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Why exactly is this guy disliked here? I seriously don't get it.
 

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Why exactly is this guy disliked here? I seriously don't get it.
Byproduct of the hate towards ownership and the fact he is in his position due to nepotism.

I personally don’t have any strong feelings towards Steven but I guess if I lean either way it’s more positive then negative. It’s obvious the kid has fallen in love with Inter and actually cares whether or not the team is winning. You can’t fake the reactions in the stand, if he was that good he would be in Hollywood.

The issue is we know he really doesn’t have any control over anything that goes on. He is just a proxy for his father who ultimately makes the decisions. I think if he were left to his own devices he would be more Moratti than Thohir. I’d like to think he at least lobbies with his father to spend more on Inter but only he would know If that’s true. Also, none of really know just how bad things have gotten for the Zhang family financially over the past few years. At the end of the day though none of that is Steven’s fault, and he certainly doesn’t feel like a bad guy to me.
 

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Byproduct of the hate towards ownership and the fact he is in his position due to nepotism.

I personally don’t have any strong feelings towards Steven but I guess if I lean either way it’s more positive then negative. It’s obvious the kid has fallen in love with Inter and actually cares whether or not the team is winning. You can’t fake the reactions in the stand, if he was that good he would be in Hollywood.

The issue is we know he really doesn’t have any control over anything that goes on. He is just a proxy for his father who ultimately makes the decisions. I think if he were left to his own devices he would be more Moratti than Thohir. I’d like to think he at least lobbies with his father to spend more on Inter but only he would know If that’s true. Also, none of really know just how bad things have gotten for the Zhang family financially over the past few years. At the end of the day though none of that is Steven’s fault, and he certainly doesn’t feel like a bad guy to me.

In the same vein of "it's not Steven's fault", I get disappointed every time I see him in the box at games because it still means Suning is involved in the club. I hate it for Steven's sake if he truly has grown to love the club but the sooner his father is out of the club - and, by extension, him too -, the better off we'll be.
 

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why are you pretending like this kid has an actual role at Inter?
I like how we want it both ways. He has no role at Inter yet somehow people still hate him personally. bizarre.

As I said, an owner who knows when to be hands off and let the professionals do their thing is a very appreciated thing. Been in that situation (and the opposite) a few times myself.
 

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I like how we want it both ways. He has no role at Inter yet somehow people still hate him personally. bizarre.

As I said, an owner who knows when to be hands off and let the professionals do their thing is a very appreciated thing. Been in that situation (and the opposite) a few times myself.
Have you also been in a position to pretend to be the owner and be a puppet of another puppet?
 

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"pioli is on fire chant" and selling Skriniar operation deserved to be hate.
 

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Come on guys, Steven is literally Jindong's son, it's not like Jindong just found some guy on the street and made him the president.

He may not have full control over Inter but he definitely has power. And even when we need Jindong's approval, Steven will have a much better chance to convince Jindong than Marotta and co.
 
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Come on guys, Steven is literally Jindong's son, it's not like Jindong just found some guy on the street and made him the president.

He may not have full control over Inter but he definitely has power. And even when we need Jindong's approval, Steven will have a much better chance to convince Jindong than Marotta and co.
Why? If anything, he'd be less willing to compromise his personal relationship over something that's barely significant to him. Even if he grew to like the club, all it'd take is one yell from his dad that this is not a priority and it ends there.
 

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So I'd like to ask the haters, who would they want to be our president with the current owners?

If you answer is someone like Zanetti or some CEO from some chocolate company... You should try to hold your breath forcefully for 2 hours.
 

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Why? If anything, he'd be less willing to compromise his personal relationship over something that's barely significant to him. Even if he grew to like the club, all it'd take is one yell from his dad that this is not a priority and it ends there.
Yes, because this is a movie, and these are already scripted characters without feelings and emotions.

This is all a meme. The Asian dad, never being satisfied.

All of this because you guys choose willingly to be a bunch of narrow minded punks.
 

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Why? If anything, he'd be less willing to compromise his personal relationship over something that's barely significant to him. Even if he grew to like the club, all it'd take is one yell from his dad that this is not a priority and it ends there.

All I can say is you seem to have a very interesting relationship with your son/dad.
 

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Yes, because this is a movie, and these are already scripted characters without feelings and emotions.

This is all a meme. The Asian dad, never being satisfied.

All of this because you guys choose willingly to be a bunch of narrow minded punks.
Who said anything about Asians?
 

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All I can say is you seem to have a very interesting relationship with your son/dad.
When their money, especially billions, are involved, you may get yelled at for not listening to your parents, whether you're 15 or 35.

Even if it's just a reprimand it can work. There's no pressure little Zhang can put to his dad, that's pipe dreaming.
 

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with adding condition, their main business in their homeland (China) nearly defaulted.
 

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You get yelled at by your parents at all ages and in all income/wealth brackets. It's rather normal if you live close to your parents, doesn't mean they don't love you or can't listen to your opinions.

I don't know where your idea that the father-son relationship in rich family has to be cold and pragmatic comes from, but you guys probably have some interesting relationships with your children/parents, who knows.
 
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