Inter are set to have a busy summer to say the least. The Nerazzurri have endured a torrid campaign and missing out on a European place has become a reality. Today, FcInternews.it gave us their prediction of what Inter will look like for the 2015-16 season under Roberto Mancini. The formation will be a 4-2-3-1.
Goalkeepers: Inter’s goalkeeping situation this summer will largely depend on if Samir Handanovic renews his contract with the club. There is a will from both parties to renew, but Inter need to economically please the Slovenian. The former Udinese goalkeeper has been linked with Roma and the possibility of playing in the Champions League could lure Handanovic away from Milan. If Handanovic leaves, then Inter will look to sign a goalkeeper whose price is not high. Petr Cech has been linked with Inter in recent weeks, and Jose Reina of Bayern Munich is another option. Neto of Fiorentina seems set to join Juventus, but if the deal collapses, then Inter will be ready to pounce.
Defenders: It is pretty much certain that Roberto Mancini will play 4 at the back next season. The fullbacks will likely be Danilo D’Ambrosio and Davide Santon. The futures of Dodo, Nagatomo, and Juan Jesus are all uncertain. Jonathan will leave at the end of the season when his contract expires. Nemanja Vidic has been a solid performer in recent weeks and seems set to stay and Inter, and it is only a matter of time until Ranocchia renews his contract with the club. Marco Andreolli has been frustrated with playing time this season, and could be out the door while Hugo Campagnaro’s contract expires this summer. In terms of defender’s coming in, Jeison Murillo will arrive at the end of the season from Granada. Inter’s main targets for the defense are Aleksander Dragovic and Domagoj Vida of Dinamo Kiev. Glen Johnson of Liverpool and Daniel Alves of Barcelona are players whose contracts expire this summer and will be available for free. Ervin Zukanović of Chievo is a target for the left back position, but a name that has emerged recently is Felipe Luis. The Chelsea player’s price is high, and it is unlikely that Inter will bid for him.
Midfielders: Mancini is eyeing some big names for the midfield. The player that has been linked the most with the Nerazzurri is Yaya Toure. The Ivorian has a great relationship with Mancini, but bringing in Toure will be difficult for Inter to pull off. The Manchester City player has fantastic technical skills, and is a beast physically. Gary Medel will likely play alongside Toure next season. Marcelo Brozovic could join the two in a potential three man midfield. Mateo Kovacic is a possible player to depart Inter this summer. The Croatian international’s sale could give Inter the funds to spend on an attacker such as Paulo Dybala. Barcelona remain the most interested in Kovacic.
Attackers: There are a lot of players that can fill the attacking positions in Mancini’s 4-2-3-1. Mauro Icardi seems set to stay at Inter. The Argentine is very close to signing a contract extension. After Inter’s win against Roma yesterday, Icardi stated that he will be an Inter player come next season. Inter will need to splash the cash and bring in top quality attackers. Stevan Jovetic has been heavily linked with the Nerazzurri, and the Montenegro international wants out at Manchester City. Pedro Rodriguez also is close to the exit door at Barcelona, and Inter are an option for the Spanish winger. André Ayew of Olympique Marseille and Ezequiel Lavezzi of Paris Saint Germain are other possible solutions. Ayew seems set to join Roma, making Lavezzi a more realistic target. The dream partnership in attack remain to be Icardi-Dybala. The Palermo star’s price keeps increasing every day. However, nothing is impossible.
Source: FcInternews.it
My Inter for 2015/16:
First team:
Perin
Darmian-Ranocchia(c)-Vidic-Santon
Guarin-Toure/Medel
Shaqiri-Hernanes-Lavezzi
Icardi
Reverse team:
Carrizo
Murillo-Dragovic-Juan-D’Ambrossio
Brozovic-Allan/Gnoukouri
Ayew-Kovacic-Jovetic/Dybala
Palacio/Puscas
We need to add Perin (if Handa leave), Darmian (the best Italian fullback in serie A, just like he did to Jube, to replace naga, johnny, campagnaro or even Dodo since he’s not Mancini’s favorite), Murillo n Dragovic (replace Andreolli who needs playing time, and Felipe), Toure, Lavezzi, Allan, Ayew, and Jovetic/Dybala. And without losing our hope on Ranocchia, Guarin n D’Ambrossio (Mancini’s favorites), Kovacic and Icardi. Actually, I prefer Coutinho than Dybala/Jovetic.
For me, it’s enough to let our prospect youngsters leave us (see Coutinho and lucky we have Santon with us again). Build Inter around them. Give them time to explore their potential. Support and believe on them, thats all they need.
The Senior responsible to give positive example to the youngsters, thats why we need them. Vidic, Toure, Hernanes, Lavezzi and Palacio have to be the role model since we don’t have Samuel, Cambiasso, Motta, Eto’o, Milito and even Zanetti on the field anymore.
With these mixed team, Inter will say more in serie A and ready to have our Champions League next season. Imagine when our youngster at their top performance.
At last, you can’t build a football club without buying some time. Our main job as the fans are to support them. Don’t judge them just because one or two game, but see the whole season. Sorry for my very bad bad english, I hope you understand what I mean. I love Inter, don’t you?
Assuming that Handa, kovacic, kuz, andreolli, and naga are sold (in addition to maybe others, and I am not exactly a proponent of them selling kovacic) a REALISTIC lineup could be:
——————-Cech—————–
Santon—Murillo—-Vidic——Siqueira
———–Allan———Medel————-
-Shaqiri—–Hernanes—–Lavezzi
—————–Icardi——————-
Other buys could be:
Backup ST (like a gignac babacar, or an okaka?)
Another LB (or settle for juan and a yougster in the rotation)
Captain= Santon Hernanes or Medel
Important Subs would be:
Juan (needs to develop further)
Rano (cannot start on Inter but ends up being a suitable backup…)
D’ambrosio (plays either FB position)
Brozovic (versatile midfielder, needs to acclimate better)
Guarin (‘d prefer selling him but I feel they won’t, he’d offer a boost to say the least off the bench)
Gnoukori (Possibly a beast in the making. Already has games under his belt, he could develop into a starter within a couple of years.)
Palacio (has another year here, he is a more than serviceable backup forward and always plays hard for the club)
Puscas (Needs to be our 3rd option at stirker, still young but can be an integral player should we get an injury up front.)
So downgrade in GK, and we lose the quality of kovacic, but we upgrade in defense, boost the central midfield, and gain some experienced attackers. I’d love to work a deal for Dybala or pedro but I worry that they come with too hefty a price tag or will be swayed elsewhere. We are still saturated with youth too (juan, donkor, gnoukori, brozovic, camara, puscas,) . Would this team challenge Juventus for the title? Probably not, but Mancini should definitely be able to challenge the like of Rome, Napoli, Lazio, and probably a revamped Milan for a Champions League spot. Let’s not forget that aside from management buying players, Mancini has a responsibility to improve the prospects we already have.
On Jovetic: I think it would be a good buy if we can get him at a modest price since he has serie a experience and provides a different sort of dynamic to an attack. However, I don’t think I would play him out wide or as an ATM, and instead would alter the formation to a 4-3-1-2 with jove and Icardi supported by either shaq or hernanes.
Just my opinion, I know it’s not the sexiest lineup but I think it’s reasonable considering the financial situation and could also be quite dangerous in the league.
Pepe Reina, Glenn Johnson, Dani Alves, Zukanovic, Pedro, Lavezzi, etc. This list make me laugh! At the same time there’s talks about eventually Kovacic, Juan Jesus, Shaqiri departure, but no word for selling Guarin or Ranocchia!
what the f*** is going on, selling kovacic and buy yaya?
You guys keep forgetting that Toure played in WC and African Cup of Nations this yr, he is very tired. That’s why the dip in form…. He is a very good attacking MF and prob has 3 more good yrs. I would def take him at Inter but the price and wages have to be right, and he needs to understand that.
If we do well in market then we will get 4 or 5 new players (Maximum). we can’t change all the players ,
For me this is good :
Handanovic (Ceck if he leaves)
Darmian – Vidic – Murillo – Santon
Yaya toure – Medel
Shaqiri – Hernanes – Pedro(or Jovetic)
Icardi
please get ridd of (D’amb)rosio, Campagnaro (ok out of contract), Rannochia, Kuzmanović and Palacio
—————————- CECH —————————
D’ AMBROSIO– RANOCCHIA(C) — VIDIC —JUAN
———— YAYA TOURE —— MEDEL ————-
SHAQIRI ————– HERNANES ————- KOVACIC
————————– ICARDI ————————–
d’ambrosio is a disaster
But always win Mancini heart 🙂
No french league players 🙁
Juan Jesus & Kovacic must stay.
Juan Jesus & Kovacic must stay.
terrible, just terrible…. so we will fight to not relegate next seasons??? let go kovacic and buy toure who can make impact in max 1 season….keep rano who screwed 90% of the matches this season and past seasons too!! he is poor defender and has no future in inter shirt.. i prefer we use andreoli or some youth player at least they can track/run the player… d’ambrosio cant cross the ball?? almost all attack were in his zone in last match against roma and he failed in many cases… jovetic is expensive gamble that we cant take right now… if he was cheap yes but not for that price tag…icardi wasted too much clear goals trough the season, but nobody cares… put down your pink glasses even fans from other teams said that he is nothing special… missed many times against roma, milan, juve, first derby with milan in december in first minutes one vs one …and many times against weak teams…stop saying he is not receiveng many balls…he needs to score what he received..for now he scores one goal in 5-6 opportunities. pedro is overrated. no need more comment on this player…dybala is overpiced..
damn. you need to have some positivity in your life.. 😛
i have but its not here , not with inter anymore!
Have faith man:)
i have but its not here , not with inter anymore!
damn. you need to have some positivity in your life.. 😛
Hmmmm…you are right… Icardi is wasteful at times but he’s all we have..and he’s still young go easy on him but I understand what you’re saying.. We could have won the game in turin when podolski put Icardi through…or when he selfishly took the shot instead of slipping in Osvaldo who was unmarked,then who knows how different this season might have been….I for one am not a fan of d’ambrosio either he isn’t much different from nagatomo IMO and at least nagatomo was a bit pacey.But anyways theg all need to go all the full backs apart from santon needs to go.
i agree with your opinion, but please icardi is still young, maybe 2-3 years next he will become new aguerro, please look at the top goalscoring serie a this season
I think that the potential defensive signings are sub par, and taking into account that the defense is out weakest segment I must say that I am a bit pessimistic about next season. 1) Ranocchia staying is bad. The guy is an average defender and is definitely not suitable to be a captain. 2) D’Ambrossio is a terrible fullback. His ball accuracy from the sides is a disaster and I don’t know what manager in his right mind would want to hang on to a player of his quality. 3) Yaya Toure – anyone that has seen a Manchester City game this season would know that Toure’s form this season was very, very bad. Whether or not that’s a sign of an ending career, we will have to wait and see, but at 31 years of age, he is not exactly a catch. To me, selling a young Kovacic and buying an old Toure is not exactly the deal of the century, and we all know that Kovacic will shine immediately wherever he goes (hello Coutinho). 4) The only deal that actually makes sense to me is Jovetic. The guy has a good track record in Serie A and is the perfect age (25). But whether or not we manage to buy him is a totally different story. 5) Pedro – getting him would be an excellent move by Inter.
1)ranno must stay….he plays like real captian…2) i agree for dambrosio…3)yaya is i n bas form,he had couple injuries,bu he played his best games when mancini was coach…we have pretty young team and older player like him who plyed lots of har games can be wery helpfull…he is smart plyer and he can play for 3 seasons more(just look at pirlo-36 on his back)…4)jovetic,perfect age,he was good in serie a but im affraid that he is injury prone…15 mil euros yes,20 no for him…he is bech plyer in city…5)pedro one of my favorites,27-28 years old,in his prime..he has won everything…now he just wanna ply and he needs new chalenge…ausilio needs to work hard for this guy…but im affraid that he will go somevare else in spain(valencia) or england(they have more money,liverpool maybee)
Ranocchia doesn’t play like a captain….a captain must be an example of consistency, commitment and good performances that the rest of the team can strive to follow. Ranocchia has been very poor (yes he had a handful of good games). It might not come across if you watch a game on TV, but when you watch him from the stadium it’s apparent how poor he is. I agree with anyone who wants him gone. With him as a captain we will never fight for titles. He’s a liability.
My dream Inter for 2015/2016 season:
—————————- PERIN —————————
DARMIAN — RANOCCHIA(C) — SCHAR — SANTON
———— YAYA TOURE —— KOVACIC ————-
SHAQIRI ————– LAMELA ————- JOVETIC
————————– ICARDI ————————–
That mid will be raped hard. Yaya can not play as a def mid anymore.
Poor Line up …
ranocchia is shit , kovacic can’t play in DM (I want him at this position but after the derby i change my mind) and Jovetic isn’t winger . Lamela is expensive and overrated . hernanes better than him . and for keeper handa still better than perin . if Handa leave we should go after Cech and Leno .
4-2-3-1 Santon – Vidic – Ranocchia – D’Ambrosio, Yaya – Medel, Pedro – Jovetic – Shaqiri, and Icardi lone striker doubt we’ll pull Dybala off
It would make no sense selling Kovacic after renewing his contract few months ago.And i think we should forget about Dybala.His price is too high.Instead we should focus on Jovetic
You forgot to mention darmian T.T are we suddenly not linked to him anymore?
u r right,
kovacic will not leave us