Another season has come to an end and Inter will go into the summer with a new manager yet again despite the fact that Moratti had stated time and time again that Stramaccioni will stay whilst it’s evident for the whole world to see that the problems inside the club don’t stem from who’s currently in the managerial hotseat.
A month ago I wrote an analysis where I posed the question if Moratti would dare to acknowledge Inter’s real problem and keep the manager, whilst revolutionizing the clubs board and its directors. A few weeks later after that Moratti confirmed that Stramaccioni would remain, only to fire him a few days later. Where Benitez wanted Kuyt, Mascherano and Cavani but had to do with Coutinho and Biabiany and where Gasparini wanted to sell Sneijder, keep Eto´o and bring in Palacio he instead saw Eto´o depart only to be replaced by Forlán and Zarate, Stramaccioni asked for Lavezzi and Lucas but instead had to do with Schelotto who joined in January. Then of course Stramaccioni had made his mistakes, conceding 57 goals and losing 16 matches can’t entirely be blamed on the injury crisis, so he has made several mistakes which he also has claimed responsibility for. What I find myself asking isn’t why Moratti sacked Stramaccioni, but instead why Moratti, himself, Branca or Ausilio haven’t accepted their part in the blame or why at least they don’t release a statement where they accept the blame whilst also acknowledging the problems.
When you recall a media-phenomenon like Mourinho who had Oriali by his side who fought the massmedial battles with him, it seems very strange that such a young and inexperienced manager like Stramaccioni was always left alone after the losses, unless Moratti released a short statement. After the loss at home to Siena one of the away team’s directors is quoted as saying: “I’ve never seen a manager stand so alone after a loss.” Apart from this one can discuss how Stramaccioni had to handle the situation with Sneijder, which the club created for him followed by a January transferwindow where Coutinho and Sneijder were replaced by Kuzmanovic, Schelotto and Rocchi.
But this is not intended to be a speach where I defend Stramaccioni, it’s more an issue of questioning Inter as an organization and once and for all put an end to the myth that Inter have a project. One could ask what Inter were thinking when hiring Stramaccioni, did they honestly think that he wouldn’t make any mistakes? Or that he would immediately lead the club to glory without facing any problems along the way? When the circumstances which was created by all the injuries together with what i mentioned above, many of us thought that Stramaccioni would receive another chance to lead the club over next season because he is the eonly person/only thing that remotely can be judged to be anything that resembles a project. A young talented coach who will probably experience a lot of success in the future, a manager who Moratti himself had chosen and who he trusted. Someone who was allowed to make mistakes, a person who knew the clubs youth team players and someone who Inter would build something long term around for a change. If you choose to appoint such a personand you’re serious about the word project, you should count on having to support the project as well as Stramaccioni even during the most troublesome period. This is something Moratti hasn’t done and is according to me the biggest mistake he’s made. If you haven’t considered supporting a project through thick and thin then why even bother setting it off to begin with. Therefore, the problem wasn’t that Stramaccioni was sacked, it was that he was hired in the first place.
Moratti has once again demonstrated that he is very good at firing managers instead of fixing the real problems inside the club. When Inter sack the 20th manager during Moratti’s Presidency the President should be able to see the real problem. Because when he starts to pay, when Branca and Ausilio have to pay, when all the other incompetens people inside the club are finally made to pay, the fans and supporters can find some peace. I have no doubt that Mazzarri will do a great job at Inter, especially considering that Inter next week will only play one match per week. But dear President Moratti, please refrain from uttering the word project ever again.
