Inter - Cagliari (10 Jan 09)

[Ilkinio]

Ok. First game after the break. Hope it will go smoothly. We will be missing Maicon- because of yellow cards. Toldo, Cruz and Rivas are 100% out, while we don't know anything on Adriano and Viera.

I guess, Mourinho will give 4-3-3 another go, since Zanetti will go back to RB and we don't exactly have enough cover in central midfield.

[rockball]

Being the first game after the break, I guess Mourinho would like to start off with the trusted 4312 formation. With Maicon out, a lot will depend on whether Vieira is available though my bet would be on him missing the game.

JC
Capitano-Cafe-Wall-Max
Deki-Cuchu-Muntari
Jimenez
Zlatan-Crespo/Balotelli

[Ilkinio]

Would be great if we could play 4-2-3-1. With Zlatan, Mancini and Quaresma behind Adriano/Crespo/Balotelli. We really need to have some other tactic in our sleeve. Because when things start crushing down, we will be needing smth new.

[rockball]

We have played that kind of 424 formation when things have got desperate. But it cannot be done otherwise since none of the front 4 really step back to defend.
When Milan play a similar formation, they have Seedorf who does a lot of defence as well.

[Luka]

It is an easy game on paper, Cagliari will deffend for their lifes, so I think there is fair chance for 4-2-4 again.

If we go with 4-3-3 though, what I look forward to, is the 3 in the midfield without Javier. I will love to see the difference with him, and without him.

[rockball]

I am looking forward to see how Acquafresca performs against a top class duo of Samuel-Cordoba. I hope he is up for it and impresses the Nerazzurri fans.

[1919]

I am looking forward to see how Acquafresca performs against a top class duo of Samuel-Cordoba. I hope he is up for it and impresses the Nerazzurri fans.

I am hoping, he does not impress too much

[Luka]

I on the other hand hope, he will show enough for us to have some views for him for the future.

He can play great, but that doesn't mean we can't win at the same time. That scenario would be best, ofcourse.

[Handoyo]

I want a clean sheet. After Samuel's return, we enjoyed a period of fantastic defensive performances where only a superb individual effort by Lavezzi manage to squeak in past J.Cesar but we have conceded 3 goals against Chievo & Siena since, not to mention the 2 goals Werder shipped in past us.

[Ajesh]

We should now keep up the momentum and slightly up the tempo. Before we face ManU we should be fully prepared and it should start right from this match.

[interlab]

I hope i can see Figo in this game just to see if is in good form like in Chievo game damn

[AntonTheGreat]

is aquafresca hurt because my friend is confident he is, i havent heard anything.

Any way, i wanna see quaresma or mancini play, i dont mind what one. I wanna see at least one of the 2 find good form and start being an asset to the team, especially with MAN UTD coming. We are missing a quick dribbling player who can be creative, and on form either of them can fill these needs.

Any way, this should be an easy game with a marginal victory, but with inter you never know against the smaller teams.

[Il Muro]

is aquafresca hurt because my friend is confident he is, i havent heard anything.

Any way, i wanna see quaresma or mancini play, i dont mind what one. I wanna see at least one of the 2 find good form and start being an asset to the team, especially with MAN UTD coming. We are missing a quick dribbling player who can be creative, and on form either of them can fill these needs.

Any way, this should be an easy game with a marginal victory, but with inter you never know against the smaller teams.

We could adapt our formation slightly to a 4-4-2, something like this:

Balotelli Zlatan
Quaresma Cambiasso Muntari Stankovic
Maxwell Samuel Cordoba Zanetti
JC

Quaresma can be given kind of a free role and be allowed to drift on from the left (which is where he often played for Porto).

[Suneet]

We could adapt our formation slightly to a 4-4-2, something like this:

Balotelli Zlatan
Quaresma Cambiasso Muntari Stankovic
Maxwell Samuel Cordoba Zanetti
JC

Quaresma can be given kind of a free role and be allowed to drift on from the left (which is where he often played for Porto).

I would like to see that but in the second half after we are 2-0 up. I dont want Quaresma to start 2009 with another crappy performance.

[AntonTheGreat]

I would like to see that but in the second half after we are 2-0 up. I dont want Quaresma to start 2009 with another crappy performance.

thats why you should stay confident and think he will come out with a bang, we all know he's out to prove GOAL.COM wrong haha.

[Alessandro]

From the channel4 preview...
http://www.channel4.com/sport/footba...9/int-cag.html

The Special One is set to leave out Ricardo Quaresma, as well as Mario Balotelli and Amantino Mancini.

Has this been confirmed anywhere else?

[A.l.i]

No. He has only said things about Adri, no one else.

[interita77]

Hello!
I think we beat them 3-1

[Luka]

Didn't Han tell you already:

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[CafeCordoba]

http://74.125.77.100/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=auto|en&u=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/%3Faction%3Dread%26id%3D135388&tbb=1&usg=ALkJrhjO-KIXXjGXOVABeHrlz28rwr3pNw

Stankovic is questionable for the Cagliari-match.

edit. Even better link.

http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=30590&L=en