Diego Simeone

Batman said:

Its just not meant to be. He did everything right, but luck stands still. Atletico should give him better players tbh, his team has no depth.

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All they basically need is a great striker. Torres is smart and his movements are good, but he is too invisible in front of the goal.

Step 1 - Lose 2 CL finals
Step 2 - Join Inter
Step 3 - ???
Step 4 - Profit!

nurko said:

Fun fact: If he wins CL at San Siro and moves to Inter next season, it would replicate what Mou did after winning CL with Inter in Madrid and moving to Real next season.

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Looks more like the next Hector Cuper than the next Mou now

Handoyo said:

Looks more like the next Hector Cuper than the next Mou now

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Third and second place and a CL semi final with this Inter? I'd take that.

Cuper didn't win everything except the CL. He won nothing despite being close in every tournament.

Bergpavian said:

Third and second place and a CL semi final with this Inter? I'd take that.

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Just to be clear, Hector Cuper is one of my favorite coaches of all time. I started supporting Inter in the summer of 2001, coinciding with his arrival. I knew that prior to that Inter was a big joke, probably even bigger than the current Inter. The most infamous beating was of course the 0-6 Derby loss to Milan 1-2 seasons before that.

But Cuper brought back steel and respect to our club and I would argue that he was the one who turned the club around to be a giant again especially our mentality, Mancini further cemented the team's foundation and Mourinho perfected it.

If Simeone can come and do the same as Cuper did, I'd be glad.

Inter was shit with Tardelli and Lippi as they were Rube tied mofos...everyone hated them(players mostly) and not sure why MM appointed them,cuz MM is a confusing guy tbh,always was,is and will be...Cuper changed around things yes but he lost the Scudo on the infamous 5.5.02 and lost to Bbilan in the semis of the CL
So although he did good he didn't do enough

I love Mourinho, I respect Cuper,Klopp,Ancelotti,Guardiola...
I respected Mancini before but now I kind of despise him for his behavior
I'm not sure about Simeone tbh...He is a very passionate guy,maybe even too much,he won an Uefa cup with us yes but he was here only 2 seasons and then Lippi kicked him out...he scored the crucial goal against us for Lazio but he didn't celebrate out of respect...5 May things
Him in stead of Mancini?! Yes of course
I had enough of Mancini's arrogance
However from ATM and us is a big downgrade
Maybe when Mancini loses his shit and announces his resignation again ...dis time Simeone as our new saviour and not Mou.

"I might leave? It's a moment to think and I'm doing that," said Simeone. "I am where I want to be, I'm loved by the people and I love them a lot, but it would not be good on my part to keep moving forward without thinking that I have lost two finals."

The Argentine coach was not looking for excuses. "To lose two finals is a failure, you have to accept it, we will tend to our wounds at home. For Atletico to get to the final twice is marvelous but I can't be happy after defeat."

Asked what hurts the most, he replied: "To see the people who paid for the tickets, who traveled, who supported us, who hoped..."

Simeone added: "In football whoever wins deserves it, today and always."

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Maybe the loss was a blessing in disguise (for us).

Ronin said:

Maybe the loss was a blessing in disguise (for us).

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One can hope.

Cuper's second CL final defeat was also in San Siro. Makes me wonder..

Handoyo said:

Just to be clear, Hector Cuper is one of my favorite coaches of all time. I started supporting Inter in the summer of 2001, coinciding with his arrival. I knew that prior to that Inter was a big joke, probably even bigger than the current Inter. The most infamous beating was of course the 0-6 Derby loss to Milan 1-2 seasons before that.

But Cuper brought back steel and respect to our club and I would argue that he was the one who turned the club around to be a giant again especially our mentality, Mancini further cemented the team's foundation and Mourinho perfected it.

If Simeone can come and do the same as Cuper did, I'd be glad.

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My biggest compliment for Cuper's work with us is that took an average team and turned it into a consistent and well-respected contender in both Italy and Europe. Unlike Mancini, he didn't need a big transfers budget or super players in all positions in order to put some respected performances on the pitch.

Sure Cuper's Inter was a trophy-less Inter, but is it the same trophy-less Inter with Mancini currently? Fuck no, not even close. With Cuper, we weren't the joke that we are now with Mancini. It's also pathetic that Cuper never got the support and faith that Inter's management is blindly giving Mancini.

We were never as broke as we are now where fucks as Melo,Nagatomo,Manshitni...I will not continue,we know where this is going

M.Adnan said:

Cuper's second CL final defeat was also in San Siro. Makes me wonder..



My biggest compliment for Cuper's work with us is that took an average team and turned it into a consistent and well-respected contender in both Italy and Europe. Unlike Mancini, he didn't need a big transfers budget or super players in all positions in order to put some respected performances on the pitch.

Sure Cuper's Inter was a trophy-less Inter, but is it the same trophy-less Inter with Mancini currently? Fuck no, not even close. With Cuper, we weren't the joke that we are now with Mancini. It's also pathetic that Cuper never got the support and faith that Inter's management is blindly giving Mancini.

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What's he doing now? Why don't big teams hire him?

I think he is coach of the Egypt NT.

[h=1]Maitre Botinero: "Simeone-Inter nel 2017-18, è certo"[/h]
A maitre(head waiter)at JZ's Botinero is sure that Simeone will come coach Inter in 2017/18 season
Simeone visited the restaurant before the final and...the maitre said that the people know Simeone to Inter will happen

So now head waiters are transfer gurus

Well its that or Enjoy so...

So he found a new job :trolldad:

I believe that is machete the mexican long hair guy

M.Adnan said:

My biggest compliment for Cuper's work with us is that took an average team and turned it into a consistent and well-respected contender in both Italy and Europe. Unlike Mancini, he didn't need a big transfers budget or super players in all positions in order to put some respected performances on the pitch.

Sure Cuper's Inter was a trophy-less Inter, but is it the same trophy-less Inter with Mancini currently? Fuck no, not even close. With Cuper, we weren't the joke that we are now with Mancini. It's also pathetic that Cuper never got the support and faith that Inter's management is blindly giving Mancini.

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I love Cuper, and have a lot of respect for him. But dude, have you got that bit completely the other way round. Its probably not your fault, this is the problem at FIF - when many people repeat a lie many times, everyone seems to start believing it to be true. I have pointed out these facts before, let me do this one more time (not that it will make any difference, some people will believe whatever convenient lie that suits their agenda - not referring to you here, mate).

We spent BIG money during Cuper's time, on top of an already expensive team which included the likes of Ronaldo, Seedorf, Vieri, Zambrano, Cordoba, Zanetti, Emre, Blanc, Recoba, Di Biagio, etc. Here are the numbers and the players we spent it on.

2001-02:
Spent: €103 million (This figure does not include the €18m we gave milan for 2 useless youth players)
Players bought: Toldo (27m), Conceicao (18m), Adriano (7m), Kallon (13m), C Zanetti (11m), Sorondo, Vivas, Materazzi (11m).

2002-03:
Spent: €110 million
Players bought: Crespo (36m), Coco (23m), Almeyda (22m), Cannavaro (23m).

Those were crazy numbers at that time, one of the highest in Europe.

In Mancini time, we actually spent far less and much more cleverly. Here are the numbers:

2003-04:
Spent: €19 million
Players bought: Adriano (15m), Stankovic (4m)

2004-05:
Spent: €4 million
Players bought: Burdisso (4m), Cambiasso (free), Davids (free), Mihajlovic (free), Veron (loan).
We actually made money in the season, selling players worth 30m!

2005-06:
Spent: €32 million
Players bought: Samuel (18m), Pizarro (12m), Julio Cesar (free), Figo (free).
Our net spend was again marginal, just 10m.

2006-07:
Spent: €48 million
Players bought: Ibrahimovic (25m), Vieira (10m), Maicon (7m), Grosso (6m), Crespo (loan)
After sales of Pizarro & Martins, our net spend was only 17m.

2007-08
Spent: €40 million
Players bought: Chivu (15m), Suazo (13m),
Net spend was only 25m.

So in 4.5 seasons, Mancini's net spend on transfers was just about 44 million on transfers. That is just 10 million per season, and the lowest for any coach at Inter in the Moratti era (who has been at Inter for more than a season). Even the total money he spent on transfers in 4.5 years was just €145m, which is just 32m per season. It is much less than what we have spent for the likes of Mazzarri, Strama, etc. And for that money, he added players like Ibrahimovic, Figo, Cambiasso, Samuel, Vieira, Maicon, Julio Cesar, Stankovic, Chivu, etc. It was the first time in Moratti era that Inter actually got smart in the transfer market.

I am not sure you remember the time post the 2002 fiasco. I remember it like it were yesterday. Moratti had got disillusioned with football and Inter after spending like crazy for so many years. By the time he hired Mancini, he had stopped spending big. Shortly after, he resigned his presidency and made Facchetti Inter's President with greatly reduced budgets. It was then when things started changing for Inter. Mancini started looking for free transfers and loan deals to get in the required quality. And in his typical way with less interference from Moratti, he started to build a proper squad with strong players and back ups in every part of the pitch - unlike the unbalanced expensive squads of before. People give too much credit to Ibrahimovic sometimes, he was great, but it was the clever deals before Calciopoli that made Inter champions - Cambiasso, Figo, Cesar, Samuel, Mancon, Stankovic... that was the base, Ibra was the icing.

So saying that Cuper didn't need a big budget unlike Mancini couldn't be further than the truth. Cuper spent big - he spent more in 2 seasons than Mancini spent in almost 5 seasons! Mancini spent very little and also won stuff. That said, Cuper did well for Inter and I personally think his work helped Mancini to build upon, just like Mancini helped Mourinho.

Yahoo uk reporting that cholo is in negotiations with PSG to take over for blanc.... Fuck my fucking life if that's true.