On-loan midfielder Andrea Poli says that he is very happy at Inter Milan and is hoping to turn his loan spell into a permanent move.
Poli joined the Nerazzurri on a season-long loan in the summer from Sampdoria, but was initially hampered by injury problems. However, he has since recovered and has been impressive in his few appearances in an Inter jersey, leading to suggestions the club could look to sign him on a permanent deal, something the player himself would welcome.
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A rare sight at Inter Milan training ground this week as both Diego Forlan and Wesley Sneijder have been training with the first team squad. Both are ready to play this weekend against Novara which presents an interesting tactical dilemma for Claudio Ranieri. What is the best way to incorporate these two players into the Inter line-up?
In practice this week Ranieri has tried Forlan alongside Milito, with Sneijder pulling the strings behind them. Forlan has been a major disappointment for Inter thus season. He has played a total of 443 minutes, and has scored only one goal (against Palermo).
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England manager Fabio Capello resigned on Wednesday, angry at a decision by the English Football Association to strip John Terry of the England captaincy. No sooner had the announcement been made than rumors starting circulating that Capello was heading to Inter to replace Claudio Capello.
These rumors were so strong that late Thursday, Inter president Massimo Moratti had to issue an statement saying that he was not thinking of replacing Ranieri with Capello.
The official Inter statement read:
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Sportmediaset is reporting that big spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala have made a €25 million bid for Wesley Sneijder and are believed to be ready to offer him a €155,000-a-week pay check.
Sneijder, who has struggled with both his form and staying fitness this season, said he was happy playing at Inter, but earlier this week left the door open for anything.
He was quoted as saying: “I always look at what can happen, do not close the door to anyone. I’m happy at Inter but we’ll see.”
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Beginning to hear rumblings that Inter will conduct part of its pre-season training in the U.S. this summer.
Negotiations are ongoing, but one persistent rumor has Inter playing Real Madrid at Yankee Stadium in New York.
Yankee Stadium is the home to baseball’s New York Yankees, so it is not a perfect venue for football, but the attraction of seeing Jose Mourinho manage against Inter would be enough to ensure a sellout.
European team usually play two to three games in the U.S. as part of their preseason preparation. No word yet on who else Inter will play and where.
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Inter‘s new defender 20-year-old Juan Jesus, is regarded as the finest young central defender in Brazil.
Juan was so good in a relatively brief spell with Porto Alegre giants Internacional that Inter signed him to a four-year deal. The chance to link up with the Brazil captain Lucio, himself a graduate of the Colorado youth ranks, is one the up-and-coming youngster is relishing, particularly as he has often been compared to the rangy stopper.
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Bad news for Inter, especially considering the way they have been leaking goals recent as Walter Samuel has been diagnosed with a thigh strain today that could keep him out of action for a couple of weeks.
Samuel was substituted at halftime during Sunday’s loss to Roma ands he underwent medical tests Tuesday.
Initial reports though suggest that he is expected to be fit for Inter’s UEFA Champions League trip to French side Marseille on 22 February.
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Eight goals conceded in two games and the white flag raised against Roma at the weekend, how has Inter fallen so far since the MIlan derby win?
Couple of thoughts on that:
Need to get better defensively
Inter’s winning streak was built from the back out. When you keep the opposition of the score sheet it is much easier to win. Inter have conceded 11 goals in the last four matches, and you cannot win with that kind of defensive record. Ranieri needs to focus on team defence while Inter will get a bit of help from the fixture list as they have home matches against Novara and Bologna before their first match in the Champions League.
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Inter President Massimo Moratti was not a happy camper after seeing Inter’s poor effort against Roma. Teenty-four hours after witnessing Inter capitulate Moratti had this to say to journalists in Viareggio:
“I don’t want to talk about yesterday’s match, because it wasn’t a match. It was a heavy defeat. I don’t want to give you my opinion because it would be a bit too harsh”.
But he did issue a warning:
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Here are some of Claudio Ranieri’s comments after Inter‘s heavy defeat in the capital Sunday.
“Let’s give credit where it’s due. Roma played a great game. We contributed something, but we were no match for them on the day. It was an off-day for us. We aren’t the team we were. It’s time to draw a line through it all and start from scratch.”
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