November 20th, 2009

Bologna v Inter: Mortadella Speedbump on the Road to Catalonia

Those two weeks were long. So long, in fact, that I have completely forgot what we were doing before it started. Something about points and kicking ass (or not, as the case may be)… It will come back to me, I’m sure. Anyway, here we are back to the championship, off to Bologna in an [...]

November 16th, 2009

Why Foreigners are Important to Serie A

By: MAD |

131 Comments

There is a perceived lack of Italians on this team, even though we have several, who apparently don’t count. Supporters of other teams, who like to find a reason to have a go at us, often use the “no Italians” chant to show their superiority where none might otherwise exist.

Category: Champions League, Contracts, Davide Santon, Francesco Toldo, Joel Obi, Julio Cesar, Lucio, Marco Materazzi, Mario Balotelli, Rene Krhin, Ricardo Quaresma, Serie A, Spurious Gossip, Thiago Motta, Transfer Speculation

Tags: Champions League, Contracts, Davide Santon, Francesco Toldo, Joel Obi, Julio Cesar, Lucio, Marco Materazzi, Mario Balotelli, Rene Krhin, Ricardo Quaresma, Serie A, Spurious Gossip, Thiago Motta, Transfer Speculation

November 13th, 2009

International Breaks Blow

By: Johonna |

53 Comments

I understand that being called up to a National Team is an honor. It means that among all the players from your particular country, you are one of the very best at what you do. Great. Good for them. I am proud of our Internationals. Right now, Inter has 13 squad members out being [...]

Category: Christian Chivu, David Suazo, Davide Santon, Dejan Stankovic, Douglas Maicon, Esteban Cambiasso, International Duty, Julio Cesar, Lucio, Mario Balotelli, Rene Krhin, Samuel Etoo, Sulley Muntari, Team News, Wesely Sneijder

November 9th, 2009

Inter 1 – Roma 1

By: MAD |

139 Comments

Well, we didn’t beat an opponent in the bottom half of the table. This would mark the first time this season that this has happened. A quick look at MAD’s Guide to the Scudetto shows that beating teams the show themselves to be in the second column of the league table home and away is [...]

Category: Dejan Stankovic, Diego Milito, Douglas Maicon, Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Zanetti, Jose Mourinho, Julio Cesar, Mario Balotelli, Patrick Vieira, Samuel Etoo, Serie A, Sulley Muntari, Team News, Thiago Motta, Walter Samuel, Wesely Sneijder

Tags: Dejan Stankovic, Diego Milito, Douglas Maicon, Esteban Cambiasso, Javier Zanetti, Jose Mourinho, Julio Cesar, Mario Balotelli, Patrick Vieira, Samuel Etoo, Serie A, Sulley Muntari, Team News, Thiago Motta, Walter Samuel, Wesely Sneijder

November 7th, 2009

Inter v Roma: Dipende da Noi

By: Johonna |

128 Comments

Just as it should, this game gets top billing this weekend. Say what you will about Roma, for some reason they always bring it when they travel to Milan to play Inter. It doesn’t really seem to matter their form or where they sit in the table, when they come to the San Siro, they [...]

October 30th, 2009

Inter 5 – Palermo 3, Zanetti 477

By: MAD |

43 Comments

Let’s get this out of the way right now – when a defender takes out the back leg of the forward heading to goal, and doesn’t touch the ball, it’s a stone cold penalty. If Julio Cesar gets called for his “penalty” a week or so ago, than this is definitely one.
With that out of [...]

Category: Amanitino Mancini, Christian Chivu, Davide Santon, Diego Milito, Douglas Maicon, Esteban Cambiasso, Ivan Cordoba, Javier Zanetti, Jose Mourinho, Julio Cesar, Mario Balotelli, Ricardo Quaresma, Samuel Etoo, Serie A, Sulley Muntari, Team News, Thiago Motta

Tags: Amanitino Mancini, Christian Chivu, Davide Santon, Diego Milito, Douglas Maicon, Esteban Cambiasso, Ivan Cordoba, Javier Zanetti, Jose Mourinho, Julio Cesar, Mario Balotelli, Ricardo Quaresma, Samuel Etoo, Serie A, Sulley Muntari, Team News, Thiago Motta

October 29th, 2009

Inter v Palermo: Time to Play Catch-up

By: Johonna |

118 Comments

The results are all in, and, no matter the outcome of the game tomorrow, we will still be top of the table come Friday. Although a draw would not be a disaster at this stage of the competition, a loss would sting. Plus, I want to win this one – four points in front [...]

October 26th, 2009

Inter 2 – Catania 1

By: MAD |

40 Comments

The dichotomy that is Inter concluded its 9th league game this past Saturday with an indifferent win. The dichotomy of course is that Inter can dominate so easily on Saturday and Sunday, but have such troubles on Tuesday and Wednesdays. Is it mental? Is it the competition? Is it familiarity? Is there some lack of [...]

Category: Christian Chivu, Douglas Maicon, Jose Mourinho, Julio Cesar, Lucio, Marco Materazzi, Mario Balotelli, Patrick Vieira, Rene Krhin, Samuel Etoo, Serie A, Sulley Muntari, Team News, Wesely Sneijder

Tags: Christian Chivu, Douglas Maicon, Jose Mourinho, Julio Cesar, Lucio, Marco Materazzi, Mario Balotelli, Patrick Vieira, Rene Krhin, Samuel Etoo, Serie A, Sulley Muntari, Team News, Wesely Sneijder

October 24th, 2009

Oh Ya, There is That Whole Serie A Thing Too

By: Johonna |

83 Comments

Ok. So now we have to shake the Champions League blues from our hearts and minds and really, there would be no better way to do that than to unload a serious Genoa/Milan style whooping on Catania. But we musn’t get our ahead of ourselves, there are no sure things in football. Catania are [...]

October 19th, 2009

But What Have You Done For Me Lately?

By: Johonna |

231 Comments

Sure, Inter just dismantled Genoa on Saturday, but this is Tuesday and a whole new game. More importantly, this one is an absolute must win (no matter what Mou says). After two games, Inter are third (third!) in Group F, behind Barcelona and Dynamo. A win against tomorrow will move us up into second – [...]