Comments on: Who Needs Pato?

By: Hana

Hana — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 02:34:16 +0000

Yeah, the assist and goal were both beastin’. Made my day =]

HAHA! Oh man. I’ve watched that goal a good 5-10 times between yesterday and today, and I NEVER noticed the crotch catch. And now I’m laughing hysterically. You guys are brilliant.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 22:36:52 +0000

That crotch catch was a little strange… I don’t know what was worse- the catch or how long he held him up in the air. (Although the longer he held him up there, the funnier it became to me!)

By: Safari

Safari — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:33:11 +0000

Can they take Gillardino off the tit and transfer him.. what a waste of bench!

Lol @ crotch catch!

By: mctalian

mctalian — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:15:03 +0000

Bruno:
Good point.
That’s why I said “…given all the help, including that which you received from referees.”

By: Bruno

Bruno — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:10:19 +0000

mctalian: Inter07/08: not to mention all the bogus PK’s calls they’ve been given to help win/tie games that they didn’t deserve any points. And the Cambiasso goal yesterday that was clearly offside.

By: wsc

wsc — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:23:59 +0000

I love that he scores, runs over to the sideline, and looks like he’s just staring off into space… then BAM! He catches Brocchi by the crotch.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:15:51 +0000

lol, this kid looks like Micheal Cera

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:05:27 +0000

Fantastic. Exciting times in football with all the great young talent coming along right now.

Although we should take a moment to admire that pass from Seedorf. How deft was that?

By: mctalian

mctalian — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:24:51 +0000

Posted this elsewhere but thought some here would like to consider it. It’s in response to an Inter blog:

Wow. Pretty smug aren’t we, Robert? That’s fine, but I’d like to point out a few things Interistas will hear for years to come. Call them asteriks.

1. ****2005-06 scudetto: A. “It’s a courtroom title. You finished 15 points off the pace and didn’t win it on the pitch. It means nothing.” B. You’ll say, “We deserve it because we accumulated the most points without cheating.” C. Everyone else will say: “Whatever. Inter’s hands are stained somewhere along the line. You just didn’t get caught.”

2. ****2006-07 Scudetto: A. “This is a title on paper only. Juve were not in the league. Other sides, most importantly Milan, carried the burden of a points reduction.” B. You’ll say, “We finished 22 points ahead of second place Roma. Milan’s deduction was only 8 points and they were way, way further off the pace than that.” Everyone else will say: “The scandal cast a pall over Serie A and the level of play was diminished as a result. Teams reeling from point deductions and key personnel departures are not at their best. These off-the-pitch factors contributed as much to Inter’s title as on-the-field ones. Oh, and again, there was no Juve.”

3. ****2007-08 Scudetto: A. Yes, you’ll win it. And here you’ll say, “Ha. This one is legit. There was no points deductions and Juve was in the league.” B. Everyone else will say, “This title is rooted in an advantage gained as a result of the scandal. Inter became superior, at least partly, because of calciopoli. Juve and Milan lost top-shelf stars (Ibra, Canna; Sheva) and Inter added star-power as they rode the somewhat dubious wave of being Italy’s ‘clean team.’ These non-football factors created a perfect storm of conditions for Inter to become champs. It would be a real embarassment to you if you didn’t win given all that help, including that which you received from referees.”

Winning the Champions League might erase the 2007-08 asteriks. But I’d wager that Liverpool is going to find Inter out and the nerazzurri won’t make it to the quarters.

Finally, this Inter squad will go down as one of the most disliked and controversial teams in Serie A history and that’s saying a lot.