Inter - Siena

[snake]

frisko mate, no Ze Maria for this match.

 

[Jimmy]

Of course I´m dreaming, this is Mancini we´re talking about. At first I wrote "Whoever" next to Cordoba, but remembered that Gamarra was called up. I don´t believe for a second he´ll play though.

Coco won´t probably even make the bench. Either him or Davids who will sit on the stands.

 

[scutzon]

My line-up for the Siena match:

----------------------Toldo--------------------
J. Zanetti---Cordoba---Mihajlovic---Favalli
Karagounis---Veron---Cambiasso-----Kily
-----------------Cruz-----Adriano-----------

Is Adriano fully fit? If he's not, then I'd rather Martins play.

 

[Frisko]

[My line-up:

Toldo

J Zanetti Cordoba Materazzi Favalli

Ze Maria Veron Cambiasso Stankovic

Vieri Martins

No Ze Maria? Crap.

Toldo

J Zanetti Cordoba Materazzi Favalli

Veron Cambiasso Stankovic Kily

Vieri Martins

 

[NIKES0CCER14]

Inter vs. Siena

-----------------------------Toldo--------------------------

----------------Cordoba---------------Materazzi-------------

J.Zanetti--------------------------------------------Favalli

-----------------------------------Cambiasso----------------

---------------------Veron----------------------------------

Stankovic-----------------------------------------------Kily

-------------------------------------Vieri------------------

-------------------Martins----------------------------------

Subs:Carini,Mihajlovic,Coco,Davids,Karagounis,Cruz,Adriano

 

[Zamat]

Finally, Davids called up for a game. I dearly hope he gets a chance, same for Coco!

 

[Ari]

Play Gamarra. Fuck.

 

[Fabio]

If one of Gamarra, Coco or Davids play I will be happy!

Fabio :stuckup:

 

[SB9Dragon]

Here's the lineup I'd like to see for this one.


------------------Cruz-----------Martins

----Stankovic----Cambiasso--Veron--Karagounis

----Favalli------Materazzi---Cordoba---J. Zanetti

--------------------------Carini

I want to see Carini given a shot since he hasn't played in a while. Siena are a weaker team so I don't want to see CZ star this one. I want Veron and Cambiasso in the middle and I want to see Karagounis on as RW and see what impact such a midfield could have. To be honest I don't really care who plays next to Cordoba, just as long as they get the job done.

 

[Hammoudi]

From goal.com:

Serie A Preview: Inter-Siena
4/30/2005 4:53:00 PM
With five Serie A matches still to go, Inter are pretty much the only team left not fighting for some objective, while Siena still has a lot to do if they want to ensure their survival in the top Italian flight.
BACKGROUND

Another dreary, disappointing season is coming to an end for Inter, one with the usual ups and downs and the usual
outcome: no Scudetto, no Champions League. While they did manage to win against a few prestigious opponents (Valencia were routed, CL holders Porto were knocked out, Juventus were beaten on their own turf), they never managed to show any consistent form, despite making some clear improvements in the second part of the season after a terrible start. The only good news at the end of this season is that coach Mancini has managed to make the team play better football than in past years, but hasn’t erased that aura of bad luck and what Italians jokingly refer to as “interismi”. That is intended as typical Inter traits, such as conceding crucial goals scored by totally unknown players practically on their debut (Udinese’s Goitom, Messina’s Rafael, Lazio’s Talamonti), throwing away leads in the final minutes, losing or drawing the next game after a morale boosting win against a strong opponent... etc etc.

These aspects of the team always make them the most talked-about in Italy and, for good or bad, they’re almost always involved in the most frantic and unpredictable games of the Serie A weekend. But Inter is a club that needs victories like no other club, and the Coppa Italia, which remains their only objective available this season and would be only the second trophy in president Moratti’s reign after the 1998 UEFA Cup, would be a welcome start. The players need that often maligned trophy simply to realise that they are capable of winning something, and perhaps after that they will feel a little less pressure in their minds and have a better mentality. This serenity, this self-confidence is all that Inter really needs to become a winning, consistent team, because they have proved they can beat strong sides this year and in past years and, until last weekend’s unfortunate last-minute defeat at Messina, had only lost against high-flying AC Milan. Continuity is a matter of being always hungry to win, to never be satisfied even when winning three or four games in a row. That mentality is something that has been missing since, oh, about 1989 (year of the last Scudetto).

On Sunday afternoon they are meeting a team almost as weird as themselves, Siena. A side capable of beating Roma (OK, so that isn’t much of a feat these days...), Lazio, AC Milan, yet they have been fighting against relegation all season long and are just two points above that relegation zone. With quality players like Chiesa, Flo, Maccarone, Taddei, Tudor in defence, Colonnese (some present or ex-internationals among those...), it is surprising to see them having so many problems this season, as opposed to last year when they achieved safety without too many problems. But two of those wins mentioned above against strong teams came in the last few rounds, and they have given the players a boost, and most importantly, changed their ranking in the table considerably, as the Tuscan side spent much of the season in second-from-last place. Expect them to go for the three points today as well, although Inter are likely to oppose more resistance than Roma, as they cannot quite afford to relax too much or they will lose their third place in the standings. But the Nerazzurri have been been doing very well at home recently, winning 8 of the last 10 games at San Siro, it’s away from home that they have struggled noticeably, nicking an astonishing 11 draws in 17 games (with the first defeat coming last weekend), and that will be another aspect Mancini will try to improve on in view of next season.


TEAM NEWS

Inter
Recoba and Van Der Meyde are long term injuries, Adriano will be back in action in two weeks, Davids is still unavailable, Vieri is a strong doubt as he continues to have problems with his knee, and finally Emre and Cristiano Zanetti are suspended for this game.

Siena
Mignani and Nicola are unavailable, while D’Aversa is suspended.


PLAYERS TO WATCH

Julio Cruz (Inter)
The argentinean “Jardinero”, as he’s often strangely called (meaning “gardner”, one of those weird nicknames with a backstory that no one remembers), has made good use of the injuries of Vieri and Adriano and scored frequently in recent games. Because when those two are present Cruz’s chances of playing from the first minute are equal to zero, meaning it remains uncertain whether he will accept that kind of experience next season as well. But at the moment he’s scoring decisive and important goals for the team and this underlines just how strong Inter’s forward line really is.

Giovanni Pasquale (Siena)
This young, talented left-back is part-owned by Inter and in fact played there for several seasons with the first team before being loaned out to the Tuscan Bianconeri in January. It will be a very peculiar experience for him to play against the team he expects to re-join the coming summer, especially at San Siro, as he is a Nerazzurro at heart. Recently he caught the eye by providing a superb cross for Cozza to score the clinching goal in the 2-1 win over Milan. This Under-21 international might play an important part in Inter’s future.


POSSIBLE STARTING XI’s

Inter (4-4-2):
Toldo; J. Zanetti, Cordoba, Mihajlovic, Favalli; Ze Maria, Cambiasso, Veron, Kily Gonzalez; Martins, Cruz.

Siena (3-5-1-1):
Manninger; Cirillo, Colonnese, Portanova; Alberto, Di Donato, Tudor, Vergassola, Pasquale; Taddei; Chiesa.


PREDICTION

This might not be as easy to say as it seems. Siena are doing quite well at the moment and are desperate for points in their battle against relegation, while Inter has arguably less to fight for but certainly will want to give the home crowd a good show to make up for last week’s slip-up at Messina. Recently they have been performing well at home, although it wouldn’t be a huge surprise to see them drop points today against this desperately motivated side. But that doesn’t mean that that’s what I expect to happen.

Inter-Siena 3-1

 

[Hammoudi]

That's a good preview, specially the first part, interismi

But this guy is pissing me for the umpteenth time, he is supposed to be their inter know-all but he can't do a simple task by checking who's available and who's not. Can't he check inter.it to realize that ZM isn't playing.

 

[Stefan]

Great research by goal.com . Adriano is back this weekend not in 2 weeks.

 

[catanha]

Un-beleiveable.
Ze Maria has been brillant, is injured. Stankovic is back. FFS play him at right midfield, one of his TRUE POSITIONS!!! Not to mention that Meyde is out too, if Stan plays left mid, I'll be gobsmacked.

Toldo
Zanetti Cordoba ANDREOLI Coco
Stankovic Veron Cambiasso Davids
Vieri Martins

 

[snake]

catanha, at Lazio Stankovic played heaps on the left. while Fiore stayed on the right.

So its not like its sometihng new.

 

[catanha]

catanha, at Lazio Stankovic played heaps on the left. while Fiore stayed on the right.

So its not like its sometihng new.

Actually at Lazio, Stankovic played heaps in the central midfield position, whilst Fiore was on the right continually whinging that he wanted his central midfield position back...then when Stankovic left Lazio and Fiore returned to playing central midfield, Fiore played brillant and Laziale said the Stankovic transfer was the best thing that happened to them all season.

 

[Hammoudi]

I'm really confused as to what position did Stan star in while with Lazio! I heared RM, LM and CM. He pretty much played all these position with us - not much as CM - but I didn't see any incredible display.

That's why I want to see him play CM more to see his best. I think Cambiasso would go back to his anchor role in front of the defence, Veron would be as RM and Kily/Davids as LM.

Kily's performances are really worrying me. I'm just hoping it's so because he's been out all season. Although he combines well with Favalli and is better than Stan there, he still isn't what you call a star LW.

I guess once again we will be searching for a quality LM this summer, for the 5 year in a row

 

[snake]

your talking years back, and i know for a fact, he featured on the left on a regular basis. Until Cesar came in.

 

[scutzon]

If Stankovic is to play, I'd really rather see him play in central midfield. He's done wonders playing on the left when he first came, but not anymore. Maybe Veron should continue on the right, while Stankovic plays in the centre with Cambiasso.

And, I thought Davids is on his way out. Why is he still called up?

 

[Hammoudi]

He's done wonders playing on the left when he first came, but not anymore.

And when was that? As much as I love him, Stan hasn't lived up to expectations. He had great performances here and there, but nothing solid and consistent. Just the story of another good player that joined us that doesn't seem to find himself.

 

[snake]

He's done wonders playing on the left when he first came, but not anymore.

And when was that? As much as I love him, Stan hasn't lived up to expectations. He had great performances here and there, but nothing solid and consistent. Just the story of another good player that joined us that doesn't seem to find himself.

Valencia was a good game. But either way, he played in the middle at Cagliari, and did poorly. its more of a drop in form then his position.