[X-Offender]

Remember when we were bashing Inter's website because they didn't put Milan first in the ranking table? Well, check this out: http://www.acmilan.com/classifica.aspx

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[CHU-LIP]

Weird, again Parma on top. Why?

[han2503]

Remember when we were bashing Inter's website because they didn't put Milan first in the ranking table? Well, check this out: http://www.acmilan.com/classifica.aspx

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That deserves a headbang smiley

[han2503]

Benitez recalls lessons of Istanbul

Inter boss Rafa Benitez has already started playing mind games with Milan by saying that they were favourites in Istanbul five years ago.

Milan are being tipped to win the Scudetto after signing Robinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the final week of the transfer window.

Benitez famously managed Liverpool to an astonishing comeback over Milan in the 2005 Champions League Final in Istanbul.

When asked if he considers Milan favourites, Benitez said: “They also said it in Istanbul when I faced the Rossoneri with Liverpool.

“They said it until the end of the first half of that game, then something changed.”

Benitez then turned his attention to Inter's lacklustre transfer campaign.

“We waited to see if it was possible to sign some players, then I spoke with President Moratti and Marco Branca, and we know what we have done and what we must do.

“President Moratti has made financial sacrifices for many years straight and if for this reason he decided to stop, then he has his reasons.

“This team is strong. It has quality. We must recover the mentality we have last year. We can win everything with the right mentality.”

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His team won because of some unbelievable luck, a Gerrard dive, and a referee not noticing an offside flag before one of the goals occured, not because he's a tactical mastermind (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

If anyone is the favourite for the Scudetto it's Inter, thankfully for us, they lost Mourinho and got Mr. Potato head instead.

I didn't see him gloathing in Athens when he was complaining to the ref about the time added on as an excuse for his team's failure (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) And I certainly never saw him do Liverpool any good in the league

[MizNelson]

Would you argue that he is/was the most overrated coach of the past decade?

[han2503]

Would you argue that he is/was the most overrated coach of the past decade?

He wins by a country mile imo.

He rode a CL glory for all it was worth, until he ran Liverpool into the ground, and he's still riding all that glory, all the way to Inter. Luckily for us, they are our biggest competitors for the title (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[William405]

The Italian Footballers' Association has announced its decision to strike on the weekend commencing September 25, bringing Serie A to a grinding halt.

The AIC is protesting at the renewal of Serie A's collective-bargaining agreement.

Milan full-back Massimo Oddo read out the following statement: “The AIC, in accordance with the teams in Serie A, has decided that they will not take to the pitch on the 5th round of the season on September 25 and 26 in protest at the introduction of the new contractual regime.”

The highest profile match to be effected will be that between Roma and Inter.

When asked to explain the decision, Oddo said: “The players are fed up with being treated like objects and not like people.

“We are dealing with human rights here,” he concluded.

Football-italia.net


What the hell,I don't get it.Especially the part of Oddo speaking :/

[X-Offender]

Football-italia.net


What the hell,I don't get it.Especially the part of Oddo speaking :/

1. han posted the article a page back.
2. Oddo is the representative of the AIC.
3. I have no idea what this is all about and frankly I don't care.

[William405]

1. han posted the article a page back.
2. Oddo is the representative of the AIC.
3. I have no idea what this is all about and frankly I don't care.

Oh sorry,didn't notice.It was the most recent news on the website,and I checked the last page here.

[Fillipo Simone]

Would you argue that he is/was the most overrated coach of the past decade?

Oh, I wouldn't. I think we underestimate Benitez. Do not get me wrong, he's a solid coach and he's done pretty good with Liverpool and Valencia. Fact stays, he's more succesfull then the past four Liverpool managers.

[Bluesummers]

Mourinho was shocking his first campaign as well. He was just lucky that the teams competing with him were even more shocking.

His second spell he got the players he wanted and built his team around 3 players. Cesar, Lucio and Samuel. Then they won it all.


Benitez is the exact same prototype coach as mourinho. Defensive, slow build up etc etc.

Now all he has to do for the team to be competitive is get the mental aspect right and inter are back. In all other regards he still has a world class team that suits his style. Maybe he could have used a better winger than Eto but its still not bad.



Lets not judge him early

[X-Offender]

His second spell he got the players he wanted and built his team around 3 players. Cesar, Lucio and Samuel. Then they won it all.

I really don't think Mourinho built Inter around those 3 players. More like Maicon, Sneijder and Milito. They represent about 50% of the squad's strength.

[Bluesummers]

disagree. Sure those players played a huge role in winning matches but I think the great wall of south america was what he built his team on.

Most of his games were based on a risky defensive strategy that depended on the performances of the keeper and 2 cb. He won all his big games by defending like a machine.

[X-Offender]

Inter's always had a great defense in the last few years. If not, I'd say this year they managed to concede more than in the past. Lucio became good only in the second part of the season and Julio Cesar had probably his worst year at Inter. Mourinho realized that by playing a balanced line-up (4-3-1-2) Inter would have never gone far in the Champions League, that's why he put everything on his forwards and changed tactics to a risky 4-2-1-3. Attack is the best defense they say.

[acid911]

inter vs Udinese going 1-1 up to the final minutes in the first half. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy.gif) Hopefully it stays this way till the end!