and also don't like the news that Milito will most likely be and Inter player next year. :/
i'd really like to see that... but i don't think we will. udinese this season was an exception.. as u pointed out, they had no goals to achieve anymore in serie a, so they focused on the uefa cup....rfu said:
yep it was a 4-4-2 indeed. foggia and mauri are the "midfielders" (kinda hard to describe foggia as a midfielder though) who also have offensive duties (mauri has a better tactical sense, while foggia has an fantastic touch and dribbling).
well he came on a free transfer (while gamberini and bocchetti would have been very expensive), so i can't say it's a bad move for juve.aboutreika said:
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Interesting point lo zio. One only needs to look at Inter to see your point. Can you imagine a Ferguson-like scenario in Italy where a coach reigns for 20+ years
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and they're only a point away from Fiorentina. Juve will be starting afresh anyway next season, with the likes of Del Piero and Nedved set to take a back-seat role in things, and I expect 4/5 new signings to come in during the transfer window. It has been argued that Gigli, Blanc and Secco are more to blame than Ranieri, but it so happens Ranieri would be easier to replace. Such is life.In what way? I think Mourinho's man management skills are excpetional, imagine managing a squad with the likes of Toldo, Figo, Ibra, Adriano and Materazzi, and steering the ship in the midst of media bombardment and scrutiny especially after we failed to succeed in Europe. You remember how Mancini famously quit Inter last season after losing to Liverpool, only rescind his decision the next day. I'm not sure how much involvement Mancini had in the signings of Maicon, J. Cesar and Cambiasso, but I know he requested Ze Maria, Cesar, Wome and Mario Gonzalo, some of the worst signings in Inter History (after Mancini and Quaresma
). Myself, I prefer Mancini over Mourinho, however Mourinho is the better manager, more of a disciplinarian and more astute tactially (in terms of organizing the defence). This is his first season in Italy and he has faired very well. I like how he handled Santon and especially Balotelli who at one point was set to leave. His insistence on the 4-3-3 formation flopped badly but atleast he admitted as much, then going back to Mancini's 4-3-1-2. And recently he has reverted back to 4-3-3 with mixed results (I don't understand why he's trying to turn Ibra into a lone striker when he clearly prefers to play a second striker). He's helping put serie A on the map with his yapping and gloating, but I like to think he employs these mindgames to distract the opposition or take attention away from his own players (who can forget his 7 minute zeru tituli rant 
). But my absolute favorite thing about Mourinho, what he has over Mancini, is his willingness to drop players. Even Ancelotti won't drop Seedorf, but with Mourinho no one's safe (look at how he made hung-over Ibra play the whole 90 minutes against Siena)
yep that's true..... most of the times.
i'm not sure about that, but i think u're right.
jose already dropped his 4-3-3 system to move back to mancini's 4-4-2 diamond formation.abhi said:
quaresma? who's this quaresma?
jose already dropped his 4-3-3 system to move back to mancini's 4-4-2 diamond formation.
with this setup, having a proper cf as milito, ibra could finally play as a second striker.
that could be one of the best offensive partnerships in europe.
quaresma? who's this quaresma?
jokes apart, i guess abramovich can't wait to send him back to milano
i'm so looking foward his return... i really miss his trivelas
Lo Zio what do you think?In fairness, Mourinho is still relatively inexperienced in the coaching department (he was sort of thrust into the limelight after success with Porto). And his tactical nous is still quite limited, however, it is much easier to develop this part of the game than man management skills - either you know how to man-manage and organize your team or you don't. This is where Mancini fell short, and I never really felt he had control of the dressing room even with Mihajlovic around to back him. Other than Cagliari game and the Samp game during the Coppa, I can't think of any glaring mistakes Mourinho has made, tactically.
speaking of Wenger, I'm surprised Arseanl fans are adamant that he remain as Manager
. I suppose there's no available replacement, however it seems to me Arsenal have taken several steps back since their last premiership title. No way would this happen in Italy. Look at Ancelotti, his last trophy was just 2 years ago (champions league), yet milanista's don't seem satisfied (at least the ones I know and read about).I'm not too happy about either myself. Motta is a very hardworker but I'm worried he;s too injury prone. Perhaps he's past that, however 15 million for him is way too much, we could have used that to bring in Gokhan Inler who's younger and has much more potential. As for Milito, Inter need a goal scorer, and he's the best that's available. And I guess its good he's in his 30's because this way Super Mario won't feel neglected
. Inter still need a defender, I imagine we could bring in Ivanovic from Chelsea and stick him in at RB a few games, or play him in the Coppas, until he becomes accustomed to Italian football. Most importantly, we need a creative midfielder 
With HArry Redknap reverting back to a 4-3-3 so to accomadate Defoe and Keane, I don't think there'll be much room Modric, so we could draft him in, and perhaps they could take Muntari in return.
i'm so looking foward his return... i really miss his trivelas
Hahahaaahaha
Super Ricardo! lol --->
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.... and it must be said, jose is probably on his way to find the right formula for inter. this season inter's poor football was definitely effected by the "original sin" (namely trying to display a 4-3-3 system with 2 extremely unreliable wingers and no quality at midfield).... then, when jose gave up and changed system, he couldn't go on the market to pick the most appropriate players for the 4-4-2 he decided to display.
it's always very dangerous to put the big ears cup on top of your priorities list. there are just too many details u have to take care about to aim for the champions league.... and many of theese details are usually out of your control.Leo messi said:
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Would be the another blunder by Rafa, hope it happens
napoli has no hurry.. they don't need money, as they already have the funds to sign the players they want.
moreover de laurentis and marino must show the napoletani they're not gonna let lavezzi leave that easily. and this will make very hard to get ezequiel, i believe.
i guess they won't let him leave, unless a ridicolous offer arrives... and by ridiculous i mean a bid wich is way higher than lavezzi's real value (and lavezzi's value is already pretty high
however, even though lavezzi loves napoli, when a club like liverpool calls, u can't just pretend nothing happened. lavezzi and his agent might ask de laurentis to let him leave, and start complaining about it.... and this might help u a lot.
anyhow, i think a 30 millions offer would do the job.
). as u said, manini is really good, and concerning datolo, they just bought him a couple of months ago, so getting dossena wouldn't make much sense.yep, it would be quite weird as torres isn't a pure tipycal cf, and ezequiel is a supporting striker who almost act as a winger...
it's not "the guy"... it's THE guy!
u mean playing a la torres? no, he can't do that. he's a supporting striker who likes to start his action from the flanks.
