Mar7

Stramaccioni: “Tottenham Were Better”

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LONDON – “I think Tottenham were better than Inter in more than one way. Physically, they’re the most difficult side we’ve had to face.” Those were Andrea Stramaccioni’s first words as he reflected on his team’s defeat in North London.

The coach went on: “Our main regret is that we didn’t make the most of those excellent chances we had with Alvarez and Palacio, because it would have left us with a better chance of qualifying. The early goal got Tottenham really buzzing and that’s exactly what we didn’t want to happen. It’s a shame because the game could have ended differently.”

Stramaccioni refused to write off Inter’s chances though: “We must set out to win the return leg. Football is a strange game and you never know. Inter have pulled off similar comebacks in the past, although as I said we really found it hard to cope with them physically in the box. We tried to prevent them from getting on the ball between the lines but they still managed to do what they’re good at. Right from the start we’ve shown that this is an important competition for us but unfortunately we went into the match with very few options available to us and some players not yet in top shape. However, credit to Tottenham all the same.”

The coach was also asked if he and Cassano have made up completely or just signed a truce: “We don’t need to make peace, it’s all in the past. He played tonight and went about the task at hand. Now we just have to keep going on Inter’s path.” Stramaccioni concluded.

Source: Inter.it

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  • CYRANO

    This lost was mostly your fault

  • FCINTER

    of course they were better. Look at the score.

  • #4

    We tried to prevent them from getting on the ball between the lines ==> LOL

  • http://www.facebook.com/patar.hatigoran Patar Ronnie Hatigoran

    This game showed how strama is clueless in such difficult situation, i wonder if inter qualified to CL next season and as we know he still inexperience in the tournament, i can imagine the result would be same.

    I am observing myself until now how strama work and I find people here expecting and being too confidence about him (too hype more precisely). I try to be logic, Icardi, Laxalt, Campagnaro, Andreolli, Botta is nowhere near CL level, even EL from this stage on. Look, our defence is turtle, our midfield is snail, and our forward is sheep, the only play better is our goalkeeper who yet finish the game finding 3 goals in his net.

    It’s spurs and yet they still rape us 3-0, in CL we need to give a match for team like Dortmund, Barca, Bayern, Madrid, MU, etc at high level, and with this squad, I don’t believe we can keep our odds.

    Look, we lack of intelligent players who know what to do in the game like this. 11 clever players who combine his brain and his ability to take decision, players who know when should pass the ball, when run and past 1-2 opponent, how to do marking, players who can react in no time, and player who is very very very clinical. In game like this we don’t expect many chance for our side but when 1 or 2 comes, it should be goal. All of this combination should be wrapped in a compact tactical system, tactical that can give us clear picture what our team intend to do.

    All this time we only meet team like netfci, kazan, cluj, partizan, and try to be honest, all the win doesn’t mean anything, now spurs comes from different planet and BANG, ZONK…!!!

    Seriously, in my rational view Inter need very very very good players at all position, someone experienced with world quality in their prime time, not half-ripe apples or ripe sour. From this point of view we’re not anymore talkin about diamanti, lodi, etc, no more sign another rocchi, no more jonathan or Silvestre, no more unproven youngster. We caring too much about young players, in other side we forget that a great team should be in a balance. Look do you think players icardi, mbaye, pasa, duncan, laxalt, benassi, kovacic, longo, donkor, bessa, (botta, peruzzi if comes) would make a difference at this level…??? Hell no… Think logic…

    If Inter still in this business, Inter should have gut to spend money and build new Inter which is ready to fight in all competition, a confidence team with identity and solid, lead by a man who know what to do and the more important, a man who understand pride and know how precious is name of Inter for everyone who care. Like me…

    I think EL is already gone, but we need to move on and improve. Lose or win, FORZA INTER…!!!

    • http://twitter.com/andrewdsjames Andrew James

      Patar. Probably one of my favorite (albeit longest) comments I’ve seen on this site. I spent a good chunk of time laughing at the cleverness of your similes (e.g. turtles, snails, and sheep), but the bulk of my time nodding in agreement. Most of us Interisti want everything to be exactly as you’ve said. We should be aggressive and intelligent in our transfers and bring players that are able to play at the level a club like ours demands.

      A ton of Interisti respond to statements like this though by saying that these are the austerity days and rather quickly they start banging the bell for frugality like some kind of martyr. Folks, austerity doesn’t have to mean stupidity. Swansea, for example, signed Michu for something like 2.5 million. Right around that same time we signed Pereira for (potentially) 15 million. That’s a problem. While yes, we can’t afford to break the bank to sign top players anymore, we also cannot afford to burn money on marginal players that aren’t any better than guys with Serie A experience, that love Inter, and are available for a fraction the cost (ahem: Poli anyone?).

      The biggest problem we currently face as a club is that we are a ship without a sail. We should (and could) have a sail but instead we have Branca paddling furiously with a wooden spoon on just one side of the boat. Every once in a while it might seem like we’ve made progress but really all we end up doing is cruising around in a giant circle. People want to fire Strama? Ok fine, fire him. You could give this lineup to SAF, Klopp, or even Mou and while yes, the results would certainly be more consistent, they wouldn’t get us anywhere near the world class results we had only a couple years ago. Why? It’s simple: Branca and our transfer policy. I greatly admire a team like Swansea that can build a cup winning side out of lunch money. Imagine if we had some of those same great minds at our club. Imagine if we had a transfer policy that brought in the players that fit into a certain kind of football – a cohesive, tough, team spirited football – Inter football.

      That’s the real problem and Patar has nailed it on the head. It’s not because we’re financially poor that we have started playing this badly. It’s because we’re poor in the Sporting Director department. In my opinion, keep Strama (get him some help on the bench so he develops professionally), build the stadium so we can actually bring in revenue, but most important – fire Branca and bring in someone that knows what the heck they’re doing. We have no guidance right now and it’s showing on the field. Of all the big clubs in Europe, we have the weakest Sporting Director — by far. For the last few years I’ve watched as our rivals sign brilliant players for half the price we’re paying for bums (e.g. Pogba, Pirlo, Niang, KPB, etc). It’s no coincidence that our treble was won by players that were brilliantly signed away for far less than they were worth (Sneijder, Eto’o, Milito, Cambiasso, etc). That’s how you win. We can’t be this stupid upstairs but still expect to dominate downstairs.

      Anyway, I want to close my now epically long comment by pasting this section Patar wrote because it’s awesome. I’d print it on a shirt and mail it to Moratti if it wasn’t way too long for a shirt: “If Inter still in this business, Inter should have gut to spend money and build new Inter which is ready to fight in all competition, a confidence team with identity and solid, lead by a man who know what to do and the more important, a man who understand pride and know how precious is name of Inter for everyone who care. Like me…” Amen.

      • http://www.facebook.com/patar.hatigoran Patar Ronnie Hatigoran

        Thanks mate, you got some great analize here…

        But i don’t want openly blame branca for this situation. Branca only a man doing his job that what he will do is agreed by all people behind the board. I imagine coach has some idea about players he want, meeting with director, president and everyone who involve, and when all agree and decision has taken, branca go and finish it as Inter representative.

        I don’t think transfer policy base on his mind only…

        • http://twitter.com/andrewdsjames Andrew James

          I kind of agree. But given how inexperienced a coach Strama is, I’m willing to bet he has very little power in the transfer decisions. He may ask for players here and there but ultimately it’s Branca that pulls the lever. Strama isn’t his boss. But if Stramaccioni has somehow managed to come in to not only lead a major European power but also control it’s transfer dealings without any experience at all …I need him to call me the next time I ask for a raise lol ..

    • atmaja

      so what is really your suggestion for conclusion? change the coach? or change the whole damn team squad mate? to be honest, i myself dont know what to do with this current team. just wish Inter could afford ronaldo, modric, varane at the same time

      • http://www.facebook.com/patar.hatigoran Patar Ronnie Hatigoran

        Me too, Inter just wrong in the first step…

        Me here just pray for good thing to comes…

        And how about this game…??? my expression just like Mr. Moratti if you see, just smile…

    • http://www.facebook.com/ahmad.munla Ahmad Munla

      we aren’t here to talk about perfect inter … we want to talk about inter fight in the match
      and after that we don’t care if we won or lose
      but this team play just to earn some money
      this is not inter that we all want

      • http://www.facebook.com/patar.hatigoran Patar Ronnie Hatigoran

        Me too, Inter just wrong in the first step…
        Me here just pray for good thing to comes…

    • ahmad

      i love your comment,it’s great mate. i have ilttle difference here in seeing our major problem.i think everyone here knows that we’ve been playing very inconsistent this season. sometimes we show progress,but in most cases we are very poor. as far as i can recall,some of our victories were determined both by individual greatness (superb handa,palacio scores many important goals, or some crucial assists by cassano) and opponents which have lower class than us, exactly just like yous say about our teams we face during EL. thus, my point is that lots of this have something to do with our coach. seriously, a draw against milan was luck and handa factor, a win over catania because catania played very worst in the 2nd half. i should say strama cant do his job correctly. i never praise strama and i dont expect much from him in the first place. at least my assesment come from the way we play. we have no strength at all in collectivity. we keep relying on handa,palacio, cassano, or guarin’s determination. last night spurs taught us how to play football. every spurs player moves, passes, dribbles, and crosses with full skill and vision. on the other side we keep waiting for their mistake and make long pass (clearly seen from our both chance on alvarez and palacio). our midfileders cant pass the damned ball. cambiasso can no longer defense and out of position. a good coach will be able to maximize the potential of players but strama has no level for it. if andrew mention swansea, i will add west bromwich, everton, catania, atletico madrid or some other teams which i can make sure that we have way better squad. but in the end, we cant go anywhere further with the way strama manage our play.WHAT IS EXACTLY OUR TRADEMARK IN PLAY? NOTHING i guess. we obviously have no identity both in offense and defense.

      i dont expect we play like barca or arsenal in term of passing but at least an enough vision and skill when our players have to pass and run, when we sohould do a long pass and etc. i agree we should start to have a long term project and do it patiently, step by step. but i’m afraid that strama is not the right man. FORZA INTER SAMPAI MATI!!!!

      • http://www.facebook.com/patar.hatigoran Patar Ronnie Hatigoran

        No clubs in this world is unbeaten, all team can be defeated in certain way. Siena beat inter, leeds beat spurs, celtic beat barca, how come…??? They use certain way, certain tactic that completely perfect for that game, we lack of it…

    • http://twitter.com/trinitym234 trinitym234

      I think one of the best build team project is Napoli,2006 they still in serie B.The president,the director really know how to start and develop a team with efficiency

  • dv071

    it is sure they better. your team played like a clumsy below as a big team standard. every player did not know how set a good play. you can look statisic of wrong passes for thid season.

  • LoPo

    Very, very disappointing obviously for a lot of reasons. But the main reason I’m disappointed is because we didn’t look like we belonged on the pitch, and this is just the Europa League. I understand we are rebuilding, but it was like we were a team a month out of training camp playing a team in a higher division 6 months into their season. Our focus, energy, marking and execution was all lacking. Very disappointing performance.
    But I will say that bright days are ahead for Inter. Juan, Rano, Kova, and Hando show me signs of greatness. When we add a few to them and bring a few back full time (Nago, Palacio, Guarin, etc.), I have faith in this team going forward.

  • mrz_inter

    Yes! BECAUSE YOU MADE IT SO!

  • 1nteristi

    The way i see it..it’s a blessing in disguise…yeaah the score sucks real hard..but now inter can really FOCUS on getting to 3rd spot for CL next year..c’mon Inter we can do it…VIVA NERAZZURRI !!

  • FFSit

    what Strama did on the training pitch? too much wrong pass, weak on ball position, too much depends on Gargano & Cambiasso on recovered ball. I think this team not ready face the match, not enough preparation tactics & phisically. Poor determination, poor Inter

  • aydindurden

    I hate this coward shit

  • Interisti Svedesi

    Many good comments here today. What really worries me is that the club had no idea where they going. Fore me Inter trademark is a solid defence. Build the team from the back, we have a great goalkeeper.

    Get players with the right character fore the position. There must be a Inter way to play. I think we just by players without a plan how to play. I know we have had some great southamericans, but we just can’t stare us blind on Argentinians. We can’t buy team players fore 12-15 M€, these players must be our best primavera players.

    We’re lack off pace in the team ( don’t count Pereira and Naga because they just run without a clue). They can’t tackle, giving away free kicks and get booked. Useless…

    We changed the team for every game, players, formation etc. Why… We don’t play so many games. If the player can’t play one game a week, get rid of him. Rotate 1-2 when the time is right, not 3-5 every game. I’m alsoe worried about how so many players always are injured when not playing consistently.

    I’m really worried about Inter. This season can’t end soon enough. SOLO INTER!

  • solointer

    So strama tactic is to allow early goals because if not he has done so with every recent games does he is too blind to notice this.Does Morrati see this does the inter board see this because every one know and now our opponent take advantage of it.The real question is that does inter train before the match.

    • 1908

      I think the play basketball and table tennis in appiano

  • Careca

    Very sad that for the last 3 years we continually ask champions such as Zanetti, Cambiasso, Chivu, Milito and Stankovic to run themselves into the ground and get humiliated like they have all season let alone lastnight and after all the success they have brought us in the past! Even Benitez (who I am no fan of) could see in 2011 that we needed to replace players who gave there all for Mourinho! Add a coach who has no experience at this level and its clear this summer we need a complete overhaul and a season out of Europe where we can just focus on building a new Inter! Sempre Inter!

  • 1908

    On inter.it the one sentence is “football is a funny game and you never now”. How right you are grande strama. It’s real funny to get raped in england, get raped in fiorentina and to see how we get dominated by little serie a clubs! And yes….our players “never knows” whats to do. You are so right strama…

    • 1908

      And good tactic or the right formation is for nothing if you play with no spirit, if you can’t play passes, if you can’t score, if you don’t win enough one2one or your name is alvaro pereira… We need a coach who knows what players he needs for his game, buys them and find the right way to motivate them! In my mind he should bring kova in every game and if strama is scared, then i say it can’t be worst either way! Forza inter

 
 

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