Monday June 2 was contracting officer Jose Mourinho after 3 weeks (actually months / years) of rumors about the departure of Mancini after a busy weekend for a possible reunion Moratti, Mancini in which the former would have communicated to the second dismissal. finally fulfilled that dream kind of personal (not dependent on me), my favorite coach in my favorite foreign club.
The aim of Mourinho Transfer material was 1 midfielder and 2 ends, a total of 3 transfers to increase the quality of equipment, besides that, the template cut something to the point of having 21 players and 3 goalies, currently only one week left and the objective has not been achieved, still have to make sales like David Suazo, or Hernan Crespo (there are 4 best strikers in the template). Of the 3 goals: Lampard, Mancini, Quaresma, only one has come, Mancini, and Muntari has arrived as an alternative to Lampard (Chelsea renewed), Quaresma may not arrive, but even at this stage there are rumors linking him to Inter and Mourinho says he wants. Anyway 2 players have come with much experience in Serie A and that's a plus. Mancini : Decent signing, I would have looked better if he had reached another level as far pelearle Quaresma for the post (now theoretically fight with Jimenez and Figo), his last year and a half in Rome has been below Mancini that we were accustomed to seeing the last 4 or 5 years, considerable performance drop though possibly influenced by a purely economic issue. Muntari : At first I did not think it was a great signing, to lack, a midfielder who furnish arrival, fighting and creativity, and be a leader, such as it is Lampard, Stankovic has plummeted and its performance can not be that player, but it really is a great signing Muntari despite its extortionate price (about 16/17 million euro) insurance that ended up paying off as the player is very young. Muntari really see it as a replacement for Vieira, Muntari SURE that ends up playing many more matches because the French Vieira has a serious problem with injuries, and penalties. player Muntari is a bully, does not a lost ball, and also has a great pass long and short distance, technically it is certainly better than it appears. The 1-0 today in the Supercup has been his work.
Also from the beginning of the pre-season I feel that Mourinho would change the 4-3-1-2 and the 4-3-3, like Chelsea in their first 2 years, but 4-3-3 special, because in theory only includes a winger and two forwards, and this team suffers overbooking at that position. Stankovic has changed its position to midfield playmaker defensive, but it's defense is only on paper, in Mourinho's 4-3-3 the 3 midfielders defend and attack in equal parts. The truth is that Stankovic for his country has for years been a sort of wildcard for the midfield, banda-half-up-down, with something like Inter, 2 or 3 years ago I played in band wheel with 4-4 - 2 of Mancini. Unfortunately, your performance under sharply last year, and I'm not sure that this year could earn the starting job with the competence of Cambiasso, Muntari, Zanetti. During part of summer with a speculum to his possible departure to Juventus or Manchester City finally broke the sound it clear that he is happy in the team and fight for a job.
Today's Supercup was played in Italy and this has been Inter's starting lineup:
Julio Cesar, Maicon, Burdisso, Cambiasso, Maxwell, Zanetti, Stankovic, Muntari, Figo , Ibrahimovic, Mancini. Balotelli entered by Figo, logical change. Jimenez entered by Mancini. And last Rivas entered by Burdisso, injured.
It's about time that Figo fall out of the rotation, Balotelli has shown, and Adriano showed in pre-season games before, they are in better shape than the Portuguese, is that 36 years to one end is too much, for now it seems that his good relationship with Jose Mourinho's what helps you get into the rotation. Besides all that, just as a lone striker Ibrahimovic is not convincing because, despite much improved in its definition, is not optimal, is perhaps best finisher Balotelli, Julio Cruz also. In my opinion when the three plants are recovered (Materazzi, Cordoba and Samuel), and so are Vieira, Chivu and Adrian, rotation of 15 men end up being something like: Julio Cesar , Maicon, Cordoba, Samuel, Maxwell, Zanetti, Cambiasso, Muntari; Balotelli, Ibrahimovic, Mancini. With Chivu being the replacement of the central and Maxwell, Stankovic replacement midfielders Adriano and Cruz to the ends. I leave it to Rivas, Burdisso, Materazzi, Bolzoni, Pele, Dacourt, Vieira, Figo Jimenez and out of the rotation, but it sure ended up playing for the subject injury, especially 2 or 3 of them.
"We respect our opponents, not fear them. At the moment we are afraid of our opponents will have to quit and start playing football with our children in our gardens"
Small tribute to those players who have been in the elite and ultimately not have been what could have been.
1 - Michael Owen: The only gold ball this list of 10 players, 8 seasons at Liverpool, which confirmed a talent that, logically, had to be one of the best strikers in the world for years, in his last season at Liverpool, and with the departure of Houllier and Benitez's arrival, Owen and Liverpool decided to break their relationship, leaving the price was cheaper than usual and ended the following year contract in Royal Madrid rennet a good season but was never a regular in the team, head sometimes, sometimes alternate. In summer 2005 the Newcastle paid 25 million euros for his transfer in the summer of 2006 after suffering an injury prior to his new team, this time in a game with your choice Owen suffers a severe and chilling injury that keeps him away from the pitch at least six months. In his 3 years at Newcastle has played 43 games in all competitions, an average of 14'3.
2 - Alvaro Recoba: In the summer of 97, this talented Uruguayan arrives at Inter with Ronaldo in the game of his marks a debut goal from more than 30 feet away, little would have to do with what would be his career in the Italian team. Now that does not belong to Inter I can give my objective opinion on this player, is a major talent that has passed through the club in the last decade, his "but" obviously erratic and injury, both come hand, could not appear in a game until the second half but a genius could win a game. Very classy, \u200b\u200ba shot with his left great and powerful, especially from set pieces, not dribble and had lacked vision of the game to have ever played as a striker. If not for injuries would be continued talking about another player different from one failure to a success. If I speak of possible gold ball I do not exaggerate. Some of his major goals video. In recent years the only news related to him were about his possible departure of the team or its injury. In his 9 years at Inter (11 count 2 assignments to Turin and Venice) has played a total of 176 in all competitions, an average of 19.5 games per season.
3 - Harry Kewell: extremely elegant, maybe not too fast to be extreme but that with its huge reward class. Began at Leeds United where he spent 8 years in 2003 signing for Liverpool, where he plays, perhaps the most important match of his life in the Champions League final against Milan in 2005, 1-0 in the scoring Milan had to leave the game due to injury, normally not going to leave it as a starter but Benitez lines in an attempt to draw a once more offensive. recently signed with the Turkish Galatasaray as a free agent In his 5 years at Liverpool have played 93 games, averaging 18.6 per game.
4 - Vicente Gonzalo Rodriguez: Another point Kewell handed as far goal, good shopping, and above all speed and overflow. but that was a key player in the 2003-2004 doublet Valencia, English champions and UEFA Cup, in fact, most acknowledged that it was the best player in the league 2003-2004. In 2004 begins his particular ordeal with injuries in 2005 falls, otravez ankle, in 2006-2007 only 2 can play and suffers more injuries, the 2006 World Cup also miss it and from that time stops be a fixture in the selection of Luis Aragones. currently still in Valencia but would not be strange to have to leave, and not because of lack of quality. In his 8 years with Valencia has played 228 games, averaging 28.5 per game average would be much lower if we had only the last 3 or 4 years.
5 - Djibril Cisse: Front very promising when I get to Liverpool from Auxerre in 2004, several large European might have signed. In 2005 Liverpool broke the tibia and fibula, later in preparation for the 2006 World broke the other leg, this time the right, the image is chilling. After that in 2006 it was sold to Marseille for the last year was bought definitely Marseille Liverpool, has fortunately been able to play all year, 16 goals in 35 games, which is not bad, but it is possible that never become what might have been.
6 - Sebastian Deisler: Retired to only 27 years old, great midfielder who had everything to be key both in his selection as the Bayern, as it had characteristics that were missing both as a selection team, his constant knee injuries caused him depression, which ultimately have ended his career. In his 5 years with Bayern Munich have played 62 games, an average of 12'4 per game.
7 - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: also retired in 2007, despite never being a fixture in the headlines and teams have injury problems that make it illegal, has been fortunate to have triumphed in the world of football specifically at Manchester United, where he is an idol and has helped to achieve major titles.
8 - Jorge Andrade: After reaching the Champions League semifinals in 2004, Deportivo received offers from several big European clubs but not sold until the summer of 2007, Juventus, at the time remains considered one of the best center in the world but its cache and its much lower price because there were only able to play 40 games in total in 2 seasons (05-06 and 06-07) , its possible return raises many questions and is Juventus who bet on, just get suffered a serious injury and has recently been reported to have fallen in the same and will have to be another full season without playing. Very bad news for the club and football in general.
9 - Eduardo César Daud Gaspar "Edu" Some now cost them to believe, but when I just contract with Arsenal and was a free agent for this player fought at the time the top 3 English teams that moment, Barcelona-Valencia-R.Madrid only get to Valencia was injured, and the fact is that in 3 years has not had time to prove anything on the computer, only an average of 5'3 matches per season, 16 games in 3 years. 10 - Juan Carlos Valeron: are actually only 2 years with the burden of injuries, but in 2 years could only play 7 games.
Note: Includes only players over 26 years, Arjen Robben could be a case of the list, but he is young and hopefully not the successor to Marc Overmars.
Monday June 2 was contracting officer Jose Mourinho after 3 weeks (actually months / years) of rumors about the departure of Mancini after a busy weekend for a possible reunion Moratti, Mancini in which the former would have communicated to the second dismissal. 
Julio Cesar, Maicon, Burdisso, Cambiasso, Maxwell, Zanetti, Stankovic, Muntari, Figo , Ibrahimovic, Mancini. Balotelli 
Julio Cesar , Maicon, Cordoba, Samuel, Maxwell, Zanetti, Cambiasso, Muntari; Balotelli, Ibrahimovic, Mancini. With Chivu being the replacement of the central and Maxwell, Stankovic replacement midfielders Adriano and Cruz to the ends. 
