. One of them has to be changed at halftime cuz this ain't working. We haven't been bad by any means but we're very ineffective at creating chances. Defense has been solid though.

 

[Tommi]

This just seems WAY too defensive IMO. No real creative midfielder.

WAY to defensive, exactly! This got to be most boring Inter since...well, i can´t even remember when! It´s like playing with eight defenders plus Cruz & Zlatan. No creativity what-so-ever...it´s been like this since we won Roma.

Wake up Mourinho and start showing something...show us that you´re much more that just a big mouth.

Ciao ciao e forza forza!

 

[Puma]

Alot of pretty passes and keeping the ball. Precious little else. The team lacks incisiveness upfront. It feels as if everyone is simply waiting for Zlatan to do something magic or inspirational which will give us the lead.

I am happy they have not shown much of Mourinho's smug face. Since he has taken over we have performed without conviction and with a certain sluggishness that suggests that all we have to do is arrive at an opponent's pitch and we will win the match.

Inter's football is the most boring and unconvincing that I have seen in a very long time. But its okay. At least we are dominating possession.

 

[La Brujita]

So, we sucked badly. Typical half-time discussion.

Who's Obinna going to come for?

 

[lonewolf19]

I think it will be a different second half. Inter will focus more on attacking.
Mourinho just need to tune the midfield a little bit and things will be different.
Guys, I am still pretty confident we will win

 

[crzdcolombian]

bring back Mancini !!!

Man City wants Mourinho send him there in exchange for Elano or Robinho !!

 

[aquaism]

cruz is not a starter type of player.... he is at his best when he subs at 70 minutes.

 

[Tanel]

Bloody horrible.

For whole 2008 this has been the case.

Our attacking game lacks any pace, the support is so slow etc. It's like these players suddenly turned themselves off at the new year's eve.

All our players are attacking and defending and as a result, we can't do any of them properly.

Why does whole team get back when our opponents leave bloody 4-5 players out there in defence anyway. It makes absolutely no sense.

We must get he ball down onto the full-backs, to open up the game and then either cross or pass back inside where there has been more room opened up. But then again, the wide-men ain't doing their job properly all the time, they stop the play, get 2-3 players put on them and therefore get stuck.

This team plays far too tactical - a bit of simple schoolboy like football should be added to our style. We must keep the ball running (not running at crazy pace, but not like we are playing atm - half of the when attacking the ball is still).

The players must be ahead of the ball when attacking, not behind it, which is the case for us in this last year in Serie A and since ever in the Champions League. The midfield trio is always jogging behind the guy with the ball and when we pass the ball backwards, any chance of surprising the opponent is gone, the trio Bambi-Capitano-Vieira must get ahead of the ball or atleast 2 of them, giving the chance for a forward pass as otherwise, there are two strikers forward with like 5 players marking them. Midfield joggs, but they need to run, drag the Palermo players out of their position, create some needed distance between the marker etc.

Basically what I'm saying is that we need some Samba tbh to our central midfield, not semi-lazy Samba ala Diego, but someone very lively.

 

[aquaism]

wow they're showing the face of Mou... looks nervous

 

[aquaism]

no changes so far for both teams

 

[CafeCordoba]

Inter is unbelievably boring. There just isn't enough movement upfront. Muntari has been pretty good but he fucks up with the ball. Vieira should be more "in" the game. But the main problem is we are too static in attack. Cruz is good to have there but Muntari isn't involved enough and he fucks up too much with the ball.

 

[aquaism]

goal ibra

 

[Ilkinio]

Zlatan kills it!

 

[lonewolf19]

1-0
ibraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

[Barbas]

what a goal...

forza ibra!!!