Reggina - Inter (20 Oct 07)

[Puma]

I woke up mat 4am to watch this match and have to say it was the worst match and Inter performance I have seen for quite some time. In defence of the players, the playing conditions were horrid but I believe that is no excuse and I would like to raise a number of points.

The first relates to Maxwell, Maicon and Figo. I have never seen a match where our players misplaced and made so many ridiculous and incomplete passes. Every time Maxwell and Maicon pushed forward and made a pass, they passed to opponents. I lost count of the number of times they had to scramble back after making a poor pass. With the exception of his assist for the goal, the same can be said for Figo. In some cases our players tried to make complicated passes that did not hit their targets when they had a number of short and easy options available. It went on throughout the match and I was happy to see the end of the game.

Cruz was rubbish. At around the 74th ot 76th minute he had a chance to put the game beyond doubt and made a mess of it. Given the conditions, I believe he should have tried to smack it but instead he elected to sidefoot it and the keeper saved. Cruz should only ever be a sub.

I guess everyone is focusing on Adriano's failure to shake Mancini's hand. Just on that I would like to say that Adriano was disrespectful to our coach. Passing his coach and failing to extend his hand was poor form on Adriano's behalf. He may have scored but I believe the substitution was warranted, regardless of how shit Cruz was playing. Why? Anyone notice the amount of times Adriano failed to control the ball when he was on the end of a pass? The amount of times the ball came in to him and he failed to get it under control and use it usefully was unbelieavable. Nearly every move that went to Adriano in the first half broke down as a result of his failure to control the ball. He may have scored but Figo put it on a platter and the latter's performance was still not very convincing.

I could not help but notice when Cruz went off and both Zlatan and Suazo were playing up front, our attacks became alot more fluid. There was more one touch passing and the we looked more dangerous up front.

Lastly, I just want to say that without a number of vital interventions from Toldo, we most certainly would have dropped points against Reggina. Toldo was impressive and I was thankful for his efforts.

Aside from the three points, there is not much to take from this game. I hope that a better rested team and better playing conditions will allow us to put in a more convincing midweek performance against CSKA and against Palermo next weekend.

 

[snake]

stop cyring puma.

the south americans came from a different time zone like the day before, and other internationals were tired. Add to this we had Veiria whos been out for yonks and now lets add not just were we playing in a very hard place to win but also made double hard by making it a swimming pool. It was never going to be a sexy performance, what mattered was 3 points and we got it.

 

[Puma]

funny how people are saying adriano played crap today (aka worst than cruz, thus deserved to be subbed in he 55min)

here's a pic from inter.it ratings by fans...



now i don't agree with him being over 8, but cruz was definitely worst than him....
he was not involved in plays, lost the ball just as much as adriano, squandered a better chance (from ibra), and of course, did not score...

Just a question, how many of those that voted watched the game? Arguing on the grounds that one player was worse than the other does not really foward the argument very much. The fact of the matter is that Cruz is better at holding the ball up and when you take that into consideration and combine it with his goal scoring record for this season as well as Adriano's confidence problem, it is a little easier to understand why Mancini opted to substitute Adriano instead of Cruz.

In my opinion, Cruz and Adriano should never start together. They have started together on a number of occassions in the past and they simply do not work well together. When not being rested, Ibrahimovic should start with Crespo or Suazo.

 

[Stefan]

lol

while some players may play good games and average games, stankovic this season has been SHIT IN EVERY GAME HE PLAYED...

he has not had one good game and has been the worst player in every game he plays....how he gets full 90min is nothing short of bias

anyways, we got the 3 points in very difficult conditions and that is all that is important....roma tied and hopefully, juve lose or draw....

for those saying "adriano should grow up"
why didn't you say "figo should grow up" when he used to get subbed off last season and had huge spats with mancini??

Because Figo 9 out of 10 games performs excellently. If you perform consistently well we can let the odd outburst slide. But when your trying to fight your way back into the team like Adriano things like this doesn't help your cause.

 

[Azzkikr]

Just a question, how many of those that voted watched the game? Arguing on the grounds that one player was worse than the other does not really foward the argument very much. The fact of the matter is that Cruz is better at holding the ball up and when you take that into consideration and combine it with his goal scoring record for this season as well as Adriano's confidence problem, it is a little easier to understand why Mancini opted to substitute Adriano instead of Cruz.

In my opinion, Cruz and Adriano should never start together. They have started together on a number of occassions in the past and they simply do not work well together. When not being rested, Ibrahimovic should start with Crespo or Suazo.

Well thats bullshit, cruz did nothing yesterday, he walked around looking like he was stoned. Adriano didnt do much either but atleast showed interest in taking part in the play. But when you play against a weak side like reggina you would think they could work together anyways, but the fact is that the midfield didnt deliver anything yesterday, both cambiasso and especially vieira were ridiculously poor and failed to both clean up defensively and to take any part offensively. Figo was the only midfielder who put in a decent performance yesterday, but he can control the entire midfield by himself. So i dont really think you can blame adri/cruz for not getting any real scoring chances, they didnt the service needed or any service at all.

But i agree they should start together. One adri-crespo, adri-ibra or crespo-ibra should always be our starting combination.

 

[brehme1989]

At least we won... Did Adriano even touch the ball?

 

[Azzkikr]

Yea he did, i didnt so at first. But they showed a replay closeup from the side at some point where it was pretty obvious that he touched it, not much though.

Figo's goal in my book.

 

[Adam]

If he touched it then it's Adri's goal. Had Adriano not been there to pose the danger of the header Figo's freekick would of been saved.

 

[Rimpel]

Well thats bullshit, cruz did nothing yesterday, he walked around looking like he was stoned. Adriano didnt do much either but atleast showed interest in taking part in the play. But when you play against a weak side like reggina you would think they could work together anyways, but the fact is that the midfield didnt deliver anything yesterday, both cambiasso and especially vieira were ridiculously poor and failed to both clean up defensively and to take any part offensively. Figo was the only midfielder who put in a decent performance yesterday, but he can control the entire midfield by himself. So i dont really think you can blame adri/cruz for not getting any real scoring chances, they didnt the service needed or any service at all.

But i agree they should start together. One adri-crespo, adri-ibra or crespo-ibra should always be our starting combination.

Cambiasso was poor? Are you mad? :S

 

[Mirrt07]

Lol.. the rating doesn't say anything. Adriano didn't play ok and Cruz neither.. Adriano doesn't deserve over 8, and fans always vote 10 for their favorite player(s) even without watching the game..

 

[VLE]

I used to rate on inter.it when i was unable to watch the match and only read the commentaries....

 

[lonewolf19]

I know this is quite a poor game
but just glad we got the 3 pt... that now champion should perform. Pick up points even if not playing well.
Either way, RUSSIA here we come, 2 more aways

 

[Handoyo]

I found it hard to believe that no one mentioned the fact that Adriano received a hard challenge from behind just moments before he was subbed. Surely, that is a bigger factor on why he was subbed out, especially considering that Adriano was unavailable due to injury for our last Serie A match.

Benny & De Diro, continue your childish quarrel somewhere else.

 

[K.I.]

Why he was subbed out is irelevant....the fact that he didnt shake mancio's hand is a sign of great disrespect to a coach who has done nothing but support him the whole time.

Are people here that crazy?saying that cruz is irrelevant and he should be subbed out etc.. etc.. and all that bullshit....cruz is just modest enough to accept a sub role he doesnt deserve...with his performances and attitude(along with crespo's) they both deserve to start alongside ibra....not adriano the 2005-2007..... version.

I am happy mancini at least isnt doing what people here are saying....lol cruz played a good match he deserved to start and actually played well ....simple as.

 

[Choppin Onions]

We looked awful (and it's no exaggeration) in the 1st half. Some of the worst football I've ever seen Inter play under Mancini. 2nd half was better as we settled down and enforced our might on a team that will probably end up in B by the end of the season. Not a very satisfying 3pts, but there's gonna be games like this from time to time.

 

[mexican_azzurri]

The attitude to Adrianos is like a child angry....that men dont respect the autority to Mancini and thats in nothing good for him. The match doesnt was a gooooooooood performance but the team think in the match of CL so them use the necessary to win and thats all and thats work.

 

[de_diro69]

I found it hard to believe that no one mentioned the fact that Adriano received a hard challenge from behind just moments before he was subbed. Surely, that is a bigger factor on why he was subbed out, especially considering that Adriano was unavailable due to injury for our last Serie A match.

Benny & De Diro, continue your childish quarrel somewhere else.

sorry mate,