After Genoa-Inter Roberto Mancini was interviewed by Mediaset Premium and they discussed referee Tagliavento.
“He is not very lucky with us this year. Besides the penalty on Icardi there is a clear handball in the first half. But tonight we saw a great game and I am happy about that. The shots in the woodwork are typical of our season. I am pleased since many games, we are on the right track and we need to continue with this attitude. We are sad to say goodbye to Europe but it does not change our strategy for next season. These are good players and with the help of other good players they can become better yet. The team knows it has improved a lot but we need to limit our errors. Unfortunately the results are not in our favor and we will work hard to change this as well.”
Mancini was then asked about Inter captain Ranocchia.
“Andrea has improved a lot, obviously when he plays higher up then he is in difficulty due to his characteristics. Now he will rest but in the 45 days of preparation he will work. He will have to improve, in pre-season he will sweat a lot and I am sure he will improve.”
He then goes back to Tagliavento.
“What did I say to Tagliavento? That he was unlucky and that the behavior of the linesmen were not good.”
About the coming transfer window:
“We need to find quality players that can take our younger players to the next level. Touré? He is a City player, the transfer window is odd. We will see..”
Source: Mediaset Premium
yes that’s some good suggestion there. rano needs to improve. i don’t want him to be like a particular guy who after 7 or 8 years going overseas still become as bad as he used to be
JJ is not getting better anymore, already two years playing making many
mistakes increasing his lack of concentration, misjudging options and
always caught up out of position. The same applies to Ranocchia. Medel
could stay as a sub not a starter. Two much time, money and hopes
wasted in this pair in my opinion. Icardi should be considered unsellable
unless an offer above 35 million comes. Guarin same mold as Ranochhia
and JJ. About Kovacic I think he needs more time unless we got an offer
too good to be rejected.
please dont sell Rano….just release him for free…
Anyone who knows inter and ranochia performance over the years knows that he almost makes the same mistakes and often ending up in conceding goals. I don’t know what the management and Mancin reasons but he doesn’t deserve to be Inter captain.
To be honest, I am very fed up… we are Inter, but we play like a team from Serie B and the reason why is because we buy stupid players for cheap so we can buy a lot of them. anyway..
sell those and we will get better
Kuzmanovic: 5-7 M
Obi:3-5M
Campagnaro: Contract expires
Rannochia: 5-6 M
Vidic: 5M
Nagatomo: 5M
Jonathan: Contract expiry
Guarin:10-12M?
and the money from Selling Bonazzoli and Alvarez is around 22M
Lastly I maybe agree to sell Handa for 25-30 M and reinvest for a goal keeper and save up some for the window.
Lets say from all those sells we get a nice 35M added to the budget we already will spend what can we do and who can we buy? I think the possible good options are:
Konoplayanka: Wont cost us a lot at all
Felipe Anderson from Lazio: very skill full and dangerous
Simeone Zaza why not? We have all seen his quality
There is also Eder Martinez, I think he is too good for Sampdoria
The costly options are Jovetic, Lacazette
Toure: A bit costly but completely worth it
Tiago Motta: No need to explain why to get him, its enough for me that he was a champion in 2010 and he kept winning afterwards, team needs players like him and Toure
Scharr and Dragovic: I consider them both around the same price, and to me it would be the greatest deal for us this summer if we manage to buy them, and since we also got Murillo then our defence is kind of good for the time being.
for left back position I would pick one of many options: The villa real guy I forgot whats his name, Gaya from Valencia,
there is also Kurzawa,
Rose,
or Telles from Galatasaray
a very good players that not many ppl know about is the EX Chelsea man, Bertrand
Not to mention the players we can used from the youth squad,
I think we should play Gnoukouri a lot more next season, he showed some good quality, lot of it actually,
We have Puscas who scored 13 goals in his first 7 games in the youth league this season, this shows that he has qualities of a goal scorer, a knack for scoring goals.
Di Marco, although I had never seen him play.. but he is jut an option, but he needs time and experience, maybe Santon can start and he can learn from the bench,
Isaac Donkor played a displayed some not bad qualities this season in the few minutes that he played.
and for goal keeper, I have no idea who should we get instead of wanting to leave Handa.
Rano doesn’t need to improve. HE NEEDS TO GET THE FUCK OUT OF OUR CLUB!
He doesn’t deserve the shirt, the armband and the money he earns!
4 2 3 1
darmian – murillo – vidic – santo
toure – alan
shaqiri – kovacic – konoplyanka
icardi
sell d’ambrosio, and buy a proper right back, who can cross the ball.
That’s a disgrace! He is not even able to make one -just one- decent cross!
I think the whole Back 4 should be changed
Or better yet, move Santon to right back and buy a proper left back
Yes, Rano had a bad game and a rough campaign. But sometimes people are willing to shift all of the blame on him. Yesterday he was only partially responsible for the first two goals. In the first goal it was Medel’s failed tackle attempt that created the situation and Rano was expecting Medel to take care of business so he wasn’t ready to react, and in the second goal it was Handanovic who failed to clear the ball and then it was a matter of a split second which was not enough to prevent Rano’s deflection. At the start of next season Rano will have his last chance to become a champion. If he fails, I’m sure we will have a replacement. But his teammates in defense must also be strong because this year they caused no less harm than did Rano himself.
He should be sold now along with juan, dambrossio and nagatomo. Enough of the crap of giving them so many second chances. The whole team is becoming worse after each season. I really believe that next season is the last chance we have to get back slowly to where we belong. If we don’t buy quality players in the summer then we can start considering inter a mid table team from now on.
I would sell Rano if a good offer came in but let’s be realistic, it’s very likely he will stay. Right now he is the best central defender we have (Vidic was much worse this season and JJ was disastrous). I would be very happy if we would buy two world class central defenders but let’s be honest, we don’t have that kind of money. So it’s most likely that we will buy only one defender and he will be partnering Rano in defense. If that defender will not flop and if we have a stable Defensive Midfielder, I think that Rano will be okay. Of course it’s very easy to say “let’s sell half of this team” but we have to look at things realistically.
He doesn’t fit the system . Mancini has said that , his lack of pace , allthough he’s 195 cm he loses alot of Arial duels , I would expect him to win most considering his hight . His characteristics don’t fit the system , he will be a free agant in the summer . You would expect the management to renew the contract of their beloved captain a long time ago …. or maybe they feel that it will get a negative reponse from it . the majority of people don’t want him , I hope we buy a new defender next to murillo next season
Well if we are to play with a high defensive line then we need a totally different player – one who is fast. But the fast players are usually not so good in the air which means that if the opposition has a strong tall striker we will have problems. I don’t agree with your opinion that Rano loses most aerial duels – I think that he is actually very strong in this aspect. His biggest weakness is his speed and because of that he tends to have problems with small and fast opponents, but at 195 cm that is not so surprising. And don’t forget that Murillo is not a proven player yet. He did well for Granada but hasn’t proven anything on the highest level yet. Rano was also very promising when he was in Genoa (even more promising than Bonucci).
Different characteristics than murillo , I have seen both play . Murillo for like 12-15 games and rano for a few years.murillo is alot faster than ranocchia not as fast as juan and better in the air ,stastically speaking he also averages more Arial duels wins per game with 3.39 in comparison ranocchia averages 2.41, vidic 2.77 per game . He’s quite good at jumping really despite his short stature. Knowing mancini he will most probably play a high defensive line to press the opposition and limit their build up play , so most likely huge spaces will be left behind him. So slowness is not ideal . do you think he cab play in such system ? Mancini has basically said that he doesn’t fit in such system .
I really hope that Murillo is good. But all of these statistics and even his performances for Granada don’t mean a lot right now. We will see what happens with him when he wears the Inter shirt. There have been so many flops in our defensive department in the last years that it’s hard to be optimistic. At this very moment Rano is the defender that is the first choice in this team and seeing that we need a 4 man central defender rotation he is likely to stay, just like Juan Jesus. It’s possible that we will have Murillo and another central defender play next season, but if Murillo or the other guy flops then Rano will be a starter. He has been a starter with different coaches and also plays in the Italian national team so he must be doing something right.
Bonucci turned out to be the better player – way WAY better!
Inter management will not let him go because they are afraid that he will sign with Juve as a free transfer and play amazing and that fear alone is the reason why Inter will re-sign him.
yeah . i’m sure inter have already renowned his contract a while ago , but are afraid of the backlash
Come on man!
These guys are paid to play football in a historic club with so many fans all around the world. They’re not paid to play shitty football and make amateur mistakes.
I think everyone is very well aware of this fact. So what is your point?
how about blaming Kovacic bad pass for the second goal as you’re blaming Medel for the first one.
That’s true as well. Inter need to focus doing better as a team rather than shifting all the blame on one player.
It should be ” ranocchia needs to go “
Sell rano… buy subotic /hummels.. jj play in left back. Murillo with subotic is great..
They wont come to Inter buddy
It could be a blessing in disguise for us by not making it to Europa League. What’s the point playing in that “second level” competition? The schedule is on Thursday night, the money isn’t so big, and we will given the punishment from FFP if we qualify for it. So now we have full summer to strengthen ourselves plus whole season for redemption. It would be better for us to focus on challenging the top three. I am trying to shortlisting who should leave (who knows maybe Ausilio ends up reading this website LOL) :
Who should leave :
1. Handanovic; Okay, this guy has good reflex and great penalty stopping ability but his heart is somewhere else. Just sell him for the good of everyone and we can invest in younger custodian such as Neto and Perrin.
2. Ranocchia; Giving the captain armband to this guy was totally a big mistake. He doesn’t possess mentality to be a captain, let alone his defensive skill is horrible. Inter should cut losses with him, we have given him many years to improve but he always fails to deliver.
3. Juan Jesus; Here is captain’s partner in crime in the defense. JJ is one of the most overrated youngster in Serie A. Always chases opponents out of his area, makes some silly fouls, plus lack of concentration. Last night’s game was a proof of his inability to give security. No wonder Brazil barely give him a chance.
4. Vidic; Actually I hope to see the real Vidic next season but if some younger and reliable DF comes then I don’t mind to see him leaving. High wages and injury prone are the main reason why we should let him go.
5. Nagatomo; The time is up for this Japanese warrior. He’s only the shadow of his former self. Looks so rusty and out of shape this season. I admire his grit but we should replace him while we can.
6. Guarin; Hope never see him again in Inter shirt. Offers no stability in MF, lack of focus, and high wages. Ship him to La Liga or EPL. We can still get big money from his transfer.
7. Medel; Fiery version of Gargano. Same playing style as his predecessor, always running and chasing the ball like a mad dog (no wonder they call him Pitbull). Not a fan of him. His inability to protect the DF proved costly this season. We need some upgrades in DM.
8. Kuzmanovic; Not even Serie A standard. Till now I even still wondering why we signed him.
9. Obi; Just another mediocre Primavera alumnus. Good stamina and speed but terrible passing ability. Thanks for the equalizer in Milan Derby but he should be sold.
10. Podolski; Biggest flop by Ausilio so far. Unable to adapt with Serie A playing style. No problem, we don’t have to buy him anyway.
11. Icardi; No doubt he is Inter player of the season but in case we need big money then I choose to sacrifice him rather than Kovacic. He’s started to ask big salary which we can’t afford. I imagine we can get at least 40m if he is crowned top scorer.
Besides those, Inter are expected to release them: Carrizo, Berni, Jonathan, Felipe, Campagnaro. Nice to see some deadwood heading towards the exit door since I still can’t forget that laugh from Campagnaro in the Wolfsburg game.
That was my opinion about who should leave Inter , please tell me your opinion guys. Thanks
Very interesting and true regarding Juan Jesus, he’s so reckless. I am curious to know how it is you feel about Shaqiri, Hernanes and Kovacic.
And could you enlighten me on the FFP situation, as I did not know they couldn’t touch us if we didn’t compete in their competitions. Thank you and I appreciate your smart contribution on this post.
I consider Shaqiri, Hernanes, and Kovacic as Inter’s pillars for next season. They are all players with terrific skill and eye for goal. If we can get some capable DM then I am sure their level of play will improve too. Here are the main reason why we should keep them :
1. Shaqiri; Quick and full of trick. I love too see this guy prove the doubters wrong next season since he will start the pre-season with us. Half years is enough for adaptation and in case Mancini really implements the 4-2-3-1 next season then expect him to be important part of the team. Besides, we need him for marketing point of view since he is one of Nike flag bearer and star of Switzerland national team.
2. Hernanes; This ambidextrous Brazilian flourished recently since Mancini deployed him back as trequartista. Sometimes overdo his job and looked very selfish but we still need someone with his caliber to lead the younger MF. I think there is no other player in Inter squad right now that possess game vision like him.
3. Kovacic; One of the Inter’s biggest enigma. Strama, Mazzari, and Mancini always wondering how to use this guy. I believe his best position is mezzala where he can uses his dribbling ability better. He might be sold to big clubs later but expect him to become protagonist in Inter next campaign. We should keep him until his value increases. Plus unlike Icardi who gets cocky, I really respect his humility.
Regarding the FFP sanctions, here is the link for further information : http://www.football-italia.net/66218/roma-inter-handed-ffp-sanctions
Thanks for you appreciation. I am just sharing my opinion here.
Don’t agree on JJ, he’s our future in the defense and is still young. you can highlight his negatives but what about his positives? he has saved frog’s hide on many occasions this season.
Guaro should also stay, better than brozovic (atm), provides much needed strength in the middle and can score goals.
In kova’s case, i love the boy but his performances this season are really lackluster, which shows why he hasn’t been a starter for the large part of the season. id take 30m+ for him in open arms.
Also Icardi should go ONLY for over 30m, in which case needs to be replaced with a star striker who can fill that hole of 20+ goals a season (jackson martinez, lacazette etc)
JJ’s positives?? Of course he has some positives such as speed and power but considering that he has more negatives than positives then it would be better to replace him. If JJ is so good then why there is no club pursuing him? Marquinhos only needed a season before being purchased by PSG. Even players such as Guarin, Kuzmanovic, Kovacic, Bonazzoli have admirers. If I haven’t think about the positives of Inter players, then I would have put the entire team to my “should leave” list..That’s also the reason why I believe D’Ambrosio and Santon should stay despite their up and down performances..And Guarin above Brozovic?? 3,5 years have gone since he joined us and still he is still thinking himself as Lampard and Gerrard who boast tremendous long range shot. Oh c’mon..
I agree almost with everything you wrote except that I think Medel is solid in midfield,only he doesn’t get any help from the other midfielders(kova is too weak too defend)..and our back 4 is a disaster.
Yeah I agree man, Medel is a wall. That is, a wall that can give some pretty good short passes.
I think Medel is a huge help to that defense and without him we would have fared even worse at the back. I’m glad others can recognize he is not “just another Gargano”.
I agree with everything you said except icardi… he’s asking for a 3.5 mil salary… only 0.5 mil more than palacio, vidic and hernanes.
correction, Vidic and Palacio make 3.2 mill, 3 mill is Hernanes….
http://inter.theoffside.com/2014/9/8/6122469/2014-15-inter-player-salaries
Thank you, more proof Icardi isn’t asking for much
icardi is worth 3.5-4 mill just pay it already !
I just enjoyed reading your comment, beside how much I’m agree on this I fully enjoyed your manner of experesing your feelings about players and describing his abilities in that way, very joyful to read, thx pal
I really appreciate your praise. I am just trying to do my part as Inter fan which is support them whatever the condition is. Nice to share opinion with some fellow Interisti. Forza Inter!!!
What about Palacio? I would get ridd of him: out of form completely this season, very slow, high salary
We still need Palacio. It’s true his salary is quite high but since joining us from 2012/13 season, he only performed below par this season (I believe his injury is the main reason behind this). His playing style is unique. He can move to the wing to initiate attack, drop deep to collect the ball, plus start the counter attack. We still need experienced figure to help the youngster mature. I don’t see that figure in Ranocchia, Guarin, or someone else. Sometimes old player doesn’t mean bad and young player doesn’t mean good. I’d rather keep him instead of signing second class forward such as Rocchi or Belfodil.
i disagree on a few points……11. Icardi-this is a guy who makes half the salary that Campagnaro makes and Campagnaro does nothing to earn his salary. He earns 30 % of the salary that Vidic earns yet Icardi earns inter points and Vidic costs Inter points……….if I was inter’s top goalscorer with 20 goals in Serie A + EL Goals + Coppa Italia goals DAMN RIGHT I WOULD WANT A SALARY THAT HE 100 % DESERVES !! If Inter can’t afford him make room for his salary….get rid of Campagnaro, Nagatomo and Jonathan and Viola ! you pay Icardi what he deserves AND you improve the team by getting rid of the trash it’s a WIN-WIN ! 4-Vidic…you are seeing the Vidic of last season this season and as he is getting older he is getting worse. IT WILL NOT GET BETTER NEXT SEASON ! get rid of him. but i definitely disagree with # 1 – Handanovic – NOBODY WILL EVER REPLACE HIM !! This guy saved inter’s ass numerous times. If it wasn’t for his penalty shot saves inter would be AT LEAST 6 points lower in the standings……how many times has he stood on his head to protect a lead ? you keep him no matter the costs because he is irreplaceable.
The latest news that I heard is Wanda tried to represent his husband for this contract renewal and asked for more than 4M. I am afraid that next year he will ask for more money. Maurito only has one good season and he wants to triple his wages, that’s illogical. Yes I admit he is Inter best player of the season but this is too much. Regarding Vidic, I must admit that you have got some points but I believe this guy can use his brain more than his physical ability. Serie A is not about speed and power like EPL but it is all about tactical awareness and experience. And the last about Handa, I don’t agree with you. Inter has been punished by many penalties this season and who was to blame for it??The defenders?? No, the GK has to take some responsibility too since he is the one who supposed to shout and move the DF line. I believe great GK is the one who have the ability to move the DF line and never let his gloves dirty. I’d rather have this kind of GK than GK who has ability to stop penalty. What’s the point of saving penalty when you have the ability to prevent it happens.
4 mill for Icardi? who does he think he is? Paul Pogba? 😉 here’s the problem…..if Vidic is worth 2.9 mill, if Guarin is worth 3 mill and Palacio is worth 3.5 mill don’t you think Icardi is worth 4 mill ? the issue will be sorted out I’m sure of it……about handanovic…….even if Inter had Buffon as a goalkeeper…..how can he guide defenders how to defend ? you have Ranocchia-Vidic-Jesus-Campagnaro-Andreolli-Nagatomo-Jonathan-D’ambrosio-Santon and the defensive line gets rotated every week . no offense but that back line is atrocious no goalie will make It better BUT better defenders will make it better.
I think with Juan’s characteristic he suits playing CDM better than as a CB.
he plays rough and tackles a lot which makes a good CDM.
I don’t know, but maybe if we play Juan in CDM, he will play like a beast.
It works for Ramos in Madrid and Luiz in PSG so it might work for Juan as he have similar play style to Ramos and Luiz.
Only a destroyer type of cdm , he’s a bad passer and reckless. Even as a cb he is very bad , no hope for him in the near future . Motta is perfect for the role .
Ranocchia and Juan are the worst central defender pairing in Inter.
They left their post a lot like an amateur
without europa league, I think it’s getting harder to sign a top class player….
Thank you Mancini, that’s what i have been saying from the beginning of the seasons… now are we going to get better defenders? or are we going to waste another season until Mr Rannochia learns how to play?
well, he still is only 27 years old and it is said that a defender tops from the age of 28 to 32…
Top on from “shit” to where? World class?
don’t know, just saying. I’m not a fan of his at all but who else is available out there?
A great team cannot be built around Ranno. Even though we all wanted him to succeed, we need to accept that he will never be world class.
Begovic
Santon-Vidic (c)-Juan Jesus-Kolarov
Yaya-Medel-Kovacic
Shaqiri Hernanes
Icardi
ehh.. JJ in the middle is even worse man!! And Mr.red card and Mr penalty should be out of the door ASAP this summer too, plus T.Motta is twise the player the Pitbull is!
i’ve never been a fan of medel and never will , we’re missing someone who is able to control the tempo and operate under pressure . medel was’t in mancinis mind this season . mancini was hoping to get mario suarez,lucas lieva for the whole transfer window and even when desperation set in he tried to buy players
gago and ledesma .
yes you’re right. Mazza wanted at destryoer like Medel but Mancini wants a regista in front of defense and therefor we are being linked so strongly to Motta. And mancio is right, if we want to control games we need players who knows how to play football and who can keep the ball under pressure even in the DM position.
Bringing in Motta and Yaya wouldbe awesome but we need great defenders as well…
Agreed, just worried about funds. Worst case scenario
Jeison instead of vidic, that’s for sure, then beside him JJ/kaya. Kurzawa>kolarov if we can.
Havent seen too much of Murillo, would be great if we signed schar. Dont think we have much chance of snagging kurzawa imo.
so he will let Ranno sweat alot?? what the hell does that mean?
He’ll work off all the stress – he didn’t mean he’ll deliberately make rano sweat.