The first derby of the season and La Gazzetta dello Sport interviewed Inter captain, Andrea Ranocchia, the only survivor of the previous derby of the East, when Inter lost the Italian Super Cup in 2011 with Gasperini on the bench. “Since then, much has changed for both teams. It is striking to see both the Milan clubs out of the European cups, but football is made of cycles and both clubs are working well. Against Milan it is always a derby, even in a friendly. They will be among the opponents to fear. Beating Milan always gives particular satisfaction.”
What is your impression of Murillo?
“Excellent. He’s tough and strong. He cut the holiday after the Copa America, settling in was a breeze and against Bayern he made a great debut. Too bad about the problem in the calf muscle, but it is a trivial matter. Jeison has already it showed charisma and personality, going face to face with Lewandowski. He is young, but a starter for Colombia. As for the criticism, the perceived lack of determination, I don’t listen to that.”
After China Miranda will also join the group.
“Another great buy. Everyone will have to fight for a shirt, in a big club that is how it has to be.”
What did you say after the friendly against Bayern that you lost?
“We played a good game, then it is obvious that if you make one mistake against them you pay dearly. We are in the process of growth, it was a great test.”
The facts say that you threw away so many points last season due to absurd defensive errors.
“Having a solid foundation is critical. Those who win in Serie A are almost always those who concede the least amount of goals. In training camp we worked a lot on defense. Not only with the four in defense. To make the leap we have to defend ourselves with 11 players.”
For the leap to you need people like Kondogbia.
“I like Geoffrey. Talks little and does more. We all have to be that way. But above all he is a talented player whose presence on the pitch will be felt. Just don’t expect him to, at age 22 and having just arrived, solve games by himself.”
Speaking of young people, Dimarco received a lot of criticism.
“Federico is not even 18 years old, he had an incredible opponent in Douglas Costa against Bayern. He suffered a little, but he also did good things under pressure. Unfortunately I am not surprised that young player is critisized in Italy. And then they complain that there is no space given to them…”
Can you say that the minimum objective is the return to the Champions or does this put pressure on the group?
“If you want to win, you have to live with the pressure. The goal must be Champions, but in the locker room. Without proclamations.”
Does Mancini seem energized?
“On overload. Being able to choose players he needs, doing the preparation and tactical work from the beginning will make a difference.”
And you will still be the captain?
“Every summer I’m out of the starting eleven, then I play… Things are proven on the pitch. I always go out with the shirt sweaty, do everything for these colors. The discussion regarding the armband is only taking place in the media, nobody in the club has mentioned it. I’m calm. And I would stay even without the captain’s armband.”
Source: fcinternews.it
Thanks but no thanks Andrea :)pls pack ur bags
Random thought: If he leaves, whats you people think about Icardi as NEW captain?
we need a team booster, i think at this moment Icardi haven’t reach it yet. we need someone who can boost team morale. and can stay calm in every situation
Icardi would be a great symbol, I mean he is raising 3 kids that are not his own and he is married as a young guy. He’s also not too flash with spending, he’s very modest, check his interviews. He just gets a bad rap because he was banging Wanda but in the end he put a ring on it. It’s not like he was banging some poor guys wife, he wanted to marry her and Maxi was having his own fun.
Maurito should actually be a role model. He married a lady who already had 3 kids… and as a handsome, young, wealthy guy that’s already a huge show of humility/modesty (or stupidity lol). He even always has shirts of ‘Wan te Amo’
to young and uncertain if he’ll stay…i think Handanovic or Medel should be captain
Lol yea i agree. I still Hope for the future though.
M&M’s duet will kill your career, better find your way to rapidly improve yourself if you still wanted to be a starter Mr. Froggy
Yea no. Chill w the ranocchia hate. Are you closet rubentino?
Pffftt.. What hate? He is sucks and that’s fact, and what i said is also a motivation for him to be doing well this season otherwise au revoir mr.grenouille. Who are you to tell me what i should do? i’ve been an interisti since before you came up to this world kiddo, you go chill up.
Tell that to the italian NT. Tell that to conte who had the defence of records with Bari w/ Rano (conte took him everywhere and always tried to bring him to his clubs). Tell that to Matrix who said he is his heir. Tell that to Zanetti who chose him as captain.
Take a seat old man.
Pfftt.. When Conte need to play back four he’s gonna put The Frog on the bench without any doubt except if his two main cb’s aren’t available. Conte always try to bring him to his club? Like what, can the frog beat Barzagli, Caceres, or even Ogbonna? No he can’t beat them at all, that’s why Conte didn’t do anything he can to take Froggy to juve. Good for Froggy too because he just gonna be a benchwarmer in juve, better be a shit captain defender than a benchwarmer anyday.
Matrix and Zanetti? Puhhh-leazeee.. Are they God? No they’re human. Can they be wrong? Yes they can, and definitely wrong about this Frog captain. I’m so tired about people who think that the club legends is God, heck even Facchetti can be wrong too lol.
Of course kid, i’m gonna sit nicely and watch the fall of Froggy captain to the M&M’s duet. And again, i forgot for how many times or years i have said it before, hopefully i’m wrong and this Frog can turn into prince charming. Now get lost kid, you and your wrong ideas, may God forgive your sins. Amen.
Sins? You got a problem brah
My personal, subjective thoughts after the game with Milan. Gnokouri continues to impress me. And I’m not sure what will be better to his development, to stay and work as a good back up with not so much minutes on the pitch. Or to go somewhere else, where he’ll be regular starter, but in less competitive environment. Because in my opinion he’s already ready to be part of the first team, even if he’s not still for a key role. Andreolli and Santon showing that they could be part of this team and eventually Nagatomo. All other players that started, doesn’t have place here and have to find another opportunity. What I’m seeing so far, even if it’s too early for serious judgment is maybe finally Kovacic find his place, confidence and shape and looks impressive. Kondogbia still struggling to adapt to the new environment and role and probably will need more time or Mancini will have to switch his tactical scheme or his position. It doesn’t matter in what tactical scheme we will going to play 4-2-3-1, 4-3-2-1, 4-3-1-2 or 4-3-3 we will need if not now, at least through the winter transfer window second striker, who’s supposed to compete with Palacio for starting spot and substitute for Icardi. And in the end this team is mostly young and full with talent. If we want in the future from them to be competitive in every tournament, we have to be patient, don’t set impossible targets, expecting immediate results. Don’t dramatize after first failure and putting them under pressure. Europa League spot is a good and reasonable goal and we have to developing step by step, if we want long lasting results.
I agree with everything except for Naga..he needs to go..the dude didn’t even put in a decent ball!! I love him and all but if he doesn’t improve I rather him out for the betterment of the club.
we lost the match, bu somehow I am very optimis with the team. I think we have a better display despite Mancini chose to do a showcase for selling player for an hour. Andreolli was awesome, average by naga and santon. And bad for taider. Hopefully we can offload them soon.. we only need a good left back, experienced mid, and 2 inteligent forwards.
Yeah, these matches doesn’t give an accurate indication about the team; however, i don’t expect a top start right from the beginning. I expect a gradual improvement due to the amount of changes in the team…
oh and I’m also crossing my fingers to offload naga, guarin, and all the unwanted as soon as possible
Offload naga santon and juan jesus. Keep guarin.
As always gnoukori was great! I think if mancini subbed from the beginning of the first half we would have won.
To give him his due, Ranocchia made some really sensible points in the interview
Because Ranocchia is a smart guy. I like him and I hope he stays. Too many people use him as the scapegoat and its unfair. He’s our best defender. He’s the best italian cb in the world
ok. now you’re just exaggerating a bit 🙂 but I do agree with you. He is good defender.
haha hyperbole, but I still think that solid pairing of Bonucci + Ranocchia back in Bari was the closest thing Italy had to the next Cannavaro+Nesta (More Matrix hehe) pairing. Chiello is just a goon. If only we had kept Bonucci (even though Bonucci was the weaker link but has since grown…). They are a great pair of defenders who are good with their feet. Rano’s only weakness is pace. He has made some poor decisions last 2 seasons because the teams state of panic affected every player really… from kova to hernanes. Now that we have Mancio and a clear idea to bring the game to the opponents I think he will shine. murillo miranda and ranocchia fighting for 2 positions will be great. My worry remains the fullbacks since we are avg/below average there.
Rano’s development was going well when paired with Samuel. He stagnated/declined paired with the inexperienced JJ. They say Rano is experience but he is still young for a defender (especially one who doesn’t rely on pace) and is still a couple years away from his peak. He’s demonstrated on multiple occasions that he can be world class but I agree that he’s not there yet. I think if he doesn’t get stuck with JJ he will do very will this season and secure his spot in the NT.
Spot on! He wouldn’t be the captain or part of national team without any ability to play and lead. But (some) fans need a scapecoat after every game. They don’t realize that Inter is going through the biggest transformation in the history of the club.
Now that we have JoJo, Kondo and Miranda we are in a situation where challenging for the first spot is not impossible. Juve lost 3 important players and we are getting stronger, so the gap is closing.
One thing is for sure. It’s gonna be one heck of an interesting season ahead. Time for Mancio to do the magic, he once pulled of, again.
The thing he’s said about young players are so true – fans and critics always contradict themselves in this matter
A hint that he’s already been told he’ll be stripped as captain..the unfortunate thing is that he said he’ll stay anyway lol but the little I’ve seen of him today wasn’t that bad…today was one of his better days all be it only on for just around half hour
The question is, who would be the captain?! Is it Samir??
There’s only two persons I see fit for armband and that’s Medel or Guarin believe it or not…handanovic is good and all but I don’t think he’s committed enough to club…I mean he wanted to leave at a point last season.
I don’t Guarin would be a starter this season, and Medel only has been in the club for a year.
When I say that I mean who has the personality to captain…not because you’ve been at the club for years make you fit…the best person who could get the most of of the guys anf shows the passion should be given captaincy.
And to me Guarin is the worst choice to be the starting midfielder in my opinion. I’m not sure if his “personality” is suitable for catain but I really don’t want this guy in out team.
Yeah he’s better off being sold sadly..if only his quality was half as good as his passion then he’d be a better player ..I also kinda blame the management of him since he arrived from porto he really hasn’t developed and this is not a problem with him alone…most of our youth players just have potential and no development.I hope this is no longer the case as we need kondogbia,icardi and kova to develop sooner rather than later if we’re to see inter reach the summit of European football.
are you serious? Guarin has solid qualities. He just had to deal w crap coaches, guarin resolved so many games for us and even when he’s not on top form he runs hard and does a lot. Tired of these ‘fans’ calling him the bird shooter.. at least the guy tries to make something. He has immense talent and the second part of the season showed Mancio has been able to help him improve his decision making.
Medel will be sold, we will cash in on his Copa America hype because in the end he is a Gargano style player: not inter material. Plus we signed melo on the cheap so we can recoup from his sale.
Our best midfield is Guaro+K-dog+Kova+Hernanes. Brozo and Melo helping out. Either gnou or taider will stay to fill in that 6th mid reserve spot. Perisic or JOvetic can cover for Hernanes in AMF.
I guess everyone has their POV…honestly I think you’re just hanged over from the ONE good goal he scored in EL…he’s the same player we bought how many years ago…no development whatsoever if anything his mentality is deteriorating and his decisions are sometimes just unbelievable. The thing with guarin he’s a fighter,he has alot of passion and I love that about him but that doesn’t make up for his awful decisions in the midfield and inconsistency…that’s why he gets alot of stick from the inter fans including myself
..because we know he can play better.. He isn’t that bad and actually when he got injured we starting losing more games comimg down to the end but if he isn’t gonna improve we might as well cash in for him this season while teams are still interested.
Captain will be guaro if rano on bench and palacio if the other 2 on bench. If rano guaro and palacio on bench then captain is handa or icardi
Guarin?? Give me a break dude…
He’s captain material…plays with everything on the pitch and can really motivate other players….the players also have alot of respect for him..when I saw him break up the fight with osvaldo and icardi without them going after him I realized he’s fit for captaincy.. And if that wasn’t enough you should have seen how heartbroken he was as was Icardi,when they threw their jerseys to the fans only to have it thrown back in their faces…You might have your opinion but I really believe he’ll make a fit captain all he needs is to lead by example and get some consistency in his game and he’ll be good..also improve his mentality and decision making.
It just hard to see Guarin in the starting 11 and he just doesn’t seem like a leader kind of guy. He is hot headed, inconsistent and gets frustrated so quickly. Hardly the characters you want to see from your captain. And like you said mentality and decision making are not his strengths…
Why no match thread for the match vs Milan? I see less and less match threads on this site, I hope it doesn’t have the same fate as FedeNerazzura. We need a chat to disscuss during matches.
I was wondering the same thing
Relax man, this is just the pre season game.. This site will have great future.. Greatest source of inter news