[Portman]

Milan-Inter row intensifies 

Sunday 27 May, 2007 ::: channel4.com

Relations between the ‘cugini’ are at an all-time low, with Massimo Moratti and Carlo Ancelotti exchanging barbed comments over Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

There was controversy this week when Milan Coach Ancelotti said a star player who “nobody could suspect” had approached them looking for a transfer.

“If I revealed his name, there would be chaos,” he smiled in his Press conference. All the major Italian newspapers insisted it was Ibrahimovic, who has criticised Inter for dragging their heels over a contract improvement.

When asked about this story, Nerazzurri patron Moratti vented his fury at Sky Italia television.

“I really don’t think that Ibra can go to Milan,” he said. “I definitely did not appreciate Ancelotti’s comments.

“I’m not sure at this stage what is true and what was built up by the media. In the past we have exchanged players with Milan to avoid excessive wage deals, but I don’t see any likelihood that could happen now.”

This message was relayed to Ancelotti and the tension between the two clubs grew even further.

“I wasn’t trying to be funny,” said the Rossoneri Coach. “Moratti has nothing to do with the ‘beyond suspicion’ player I was talking about. The newspapers are making these links, but I never named anyone. I never said Ibrahimovic.”

If Milan are not behind it, then what is undeniable is that Ibrahimovic is unhappy with the Nerazzurri.

He caused controversy this week by telling newspaper ‘Libero’ that Juventus were more organised and a better squad, partly because of disgraced former director general Luciano Moggi.

“You always need someone like Moggi in an organisation,” Zlatan reiterated in front of Sky Italia television cameras this evening.

“He helped me out a lot when I was at Juve. Here at Inter things are going well, but one can always do better.”

How stupid can Moratti be? (IMG:http://cyrus.medialayer.net/~m1ke/milanfan.com/forums/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

I CAMPIONI D'EUROPA SIAMO NOI - LA PRIMA SQUADRA DI MILANO!

This post has been edited by Porty: May 27 2007, 10:10 PM

[han2503]

There's no point in avoiding the fact, we've done something wrong. What's done is done, it doesn't mean we are 'dirty'.

Inter WILL be there at some point, whether they win it or not, they will make a Final. Knowing Moratti's thinking he'll just do an Arsenal. 'F*ck Serie A we won that last year, now we'll go after the CL. You'll probably find they have an average season, finishing 3rd/4th. But will do very will in Europe. That's my bet anyways.

Inter to finish 3rd/4th in Serie A.
To reach the CL semi finals at least.

Did you read my post before? Milan didn't do anything, at least not something that would entail for us to get 30 points chopped off from last season and and 8 from this one.

For what we did the only thing we should have gotten was a fine nothing more, that is how small the the thing we did was compared to Juve.

And since Inter held the tapes of the calls they were never going to release anything incriminating them, they are not that stupid.

It was just idiotic for the sports tribunals to base their cases on tapes done by the Inter board.

As for Inter and the CL, I can't see that happening, no matter what dream team they have. They will always fall short in Europe

This post has been edited by han2503: May 29 2007, 11:11 AM