The Sunland Lord

People wrongly judge this Inter being defensive when it's just a team not being much technically and creatively gifted compared to City/some other top teams in Europe. Inzaghi tries to go forward. For what it's worth, that cost him plenty of games and almost his job just two-three months ago. 

Conte was defensive (while played the same formation), it was eye-bleeding at times but it won us the league. Yet embarrassed us in Europe.

Inzaghi is the opposite, bottled the league last year, but won all the domestic cups both years, and reached a CL final in his second year, with a squad much worse than Conte's. 

The past week I've been watching what I can on youtube for this final's preview (part of the charm of a CL final is the buildup) and since it was an English club vs Inter, Manchester City, normally I've watched what the British pundits had to say. I have to be honest, they were terrible. Maybe you'll laugh but in the Balkans (Serbian, Croatian) the pundits are better, more professional, and have a better football knowledge and analyze the games a level above. 

All I've heard was hyping the City players, they'll destroy Inter 5-0, 7-0, and what not. OK, it's only natural to hype your domestic club, so these takes can be viewed as optimistic, so whatever. I won't watch their post-match review, as I bet none of them will admit they were wrong, but they'll only say City had an off-night so it has to be the only reason why it was so tight. 

Needless to say, none of these guys ever bothered to mention the 115 charges against City, nor they questioned their success. It was all Pep this, the players that, fantastic fans, great organization, management, and owners (WTF?). 

Another negative aspect was that ex-Manchester United, ex-Liverpool, Arsenal, etc. players, some of them legends, being included in the perversity of the whole thing. Must be painful seeing Rio Ferdinand wanking all over Manchester City's greatness, if you are a United fan. 

To sum it all up, it seemed to me like the football punditry sold out and now is a big harem that bent over Manchester City's might, and their terrible football takes and sucking up to City's whole organization looked like some disgusting orgy.

Lautaro could've won World Cup and CL too, if only he stepped up when it mattered. There was no Messi to save him in Inter.

As for Lukaku...Never want to see him in an Inter shirt again. This guy will always, always, let you down in the end when it matters. 

6 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said:

Why would that happen?

There are 115 charges against them. Not that I think they'll be punished.

We were solid but we have our limitations. Inzaghi did well but he can't score a goal instead of the players. 

Fuck sake Lukaku

City were for the taking but we haven't really punished them. Not good chances enough.

City has nothing to fear here.

Fitting title for the final tomorrow, that.

11 minutes ago, Corvinus85 said:

Of course, the other guy was the capable person in this skit, and Bean failed the test if I recall.

2 out 3 Italian teams have lost their finals. We'll see if the charm is with Inter.

I know, somehow remember watching that episode lol. But it's a meme. There's a good chance we get destroyed, so why not have fun at least heading to the final while we can. 

West Ham wins the Conference League.
 

Better final than the Europa League, still regret watching that.

20 minutes ago, Whiskeyjack said:

West Ham fans throwing a bunch of cups onto the field during the match.  They hit one of the Fiorentina players (Biraghi) and looked like he was bleeding pretty badly. 

He was even lucky that a few missed his head

Fiorentina - West Ham tonight, I hope I'll be able to watch that. Only a few games of football remaining in Europe this season.

On 6/6/2023 at 10:13 AM, baxus said:

You are aware that Zlatan was a CF at Juve, Inter, Milan AND Barca? And we're talking Juve, Inter and Milan back in the day when Serie A actually meant something (though it's obviously not the same Milan as Shevchenko's).

Don't forget, Barca gave Eto'o+20M to Inter in exchange for Zlatan, and in the following season Inter won the CL, along the way knocking out Barca with Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Zlatan etc.

How much more of a European Powerhouse did he need?

Not only that but Barcelona won the CL again a year after he left. I think he dislikes Inter & Pep for this alone. 

Antony accused of domestic violence by ex-girlfriend.

1 hour ago, Darryk said:

First Australian manager in the premier league I believe, and maybe the first of Greek descent as well?

Yes.

I've read some Saudi clubs will try to sign Kanté and Son. 

1 hour ago, Daemon the Leaner said:

Just like Lewandowski, Zlatan have always been accused of not being very good in the big, decisive games and I'm not sure Ronaldo and Messi not being there would have changed that (he even once played with Messi IIRC)

also, playing for Sweden is no boost in the race for a Ballon d'or

Not having a CL trophy to his name didn't help either, despite playing in very good teams.

57 minutes ago, Soylent Brown said:

Paul Joyce now reporting that Liverpool are hoping to sign Mac Allister this week.

Judas but was great.