Massimo Moratti

[kameru]

Look's like he already wash his hand

 

[firmino]

He has the right to do so and he must do so: he is not the owner of Inter anymore and he doesn't even have shares of the club anymore. So if he is washing his hands about Inter he is doing the right thing, as the former owner it is best to just mind his business, it would be embarrassing for everyone if he acted differently.

 

[Il Drago]

Moratti: 'Mancini-Inter doomed'
By Football Italia staff

Massimo Moratti admits Roberto Mancini “did not have a great rapport” with Inter and reveals Mario Balotelli’s problems.

The former patron sold his remaining shares to new majority owners Suning Group, while Erick Thohir remains as President and minority shareholder.

“In all honesty, I have a very good view of the new owners,” Moratti told the Corriere dello Sport.

“They are people who worked hard to build their empire. They seem to be in good faith and have authentic passion. I think they really do want to invest in the club and make it more competitive.

“As far as I can tell, they haven’t finished reinforcing the squad yet.”

There was a surprise change with just two weeks to go before the start of the season, as Mancini terminated his contract by mutual consent to make way for Frank de Boer.

“Mancini is a champion, let’s not forget that, both as a player and a Coach. He was exceptional with me in his first spell. At the start of this new experience there was a lot of expectation, hope and it kept getting higher.

“He didn’t have a great rapport with the club and the results in recent months didn’t help him. It was a rapport that was destined to end.

“De Boer impressed me, as he’s a real expert of football, focused on the details and capable of understanding deep down.”

The Coach Moratti remains most fond of is undoubtedly Jose Mourinho, who took Inter to the Treble in 2010.

“He is a great professional, reliable and has a great sense of duty. He respects the club and the owners. He is an exceptional Coach and a real person. I don’t know if this is in contrast with the image that he likes to give off, but that is the Mourinho I worked with and thanks to whom we achieved that historic result.

“The Treble was the greatest moment of my sporting life. People were weeping with joy and that will remain in the lives of many people.

“I know it’s a sport, but that too holds an important place in the history of man. You celebrate for the achievements of others, but feel as if they were your own. For me, it was the result of much suffering, hard work and struggle.

“Inter is an artistic venture, almost poetic. It is capable of provoking immense, unreachable joy and bitter disappointment. It’s never done by half-measures.

“For me, Inter is the opening to new worlds and courage. It’s a strong passion, a marvellous illness. You can put up with the weaknesses and admire the courage, the same way you would with a son.”

Mancini may have had a tense rapport with the club, but Moratti reveals he had to deal with many problems at San Siro.

“There was constant tension between Mario Balotelli and various Coaches. Then the trouble between Roberto Baggio and Marcello Lippi. I tried to get them to agree, but it was difficult…”

Balotelli is now on the Liverpool scrap heap and few clubs seem prepared to take him on. What happened?

“Balotelli is a pure talent with an innate quality, but over the last few years he has undergone a transformation. He was always quite a closed off character, reactive to circumstances. He had a difficult childhood, though the family that adopted him were fantastic.

“Over the course of time, perhaps also due to success, he exasperated that shyness into aggression. He loves to provoke others to see if they really do genuinely care for him. It’s an impossible challenge, acting like that.

“I hope he can begin again, but he needs to bring hard work and humility.”

 

[Wobblz]

“Inter is an artistic venture, almost poetic. It is capable of provoking immense, unreachable joy and bitter disappointment. It’s never done by half-measures."

“For me, Inter is the opening to new worlds and courage. It’s a strong passion, a marvellous illness. You can put up with the weaknesses and admire the courage, the same way you would with a son.”

Wow, signature material right there. Very poetic indeed.

 

[JJM]

I've tried hating on MM on couple of times before for fucking up some things but I can't rly hate the guy as he is a true Interista and one of the greatest of all time...he spent so much cash but not only that physical and mental fortune as well for Inter...He will be always remembered as a bad-ass presidente!

 

[.h.]

oh boo fucking hoo. he's a real inter fan

you know what? give a flying fuck. He wasnt an Inter fan. He was the Inter PRESIDENT. He had fucking responsibilities. Responsibilities not to fuck this club up financially. Responsibilities to the players and the fans, as well as to his own passion.

People harp on about the 1 billion euros he invested like its a point of pride. fuck that shit. He squandered fortunes made by greater men for pathetic children, and didnt do any DEVELOPMENT. We broke transfer records, we broke wage records.

And you know what? We make basically the same fucking amount of money now as we did 15 years ago.


Fuck this guy.

If he wanted to be an Inter fan, he should have been on the sidelines, or in the crowd. Not owning the club.

 

[JJM]

Yeah it's not like he is the most successful Inter president of all times with number of cups won and could remain so for a very long time,and it will be very difficult for anyone to top that number...
Every club has it's ups and downs...
He has spent his own cash and who are we to criticize his generosity
If it wasn't for him we would never won a treble or so many Scudetti...
He made bad decisions yep but he is human and yes he is not a very good businessman but I prefer him to a guy like ET who only cares about FFP and not being successful(trophies won)

 

[.h.]

we're the fans he has a responsibility to, which perfectly entitles us to criticise his generosity.

ironically enough it was the first time in 20+ yeras that he DIDNT spend his own money that we won the treble. So dont place that shit on him.


Of course Thohir cares about trophies. Anyone who owns a football club cares about trophies. But doing it within the parameters of being a sustainable business is much more important than just squandering cash.


20 years ago, we werent far behind the very top clubs. We could easily have been the modern Barca, or Real. But we arent. And we bring in the same amount of revenue now as we did like 15 years ago.

We were once the richest club, or one of, in the world. And our revenue hasnt changed since then, whereas clubs like Man Utd have gone up 4-5x.

 

[Handoyo]

Jesus browha take a chill pill lol

But yes, Moratti is guilty for running this club to the ground. I would have liked to blame Serie A for the decline but Juventus is still thriving and run very well.

But I'm not gonna change that moment I experienced at 22 May 2010 for anything else in the world. And if it is Moratti's presidency that lead us to that very moment, then fuck it.

 

[firmino]

i remember this thought Tolstoj expressed in an autobiographical book ("childood" if i recall correctly): "my father didn't understand much about business. but he was a good man, which is a rare gift". i think this perfectly applies to moratti, too.

 

[.h.]

Jesus browha take a chill pill lol

But yes, Moratti is guilty for running this club to the ground. I would have liked to blame Serie A for the decline but Juventus is still thriving and run very well.

But I'm not gonna change that moment I experienced at 22 May 2010 for anything else in the world. And if it is Moratti's presidency that lead us to that very moment, then fuck it.

Imagine how different Serie A would be if Milan and Inter had been competently run over the last 2 decades. With business-aware leaders at the helm, I could easily imagine us being the biggest league in the world right now - we were in Asia before the premiership, for example, shit even then loads of people in the UK watched Italian football. Mid to late 90s was RIPE for being capitalised.

 

[I4E]

Imagine how different Serie A would be if Milan and Inter had been competently run over the last 2 decades. With business-aware leaders at the helm, I could easily imagine us being the biggest league in the world right now - we were in Asia before the premiership, for example, shit even then loads of people in the UK watched Italian football. Mid to late 90s was RIPE for being capitalised.

Hindsight is wonderful.

But clubs in Italy were toys for the billionaire boys. Hence why they were run as 'clubs' not 'businesses'.

 

[.h.]

Oh, I agree and fully accept that. But at the same time, we could have looked north to Germany, England, and to a much lesser extent, Spain, and seen the shift in the winds.

As you say, hindsight is wonderful and its too late now to make a difference anyway.

 

[Kazaan]

He advocated for FFP as well. That was a bad move imo They gave UEFA way more power than before, and not in a good way, if there even is one.

 

[Il Drago]

Moratti: ‘De Boer needs time’
By Football Italia staff

Former President Massimo Moratti urges Inter to give Frank de Boer time - “he’s trying to build something”.

The Dutchman replaced Roberto Mancini on the bench this summer, but has failed to win either of his first two Serie A games.

“He’s trying to build something, I think he needs a bit of time so it’s too early to comment,” Moratti told Ansa.

“I imagine he has his objectives and his strategy. Maybe he’s doing tests to see what the best tactical solution.

“Did Mancini’s departure complicate things? Of course, but once it’s done you have to do the best to help the new Coach.

“Inter always have important objectives, we can’t be discouraged by the first two results.”

Moratti was also asked about the Nerazzurri’s two new signings, with Joao Mario arriving from Sporting and Gabigol joining from Santos.

“I saw Joao Mario play in the European Championships in France. I think he’s very good, hopefully he can keep performing on that level for Inter.

“The Brazilian [Gabigol] is a good young player. We’ll see in what role he’s deployed in attack, and how he’ll manage to adapt to the Italian League.”

 

[Demokritos]

Moratti: ‘De Boer needs time’
By Football Italia staff

Former President Massimo Moratti urges Inter to give Frank de Boer time - “he’s trying to build something”.

The Dutchman replaced Roberto Mancini on the bench this summer, but has failed to win either of his first two Serie A games.

“He’s trying to build something, I think he needs a bit of time so it’s too early to comment,” Moratti told Ansa.

“I imagine he has his objectives and his strategy. Maybe he’s doing tests to see what the best tactical solution.

“Did Mancini’s departure complicate things? Of course, but once it’s done you have to do the best to help the new Coach.

“Inter always have important objectives, we can’t be discouraged by the first two results.”

Moratti was also asked about the Nerazzurri’s two new signings, with Joao Mario arriving from Sporting and Gabigol joining from Santos.

“I saw Joao Mario play in the European Championships in France. I think he’s very good, hopefully he can keep performing on that level for Inter.

“The Brazilian [Gabigol] is a good young player. We’ll see in what role he’s deployed in attack, and how he’ll manage to adapt to the Italian League.”

Lol, The former 'One of the Most Impatient' boss tells everyone to be patient.
The difference between owning it and watching it.

 

[Il Drago]

Moratti: 'Scudetto piece of cake for Juve'
By Football Italia staff

Former Inter president Massimo Moratti believes Frank De Boer was signed too late, whilst 'the Scudetto will be a piece of cake for Juventus'.

The Nerazzurri poured some significant investments into reinforcing the team this summer, but one element they were not able to retain was Coach Roberto Mancini.

“There was a good dialogue with Mancini, but perhaps the decision [to sack him] was taken too late,” Moratti told Radio Deejay. “It was written that he and the club should part ways, things had gotten a bit complicated.

“De Boer is a serious Coach and a professional. It's hard to judge him after a couple of games, the real problem is that he was signed at the last second.”

Finally, the former president was asked what he thought about the Milanese teams both being purchased by Chinese business, and who would win Serie A this year.

“The sale of the clubs is purely an economical matter. As for the Scudetto, it's going to be a piece of cake for Juventus.”

 

[ScottishInterista]

Mancini wasnt sacked was he?

 

[kameru]

Mutual termination, Softcore version of sacked.

 

[Il Drago]

Moratti: 'Inter have no heart'
By Football Italia staff

Massimo Moratti feels Inter have “no heart, no enthusiasm and no emotional connection” ahead of their clash with Juventus.

It kicks off at 17.00 UK time (16.00 GMT), click here for a match preview.

“The performance against Hapoel Beer-Sheva looked like a training session and on the international stage you cannot get away with that,” the former President told Sky Sport Italia of the 2-0 Europa League defeat.

“This team showed no enthusiasm and no emotional connection. We want to see players upset when they lose the ball and happy to have won it back.

“I don’t want to teach anyone their business, but putting a bit of heart into it would be a step forward.”

There are already reports Cesare Prandelli or Fabio Capello are being lined up in case Frank de Boer is sacked.

“It’s difficult to judge De Boer, but I have had the chance to meet him and he seems very well-prepared as well as a good person.

“He was a great champion and has the experience to get out of this situation. He only arrived a month ago, so let’s give him time. I don’t think a change of Coach could resolve things.”

That's rich coming from the man who fired Gasperini after just five games.