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Oct 17 2020, 04:56 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Oct 17 2020, 03:10 PM) It begs the question, what did we sign Brahim and Hauge for then? It's still pretty early in the season to be asking that, especially with so many games coming up Not saying you're not correct on the Leao front. He's pants on the wing. But we have options off the bench if he doesn't show up
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Oct 17 2020, 05:57 PM
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I have a bad feeling about this one.
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Oct 17 2020, 07:39 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Oct 17 2020, 08:06 PM) FFS man! This second half had me suffering like a b*tch.
It was so ugly, so disorganised by our side. It's been a constant throughout this season, our players simply switch off at some point. They looked exhausted.
And Pioli with his moronic changes. At least bring in Tonali than Krunic, Brahim or Hauge than the catastrophically awful Castillejo who I cannot fathom anymore.
We were lucky in the end. Inter had so many chances, not to mention the close call on their penalty claim. We got kissed by fate there.
All that being said, it feels so good to finally win another derby! Agreed. Real happy for the win, but ... I don't understand Pioli's obsession with Samu. Yes, he played a few decent games towards the end of last season, but in recent games he has been horrible. Krunic has not done much either. The game was panful to watch. Inter players got away with a lot. But, a win is a win, and a win against Inter is always a pleasure. And we are top of the table! May not last long, but let's enjoy it while it lasts.
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Oct 17 2020, 07:39 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Oct 17 2020, 07:06 PM) FFS man! This second half had me suffering like a b*tch.
It was so ugly, so disorganised by our side. It's been a constant throughout this season, our players simply switch off at some point. They looked exhausted.
And Pioli with his moronic changes. At least bring in Tonali than Krunic, Brahim or Hauge than the catastrophically awful Castillejo who I cannot fathom anymore.
We were lucky in the end. Inter had so many chances, not to mention the close call on their penalty claim. We got kissed by fate there.
All that being said, it feels so good to finally win another derby! I understand the frustration, but I think in hindsight the subs were correct. Krunic added another body in the middle of the pitch. And I feel like Pioli was very hesitant to put in any of the young players given the tense nature of the game. Samu did what was needed as well. I've been one of his harshest critics, but he came in, pressed high and put the Inter defenders under pressure. Yes we had close calls, but we should have ended it given the chances, Samu and Krunic both had. So all in all, it was a good game. A very good first half with a cagey 2nd. Always to be expected given fatigue was setting in considering the insane schedule some of the players (on both sides) have had to deal with. As for switching off. We haven't switched off since the Genoa game. You can't control the entire 90 minutes. Especially not against a team like Inter who are title favourites this year btw
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Oct 17 2020, 07:47 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Oct 6 2020, 09:58 PM) Indeed. What a gyp it all it turned out to be. Almost 50M earned from the sales of Suso, Paqueta and Rodriguez, +15M from the EL, +30M from the budget, yet we didn't spend anything. Only 10M for Tonali's loan and 5M for Hauge. Clearly management is only concerned for clearing the books. We need to get the team to be on solid financial grounds before we can think about spending. We are paying for massive mistakes made in the past decade. No CL for a long time, no growth in other forms of revenue, ridiculous salaries for mediocre players, massive losses on player value (where other teams have "plusvalenze"). Don't blame Elliott for this, this is on B&G and M&F. And keep in mind that COVID has not helped anyone. QUOTE (Rossoneri7 @ Oct 8 2020, 11:43 AM) [...] without actually having the clubs income/expenses on hand, we are not in a position to consider that an absolute figure that is available for use in the transfer market. As the club has lost a lot with closure of stadium hence no stadium receipts. While broadcasting have been renegotiated lower if I recall correctly.
These are important factors to consider. Indeed
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Oct 17 2020, 07:51 PM
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QUOTE (han2503 @ Oct 17 2020, 07:39 PM) I understand the frustration, but I think in hindsight the subs were correct. Krunic added another body in the middle of the pitch.
And I feel like Pioli was very hesitant to put in any of the young players given the tense nature of the game.
Samu did what was needed as well. I've been one of his harshest critics, but he came in, pressed high and put the Inter defenders under pressure.
Yes we had close calls, but we should have ended it given the chances, Samu and Krunic both had.
So all in all, it was a good game. A very good first half with a cagey 2nd. Always to be expected given fatigue was setting in considering the insane schedule some of the players (on both sides) have had to deal with.
As for switching off. We haven't switched off since the Genoa game. You can't control the entire 90 minutes. Especially not against a team like Inter who are title favourites this year btw Oh come on, man! Castillejo did what was needed? Many players can press high, but you also have to look at what extra qualities they can bring when coming in, especially in a delicate game like this. We had so many counterattacks that Castillejo completely squandered with his inability to do anything decent. Even got an elbow by Ibra after the nth waste. I'm not saying I was against the idea of adding more bodies in midfield, but put in Tonali, not Krunic. We signed all these new exciting youngsters yet we still rely on old garbage. It's not like Krunic or Castillejo have any more experience in these games than the likes of Tonali, Brahim or Hauge do.
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Oct 17 2020, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE (X-Offender @ Oct 17 2020, 07:51 PM) Oh come on, man!
Castillejo did what was needed? Many players can press high, but you also have to look at what extra qualities they can bring when coming in, especially in a delicate game like this. We had so many counterattacks that Castillejo completely squandered with his inability to do anything decent. Even got an elbow by Ibra after the nth waste.
I'm not saying I was against the idea of adding more bodies in midfield, but put in Tonali, not Krunic. We signed all these new exciting youngsters yet we still rely on old garbage. It's not like Krunic or Castillejo have any more experience in these games than the likes of Tonali, Brahim or Hauge do. Did Pioli play it safe? Yes. But given our recent derby history I understand his decisions. Tonali has looked nervous in his previous games. I don't think this was this right time to put him in Regarding Samu, I didn't compliment his attacking play, but he did help in other areas. We're really going to nit-pick winning the derby? After a 4 year dry spell? And have Inter never gotten lucky during that time and got the 3 points?
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