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by **bigmick** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:00 am

bavlondon wrote:Jose wins league 2 years out of 2 and you say the Italian league is over, he leaves job and Benitez takes it and they are losing the league (won it last 5 years) and all of a sudden it is a very tough league?

Anyone can see that the only reason Inter have dominated in the last few years is because of calciopoli. The main 2 teams who won the league year in year out either relegated or docked points. They were never going to recover in 1 or 2 seasons but now a few years later it's more competitive like it was before it happened.

Clean the :censored:

out yer eyes mate your obsession with slagging Benitez of is petty.[/quote]
:laugh:

Give him a chance and stop worrying Bav. They probably will still win it. Mourinho left him with a team which was the best in Italy by miles, don't panic just yet even Rafa ought to be able to get them home

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Save the excuses for later, you never know when they might come in handy :;):

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by **zarababe** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:53 pm

bavlondon wrote:
bigmick wrote:Very familiar path this. An interest in Messi, "sell to buy" etc etc. My prediction is before long there will be talk of the manager having his hands tied, people within the club "missing out on targets" and "fecking Moriati " being blamed for everything.

You mark my words.

I wonder if there is an Italian 'bigmick' on an Inter forum somewhere. You 2 should go for a beer.

oh the woes of it all ay

by **maguskwt** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:58 am

" mmmmmhh... A hotbed for petty squabbles, this thread has become!"

by **burjennio** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:15 pm

Whoever thinks that Inter "easily" beat Barca last year please go back and look at the 2 games. An offside goal, and a stonewall penalty turned away for a foul on Alves in the San Siro then a perfectly good goal disallowed incorrectly for handball in the Nou Camp that would have taken Barcelona comfortably into the final - Inter had every piece of luck going last year so for people on here to think that they were head and shoulders above Barca, who in my eyes have been one of the greatest club sides EVER the last 2 seasons is delusional.

Quick point for those that would stick the knife into Rafa this season if he doesnt win the league at Inter - check out the attacking talent AC Milan have at their disposal this year AC Milan 10-11. Obviously they are going to be a real force in Serie A this year

by **tubby** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:34 pm

Kenny Dalglish describes Rafa in friendly terms in the Mail today, and says he's "a master of European football". Pretty much goes on to make Roy's comments look like utter bs.

by **Big Niall** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:44 am

burjennio wrote:Whoever thinks that Inter "easily" beat Barca last year please go back and look at the 2 games. An offside goal, and a stonewall penalty turned away for a foul on Alves in the San Siro then a perfectly good goal disallowed incorrectly for handball in the Nou Camp that would have taken Barcelona comfortably into the final - Inter had every piece of luck going last year so for people on here to think that they were head and shoulders above Barca, who in my eyes have been one of the greatest club sides EVER the last 2 seasons is delusional.

Quick point for those that would stick the knife into Rafa this season if he doesnt win the league at Inter - check out the attacking talent AC Milan have at their disposal this year AC Milan 10-11. Obviously they are going to be a real force in Serie A this year

Inter beat Chelsea with ease, then Jose mastered the worlds best player (messi), and they beat munich to win the tournament. They are the best team in Europe but Benitez took over and now they are 4 points behind.

all this is fact (no pun intended)

by **tubby** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 12:57 am

Please even when Mourinho was there they were moaning at this month they had more points under Mancini ect... Why can't you just agree Mourinho was enjoying the last few years of the main rivals struggling after rebuilding from the match fixing scandal?

by **Big Niall** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:55 am

bavlondon wrote:Please even when Mourinho was there they were moaning at this month they had more points under Mancini ect... Why can't you just agree Mourinho was enjoying the last few years of the main rivals struggling after rebuilding from the match fixing scandal?

and it just changed the day Benitez got the job?

by **tubby** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:39 pm

Milan and Juve have strengthened quite a bit in the last year. Not putting it all down to that, although it has played a role.

by **Big Niall** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:53 pm

INter have only won 5 out of 9 games though. That isn't good enough if they are to win 6 in a row.

by **jacdaniel** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:56 pm

Inter have started really well. They are second in Serie A.
They might be 4 points behind Lazio but Lazio haven't had as hard of a start.

5 wins from 9 aint bad. A lot better than 3 from 10

by **Big Niall** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 4:49 pm

jacdaniel wrote:Inter have started really well. They are second in Serie A.
They might be 4 points behind Lazio but Lazio haven't had as hard of a start.

5 wins from 9 aint bad. A lot better than 3 from 10

2nd isn't good enough when they have won the league under different managers 5 years in a row. They'll have to turn some of those draws into wins as I don't think winning 55% of your games is enough to win the league.

by **tubby** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:22 pm

Big Niall wrote:
jacdaniel wrote:Inter have started really well. They are second in Serie A.
They might be 4 points behind Lazio but Lazio haven't had as hard of a start.

5 wins from 9 aint bad. A lot better than 3 from 10

2nd isn't good enough when they have won the league under different managers 5 years in a row. They'll have to turn some of those draws into wins as I don't think winning 55% of your games is enough to win the league.

And our record sofar this season isn't good enough for a team that finished 2nd a few years ago.

by **worcester_red** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 5:59 pm

bavlondon wrote:
Big Niall wrote:
jacdaniel wrote:Inter have started really well. They are second in Serie A.
They might be 4 points behind Lazio but Lazio haven't had as hard of a start.

5 wins from 9 aint bad. A lot better than 3 from 10

2nd isn't good enough when they have won the league under different managers 5 years in a row. They'll have to turn some of those draws into wins as I don't think winning 55% of your games is enough to win the league.

And our record sofar this season isn't good enough for a team that finished 2nd a few years ago.

I don't think anyone will dispute that.

by **Big Niall** » Mon Nov 01, 2010 6:48 pm

bavlondon wrote:
Big Niall wrote:
jacdaniel wrote:Inter have started really well. They are second in Serie A.
They might be 4 points behind Lazio but Lazio haven't had as hard of a start.

5 wins from 9 aint bad. A lot better than 3 from 10

2nd isn't good enough when they have won the league under different managers 5 years in a row. They'll have to turn some of those draws into wins as I don't think winning 55% of your games is enough to win the league.

And our record sofar this season isn't good enough for a team that finished 2nd a few years ago.

Not even good enough for a team that finished 7th last season. We are just 2 points off 7th spot though.

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