Inter didn't start the season well. I noticed something was not right from the pre-season results but didn't read too much into it because it's pre-season after all. We got off to a flying start in our first match and I thought, we are on track after all but we made it hard for ourselves. Things were only to get harder. We looked off the pace, short on fitness and it looked like the doubts in the summer surrounding Milan Skriniar's future at the club had an effect on him and his team-mates. The players seemed easily irritable and they weren't focused. We lost a lot of ground in the title race early on losing head-to-head deservingly against Lazio and Milan, less so against Roma. In between, we lost deservingly to Udinese as well. Our form picked up after losing to Roma with 4 wins on the trot before another head-to-head defeat away to Juventus but that was a punctuation of a run of 6 wins in 7 matches before the World Cup break. After the break, we started well inf...
Inter swept past Milan 3-0 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to retain the Supercoppa Italiana. I couldn't watch the match as it wasn't shown "live" in Singapore. It is always great to win a derby in this fashion but the feeling is lost when you don't actually watch the match. We have continued the trend of winning trophies in consecutive seasons which is an excellent habit to cultivate and this victory has proved that there is no doubt that Inter can beat anyone in a one-off match. However, this victory just papers over growing cracks at Inter. When I see the club President, Steven Zhang get involved in the trophy celebrations, I feel he is not embarrassed. To be honest, his involvement looks a bit awkward as well. The squad is increasingly heading towards degeneration as the best players are slowly getting picked apart and replaced by ageing players. We know the reason why this is the case - the club is broke and they have to sell to invest in the team. The 30-something-...
After four long years in Serie A and three across all competitions, Milan is red and black. It is inevitable that one day, our unbeaten run in the Derby Della Madonnina, would come to an end. The slight consolation for us was that the match was played in front of a small audience. Let’s start with my analysis and thoughts. Kolarov His was a signing that wasn’t greeted with much enthusiasm by the fans and his displays so far, have proven our doubts right. Aside from a great ball to Achraf Hakimi in the build-up to the first goal against Benevento, he has had a torrid time in defence. This morning he made an inexplicable decision to chop Zlatan Ibrahimovic down in the penalty box and give away a penalty. He was signed to bring experience and winning mentality into the team but the rash decision he made in panic belied the vindication of his signing. Samir Handanovic nearly saved his team-mate’s blushes by saving Ibrahimovic’s penalty but the big Swede was too quick to tuck in the rebou...
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