Ah, finally. 23:00 the 2nd of September and the mercato is over. Articles written, cellphones ringing, apps crashing. Hope about getting an exciting player, disappointment in someone we sold or the joy of getting a good player, for a while I don’t have to feel none of this. Finally it’s over. To many months of the madness that is called silly season has come to an end and now hopefully we can concentrate on what happens on the field.
As if it wasn’t enough, there is even a national break that gives us even more calm. Though, both you and I know that the mercato isn’t over. It never sleeps. It doesn’t even rest. Negotiations that weren’t finished during the summer are continued for January. Players who explode in their clubs become targets for the big ones. The big club players who do bad are all of a sudden up for a move, a loan or a co-owner ship with a smaller team and that is how it continues.
Something I’ve noticed is how much better it feels to see all of this happening when the club is doing well. When Inter who always has had problems against Catania beats the Sicilians with 0-3, when Mazzarri who never had beaten Catania away can enjoy a triumph there whilst asking for more, I can’t do but to feel good. But we still can’t forget that this mercato was disappointing. Players that we needed didn’t come. Earlier transfer sessions good players have been bought, but they’ve never really made it and have looked like flops. Milan sold Thiago Silva and Ibrahimovic last season and replaced them with Zapata and Pazzini. After a while and hard work, Allegri was able to hide the problems of his club on the mercato, with the results on the pitch. And when Balotelli was bought the problems of the club could barely be seen. Now you are probably wondering what my point with all this is?
It is easy. My point is that the latest mercato sessions haven’t been catastrophies, but that the coaches haven’t been as successful in hiding the problems the team has by getting Inter to perform with the full potential that the squad has. Milan signed Kakà for free and pay him a wage worth 4 million euros. Inter got Mazzarri and pay him 3.4 million euros a season. This means it’s very clear to me that Inter’s mercato goal wasn’t to sign a top player for the field, but to sign a top player for the side lines. Walter Mazzarri is our top player this season, and hopefully for the next season. With his work, a couple of those who were”To bad, two old, to slow” are looking like top players as well. Bravo mister
Jag tycker det har varit en helt okej mercato sätt till vad vi har att jobba med ekonomiskt. Det är även som du säger sia det känns mycket skönare allt när det är en positiv känsla i laget. Det va några år sen nu jag såg inter spela så rolig fotboll med så mycket självförtroende. Jag tycker Mazzari är vår top player också, och jag tror det va rätt att sattsa på han. Jag hoppas Longo, Botta och Laxalt kommer explodera i sina utlånade klubbar. Sen hoppas jag vi säljer perrira, Mariga, Kuzmanovic och Mundingay och får in 2 topp spelare i Januari. En ytter och en innermittfältare. Backar och anfallare och målvakt tycker jag vi har en mycket bra uppsättning av. Kanske även bli av me Chivu.
I cant really agree that the window was an underachievement, considering that we have to look into the clubs financial situation as well as for what we are playing currently and not the least that we need to build something for the future and not necessarily direct results.
Many of our signings are good players but with potential to become real top players, however we still also have some of the experienced players still in the squad helping integrating they young.
We have to remember not spending just for the reason of it, as resources are not there especially not if we want to achieve a long term financial healthy situation. We also have to remember that we did a good job in the sense of getting rid of unneccesary players and high wages.
Couldn’t agree more mate, but in my opinion key was to give Mazzarri a winger and that wasn’t done. Now hopefully for the next mercato Thohir will ease some of Branca’s job, and the likes of Chivu, Kuzmanovic and maybe even Pereira could leave so that there is some money to spend. Isn’t hard to buy Ferrari’s when you have the budget for a bicycle..
IN: Campagnaro, Andreolli, Wallace, Rolando, Taider, Mariga, Icardi and Belfodil.
OUT: Silvestre, Caldirola, Donati, Cassano, Gargano, Di Gennaro, Alibec, Bessa, Romano, Crisetig, Longo, Duncan, MBaye, Bandini, Bardi, Benassi, Belec, Pasa, Spendlhofer, Benedetti, Bianchetti, Belloni, Obi, Schelotto
Overall NO surprise on Inter transfers. I wish we could sign Fernando Reges and keep Longo and Benassi in the squad.
Bra krönika sia som vanligt, vad tycker du om inters senaste nyförvärv(taider och rolando)? Vad kan vi som fans förvänta oss av dem? Det är ingen ny lucio eller sneijder vi köpt …
Tja tack för kommentaren och berömmet, jag gillar Taider jättemycket. Jag tror han kommer bli en positiv överraskning och på många sätt vara Inters framtid. Han är bra på det mesta och har utvecklats rejält det senaste året då han var ordinarie i Serie A.
Rolando är jag mer tveksam för, men jag tror han kan komma att göra nytta i det längre loppet. Just nu behöver han komma i fysisk toppform innan man kan döma honom.