Inter Milan: Less Than Impressive
How should this season's Inter Milan be remembered? They have to be the most frustrating side in recent memory. First, people need to stop referring to them as 2-time defending Italian champions. Inter were awarded the title from two seasons ago because of the match fixing scandal. It will forever be remembered with an asterick for that reason. Some would argue this year's championship will have the same mark. No Juventus, AC Milan, Fiorentina and Lazio all had point penalties and Serie A just seemed watered down in general.
That being said Inter still cruised to the Scudetto with no challengers and reeled off 17 straight wins at one point. In any league that is an amazing feat. But then I watch a match like today's Copa Italian Cup final first leg. Roma crush the champions to the tune of 6-2 and it all seems a bit uncertain to me that Inter will be remembered at all in a few years once order is restored in Serie A. Next season Juventus are going to get all the headlines, AC Milan could potentially start as European Champions and Roma will be their usual pesky selves that refuse to be consistent enough to win the league, but do just enough to stay in the thick of things.
Inter may be hard pressed for a top four finish and that isn't being dramatic. This is the same side that splashed out with little fight in the Champions League round of 16 to Valencia. The same Valencia that have fallen off the pace in La Liga. So I have to ask, how do you rate this Inter Milan? Vein of Form has thrown a lot of criticism towards Italian football this season. However, there are a few die hard Italian fans on staff and everyone seems to hold Totti in a higher esteem than most footballers on the planet. So don't accuse this publication of being anti-Serie A.
In other news, Sevilla cruised to the Copa final and Chelsea v. Manchester United ended in a scoreless draw. I didn't watch the match but someone said Jose may or may not have been red carded. Also, it appears Eto'o is wanted by the top four in England right now and Andriy Shevchenko looks to be slowly inching his way back to AC Milan. Looks like anothe case of Couldn't Hack it in England.
That being said Inter still cruised to the Scudetto with no challengers and reeled off 17 straight wins at one point. In any league that is an amazing feat. But then I watch a match like today's Copa Italian Cup final first leg. Roma crush the champions to the tune of 6-2 and it all seems a bit uncertain to me that Inter will be remembered at all in a few years once order is restored in Serie A. Next season Juventus are going to get all the headlines, AC Milan could potentially start as European Champions and Roma will be their usual pesky selves that refuse to be consistent enough to win the league, but do just enough to stay in the thick of things.
Inter may be hard pressed for a top four finish and that isn't being dramatic. This is the same side that splashed out with little fight in the Champions League round of 16 to Valencia. The same Valencia that have fallen off the pace in La Liga. So I have to ask, how do you rate this Inter Milan? Vein of Form has thrown a lot of criticism towards Italian football this season. However, there are a few die hard Italian fans on staff and everyone seems to hold Totti in a higher esteem than most footballers on the planet. So don't accuse this publication of being anti-Serie A.
In other news, Sevilla cruised to the Copa final and Chelsea v. Manchester United ended in a scoreless draw. I didn't watch the match but someone said Jose may or may not have been red carded. Also, it appears Eto'o is wanted by the top four in England right now and Andriy Shevchenko looks to be slowly inching his way back to AC Milan. Looks like anothe case of Couldn't Hack it in England.
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