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I know, they are even dumber than the adrianistas
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I won't really hang around here anymore and never really posted a lot. Since I live a couple of kilometers from Zlatan in Sweden and grew up there as well it's natural for me to follow him to his new team. I hope Inter goes on to win the Scudetto again this year. Since very few of the Italian clubs except for inter bought any good players you should be fine. Hopefully you will be happy with Eto'o. Off course the team is completely different now with the new players so it might be more interesting to see the matches since there won't be as much "give the ball to Ibra and see what happens" now.
If Ibra continues with the form he had for Inter last year he will beat Eto'o in scoring for Barcelona without a doubt. 30+ goals shouldn't be a problem then. I just hope he continues making beautiful goals as well and not just tap in goals now that he has better passers around him.
To all the haters, I feel sorry for you and just hope that someday you grow up or at least get a job and a girl/boyfriend that makes you happy and realise that football is a professional sport and that not everyone is happy to stay at the same surroundings year after year. One of the worlds best players played here for three years and during that time you won three scudettos. Be happy.
Finally I think it will be interesting to see what happens in Champions League. I've always felt that Zlatan wasn't a big game choker like the english people (and now the haters here as well) believe, but instead it's just a matter of the team jsut not being good enough to play on level terms with the best in Europe. Since he will be playing in arguably the best team in the world now then people like me won't have any excuses now if he doesn't perform well
God speed to you all and enjoy another great football year!
Always found it kinda pathetic, when "fans" can suddenly change which team they support, because their favorite player gets transfered. Where is the loyalty in that? Football is about passion for the club, the badge and the colour. Players are secondary. At least in my book..
What happens when Zlatan retires? Will you stop watching football? Or find another idol to follow around like an adoring puppy?
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Forum Supporter10 years of FIFYou are wrong vito. Sure there are enough fanboys of Ronaldo, Adriano, Zlatan etc here but most of them also become fans of Inter. Its but natural to start supporting a club because of some player.
I would classify people into few categories like some team fans (club or country), player fans like this guy kse and other general football fans who would watch various games or support teams like Barca or Roma just because they play better football.
I would classify people into few categories like some team fans (club or country), player fans like this guy kse and other general football fans who would watch various games or support teams like Barca or Roma just because they play better football.
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FIF Special Ones10 years of FIFIf you say so...
But I am not speaking about people who BEGIN following a team because of a player...I am speaking of the people that hop from team to team following that player...I think that is a huge difference.
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hmm, not too sure what that is...never seen or heard of them before.
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Excuse me, did you put me in the "player fan" category? Did you misread my post or mix up the names? NOBODY is more important than the club. Players come and go, while I've been an Interista for twelve years and probably will be 'till I'm dead and gone..
But I agree with you that a lot of fans may initially take a liking to a club because of one player.. I know I did. Recoba!
And I can honestly say that I was never a Danubio or Nacional fan before that time.
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10 years of FIFGood point rockball. I really agree with you, it's natural to start supporting a club because of some player. I see a lot of my friends start supporting teams because of one player, example he was fan of Man Utd and now he is fan of Real Madrid just because CR9 sign to them.
But if I'm talking for me I started to support Inter since 1998/99, I was impressed when I saw playing Zamorano, Ronaldo, Djorkaeff, Baggio and anothers.
Since that days I was Inter fan and I'll be until last moment of my life
btw, sorry for my post off topic.
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FIF Special Ones10 years of FIFGood point rockball. I really agree with you, it's natural to start supporting a club because of some player. I see a lot of my friends start supporting teams because of one player, example he was fan of Man Utd and now he is fan of Real Madrid just because CR9 sign to them.
But if I'm talking for me I started to support Inter since 1998/99, I was impressed when I saw playing Zamorano, Ronaldo, Djorkaeff, Baggio and anothers.
Since that days I was Inter fan and I'll be until last moment of my life
btw, sorry for my post off topic.
Thank you for completely disregarding my post before adding your 2 cents...
I said if you begin following a team because of a player that may be natural...what is not natural and completely idiotic is the way your friends are hopping from team to team following that player. Those people should not claim to be fans of that team because they switch every few years...I have many favorite players from different teams but I do not claim to be a supporter of those teams just because they play there...
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Well said.
In Denmark, some Michael Laudrup fans made a Getafe fan site when he was coaching there. With match reports and so on, where they used the word "we" when speaking about the team. When Laudrup then switched to Spartak Moscow, they changed the site to a Spartak Moscow fan site and suddenly expressed loyalty towards them... Laughable really...
Sorry, totally off topic. Just another example..
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I guess the reason we watch football is different for all of us? I've never been a hardcore fan for anything, football included. Like I said in my post one of the reasons I follow Zlatan is because he is a local. Just like many people tend to cheer for their local team, I cheer for my local player. That doesn't make me or them stupid or adoring puppies. The irony is that the only football matches I've watched over the last years apart from Zlatans are Barcelonas matches because I've found their kind of football to be the most joyful. I guess I only have to watch half as many matches now. Since you asked, I guess that when Zlatan retires I will still watch the matches with the teams that play great football that I like watching, no matter what team that is. Must sound horrible to you
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Do you find all sportsfans that follow great athletes to be incredible in their numbers? Strange post, especially on a forum dedicated to a sport club. Isn't it kind of obvious that all great sportsmen and women will have many people following them?
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Funny, that's exactly what people said to me last year when Obama was behind 20 points in the polls and Hillary was a huge favourite.
Anyways, we'll see Han.
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For example Christian Vieri is one of my favourite players of all time. When he left Inter I checked up on him once in a while to see how he was doing but besides that I couldn't care less. I'm an Interista. The idea of being a fan of a player to the point that you don't even have a favourite team just a favourite player is so gay and pathetic what are you 9 years old.
Don't even watch calcio.
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Since you don't seem able to comprehend my posts I find this to be a waste of time. The "are you 9 years old"-comment really made my day. Cheers.
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FIF Special Ones10 years of FIFI have absolutely no problem with people following their favorite players...I even check up on Ronaldo from time to time. The problem I have is when people bounce from team to team claiming they are supporters of that team because their favorite player plays there....only to become a new supporter a few years later. Maybe it is just because I bleed black and blue and the fact that I would not support another team even if tortured that makes me feel this way lol
If you have the same emotions I have towards my favorite team, then you should be able to see that it is impossible to switch teams at the drop of a hat. This does not discredit people who began following Inter because of Ronaldo or Ibra or whoever and have stuck with them...I have absolutely no problem with that. But if you suddenly become Barca or Corinthians fans then I can honestly say you were never a true Interista and you have never felt the way I have about this club.
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Most Important MemberI personally find nothing wrong with the idea of supporting specific players regardless where they play at. The problem with it though, is that these supporters will more often than not be extremely biased and thus irritates the hell out of the club's supporters when they disagree.
For example, the Ronaldo case when most of his fans (Not Interisti) think that he was in the right when it was pretty obvious that he backstabbed Inter and twist the knife afterwards. (I'm just using this as an obvious example, please debate the matter in his own thread.) Or maybe, I don't know, when Figo moved to Real Madrid; maybe some of Figo's fans still find some unfathomable ways to defend the betrayal.
The 'irritation' caused by the biasedness & stubbornness is perhaps best exampled by when a Juventino comes to our forum denying that his club is involved in Calciopoli and blindly preach the fact that we won our 4 Scudetti due to the favors we got post-Calciopoli.
But other than that, if it's done properly, it doesn't matter if you support the player or the club. What matters most is to be rational and to stay loyal with the player.
For example, the Ronaldo case when most of his fans (Not Interisti) think that he was in the right when it was pretty obvious that he backstabbed Inter and twist the knife afterwards. (I'm just using this as an obvious example, please debate the matter in his own thread.
) Or maybe, I don't know, when Figo moved to Real Madrid; maybe some of Figo's fans still find some unfathomable ways to defend the betrayal.The 'irritation' caused by the biasedness & stubbornness is perhaps best exampled by when a Juventino comes to our forum denying that his club is involved in Calciopoli and blindly preach the fact that we won our 4 Scudetti due to the favors we got post-Calciopoli.
But other than that, if it's done properly, it doesn't matter if you support the player or the club. What matters most is to be rational and to stay loyal with the player.
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Vitomins, Handoyo:
I agree with both of you and am happy that I got some nice responses. I can understand that it might be irritating if a "one player"-fan goes crazy and blames the team for the players shortcomings etc. Personally I've never claimed to be an Interista same as I never claimed to be an Ajax fan or a Juve fan. However, since I liked Inter best of the teams that Zlatan played in I will follow your results in the future as well which I haven't done with Ajax or Juve. I actually feel that Inter as a whole has benefitted from the trades this summer since you now have more high class players spread out over the field. Inter matches should be more fun to watch now for you real Interistas even though I hope at least some of you will miss Zlatans crazy maneuvers sometimes.
I agree with both of you and am happy that I got some nice responses. I can understand that it might be irritating if a "one player"-fan goes crazy and blames the team for the players shortcomings etc. Personally I've never claimed to be an Interista same as I never claimed to be an Ajax fan or a Juve fan. However, since I liked Inter best of the teams that Zlatan played in I will follow your results in the future as well which I haven't done with Ajax or Juve. I actually feel that Inter as a whole has benefitted from the trades this summer since you now have more high class players spread out over the field. Inter matches should be more fun to watch now for you real Interistas even though I hope at least some of you will miss Zlatans crazy maneuvers sometimes.