The situation in the attack for Inter is something like the seventh heaven and Dante Alighieri’s seventh circle of hell, all at the same time. On one hand we’ve got the old dogs with Rodrigo Palacio and Diego Milito who proved over and over to be two of the most vicious striker’s in Serie A. On the other hand, we’ve got Ishak Belfodil and Mauro Icardi, surely two of the most promising talents in Serie A right now. Both with lovely careers in front of them. Does it not seem like we’ve got heaven right around the corner with these two young strikers? Heaven is around the corner, but we’re not at the corner yet.
We’ve got the future made with Belfodil and Icardi and we’ve got routine with Milito and Palacio, but I worry about today. We all know that Diego Milito is in recovery due to a horrible knee-injury and it will be awhile before we’ll see “Il Principe” back on the pitch. Consider misery enough and misery will come, I know, but we don’t know which Milito we’ll get back. There is no denying that the hero from the Champions League-final is growing older and older and that sort of injury has hammered down the last nail in the coffin for plenty of footballers before. The hope inside us forces us to believe that Milito will come back once again to preform wonders, but we can’t count on it.
This leaves us with Rodrigo Palacio as the only reliable and routinized player in attack. Can we trust that Palacio will keep in fit for ninety minutes every game for the whole season? Of course not, I can’t remember a single striker who started every game and carried their team on their shoulders. Of course, the talents Icardi and Belfodil will be there to help Palacio, but what will happen if Palacio goes out injured? Right there, we only got two strikers left. Two young lads that would be forced to carry the team on their backs. This is not FIFA or Football Manager, it’s human beings with feelings and a normal mental state, that gets to bear full responsibility for goal production in a big club like Inter and if they fail, they’ll get rammed upon by a full stadium. I believe that can break pretty much anybody.
I want reinforcements in attack. First, I want to know why, if the economy is so hard, we didn’t sign Rolando Bianchi as a free agent when he left Torino. Instead he went to Bologna. This would have been a good back up for Inter during next season when we’re facing a shift change in attack. After that, there were rumors about Alberto Gilardino and if we can trade him for Schelotto, then sure. Marco Borriello? I wouldn’t say no to the player per se. Percy? ”I wouldn’t say no to the player, Percy?” No, per se. But if the salary of Borriello is four million euros per season, then. Git. Thi. F…
Now, we’ve got Pablo Osvaldo on the table and rumors keeps bubbling up to the surface. I don’t dare to fantasies about it. When I saw Osvaldo in Bologna the first time, I thought he would be great for Inter and 16 goals for Roma last season. Aswell as 27 goals in 55 games for Roma, speaks for itself. I think his way of playing and his personality is well suited for Inter. A striker with many sides that can handle the ball, finds his position, a nice shoot and his rather good with his head aswell. Nor should you forget that Osvaldo is famous around Italy because of his temper. It may be so, but the same trait makes him vicious in the box which is more and more important in modern football where defenders gets faster and goalkeepers better with their feet.
That’s why I think Osvaldo is the perfect man for Inter. When the rumors surfaced about his possible arrival at the end of the season, the pony-tail on my head stood up straight. I can only assume it’s the same for him. So come on Moratt, Branca, Thohir, Santa Claus or anybody. Give me Osvaldo!