January 9th, 2009 by juandeful
Although the Serie A transfer window has been reasonably quiet since the turn of the year, there have been no end of rumours circulating about high-profile transfers.
The latest addition to that list is Sampdoria ‘bad-boy’ Antonio Cassano. And, although the Blucerchiati president has repeatedly insisted that the 26-year-old is not for sale, Inter seem to [...]
December 29th, 2008 by juandeful
Old Trafford has been somewhat of a happy hunting ground for Jose Mourinho, both in charge of Porto and Chelsea. But now, at the helm of FC Internazionale, the Champions League draw has thrown up a magical draw, with arguably the two most respected managers in world football meeting once again in the round of 32. The [...]
September 25th, 2008 by juandeful
In 1995; a young Argentine wing-back arrived in Milan, as one of Massimo Moratti’s first signings as Inter president. And last night’s 1-0 win over Lecce was his 600th match for the Nezzuri. After the match, Zanetti presented a number of his captain’s armbands from down the years.
“The most important ones are those dedicated to [...]
September 18th, 2008 by juandeful
The green and white sea of Panathinaikos fans proved a hostile atmosphere on Tuesday night, as Mourinho’s men slightly lacked ambition in the first ten minutes. But when Brazilian, Mancini, opened the scoring and silenced the home crowd on the 27 minute mark, Inter went on to dominate and play their football, although the Greeks put [...]
September 10th, 2008 by juandeful
Despite three major summer aquisitions, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if a few of Inter’s most promising young stars were given a run out. Something Jose Mourinho wasn’t exactly renound for during his Chelsea days.
Mario Balotelli
The one that really stands out is ‘SuperMario’ Balotelli. The Italian striker of Gahnaian decent, who was only [...]
September 1st, 2008 by juandeful
Inter Milan have reached an agreement with Porto to make Portuguese winger, Ricardo Quaresma, Jose Mourinho’s third major signing of the summer, for a fee that could rise to £20 million depending on appearences. The deal also sees Inter teenager, Pele, move in the opposite direction.
The winger could be the last peice in the Inter [...]
August 25th, 2008 by juandeful
Last night was the opening fixture in the Italian season, which meant the Super Cup (Italian equivilent of Community Sheild). The team that Jose Mourinho put out that made it 1 game, 1 trophy for him was: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Burdisso, Cambiasso, Maxwell, Zanetti, Stankovic, Muntari, Figo, Ibrahimovic, Mancini. Although, Rivas, Jimenez and Balotelli were [...]
August 21st, 2008 by juandeful
As it stands, the Inter first team squad is as follows:
Francesco Toldo, Julio Cesar, Paolo Orlandoni
Ivan Cordoba, Javier Zanetti, Maxwell, Maicon, Nicolas Burdisso, Marco Materazzi, Nelson Rivas, Walter Samuel, Cristian Chivu
Dejan Stankovic, Luis Figo, Luis Jimenez, Patrick Viera, Olivier Dacourt, Esteban Cambiasso, Sulley Muntari, Pele, Mancini, Francesco Bolzoni
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Julio Cruz, Adriano, Hernan Crespo, David Suazo, [...]
August 20th, 2008 by juandeful
Due to the drawn out saga, that was, the inevitabe appointment of Jose Mourinho; Inter Milan hd limited time to search the transfer market and prepare for defending the Scudetto. With Juventus’ return to Europe’s elite, they are rebuilding and will mount a serious challenge for the title.
TRANSFERS
If speculation was to be beleived, then Frank [...]
August 19th, 2008 by juandeful
It was no secret, in the close season, that with Roberto Mancini at the helm of FC Internazionale; there was a dressing room bust-up, with him and the senior Inter players. He was a great coach, but the general concensus was that a change was needed, and that change came in the shape of Jose [...]