We all knew this wasn’t going to be easy. We all know that Parma is a very strong side that has caused problems for a lot of teams during this Serie A-campaign and they are sure on the rise to fight with the top teams in Italy… no wait, none of that is true. They suck.
I’m not going to come up with excuses or explanations, I leave that to a man with a more diplomatic mindstate than myself. Parma sucks. They really do.
“Don’t you mean that Parma is a good team, going through a rough patch and are given less credit than they deserve?”
No, they suck. Unfortunatly, that says quite a lot more about us, Inter, than it says about Parma.
Today, Inter shows a goalkeeper with seemingly large affection for Parma, since he let’s pretty much everything in between his legs against them. A defensive line looking like beheaded chickens the way they jump around without a clue to what the next chicken is up to. We got one winger in Obi who is not there at all when needed. We got Dodo that makes me want to chew my own arms of because of his useless crosses. We got a midfield where Gary Medel sure does a lot of hard work in winning the ball, but at the midfield, there is no options. Everybody standing still. We got Icardi who is a good player, but I think we’re playing him wrong. I don’t know, but how about actually providing him with a ball, in attack, facing the target… instead of having Icardi dropping down to midfield to collect the ball with two defenders going to second base behind him from the back. To make the attack even stronger we have Palacio who is about as cold as that lost and lonely little meatball you find in a big block of ice when you’re defrosting your freezer. And on top of the pyramid sits the King Khufu of my anxiety attacks. Walter Mazzarri.
I’ve just about had it with Mazzarri. The faith is gone and at this point, I don’t see any reason why Thohir should waste another day with Mazzarri. We should not be happy with the last six points we got. We won against two lesser teams due to penalties, we all know that is not the way of a team striving to play in Europe next season. Inter does not lack quality players. We have, in my opinion, a stronger squad than we had last year. Inter lacks tactitcs. Because there is something that Parma are, and Fiorentina are, and Hellas Verona, Milan, Juventus, Roma and Cesena are. They are teams. We are not. We are eleven players.
So finally, I would like the president to answer me. So, Mr. Thohir. If this is not enough for you to give Mazzarri “Das Stiefel”, then what is? We have not forgot Moratti and Moratti took action, not always with the best results, but he took action. When will you act?
i empathize with your frustrations (well actually i don’t cuz i’m a juve fan) but what are you people complaining about? THE BETTER TEAM WON ! so it happens to be last place in the standings that beat inter it’s not the first game this season that Inter lost to last place in the standings (see cagliari 4 – inter 1) so don’t be disappointed. like it’s Parma’s fault that the ref didn’t award inter a penalty this week…is it parmas fault that the last game inter scored a goal from open play was against Napoli? is it parma’s fault that the last time inter took the lead in a game from a goal created from open play was against atalanta in September? face it, you are in 9th place because you are lucky, if you missed 2 pks and both games tied you would be in 14/15th place so be thankful that Inter is in 9 th !!!
Great article!!! And so true man! We are a team of 11 players with no clue what to do – every time we become dangerous or create something (a scoring chance or get a penalty ) it’s also because of a solo-effort done by someone! NOT because of a great team-move!
And where are the youngsters Thohir wants to build upon??
the safest pick will be Mancini. Stramacioni is not good enough. At least Mancini doesn’t play 3 at the back, which is definitely the focal point of Inter embarrassing defensive failure to date. Moyes is just a public stunt show to attract interest which could end up as a bad joke.
is there a way to sack Mazzari without losing the game?
Mazzari’s fanboy, anyone?
I have to say I disagree on something with you here, Hampus, and I hope you read what I have to say (not only you, but everybody) and offer me some healthy arguments as a counter:
Scroll down this article’s comments and you will find a curious thing – none of our fans have the slightest idea about who could take over if Mazzarri is to be fired as soon as tomorrow. Some say Mancini, hoping that he’s a miracle worker (which he’s not, or you really haven’t watched too many of his games at either Inter, City or Galatasaray – he buckles under pressure, lacks character and motivational skills, is no tactical expert and hasn’t shown authority anywhere he’s been so far), some say Mihajlovic (which offers ZERO guarantees to be an improvement over Mazzarri), Moyes (won’t even bother commenting there, English manager in Italy is a risky idea to begin with), Zenga (what is there to say… thanks for the great goalkeeping, but no, that doesn’t make you a good coach, our bench can’t be a playground) – and people aren’t even sure of any of them. Most of them are like “just get WM out of my face, cause I’m pissed at him”. That’s reactive thinking, impulsiveness, and it tends not to work well because it isn’t rational and doesn’t take all circumstances in consideration.
I modestly say otherwise. One of the things I’ve liked about Thohir so far (as opposed to many things I dislike about him) is exactly the patience that he’s shown with Mazzarri. I just wouldn’t have given him a contract extension, but I like to think that that was a decision of politics, about confidence.
As much as I miss Moratti’s elegance in those stands – the fact that he was so trigger happy with coaches didn’t bode well for us at all. It was one of Inter’s problems and it had to change. Lets not go back to thinking emotionally about Moratti here and taking his bad sides as good ones because they worked SOMETIMES. Decisions on managers have to be well calculated, because otherwise they just lead to a chain of firings and payments to coaches who sit at home. I would only fire Mazzarri if I knew there is a coach on the market who is reliable enough to be offered a 2 year contract, who’s had very good results in the past and has traits that indicate he can be a serious success here (like Cholo’s sheer BALLS, Bielsa’s tactical brilliance, Mourinho’s motivational skills etc) – there is no such coach currently on the market. Either that, or gamble with a joker (like Mancini, for instance) offering a contract for the remainder of the season (something like what Benitez got at Chelsea, the position of interim manager) – something I don’t believe he will accept because he has a CV with quite a number of trophies (on the other hand, so did Rafa…)
Bottom line is, don’t be so reactive. It pains all of us to see the team performing badly, but as long as the answer in store isn’t a long term one, we just risk finding ourselves in a similar position very soon. This hampers the growth of the club and leads to even more serious consequences. It’s partly what got us this low in the first place – lack of long-term vision in planning.
Mancini won titles with Inter, City, Gatasaray yes
Mancini only win the Cup with Galatasaray, Team who have Drogba & Sneijder In Turkish League.
Mancini was in charge of teams that poured money aimlessly into building the squad, part of the only reason he had any success at Inter, Man City and Galatasaray. I seriously think that Mancini will be not much better, if not worse than Mazzarri with our current squad.
Does it sound suggestive to you that he was kicked out of all three?
My grandmother would have won with Inter back then, with Juve in Serie B and KO for years after that, with Roma in a state for re-building and Milan in chock after Calciopoli!
He had all the money in the world to spend at Shity but only won the league once and sucked in Europe!
In Turkey – with the BIGGEST team there, he only fineshed 2.!
Mihajlovic is impossible (literally, you can’t coach two teams in the same year in Serie A as far as I know.)
The only viable option is Spaletti. I know he’ll cost more and we’ll have to pay Mazzarri but we are simply wasting time and energy with that stubborn clown.
Spaletti is out of contract right? so why would he cost alot? Besides, Capello hasn’t been paid for 5 months, and is about to leave Russia! Would be great to get him (if he is ready to lower his demands).
Spaletti was being paid an insane amount at Zenit. I think they’re still paying him and that’s why he is unemployed (most teams can’t match what Zenit is paying him while he’s sitting at home).
I never liked Capello (that’s personal I know) and I don’t think he’ll add anything (boring defensive soccer.)
Capello is impossible to get anyway, apart from the problem with the wages, he still probably holds a grudge against Inter for Calciopoli (though no one can rationally explain why), and I think he’s said he’d never coach Inter.
He has adopted a less than attractive style during his career, but he was once very effective, no discussion that he was a top coach. He is now a coach of the past, though, can’t see him returning to a top side and achieving top results.
As for Spaletti, I think he’s a nuance more possible to get, but I don’t see him as a serious contender right now. Unfortunately, the ones who are being frequently mentioned are much worse managers.
I have said this again and again; let’s get Frank Rajkaard in and let him build something! He knows how to build (look at Barca today – that is HIS team) and he knows Italian football PLUS he is free to join us tomorrow! Let’s get him in know with a contract to the summer – if he suckes we can cut him loos in the summer and (hopefully) get Frank De Boer instead! they both know how to build with youngsters and how to play nice football!
ridjkaard? do you even have the slightest knowledge where he went since he was sacked by barca? cut him lose in summer while your kind of people complaining about him since winter. oh jeez that seems familiar
You are really one big pain in the ass!! Everywhere you comment in the same negative, smart-ass way!
My suggestion was to give him a contract to the next summer – if he preforms then keep him, if not let him go! That’s a win/win also for him, because he wants to get back in to coaching! PLUS if he sucks De Boer could come in and continue the line of work started by Rijkaard (4-2-3-1 possession and the work with the youngsters)!
oh yeah mine are negative while comment from people like you are positive huh LOL
you clearly have no clue about rijkaard. saying about that 4-2-3-1 kind of formation even though he was very well known for his 4-3-3. as i said, give him contract the next summer while in the winter there will be another bashing at the coach again and again. if that’s your version of win/win solution then i’m glad you are not the president of this team
My only beef with Rijkaard is that he’s a Milan legend (unlike Leonardo) but at this point I don’t mind.
And interd1sia, yes he pretty much sucked everywhere he went after Barca, but I don’t give that much value. Anybody is better than Mazzari now.
and several months after there would be this kind of article, you’ll be commenting with that kind of comment and i will reply it with pretty much same comment. the only difference would be the subject
He’d have to be real bad. Any coach who plays with 4 at the back is automatically better than WM. You have to be a stubborn clown if you insist on playing with 3 at the back when last year and this year it’s clear that your defenders are clueless in that formation. We are talking about good defenders (JJ, Vidic and Rano) so the formation is what’s wrong.
What does VM add? NOTHING. We don’t and won’t have players suited for his style.
hahahaha. the same pattern, it’s all about formation crap thing. better huh? what was the league’s champion formation again? oh right 3 at back. what formation did muenchen used to destroy roma? again 3 at the back. what formation did strama used when he got his winning streak? geez let me try to remember that, oh 3 at the back. and what formation did we used when we shit rube’s stadium. ah 3 at the back also. so what is this clueless shitty thing you’re talking about when it was very clear that the team made individual mistakes instead of group mistake
nothing huh? yes nothing for people who is blind. either really blind or blinded by the hate
I didn’t understand what you mean. But if you’re saying 3 at the back is the way to go, then you’re clueless. How did Juve do in Europe? How did Italy do in WC? 3 in the back is for cowards who are afraid to attack. Don’t compare Serie A teams or Italian NT with others, Italy is falling behind scarily.
this kind of thinking was one of my reasons why i defended strama back then and why i did the same now. seems like these people grow a pussy and leave their brains somewhere
You’re right, we can’t change coaches one after another like Zamparini. You know I was many times thinking where’s the problem? And I think the club have to be managed like any business, we need long term project, need philosophy, clear ideas what we want, plan our resources and set targets growing step by step. We can make evaluation in the end of the season and stop care about the ups and downs. And everybody have to be selected to fit in our strategy from CEO, coach, players, to last employee.
Absolutely, which is why I think that our management still haven’t got their shit together, they still don’t have a clear concept about how things should work between them as a team. It’s not JUST Mazzarri that’s our problem, but I don’t want to speak with prejudice to the management’s performances yet, because it still hasn’t been long enough for them to be judged. Managing a club takes time to pick up. We’ll see what their next decision will be regarding the choice for a new coach, because the vultures are already circling around Mazzarri.
Sometimes comments like “We’re doing very well, we are competitive on the field and the team is ready” really get on my nerves, though. Can’t decide if it’s because they live in denial or because they think most of us are plain stupid and don’t know jack about football. Probably both.
we should get mihajlovic. no one else,because everyone better will not come.and just watch it,he will become a top coach. he is a coach that is a presence in the club,the players will give him the respect,and he will not wine about every single thing.about mazzari,i don’t think he is that much of a bad coach,but he is not good with man managemant clearly,and when it is not working it’s not.and for the players,they look like they cannot move..i like medel though,he really plays like a bulldog 🙂 and kuzmanovic in the starting line up,just funny,the guy sucks,the worst of them all
How exactly do you know Mihajlovic won’t whine under pressure if he joins Inter? Because he doesn’t do it at Sampdoria?
Do you remember him in the field? He was meaner than el Cholo. But anyway nobody can offer you that kind of guarate
Look, Mazzarri looked like a mean son of a b**** to me while he was at Napoli – look at him now 🙂
My point is – being the coach of Sampdoria isn’t like being the coach of Inter. This shit comes with pressure you don’t get at lesser clubs like Samp. No one would question Sinisa if he loses there, but they sure as hell would if he loses here.
So here is my take on our current situation – Today’s game especially the performance until 60 minutes swayed me massively in favor of a change in manager. I was beginning to sway in this direction even as we won our previous two games but the performances were rather worrying. Today I clearly saw that we are NOT threatening in attack, not even slightly. I was hoping to see a steady improvement as the season began but that is not the case anymore. Even our defense is spotty at crucial moments.
The two decisions that shocked me were – getting Obi off and then Kuz off and the guys not prepared well enough to play without a wingback and guess what happens? The goal comes from that exact same flank! You can’t win if your tactics go all squishy when you are trailing.
The problem we have is – who do we get in to replace the incumbent? We all have our ideal candidates but mid-season those might not happen. So given this, the owner and management have to make their next move carefully
Thohir wont kick Mazzarri out
we should hire an assassin to kill Mazzarri,
Mancini might be good.
Zenga & Mihajlovic ? I rather stay with Mazzari.
For all who thinks that our preformance is not so much Mazzarri’s fault, but more lack of quality players I’ll say that: Albert Einstein definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
well, they probably keep blame our players. sighs
What the heck? Who decides formation, who decides what players to put in the field, who is suppose to make tactical decisions, and substitutions? Walter Marzarri is. Don’t tell me it is not his fault because I would tell you know nothing about futbol. Don’t even suggest that Parma (the last team of Seria A) is better than Inter. Look Roma, ET needs to find a new coach someone that better represent Inter spirit and current situation.
You completely misunderstood frigo’s comment lol. He agrees with you and is saying that Mazarri fits Einstein’s description of insanity.
I am sorry guys. Freaking Mazarri is driving me nuts. My bad.
doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results? it seems familiar. let me try to remember it. ow now i know why it seems familiar. changing coach every season, taking mediocre player in, selling good player for almost none, didn’t even bother to close the weakness of the team, not learning from mistakes, rant and point a finger in every single bad result. o yeah that was familiar. that was this team alright
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Zlatan says Mazzarri is clueless, will never win 3 games in a row..
The unable to win three consecutive games curse continues
9 attempts at it under mazzarri and they failed all 9 times……..how many tries at it does mazzarri need to win 3 games in a row??
Very well said. Mazzarri has no clue how to manage this team. He certainly is disconnected from the players. Inter also lacks any sort of depth in terms of replacements to the starting 11. Inter’s bench is fit for teams like Verona or Cesena, not Inter. Inter needs to bring in a new coach and much needed improvements to this miserable team.
Nice article
I agree we suck!!!!!! WM must go!!!!!!!!!!!
At this stage, who do you think our best options to replace the fucking clown?
I’d love Strama and his 4-3-3 back but he is at Udinese, at least for now.
I think that Mancini and Moyes are only ”big names” we can get while Mihajlovic and Zenga are also possibilities.
Yeah i also wish strama is back. Too bad we have dumped him.
Please only not Moyes, that’s will be a disaster. If you don’t believe me, can ask any United fan. And he’s not far away from Mazzarri in his understanding about football.
if we dont have money, then anyone will do.
new coach will change the way inter train, set up new formation or new tactics, i dont even care if we loose again and again, even though this is only the very beginning of the league, i just want to see a new spark, a new excitement, not this same old tactic and an unbelievable level of predictability.
Play all the player in a position that they will comfortable with it, explore them, optimalize their potential, …. i support that kind of coach.
“i dont even care if we loose again and again”
You lost me there. Don’t be so short-sighted. You might not care if we lose over and over again, but you’re not the ones who have to pay off the contracts of the 10 coaches you change until you finally reach one who will have decent results for a prolonged period of time.
Calm the fuck down, all of you.
Salvatore Cerrone (Inter’s Primavera Coach), I prefer him at least give him a chance till the end of this season, then evaluate his work, if he is not good enough send him back to primavera.
well said