Your REALISTIC Inter squad or line-up

[nzinter]

i am scared bout balotelli but want cassano so i want cassano and elano/sneijder

 

[mournickio]

cassano and elano would be a dream....

Its not a dream its necessity.If we wont buy 2 more players for this squad then a DREAM would be to compete in the CL where this year it will be even more competitive.

 

[Jimmy Page]

Elano aint good enough for a team that is supposed to challenge for the Champions league. I ve seen him in roughly 20 matches and he aint Inter material, way way way to inconsistet. On hes day a very good midfielder, on a off day hes shit. So no thanks to Elano

 

[mournickio]

Elano aint good enough for a team that is supposed to challenge for the Champions league. I ve seen him in roughly 20 matches and he aint Inter material, way way way to inconsistet. On hes day a very good midfielder, on a off day hes shit. So no thanks to Elano

If we really want to challenge for the Champions league we need to buy 2 players in the region of 20m but i guess that just a dream no matter how much money we have...

 

[CafeCordoba]

Elano aint good enough for a team that is supposed to challenge for the Champions league. I ve seen him in roughly 20 matches and he aint Inter material, way way way to inconsistet. On hes day a very good midfielder, on a off day hes shit. So no thanks to Elano

The question is, are Inter supposedly challenging for CL? The answer is no, with this team. We would need bigger changes in the midfield to challenge for the CL. We can ask ourselves, what changes are realistic and we will come to conclusion that changes which are realistic, won't lead Inter being competitive enough for CL.

I mean, who midfielder do you suggest Jimmy Page Inter to get? Some realistic target. The truth is, no realistic target will raise Inter to another level which is needed (if we want to really compete for CL success in the coming years).

 

[Jimmy Page]

Realstic signings. Well Hleb would be one who would add something to our midfield or Sneijder for that matter would be a welcome addition to our midfield. Add Cassano to that and we have a far better chance of doing alot better in the UCL comperd to last year.

You see, one of the most importent things the have in a team in todays internationel football is speed. In Inters case the lack of speed in the team explains alot of our failings in the UCL, of course there is other reasons, but the lack of speed in our team I feel has played a foundmental part in our lack of succes in the UCL. If you look at the second leg against Man United you will see what diffrence Marios speed made. Now suddenly we would have an abudence of speed if we would play Cassano-Eto´o--Balotelli/Quaresma (Cassano doesnt have Eto´os speed, but has the speed more of Iniest, with great bollcontroll you dont have to be superfast to still advance fast enough). Maicon would also provide some speed. So my answer to you CC is I think we should sign Cassano and Hleb/Snejider or maybe D´Agostino/Hernanes if we want to spend a little moore. I would call them fairly realstic wouldnt you?

 

[CafeCordoba]

Hleb is totally different player from Sneijder and D'Agostino. Hleb is more flank player than central player.

My pick would D'Agostino also, but maybe Inter isn't willing to spend that much. Sneijder isn't such a good passer as D'Agostino or Elano. That is what we need. Adapting to a new team and culture could be also difficult for a Dutchman. He'd have no friends here. At Real he had many Dutchmen when he arrived.

And even if we add Cassano to that, I'd still think we wouldn't be a serious contender yet.

So depending on how much Inter is willing to spend it would be for me:
Elano over Deco
D'Agostino over Sneijder (probably though these are still in different price categories Sneijder being clearly more expensive). So how realistic Sneijder actually is, when we remember Pellegrini said he doesn't want to sell him and Sneijder himself has said he doesn't want to move.

We shouldn't think that "we got 46m€ in Zlatan sale, so we have no reason to worry about the money". My predicition is Inter won't spend even half of that sum, but they wait for sales (Burdisso, Rivas, Obinna). Mancini, Vieira, Suazo are players who can't be sold that Inter would get any money out of it.

 

[brehme1989]

Hleb is more of an AMC, second position MC and then AM R/L. He only played for Arsenal at wings as they played a 451 with the 2 center players being more defensive minded. Can't blame you for thinking he's a winger as it's probably the last real memory of him playing at top level!

 

[Jimmy Page]

I would not take Elano over Deco, no way in hell. Elano has never ever been close to Deco, and even a 35 year would take Elano. Hleb isnt a pure CM but is that really so fucking importent? He has played in flat midfield on the right and also at times more central so I dont agree with you three. With Cassano we would have a world class attack, even most of the cry babies here with say that, a worldclass defence, and a pretty decent midfield with Hleb or someone like that. Everyone keeps crying on how bad our midfield is, well thankfully you dont have the been wordclass in every part of the field to go far UCL.

 

[Energy]

Let's face it, Juventus is going to represent Italian soccer in the CL on the upcoming season, unless we make a big change soon.

 

[brehme1989]

Here comes a small essay for what present I want from Mourinho this season. It's the familiar 442 diamond formation that BBilan used in the period between 2003-5 where they were considered best in the world, and as it's in the past, I'm afraid I have to agree with that.

Most probable Inter lineup:
Julio Cesar
Maicon Lucio Samuel Zanetti
Cambiasso
Motta Stankovic
Trequartista
Milito Eto'o

Our defence(on paper) beats any other quartet available in this decade, and not only that, our substitues can from the defence line of an above average Italian side with Burdisso-Cordoba-Chivu-Santon and even have Matrix laying around. No one can question the talent available there.

Always in comparison with that Milan, Cuchu can be our Pirlo, despite not having his passing skills. Better defensively, so more freedom to the mcs to go up. We can also use Chivu, whom I consider only a bit worse in terms on long range passes, but admittedly his short passing is not even decent.

One of the mcs will have the Seedorf role. Roam freely, but not very far ahead, and try long range shots, while needs to be very good with the ball on his feet and be able to change the side of play with success. Sneijder is ideal for this, but we can use Motta to some effect.
Second mc must be more defense minded, but the presence of Cambiasso might allow more offensive freedom. So it's either Muntari or Stankovic in the "Gaattuso" position.

The trequartista has to be fast with the ball on feet, very good with through balls and be able to score from long range. There should be at leaast 5 players in the market with these attributes. Definetly not a Kaka there for us, but someone who can get the job done. We lost on Diego as well.

As for the attack is concerned, Sheva-Inzaghi is nowhere near Eto'o-Milito imo. Despite Sheva being one of the top strikers in that period, we now have.Eto'o and if he can play at even 80% he can be amazing for us. Milito is similar to Pippo with the poaching etc, but is much better all-round player too. A better partnership imo.

So we only need to find a trquartista and I believe that this formation is next to invincible with the right players as all of the pitch is covered with your players

Comments?

 

[K.I.]

Milito is nowhere the same as Inzaghi. MUCH MUCH better than him. I agree with everything you said. The trequarista will be one of those i assume:-

Hleb / Deco / Sneijder / D'Agostino / Cassano

 

[Luka]

We can scratch the last one, and the first one, as we found out.

D'Agostino is I think more of a midfield material, rather a player to play there. Although I'm not saying he can't. And did he play there at Udinese ever, or before that?

That leaves Deco and Sneijder, and hopefully we'll go for the second one, despite paying more money.

 

[nzinter]

i want this

---------------julio cesar--------------

-maicon-----lucio---chivu-----santon-
---------------cambiasso--------------
--------motta-----------deco----------
---------------cassano-----------------
------------eto'o--------milito---------


if we dont get one of cassano i want sneijder

 

[ciamac]

yuko made a good comparison between inter and milan and yes we are superior in every part except the triqurtista but don't forget that we are talking about the most important part of that cl winning 4-3-1-2 milan,kaka. there is no player of kaka calibre available around and your choosing between bad and worst in deco and sneider. I say we go for 4-3-3 and all we require would be cassano and a suitable cm, someone like hamsik.unless we find that great Am. I personaly prefer 4-3-1-2 but we're missing the #10 leader.

 

[Roberto]

If it were up to me I would buy cassano, sneijder and hamsik. we could play a 4-4-2(4-2-2-2) with cassano pairing eto. I know we bought Milito and he's a very good striker and everybody is hugging his nuts cause he scored against milan but cassano-eto is a better combination. Cassano can create alot more oppurtunities. Hamsik and sneijder add more pace creativity and scoring from midfield. Also with Motta and Cambiasso we don't lose are physicality and we have mids who can cover the defense. Balotelli and Milito will be important off the bench or in other matches if mourinho wants to rotate the squad. Also eto will be gone for african cup of nations so with cassano we have more options when that time comes.

Julio Cesar

Maicon Samuel Lucio Santon

---Cambiasso -----Motta

Sneijder ------Hamsik

------Cassano-----Eto

 

[Alex de Large]

-----------------------------julio cesar/toldo---------------------------
-maicon/zanetti-----lucio/cordoba---walter/chivu-----santon/chivu/zanetti
-----------------zanetti/muntari----cambiasso/motta---------------------
------------------------------sneijder/stankovic------------------------
---------------cassano/quaresma---------------------------------------
---------------------eto'o/balotelli--------milito/balotelli-----------------

23 man squad plus 4 primavera is perfect.
too bad this is just a dream because its very difficult to get rid of all: vieira, suazo, burdisso, mancini and rivas. even more difficult than just get cassano and sneijder for 45 millions both.

 

[Alessandro]

Alex, I'm a big fan of Sneijder as well but like you said, he wants to fight for his spot at Real so I respect that... Elano is more realistic for Inter because of his price tag anyway.

 

[i_inter]

Cassano is not even under discussion. We need him!!!

To me it's debatable. Everyone seems to forget why he is at Sampdoria. We need his vision and creativity but I believe with time and a better attitude Balotelli could do just that. Cassano would limit Balo's development and destabilise our environment.

IMO Hamsik isnt too useful without Elano, Deco or Sneijder, but together with one of those three he can do wonders.

 

[CafeCordoba]

Comments?

To me that diamond wouldn't be much better than what we were used to with Zlatan. We lacked the creative midfielder, and if we got one now, we wouldn't have as good attack as with Zlatan (admit it). And we still would have Stankovic/Muntari in the starting lineup.

Now when Zlatan left, I see us needing two midfielders still if Cassano doesn't arrive. Because if he doesn't arrive, it means we probably will use 4 midfielders and not three. And I want Stankovic and Muntari to be just rotation, not first choice players. But this "getting two midfielders" is out of question really, I don't believe it at all. So that's why I don't want to see the diamond with Milito-Eto'o up front.